Home Assistant: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3

Post by roel_v » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 3:37 PM UTC

lostapathy wrote: post #60

roel_v wrote: post #39

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In addition to most of the things other people have reported above, I have: - Scripts that open/close curtains depending on sunset/sundown and whether we're on holiday (presence simulation) - My seedling box - it's an Ikea rack with styrofoam in which I have LED grow lights, a heating element and a fan to control temperature and which simulates different lighting conditions, to start seedlings and to do first ferment…

I'm curious what printer you run that uses a lot of standby power. I have checked several with a kill-a-watt and none of them seem to use more than a watt in standby mode.

Post by rufugee » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 3:40 PM UTC

bradfitz wrote: post #72

Lightbody wrote: post #54

Since this comment thread involved a lot of people talking about their smart devices, I’ll just put out a PSA: don’t bother with cheaper zwave light switches and dimmers :) if you’re looking for a high quality decent price option, just get Lutron Caseta. Or if you want higher end / better style, get Lutron’s RA 2 Select hub (basically Caseta++) for $100 more and then you can use Caseta dimmers or higher end Maestro d…

Lutron devices don't form a mesh network, though? And a limit of only one range extender. And only 50 devices? http://www.casetawireless.com/Pages/faqs.aspx I'll stick with Z-Wave, even though it's not perfect. And it's true that there's some terrible Z-Wave hardware but there's also better (and pricier) gear.

Post by robbiet480 » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 3:42 PM UTC

Djvacto wrote: post #5

I have a raspberry pi where I installed Home Assistant a few months ago when I moved into my new home. I did a little bit of messing with it, but stopped while waiting to have more devices that could communicate with it. What are some of the more useful things people have found they are able to accomplish with this, and what was the best way to go about them? Ideas I currently am toying with: presence sensors to turn…

Post by verelo » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 3:46 PM UTC

kilo_bravo_3 wrote: post #71

Lightbody wrote: post #54

Since this comment thread involved a lot of people talking about their smart devices, I’ll just put out a PSA: don’t bother with cheaper zwave light switches and dimmers :) if you’re looking for a high quality decent price option, just get Lutron Caseta. Or if you want higher end / better style, get Lutron’s RA 2 Select hub (basically Caseta++) for $100 more and then you can use Caseta dimmers or higher end Maestro d…

Caseta is the way to go. I HAD a mix of Elgato, iDevices, Belkin, and Insignia switches and outlets, added ad-hoc based on promotional pricing and free time. It was an unreliable mish-mash with varying levels of compatibility with iOS, Android, and Alexa. Seeing or hearing "The device is not responding" was common. I scrapped it all and went Caseta for everything, giving every device a "one last chance" and swapping…

Post by jvolkman » Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 3:54 PM UTC

hirundo wrote: post #63

balloob wrote: post #7

Founder of Home Assistant here. Happy to answer any questions.

My initial experience with Home Assistant has been very frustrating. I filled my house with HomeSeer HS-WD100+ and HS-WS100+ wall dimmers/switches. I thought I was safe as they are best sellers in zwave devices. But Home Assistant doesn't seem to support them without elaborate workarounds that, as a noob, I haven't been able to penetrate. The forums have been talking about a solution coming soon ... for years now. In…