project: smart thermostat – nest and hive
visitors this year: 2,142 The Google nest thermostat (or its Hive equivalent) are devices which I’d be happy to pay for and recommend. A DIY person could make a thing to turn on the...
Category: home & garden
comparing the cost of fuels for heating
visitors this year: 1,812 I am the person who wants to know if using an electric fan heater in one room costs less than heating the whole house using gas*. At parties I can...
project: an immersion heater that turns itself when the water is hot – using a Sonoff POW relay.
visitors this year: 1,352 Domestic hot water can be heated by a gas or oil central heating boiler or by an electrical immersion heater. I take advantage of half-price nighttime electricity and use an...
project: cameras around the house
visitors this year: 386 There are a variety of camera types to help monitor the drive, a pet, a baby, a device, a bird feeder – whatever. You might want to know what’s eating...
project: does my broadband speed vary?
visitors this year: 185 Here’s how to add a little functionality to Home Assistant, the automation platform. Do try this especially if you’re just starting to add features to Home Assistant. speedtestdotnet: scan_interval: hours:...
project: when is the next train from the station?
visitors this year: 1,370 Travel information can be one of the things you need easy access to. If you have Google Home or Alexa you’ll find it helpful to recall the exact way to...
automation: turn on lights when I enter the room
visitors this year: 871 The LED striplights in a kitchen use 12v transformers and they are powered through smart plugs / sockets. The sockets are by TP-link – and they remember their on-off state...
project: smart electricity meter with historic energy use
visitors this year: 4,914 fit a sensor to the electricity meter for a minute by minute readout The UK electricity meter shows electricity use in kWatt hours, and a human sometimes pops by to...
heating oil tank level sensor – JSN-SR04T version
visitors this year: 8,278 make a heating oil tank level sensor that’s more useful than anything you can buy There is a replacement for this project – the latest project uses a DFROBOT A02YYUW...
how much heating oil does the boiler use?
visitors this year: 16,582 how much heating oil do I use each year? Of course it depends but reckon on needing to order 1000 to 1600 litres a year for heating your rooms and...
project: desktop volume control with Arduino
visitors this year: 1,220 A volume control at hand and ready to turn. Bash the top and the video or track pauses. Double bash to skip to the next track. It’s plug and play,...
life tips for my children by Roger Frost
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