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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • How does your wake-up light behavior change on weekdays versus weekends?

    The current automation works via Node-RED, where a function will check the current day. If that day is saturday or sunday, the wake-up light will not be enabled. The automation is documented here.

    For your washing machine and dryer, could Switchbot be a good fit?

    Thank you for the tip! The buttons are touch switches, so maybe wrapping the Switchbot’s probe in something conductive might work?


  • A few automations are running in my house:

    • Turned the nightstand light into a wake-up light, which distinguishes between weekdays and weekends,
    • Kitchen light turns on and off based on sunset and midnight with random offset respectively,
    • Garbage collection notifications,
    • Introduced an extra (wireless) light switch in the hallway, which controls a Shelly connected to the light. The original light switch is still intact, however it is positioned at an unconvenient location.

    In the coming period I want to:

    • Automate the shutters and combine that with a light sensor.
    • Introduce a routine that starts the washing machine and/or drying during the day based on the amount of incoming solar power. Not sure yet how to do this, since the washing machine has a physical start button via touch.