Articles tagged with Home Assistant

1. Aqara E1 Thermostatic Head and Home Assistant

   When I last moved, energy prices were roughly half of what they are now. Heating and hot water make a large part of such increase, as during the energy crisis the government somehow forgot about the “economy tariff” for energy from remote heating plants.

   In our apartment building, we have equithermal regulation and thermostatic heads with manual settings on the radiators. For a long time, we operated our apartment in …

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2. Aqara T2 RGB smart lightbulb and Home Assistant

   My second Lifx bulb (model A60) had some power stability issues after five years of use, so it was time to say goodbye. Unfortunately, Lifx was bought out and completely withdrawn from the European market. You can only find them in the US, Canada, and Australia.

   I accidentally discovered bulbs from Aqara, a company that makes a bunch of other useful devices for smart homes (I have their thermostatic valve …

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