Sonoff Mini vs. Shelly1 – Tiny Smart Switch Battle

In this video we’re going to tackle Ghost Switching. That’s when your fancy cool DIY smart controller starts turning on and off on it’s own. It’s happened to me and i’m sure it’s happened to a lot of other people too. The good news is there’s a simple solution. Let me show ya.   Ghost…

https://youtu.be/FwSEqPfgRTI The BHonofre is a tiny wifi switch with 2 relays that is made to fit inside a switch box.  It is not UL listed, so in the US you are taking on some risk if you use it this way. One thing I love about it is they give you easy access to all…

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  Wouldn’t it be great to have a custom UI that would show all your smart home devices laid out on a floorplan of your house. So with just a glance you could see which lights are on, which doors are open, or where there are people moving around?  Of course you’d also want to…

In our house we have some big East-facing windows.  When the sun hits those babies, it’s like a magnifying glass. The sun through those windows is strong enough that it has faded the colors of our furniture. And in the summer it gets way hot in that room and we have to crank the Air…