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Discovering the Unconventional: A Smart Home Story
If you follow my channel then you know that I am a passionate Smart Home Maker and I…
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ESPHome magic: Transforming battery LED strips into mains powered smart wonders (Part 1: Prototype)
Are you also annoyed about batteries for LED light strips, e.g. for Christmas lights, always being empty? If…
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Worried of big tech spying on you? Ditch Alexa for a local (no cloud) voice assistant! (Part I – prototype)
Have you ever wondered how you can replace your voice assistant such as Amazon Alexa or Google Home…
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Master energy efficiency: DIY advisor with ESPHome
If you have a photovoltaic system on your house’s roof, you probably know the problem. During some times…
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DIY slug sensor based on neural net with Home Assistant & Raspberry Pi Zero
Garden owners probably know the problem — you have set up a wonderful bed full of vegetables and/or…
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Home Assistant & ChatGPT will get your day started!
Being welcomed with an automated, individual smart good morning message every morning before leaving the house to work…
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How I charge my electric vehicle with excess solar energy controlled via Home Assistant
Today’s video will show you how I use excess solar energy to charge my car. The whole process…
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How to spot a car blocking the way for the garage door opener with ESPHome and Home Assistant
Detect car in front of garage to block garage door from opening / closing in order to prevent…
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Build a simple smart irrigation solution to automate watering for your garden
If you have a beautiful garden you want to keep plants healthy and strong, hence you probably need…
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Washing machine alert – how to automatically receive email notifications
I guess, you probably know the problem – you turn on your washing machine in the cellar, it…
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How to even better integrate your radio controlled shutters in your smart home
Many of you might already have their home equipped with radio controlled shutters which is definitely very convenient…