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What kind of automations have you found necessary? Any time I think about getting into it, I can only think of automations that sound silly or extra but nothing

What kind of automations have you found necessary? Any time I think about getting into it, I can only think of automations that sound silly or extra but nothing truly time-saving.

theblazehen 4y ago
Where I live we have frequent scheduled power outages, I use that to schedule when and how far to charge my batteries
- ununoctium87 4y ago
  South Africa?
klinquist 4y ago
I've documented all of the automations I have set up at my Airbnb: https://www.linquist.com/airbnb/automation https://www.linquist.com/airbnb/automation
bath_ 4y ago
Not the user you replied to, but for me: Open blinds in the morning, shut them at sundown. Turn on porchlights after dark if I'm not home. Turn them off 10m after I'm home. Turn HVAC up/down when I leave the house, revert when I get home. Unlock doors when I arrive home. Make sure they're locked when I leave.
- celeritascelery 4y ago
  How does home assistant track know if you are home or not? Is it tracking your location?
  - 5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
    https://www.homeautomationguy.io/home-assistant-tips/better-presence-detection-in-home-assistant/ https://www.homeautomationguy.io/home-assistant-tips/better-...
  - crookedview 4y ago
    You can set up zones based on your phone's GPS (there is a Home Assistant mobile application that can report data back to the server), or you could set up an automation based on whether your phone is connected to your home's wireless network. Or probably even via some Bluetooth beacon.
birdman3131 4y ago
Turn off ac in the morning and back on before I come home. Saved me about $70 a month
5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
I got tired of tuning the speed on air purifiers at home. Since outdoor PM levels can change up to 1000× in a single day, you have to adjust accordingly, and it takes a lot of attention to do that. So I set up automation for that based on a few parameters: indoor and outdoor particulate matter levels (current and averaged over the last hour), noxious gas levels based on third party monitoring, wind direction and speed, and the weather forecast for the next few hours. Probably doesn't apply to others here, though.

What kind of automations have you found necessary? Any time I think about getting into it, I can only think of automations that sound silly or extra but nothing truly time-saving.

theblazehen 4y ago

Where I live we have frequent scheduled power outages, I use that to schedule when and how far to charge my batteries

ununoctium87 4y ago
South Africa?

klinquist 4y ago

I've documented all of the automations I have set up at my Airbnb: https://www.linquist.com/airbnb/automation https://www.linquist.com/airbnb/automation

bath_ 4y ago

Not the user you replied to, but for me: Open blinds in the morning, shut them at sundown. Turn on porchlights after dark if I'm not home. Turn them off 10m after I'm home. Turn HVAC up/down when I leave the house, revert when I get home. Unlock doors when I arrive home. Make sure they're locked when I leave.

celeritascelery 4y ago
How does home assistant track know if you are home or not? Is it tracking your location?
- 5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
  https://www.homeautomationguy.io/home-assistant-tips/better-presence-detection-in-home-assistant/ https://www.homeautomationguy.io/home-assistant-tips/better-...
- crookedview 4y ago
  You can set up zones based on your phone's GPS (there is a Home Assistant mobile application that can report data back to the server), or you could set up an automation based on whether your phone is connected to your home's wireless network. Or probably even via some Bluetooth beacon.

birdman3131 4y ago

Turn off ac in the morning and back on before I come home. Saved me about $70 a month

5e92cb50239222b 4y ago

I got tired of tuning the speed on air purifiers at home. Since outdoor PM levels can change up to 1000× in a single day, you have to adjust accordingly, and it takes a lot of attention to do that. So I set up automation for that based on a few parameters: indoor and outdoor particulate matter levels (current and averaged over the last hour), noxious gas levels based on third party monitoring, wind direction and speed, and the weather forecast for the next few hours. Probably doesn't apply to others here, though.