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Gerdalti posted:I have a few wall switches I want to play with, but I don't want to keep switching off breakers to get them set up. Would it be at all safe to take a computer power cord and strip the end, and use that to power them on my work bench? It would be nice to be able to plug/unplug them easily. What you're asking for is called a cheater cord or suicide lead depending on where you're from. I do that all the time for testing panels and controllers with my job. I see no danger as long as you develop good habits, used to use cheater cords up to 480V at 100A without incident (personally). You will need to tin the ends of the wires with solder or crimp something on to keep the wire strands in line. Get in the habit of unplugging it, do something like stick the plug in your pocket or under your arm whenever you need to adjust or move anything. Tug test all the wires before you plug it in and make sure everything is stable enough you don't get an accidental light show. Plug it into a GFI outlet, remember you do this at your own risk. AND DON'T TOUCH THE SHINY PARTS WHEN YOU PLUG IT IN! Do the Chamberlain openers or hub require internet connection to work with Home Assistant? I'm trying to keep all of my stuff offline
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I need a solar powered wifi camera that can do about 150'/50m minimum range plus one wall, thats about as close as I can get a router to it. Almost everything I have found says nothing about the range and most reviews are people putting it right on their house. Does anyone have any experience with a camera like that? I'm planning on keeping the camera and NVR computer on a separate network and have driveway sensors I'm working on integrating with Home Assistant, all I need the camera to do is get the plate from the Amazon truck driving across my lawn to the neighbors driveway. edit: Using the list of compatible cameras on Zoneminder to check what I find against, if it works for that it should work for Shinobi I'm thinking. SpeedFreek fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Mar 3, 2022 |
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fletcher posted:I think you may need to consider a more elaborate setup for something like that, handling solar + battery as well as network connectivity separate from the camera itself rather than having an all in one solution. I would consider running a POE line instead if it's feasible I'm trying to avoid coming up with something from scratch. I also agree that POE is a better option but the ground is still frozen, I'm planning on renting a trencher for a something else so I could probably do it later. I'll try a trail cam for now unless I can find something. Henrik Zetterberg posted:2 Caseta dimmers, 2 Picos, 2 Pico pedestals, smart hub for $96. These will be gone instantly. I snagged 2. I wish I saw this sooner, it would be nice to not have to keep collecting hubs though.
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Would a group buy bring down the price of the lutron switches enough to be worth it? Anyone here work at a supply house that carries them? I'm thinking about asking the rep how many I'd need to pick up for a price break next time I'm in for a big order. I probably need a dozen more dimmers and a few switches to finish my house. I also have an extra non pro hub sitting around if anyone needs one.
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Would be nice if they didn't make you buy a 3rd, 5th, 8th... bridge to get the dimmers on sale.
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Nov 9, 2023 03:57
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Fancy_Lad posted:If anyone was tracking my smart switch question, turns out that thesmartesthouse was just doing a normal sale and their BF sale started yesterday. Since the Zooz smart dimmers are down to $22 ($20 for the on/off switches), this was enough for me to pull the trigger on the zwave solution. Is there a significant difference between those dimmers and the Lutron other than you can buy 3 for the same price?
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Nov 21, 2023 18:36
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TheDK posted:Dropping in to say my first home assistant automation is working flawlessly. I was surprised how easy it was, after I fixed how my devices were organized. ToxicFrog posted:What dongles you need, if any, depends on what devices you have. Looking up the branding in the HA integrations database will give you useful information about what you need to talk to them, if they're listed there.
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Nov 27, 2023 02:13
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Honeywell has the option of local control on at least one of their models, that seems rare.
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I didn't care for ecobee, after I started using home assistant I started to hate ecobee. At least they haven't started charging monthly yet.
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