Last weekend I installed a misting system in my patio garden to help cool down the space during the hot summers in Madrid. The system uses a pressurized water line managed by a Zigbee solenoid valve. The valve is supported and controlled by my Home Assistant setup via Zigbee2MQTT. Rather than keeping the misting always […]
Smart Misting in My Patio Garden – with Home Assistant Automation Read Post »
Today I received an unexpected email that left me pretty disheartened. It came from the official account of Qvadis, the company behind the smart intercom I have installed at home. The message couldn’t be clearer. Here I’m pasting it, translated into English, from the original message in Spanish: Server Shutdown – Official Qvadis Statement Dear
Bad News: My Qvadis smart intercom and door opener is becoming dumb Read Post »
As I mentioned a few weeks ago in my post Prosegur Alarms: A Step Back in Home Assistant Integration, I’ve installed an AJAX alarm system at home. And despite some voices claiming it wasn’t possible, I now have it successfully connected both to an Alarm Receiving Center (ARC) and to my Home Assistant home automation
My AJAX alarm completely integrated into Home Assistant Read Post »
At home, we have our washing machine and tumble dryier in the laundry room in the attic. When the attic door is closed it’s really difficult for us realizing when the washing machine and/or the tumble dryer have finished the corresponding washing/drying cycles. Because of this, taking advantage of the home automation system based on
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