Great idea for measuring showers and bathrooms..i think

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After having messed around with trying to detect if showers or bathrooms are used (humidity rising takes about 10 seconds so not great for knowing if a shower is in use), a possible double whammy…

As i also finally found a use for these aqara vibration sensors :slight_smile: .

If you have the right shower or bath faucets (modern ones probably work best) just place on of these on top/to the side. Measure if the angle changes (vibration, unlike angle, has a 1min timeout) and wham, instant response if the shower or bathroom is in use. You might need 1 or 2 per bathroom, depending on what kind of valve you have.

Ofcourse waterproofing these things is the test i’m currently running, but for now i plastidipped them so we’ll see how that holds up.

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What automations are you running that are negatively impacted by a 10 second delay?

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I have a color bulb in the bathroom that goes a nice color when the shower is turned on. Doesn’t work as smooth as with something that triggers instantly.

I also have other booleans that get set based on if the shower is on.
I find the humidity rising automations work best for turning on the fan and stuff like that.

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You mean showing us images on how you placed the se sensor?