Tom Bale

ICT systems & network engineer | Smart home tinkerer | Campervan DIYer | Automating tech & life while chasing family adventures

[Tom Bale @TomBaleUK]

The Minimalist Reef: Phase 2 https://t.co/qjDJAyfc51 via @TomBaleUK

[Tom Bale @TomBaleUK]

Im using Home Assistant to monitor and protect my reef tank.

• Temperature monitoring
• Heater runtime monitoring to detect stuck-on heaters
• Leak detection under the tank
• ATO behaviour and alerting
• A dedicated HA dashboard

https://t.co/q9eml0g8Bz

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I've been adding power monitors on more individual devices. It's really helping me to understand what is using the most power. Another nail in the coffin for the fish tank.

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Home assistant SSD failed, very glad I had backups.
Consider this post as a reminder to check that your backups are scheduled and they are not on your local storage.

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Ticking off some of the smaller jobs but still don't know what to do with the ceiling.

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Awful support from @AnkerOfficial over the return of an product received with a fault. Perhaps I should look at @EcoFlowTech instead, is their support better?

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@HMRCcustomers Do I need to send an original or is a photocopy ok? Will they post it back? Do I need to enclose any documents to accompany the certificate?

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@jamescallaghan That's crazy, what makes up most of this devices?

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@BeardedTinker Don't fall into the trap. Still quite buggy on my pixel 6.

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@CalebMaddix Matching the accent of the caller would be next level!

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Homeassistant support has arrived in 2023.7

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New Switchbot outdoor environment monitors are pretty small. (percy pig for scale) @SwitchBot How long before the are supported in #homeassistant?

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@gmartinheating @sarah_go_green @OctopusEnergy Looks like the brilliant "Octopus watch" app.

[Tom Bale @TomBaleUK]

@speak2thegeek @SwitchBot Can I help in any way, testing maybe? I don't use the SW hub, just using bluetooth connection at the mo.

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@_adecee @home_assistant Also have 'house light mode' in local calendars. So WLED and hue will go into preset colours on those days.

[Tom Bale @TomBaleUK]

Things have got a little out of hand. @home_assistant #homeassistant

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@_adecee @home_assistant Still playimg with the local calendars. So far I have a few booleans that form a 'todo' list. Stuff done on a schedule (eg. changing bedding). When a task is completed it'll put it back in the calendar in x days and then open the task (enable boolean) again when hit cal entry.

[Tom Bale @TomBaleUK]

New Switchbot outdoor environment monitors are pretty small. (percy pig for scale) @SwitchBot How long before the are supported in #homeassistant?

[Tom Bale @TomBaleUK]

@psndavidnagy @home_assistant Screenshot from my phone so it's a bit squished but you get the idea. Lots of end devices, probably mostly motion sensors.

[Tom Bale @TomBaleUK]

Was this needed? Nope
Is it cool? Yep