In search of advice: Home Assistant pairing with a 1980 old house
Hi there, for an old house built in 1980, with an old electrical system, what kind of hardware solutions, starting from the necessary integrations for the Home Assistant, up to suitable artificial lights, would it be recommended to buy? We would like to control the whole system through an e-ink, touchscreen dashboard display, and ofc the classic digital dashboard, to be controlled from a PC/smartphone, even remotely (when needed).
The main functions for which Home Assistant is needed:
- management of artificial lights: automate scenarios in which to vary the values of Temperature and Intensity of the Lights.
- intercom management: automate gate opening/closing management.
- security management: automate sending of a notification alert in case of break-in of an unidentified external object in the property
- solar system management: automate scenarios in which battery or grid withdrawal varies.
- scenario management: automate “at home” and “away from home” scenarios, and, “night” and “day”, etc.
- vegetable garden management: automate the maintenance of the vegetable garden, garden and everything concerning the area outside the house, if applicable.
- house chore management: automate house maintenance/cleaning/chores where possible.
- voice assistant management: possibility of recalling all the Home Assistant functions mentioned above through a voice assistant that runs locally and not the usual alexa, google, etc.
About artificial lights, what would be appropriate? LED Strips, Bulbs, Tubes? The requirements for both internal and external lights are as follows:
- Compatibile with home assistant (Temperature, intensity control, etc).
- CRI >90
- Flicker Free (It must not have flicker, PWM frequency at 0hz or absent. Beware of flicker free which are just marketing)
About the house The house is about 70sqm, kitchen/living room, bathroom, bedroom and master bedroom, hallway, large courtyard, garden, vegetable garden and veranda.
I am a user of LightPhone. At home we don’t use TV or Smartphone, but I could access to the android operating system via the LightPhone in case of emergencies. For this reason, I intend to use Home Assistant on the e-ink dashboard, or vocally, when I’m present at home. I state that I use Home Assistant because I believe it is essential to automate useful things and obtain new functions, not to have “persistent” control over the home.
I await your advice! Thank you all! 