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Earth Day with Home Assistant: Smarter Charging, Water Insights, and a Sustainable Dashboard 🌍
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Earth Day with Home Assistant: Smarter Charging, Water Insights, and a Sustainable Dashboard 🌍

Earth Day is a great reminder that small changes in our daily habits can have a meaningful impact over time. For those of us running a smart home, it’s also…
Posted by Lars 22/04/2026
Build a Smarter, Local-First Home with ESPHome, Eufy Security and Zigbee2MQTT
Posted inAutomation Home Automation Smart home

Build a Smarter, Local-First Home with ESPHome, Eufy Security and Zigbee2MQTT

A good smart home is not the one with the most devices. It is the one that makes reliable decisions. That usually means moving away from cloud-heavy gadgets. You aim…
Posted by Lars 23/03/2026
Harness Hyperlocal Weather to Automate Your Norwegian Home with ESPHome & Home Assistant
Posted inAutomation Integration

Harness Hyperlocal Weather to Automate Your Norwegian Home with ESPHome & Home Assistant

Automate your Norwegian home with ESPHome, Ecowitt weather data & Zigbee2MQTT. Includes practical YAML/Node-RED examples, European units, and SmartThings integration.
Posted by Lars 17/03/2026
From Voice Chat Robot to Energy Speedometer with ESP32 + Home Assistant
Posted inSmart home Technology WiFi

From Voice Chat Robot to Energy Speedometer with ESP32 + Home Assistant

Most gadgets end up doing something completely different than what they were made for. The XiaoZhi ESP32 AI Voice Chat Robot is one of them. Out of the box, it’s…
Posted by Lars 02/10/2025
Monitoring Water Tank Levels with M5Stack Atom and HX711 in Home Assistant
Posted inAutomation Smart home WiFi

Monitoring Water Tank Levels with M5Stack Atom and HX711 in Home Assistant

Keeping track of water levels in a tank can be a simple yet highly useful automation project. In this post, I'll demonstrate how to build a smart water tank monitor.…
Posted by Lars 26/09/2025
Smart Garage for $15 with Home Assistant
Posted inTechnology WiFi

Smart Garage for $15 with Home Assistant

If you’ve been thinking about making your garage door smart — without overpaying or dealing with clunky apps — here’s the easiest solution I’ve tested yet. 👉 Check it out…
Posted by Lars 24/07/2025
ESPHome Firmware Update Notifications in Home Assistant – Why You’re Not Seeing Them (And How to Fix It)
Posted inIntegration Smart home

ESPHome Firmware Update Notifications in Home Assistant – Why You’re Not Seeing Them (And How to Fix It)

Suppose you’re like many Home Assistant users who rely on ESPHome devices for sensors, relays, or smart automations, you might be missing out on a handy feature: firmware update notifications.…
Posted by Lars 13/06/2025
Measuring Water Level in a Tank Using ESPHome and Home Assistant
Posted inAutomation Bluetooth Smart home

Measuring Water Level in a Tank Using ESPHome and Home Assistant

Do you need to keep track of how much water is in your tank? In this guide, I’ll walk you through how I built a simple water level sensor using:…
Posted by Lars 09/06/2025

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