Automated toilet flush infrared to SwitchBot conversion

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I put this in the hardware section before as i was trying to find a way to convert them, but now i have. Hope it might be of some use to someone.

Not sure if allowed to double post, so here’s the link:

Anyone experience with these infrared toilet buttons

Like these: Touchless Smart Toilet Flush Sensor Automatic Bathroom Non-Contact Button UK | eBay update: so I got one, and they look pretty nice. A good and cheap alternative to retrofitting/breaking apart your toilet/cistern. Does make a bit of noise, but i’m sure that can be dampened. It’s a bit like a pushbot/fingerbot i guess. You have to mount it at the top though, otherwise it keeps going off if you’re too close. Not sure how long it lasts. Need to modify this though so it can receive a s…