I decided to add a multi-zone mini split heat pump to my house, and naturally, one of my top priorities was getting it to play nice with Home Assistant. After digging around, I found out that the C&H units you can easily find in the U.S. are just rebranded Midea…
Leave a CommentUnfortunately, flashing the newer ESP32 devices is a bit more of a pain than the good ol days of the ESP8266 (RIP ). While trying to flash this device my typical go-to method was to use the recently deprecated esphome-flasher. However, it doesn’t work. Per the directions in the chart…
Leave a CommentTypical lighting circuits for homes in the United States are 120V AC. While this standard makes sense from a historical perspective, it’s maybe not the best idea going forward. Here I’ll outline my thoughts on why you might want to consider using Low Voltage Direct Current LV DC lighting. Back…
Leave a CommentGet your IR devices working again After I updated to a more recent version of ESPHome and flashed my fan controller, it stopped being able to control the fan. After a bit of troubleshooting and searching, I found the culprit. Note In version 2021.12, the order of transferring bits was…
Leave a CommentAbout a year ago I started a project to figure out if I can add lighting to my hundred-year-old house without too much work. Famous last words. Looking back at it, hiring an electrician would have been faster and maybe cheaper, but I wouldn’t have learned anything. This is a…
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