Hello everyone,
I recently migrated from a Raspberry Pi to a NAS and, as a result, lost the built-in Bluetooth functionality.
To work around this, I set up an ESP32 NodeMCU development board using ESPHome as a Bluetooth proxy. In general, this works quite well, but I’m having issues with one specific device (Beko WDW85141Steam1):
The connection to the ESP32 is very unreliable and only works sporadically. As a result, data is transmitted infrequently and inconsistently, making the setup barely usable at the moment.
Does anyone have an alternative idea or solution to achieve a more stable Bluetooth setup in this kind of environment—without going back to a Raspberry Pi?
I’d especially be interested in:
alternative hardware (e.g., USB Bluetooth adapters, different ESP boards, etc.)
proven stable BLE setups in Home Assistant
experiences with similar devices
For context:
The ESP32 is mounted directly on top of the washing machine (about 10 cm above it), and the router is a few meters away behind a wall. Other Bluetooth sensors are detected without any issues.
Thanks in advance!