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Apr/24

Monitoring Boiler Flow Temperature

Filed Under Home Automation, Houseware, Infrastructure at 1st April 2024 0:01 by

Overview I have a basic gas boiler in a conventional setup. After watching Heat Geek channel and their videos on heat pumps, I too wanted to look at how efficient my boiler was running. I did not want to make … Continue reading →

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Aug/23

Salt Level For Water Softener With ESPHome

Filed Under Home Automation, IOT at 7th August 2023 0:01 by

overview We got a water softener installed near the water mains coming into the house. It’s a “dumb” softener so that it does not rely on using electricity. This means it will continue to work in a power outage but … Continue reading →

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May/22

Water Depth Sensor With ESP32

Filed Under Home Automation, IOT at 2nd May 2022 0:01 by

Overview We live in a house with a water tank in the loft which uses gravity to feed water to any of the water sources upstairs in the house like the hot water tank to bathroom taps. Now and again, … Continue reading →

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May/21

Bed Sensor With Home Assistant

Filed Under Hardware, Houseware at 5th May 2021 0:01 by

Overview I had got a set of Ikea FYRTUR which I managed to pair with the SmartThings v3 hub. The goal was to automate the blinds, lights and heated blankets. Instructions and details are provided here as is. Existing Method … Continue reading →