Introduction Home automation is constantly evolving, and Home Assistant is at the forefront of this revolution with its open-source platform. Among the various integrations available, Spook stands out as a powerful toolbox designed to enhance your Home Assistant experience. In this blog post, we’ll explore what Spook can and can’t…
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Automate Battery Replacement Tracking in Your Smart Home with Battery Notes
Introduction: In the realm of smart home management, keeping track of device batteries is paramount to ensure uninterrupted functionality. However, manually resetting battery replacement notifications can be cumbersome and easily forgotten. Fortunately, with the Battery Notes, you can automate this process effortlessly, ensuring your smart home devices run smoothly without…
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Optimizing Home Comfort: Introducing Advanced Heating Control in Your Smart Home
In the fast-paced world of Smart Home technology, efficient control over heating has become a crucial aspect of creating a connected and intelligent living space. While manual adjustments may seem outdated, the true brilliance lies in the automation possibilities that can be harnessed to create a seamless and comfortable environment….
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Remember your waste
It is not always as easy to remember which rubbish should be collected when. Often there is an emptying plan that you have to deal with. One week cardboard/paper is collected, while the next week residual waste may be collected. Fortunately, it is quite easy to keep this in order,…
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Fire alarm
If you have an intelligent fire alarm, then it goes without saying to create good automation for these in Home Assistant. Not only should the fire alarm beep loudly and clearly, but it can also trigger a number of things that will ensure you receive even better alerts.The challenge can…
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Fuel prices
Update – this does not work anymore. The owner of “Drivstoffappen” has changed the API, so this won’t work any longer. It is possible to see the fuel prices in Norway in Home Assistant! This solution is based on an API from the “Drivstoffappen”. This is an application into which…
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Media player
In Norway, many have an Easter tradition to listen to a radio quiz called “PĂ„skelabyrinten”. This radio quiz has been on since 1987. We can’t miss out on this tradition, so why not use Home Assistant to automatically send us a reminder and turn it on for us. With Home…
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Random quote
How about starting the day with a random quote, or getting encouragement after a workout?With the help of the automation in Home Assistant, this is possible to implement.In this example, we have used Node-Red to create the automation itself, but it can also be done by using the automation in…