Hey, thank you so much for the offer but this is the reply I got back from them, looks like AU is in the same boat
Brent,
I am so sorry this is happening. We have had this issue now with all our AU ande NZ customers for the last 3 weeks and it is only with USPS.
Very sad and unfortunate - and extremely frustrating for us as a small business.
I hope this is resolved quickly and you can order again :)
Feel free to check back with us periodically.
I have issued that refund and it may take 24-48 hrs to process through Shopify.
Thank you,
Jean Begala
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OK I can see where itâs going to be easier to use a separate motion sensor and some other WiFi switched lightâŚ
I bought a Zigbee UART module to have a play with Zigbee gear.
looks like Vidabox uses AU Post so might be able to get something from them, looks like I will have to pay a little extra, itâll be worth it LOL
Bloody Covid
I need to replace a failed inline bathroom exhaust fan.
This is similar to what I have and am thinking of.
My smart lights are currently always on at the switch and are turned on/off by motion sensors. I already have temp/humidity sensors in there too.
My initial thought was just to use a smart plug to turn it on/off based on presence and humidity.
But I notice that they tend to have two speeds so it would be nice to control that too.
Qs:
Any recommendations on makes/models of 150mm inline exhaust fans?
Any thoughts on speed control for these things?
I donât really get how they switch speeds. Could this be a Shelly or esp32 job etc?
How much was the MyZone/iZone controller/sensors/dampeners? I have an existing ActronAir system with just upstairs/downstairs zones and no integration currently.
I have looked into my Rinnai gas hot water as it has the room controller port. Looks simple enough to add an ESPHome module and start trying to figure out the control scheme.
I thought something similar a few years back when wanting to control my Daikin ducted AC.
I quickly realised I was way out of my depth and ended up hacking the existing controller to give me on / off control and feedback.
My day job is doing AV programming (Crestron/AMX/QSC/Extron/Cisco/etcâŚ) so weird device integration is standard in my world. Mostly figure out the pinouts then try different serial protocols or encoding schemes. Sometimes you have to design custom hardware for the strange ones. Can usually get information from suppliers or dealers when you say youâre an integrator/programmer.
I have worked with Daikin and other VRV/F systems in residential and commercial. From BacNet to custom. Best product for home use for Daikin is the CoolMaster series of products. Doesnât work with Actron (yetâŚ?)
I would use a dual relay device like a Sonoff Dual R2 and use either Tasmota or ESPHome. Then youâd setup the relays as interlocking so that only one can be on at a time. Thereâs a few multi-speed fan examples for both those platforms
This might be the dumbest question ever, so my apologies if thatâs the case. I bought two Mercator Ikuu devices to play with: a Walter 7w and a Walter 9w. They appear to be WiFi devices not zigbee, which is a surprise to me. I thought the Ikuu devices were all zigbee, which I have a slight preference for.
Am I terribly confused? Has anyone got zigbee working on either of these devices or should I just stick with wifi? I find wifi a little less reliable is why I have a preference for zigbee. And secondly, how are people integrating these with home assistant? Reflashing with tasmota? Or something else?
