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 […]
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In my home automation project, one of my first goals was to control all the lighting. From being able to turn off all the lights that my kids (who act like they own Iberdrola) insist on leaving on, to turning off the kitchen light when leaving with my hands full. And also, why not —
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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
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In the world of home automation, integration between devices and services is key to ensuring a seamless and convenient experience. That’s why I always appreciate it when a service provider or manufacturer facilitates access to their API, allowing the community (or the company itself) to develop integrations for platforms like Home Assistant. Unfortunately, this support
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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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