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Powercalc Beyond Smart Plugs: Building a Complete Home Energy Model

When people first discover Powercalc, they usually use it to estimate the power consumption of a few smart lights or a television. That's a great starting point, but Powercalc can…

Lars 26/09/2026

Automation Integration

Turning a Bambu Lab 3D Printer into a Smart Home Device with Home Assistant

A modern 3D printer is already a surprisingly smart piece of equipment. It knows what it is printing, how far the print has progressed, which layer it is working on,…

Lars 24/09/2026

Automation Integration

Home Assistant Anniversaries: Because Forgetting Birthdays Is a Risky Automation Strategy

Home Assistant is great at turning lights on, optimizing energy usage, and telling you that the living room temperature is exactly 21.3 °C. But sometimes, the most important automations have…

Lars 22/09/2026

Automation Smart home Z-wave

Testing Your Smart Fire Safety System in Home Assistant (Part 3)

Building a smart fire safety system in Home Assistant is only half the job. The real value comes when you can trust it. And trust does not come from configuration…

Lars 18/09/2026

Automation

Advanced Fire Safety in Home Assistant: Full Emergency Automation and Smart Evacuation (Part 2)

In Part 1, we focused on the fundamentals of integrating smoke detectors with Home Assistant and building a basic emergency response system. That setup already provides a significant safety improvement…

Lars 16/09/2026

Automation

Making Your Home Safer with Smart Smoke Detectors in Home Assistant (Part 1)

Fire safety is one of those topics that rarely gets attention in smart home setups—until something happens. In reality, smoke alarms are still one of the most important safety devices…

Lars 14/09/2026

Automation Home Automation Smart home

Building a Personalized Smart Home Gym with Home Assistant

A home gym is usually just a room with some equipment, a TV, and maybe a speaker. But what if the room could adapt automatically to the person using it?…

Lars 11/09/2026

Automation Smart home

When Your Mother-in-Law Comes to Visit: Calendar-Driven Guest Mode in Home Assistant

One of the most underrated integrations in Home Assistant is the humble calendar. Most people use calendars for reminders, birthdays, or garbage collection schedules. Useful? Absolutely. Exciting? Not exactly. But…

Lars 08/09/2026