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Ross of Ottawa

Replaced old 1950s receptacle w new one. Added clamp-on current sensors out to a #Zigbee unit in a separate (plastic) box to contact #HomeAssistant.

Broke the tab off to split the receptacle and applied sensors to track dehumidifier and sump pump separately.

Needed a sensor flip to fix current dir, but it works nicely now. I get an email if the pump comes on!

Only in the house 6mo or so, and don't think the sump pump has run yet. We'll see how spring goes – probably the riskiest period.

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Ross of Ottawa

This is the little 2channel #zigbee monitor I'm using. Looks like lots of people using something similar. It has two current sensor clamps, so it's nicely non invasive.

Not wild about it using 120V power as a battery or an adapter would prob be safer, but I've put the thing in a utility box to keep the 120V supply lines safely covered.

Can sense up to 80A of current

A little device is shown which is a square pack about the size of a tictac box, and a similarly sized sensor clamp, of which two are included with the device.
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Ross of Ottawa

Oh hey, I found a community-edited ZHA Quirk for the 2--chan power monitor I'm using seems to be working.

I should at least be able to monitor current and power effectively while the official Quirk code is finalized. Nice!

A current-monitoring entity shows a bit of current where I ran a fan for a short time around 4pm. Yay - it works.
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Ross of Ottawa

Learning more than I'd hoped was necessary about the #HomeAssistant #zigbee device handling.

There are python add-ons called "Quirks" that lets devices add an array of sensor entities after the fact for ZHA and Z2m.

I've got a 2-channel power sensor I'm trying to add and it seems to be on the bleeding edge of supported devices.

I see dev work going on, so might be the easiest path forward is to wait a few weeks.

But hey, I learned about Quirks today, so that's a new corner of HA for me.

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rixx

How do y’all handle recurring tasks re: home maintenance? I’m usually on top of weekly-ish chores, but things that occur only every couple of months or yearly are kinda rough – like changing filters, cleaning appliances like freezer/dishwasher/washing machine, washing curtains, cleaning baseboards, etc.

I’m already in the #homeassistant ecosystem, but none of the solutions for recurring tasks there sparked joy (and neither did running a full extra CRM as some people apparently do xD)

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Executive Producer

I am trying to teach myself how to use Home Assistant and I've mostly got everything set up in a very basic capacity so I thought I'd try some simple automations.
How do I make a certain light turn a certain colour with one button press? I can turn it on/off. I can change the colour. But is there a way to do both with one card? It seems really simple but I cannot figure it out and searching leads to forums with people posting code. Do I need to use code? Please help.
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Ross of Ottawa

Hey #HomeAssistant community - I have a challenge with very quiet sensors.

If all is well, they tend to drop off the system and need to be revived. e.g. a moisture sensor in a spot that never gets wet. You want to monitor in case your dishwasher or hot water tank leaks.

It might be years (or never?) before you need the critical warning. Does one need to do a manual water-dip wake-up every month, or is there some 'keep-alive' function in HA + ZHA or zigbee that will do it?

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Dios Campechano

Hola personas que vivís en mi móvil!!!

Hoy os traigo una automatización para cuando tu vida es un bucle infinito.

📅 Modo Día de la Marmota en Home Assistant.

Si me despierto a la misma hora y realizó la misma rutina durante más de 6 días Home Assistant lo detecta y activa el protocolo:

Suenan los primeros 15 segundos de I Got You Babe.

Las luces parpadean y vuelven a la normalidad, como si el día se reiniciara.

Alexa susurra: “Estás atrapado en el tiempo, Phil. Pero eso no significa que tengas que vivir el mismo día una y otra vez. Puedes hacer lo que quieras.”

Mi Home assistant sabe que vivo atrapado en la rutina capitalista y se ríe de mi.

#HomeAssistant#JuevesDeAutomatizaciones
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nocci [cyberpunk'd]

Over the past few days, I "channeled" my inner nerd into building an automated radiation detection system using open-source tools.

The device combines an ESP32 running #ESPHome for sensor data collection, my #HomeAssistant for centralized smart home integration, and #NodeRED for automating hourly Fediverse updates via a bot account

@Radiation_SL (since this Geiger counter is located in northern Germany ( #Schleswig )

Technical Breakdown:

Sensor: Radiation D-v1.1 (CAJOE) - radiation detector

Connectivity: ESP32 transmits via Wi-Fi to Home Assistant

Case: #3dPrinting the case (photo) - base is black and the lid is blue and shows the logo of "Fallout" (pc game/ TV series)

Automation: Node-RED flow formats data into ActivityPub messages

Decentralized Sharing: Posts include μSv/h readings

While this started as a hardware tinkering project, recent global events — nuclear rhetoric in conflict zones, aging power plants, and insufficient transparency in environmental monitoring — made me realize decentralized citizen science could play a crucial role.

Open-source tools eliminate single points of failure, and Fediverse integration ensures censorship-resistant data sharing.

Feel free to follow my bot account I mentioned above, if you are interested.

If I can find some time I will write a blogpost about the build process and link it in the bio / or just toot about it.

​:boost:​

A black box with a blue lid. In the lid is the yellow logo of the pc games "Fallout". The box stands on my desk.
Screenshot of my HomeAssistant panel. It shows the Ionizing Radiation Power in Mikrosievert per hour. The readings are between 0.09.and 0.21 - the line goes up and down and up and down and up and down...
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Andy Warburton ❌❌❌

Cancelled our subscription to #life360 today after they increased the subscription by an additional two quid per month. There is no point in paying for it considering all of the same (useful) functionality exists natively in #HomeAssistant ! Another win for the Open Home! That’s going to save me almost a hundred euros per year (which is insane to pay for an app we use a couple of times a week!)

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