// Blog
#dashboard#energy
Our washing machine died, so I bought a Miele for its native Home Assistant integration, then found it has no delayed-start register like the dishwasher.
#camera#security
The logbook card shows both Detected and Cleared for camera sensors. The fix: an input_text rolling log, an automation with trigger IDs, and a markdown card.
#weather#notifications
The built-in MeteoAlarm integration shows one alert at a time. cap_alerts creates one entity per DMI alert: storm, cloudburst, snow and heat, independently.
#esp32#sensors
Setting up a XIAO ESP32-C3 as a Home Assistant Bluetooth proxy, adding Fresh Intellivent Sky fans over BLE, and a crash that looked like bad range but wasn't.
#shopping#automation
How I connected eTilbudsavis to Home Assistant, sorted the list by store with price in the description, and added proximity push notifications for each store.
#voice#calendar
A daily 06:00 spoken briefing in Home Assistant: Google AI TTS, three family calendars, EV charge status, Waze traffic, power price and waste day.
#heating#sensors
The radiator turns off when the window opens and back on when it closes, built as a reusable Blueprint so the next room takes 30 seconds.
#maintenance#infrastructure
A nightly CI pipeline runs 22 tests against my live Home Assistant setup and opens a GitHub issue when something breaks, before I notice.
#sensors#notifications
A PricelessToolkit MailBoxGuard wired to an AliExpress LoRa gateway: instant push when mail arrives, no battery change in over a year.
#media#automation
Unifying a Sonos speaker with four Google Nest Audio speakers via Home Assistant scripts. No third-party bridges, no subscription.
#lighting#automation
Circadian lighting with WiZ bulbs and the HA sun entity: no third-party integration, one automation maps solar elevation to colour temperature.
#lighting#automation
No more adjusting the outdoor light timer twice a year. One HA automation turns Govee and LEDVANCE string lights on at sunset, off at midnight.
#lighting#media
The living room lights dim when a movie starts, brighten on pause and restore when the TV turns off. No scene button, no voice command.
#media#notifications
One automation pauses the TV the moment either phone rings. Regular calls resume automatically, Messenger video calls get a notification button.
#dashboard#automation
An HA home screen where every card earns its place: conditional cards, a priority alert ticker, and a Škoda section that follows the charger state.
#energy#ev
Energi Data Service in Home Assistant: track hourly spot prices, find the cheapest charging window, and automate Škoda Elroq charging hands-free.
#lawn-mower#automation
Mammotion Flora (Luba Mini 2) in Home Assistant: GPS boundary mowing, weather-aware scheduling, and the satellite count quirk nobody warns you about.