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Depending on your air filter you might be able to just use a smart plug, I went down a similar route this summer before realizing that mine would remember their

Depending on your air filter you might be able to just use a smart plug, I went down a similar route this summer before realizing that mine would remember their power state and settings when powered off. So now I just have them plugged into a few smart plugs with automations in homeassistant

reaperducer 11mo ago
Why not just use a dumb timer plug from a hardware store? Ten bucks, and completely hacker-proof: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/timers-and-lighting-controls/timers/3001316 https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electri... $16 if you need a remote control: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/timers-and-lighting-controls/timers/3001320 https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electri... Or $17 if you want to get all digital and fancy: https://www.acehardware.com/p/3001323 https://www.acehardware.com/p/3001323
- NegativeLatency 11mo ago
  Sure those work, I've tried them before, but I find them more fiddly and less fun to program than homeassistant. Also I can easily turn them on or off from my phone which is nice if I'm feeling lazy.
XorNot 11mo ago
This is what I do with my dehumidifiers. It's been working so well I was actually surprised one night when the dehumidifier in the bedroom turned itself on from the automation (which I have set to do after dark if humidity is higher then 70%). It had been within tolerance for ages and I just hadn't had to even think about it.
IvyMike 11mo ago
I would need a device with a physical switch rather than a touch control. Sadly many devices, mine included, have "power was cycled = device is off" logic.
- sksksk 11mo ago
  You might have luck with these... https://uk.switch-bot.com/products/switchbot-bot https://uk.switch-bot.com/products/switchbot-bot
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- NegativeLatency 11mo ago
  curiously mine are digital momentary switches, they just happen to store their state in some kind of nonvolatile storage

reaperducer 11mo ago

Why not just use a dumb timer plug from a hardware store? Ten bucks, and completely hacker-proof: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/timers-and-lighting-controls/timers/3001316 https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electri... $16 if you need a remote control: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/timers-and-lighting-controls/timers/3001320 https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electri... Or $17 if you want to get all digital and fancy: https://www.acehardware.com/p/3001323 https://www.acehardware.com/p/3001323

NegativeLatency 11mo ago
Sure those work, I've tried them before, but I find them more fiddly and less fun to program than homeassistant. Also I can easily turn them on or off from my phone which is nice if I'm feeling lazy.

XorNot 11mo ago

This is what I do with my dehumidifiers. It's been working so well I was actually surprised one night when the dehumidifier in the bedroom turned itself on from the automation (which I have set to do after dark if humidity is higher then 70%). It had been within tolerance for ages and I just hadn't had to even think about it.

IvyMike 11mo ago

I would need a device with a physical switch rather than a touch control. Sadly many devices, mine included, have "power was cycled = device is off" logic.

sksksk 11mo ago
You might have luck with these... https://uk.switch-bot.com/products/switchbot-bot https://uk.switch-bot.com/products/switchbot-bot
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NegativeLatency 11mo ago
curiously mine are digital momentary switches, they just happen to store their state in some kind of nonvolatile storage