Afternoon all Finally bought our own home so that of course means I can run wild to a degree with home automation. Have 8 hue bulbs and a handful of xiaomi aqara products all using zigbee2mqtt from before the move. I’m looking at the light switch issue at the moment partially for ease of use and a…

I had the same enthusiasm when I moved into my new place a couple of years ago. It’s new(ish) build - 12 years old - but still didn’t have the appropriate wiring to the sockets. I’ve instead gradually replaced my bulbs with Ikea TRADFRI stuff which has been absolutely flawless and not exactly expen…

I have a few things planned nothing major but with no landlord to worry about I can. 2 sonoff basics in the bathroom to control the down lighters (cheaper than 5 gu10’s) and extraction fan , should be able to set up some nice automations with the temp/humidity sensor I have. Basic alarm set up for…

I’ve got these up: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XHXN59W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 My wife, four year old, and even mother-in-law, now all use the TRADFRI plugs that are right next to the original switches should I ever want to change tech or sell the house.

Hard wiring the switches is again UK code and so might invalidate insurance etc. We are a 100% hue house, we have motion sensors (so nobody uses the switches anyway) and then a load of hue switches stuck next to the main switches. It was the motion sensors that helped shift behaviour (xiaomi ones ar…

Cheers Dan I thought that might be the case, I like the look of those and the ones from Greg. Ideally I don’t want to have multiple switch’s everywhere. But those ones you linked to could be put on then the xiaomi ZigBee ones placed on top. If easily removed I would still have access if the system …

It makes them stick out a little, but I use command strips to attach all my switches, easily removed and replaced. Also doesn’t ruin the paintwork if you need to move / replace them more permanently. (Note: Lots of companies make command strip like products, I’ve had bad experiences with other comp…

Look at using instead of the bulbs, a reset switch like this: https://manuals.fibaro.com/dimmer-2/ When planning the house, try and keep to the same wireless protocols. Most lights use zigbee, whereas in my experience z-wave is far more reliable in terms of iradio interferance with 2.4g wifi… So i…

I keep seeing people raving about these Xiaomi sensors. I’ve got a konnected.io setup so already have most of my areas covered with hardwired sensors, but there are a couple of places I’d like to add more. What hub/USB device do you use with them?

I use Xiaomi, they are great. I followed the instructions on the zigbee2mqtt addon for Home Assistant. Bought all the bits from China to program a USB Sniffer (CC2531) and have never looked back.

There is a member on this board selling the zigbee2mqtt USB sticks , so all you need to do is plug n play. I have the xiaomi motion sensors, temp/humidity and have ordered door/window sensors a wall light switch and a couple of the button switch’s. The ones I already have work really well,very ea…

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Sabbathy (Simon Brace) July 19, 2019, 9:25pm 12

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