A Baby Who Wouldn’t Sleep Started Maayan’s Home Assistant Journey

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A temperature sensor, a smart plug and a baby who wouldn’t sleep started Mayan’s Home Assistant journey. Phil and Rohan explore how that first nursery automation grew into Zigbee heating controls, local white noise, custom lighting and a whole-house dashboard.Watch this episode on YouTubeShow notes for this episode are available at https://homeassistant.fm/HA254Support the PodcastGet early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon.https://homeassistant.fm/patreonShare your storyWe wouldn't be able to do this podcast without community members and home automation enthusiasts sharing their stories. To register your interest to come share your home automation journey, head over to homeassistant.fm and click share your story.Chapters00:00:00 — Welcome00:02:00 — A sleepless baby starts everything00:05:17 — Smart plugs and temperature sensors00:08:25 — Tuya reliability and appliance safety00:11:15 — Heating controls and nursery white noise00:14:24 — Sonos, Spotify and local playback00:17:22 — Choosing Zigbee over Wi-Fi00:19:00 — ESP builds and fireplace fan safety00:23:00 — Making custom Home Assistant hardware00:25:20 — Projector lights and movie controls00:27:28 — Smart-home controls00:30:00 — Buttons, voice and kitchen tablets00:33:55 — Night lights that help kids sleep00:37:00 — Shared calendars on Home Assistant00:40:00 — Organizing busy family schedules00:43:26 — Automating a louvered pergola00:46:30 — Hacking the pergola remote00:49:40 — Tracking louver position00:52:40 — DIY trade-offs and remote reliability00:55:45 — Holiday mode and home security00:58:40 — Solar hot water and load shifting01:01:45 — Heat banking and energy choices01:04:20 — A Frigate-powered AI cat trainer01:07:30 — The mini PC running everythingThis episode was made possible thanks to our sponsorsHome Assistant Link by Nabu CasaEasily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Sign up for your free trial in your Home Assistant system: https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/cloud/ or visit https://nabucasa.comZoozIf you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers.For the best prices on all Zooz products, head over to https://thesmartesthouse.comApollo AutomationApollo Automation are the makers of open source smart home sensors built for the Home Assistant ecosystem. They're an official Open Home Foundation commercial partner and their devices are built with local control, privacy, and reliability in mind, giving you full control and flexibility right out of the box.Want Phil to help with your smart home?You’ve heard him troubleshoot Home Assistant on the podcast. Now you can book him to troubleshoot yours. From broken automations and confusing YAML to dashboards, devices, and complete smart home setups: https://smarthomecto.comProducts we RecommendHostsPhil HawthorneWebsiteTwitter: @philhawthorneBluesky: @philhawthorne.comBuy Phil a CoffeeRohan KaramandiWebsiteTwitter: @rohank9Buy Rohan a CoffeePrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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