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DIY PH Sensor for Home Assistant

Why to DIY pH Sensor for Home Assistant? There are a several important water characteristics that have to be monitored and controlled all the time so the water in your pool, fish tank, or for gardening can stay usable and Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 5 days10/08/2022 ago
Home Assistant

What is new in Home Assistant 2022.8

Do you know that new Home Assistant 2022.8 release is around the corner. Let’s see what is new, what will eventually break, and what are the possible ways to repair it. As usual I will try to explain and demonstrate Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 2 weeks03/08/2022 ago
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Home Assistant Smart Home

Shelly Motion 2 Review & Home Assistant Integration

Shelly Motion 2 was just released, but what is good and what is bad about it? I will try to show you everything and as usual, I will add Shelly Motion 2 in Home Assistant and I will create some Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 3 weeks27/07/2022 ago
Home Assistant

Local Smart Speaker with ESP32 that works with Home Assistant

I always wanted to have a local smart speaker that can announce Text-to-Speech messages configured in my Home Assistant automations. Thanks to ESP Muse Luxe this is now possible, but it needs some configurations upfront. Check everything below. Why Local Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 4 weeks20/07/2022 ago
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Home Assistant Raspberry Pi

How to Install Home Assistant OS on Raspberry Pi 4 over the Network

Until now, it was not possible to install Home Assistant OS on Raspberry Pi 4 over the network. The process requires you to have another computer, on which you have to perform several steps to prepare your future Raspberry Pi Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 1 month13/07/2022 ago
Smart Home

Make your door lock Smart with SwitchBot Lock & Keypad

With the latest SwitchBot Lock and SwitchBot Keypad, you can convert your door lock and make it Smart. But what exactly are these SwitchBot devices? What is the good and bad about them. Well, let’s find out.  What is SwitchBot Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 1 month08/07/2022 ago
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Top7 in Home Assistant 2022.7 and Kiril Peyanski aside
Home Assistant

Most interesting 7 new features in Home Assistant 2022.7

As a Swiss clock every first Wednesday of the month we have a new Home Assistant version. And this month is no exception, as the new Home Assistant 2022.7 was released to the general public. In this article I will Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 1 month06/07/2022 ago
Home Assistant Smart Home

Who is ringing Home Automation using Home Assistant

What is who is ringing Home Automation? I always wanted to have one simple, but very useful Home Automation, namely when someone rings at my front door I want to receive a picture on my phone or on my smart Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 2 months29/06/2022 ago
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How to test Matter standard in Home Assistant

Matter standard, which was formerly known as Connected Home over IP or CHIP is a Smart Home royalty free standard announced back in 2019. What is Matter Standard? The main goal of Matter standard is to achieve interoperability between Smart Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 2 months22/06/2022 ago
Home Assistant Smart Home

Free Cloudflare Tunnel To Home Assistant: Full Tutorial!

In today’s post, I will show you how to create a Cloudflare tunnel to Home Assistant, so you can remotely connect to your Smart Home without opening any ports.  After reading this post till the end, you’ll be able to Read more…

By KIril Peyanski, 2 months15/06/2022 ago
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Wanna make a Sensor that detect the pH value of your pool, fish tank, etc? Wanna add it to your Home Assistant? No problem, everything Is described below ⬇️

NEW ARTICLE 📜 https://peyanski.com/diy-ph-sensor-for-home-assistant/

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Why to #DIY #PH Sensor for #HomeAssistant? There are a several important water characteristics that have to be monitored and controlled all the time so the water in your pool, fish tank, or for gardening can stay usable and healthy. One of the most important water characteristics is the PH. What if you can have the PH readings in Home Assistant in real time, so you can have a safe and clean water during the whole season?

► MY ARTICLE ABOUT THAT TOPIC - https://peyanski.com/diy-ph-sensor-for-home-assistant/

► MY HOME ASSISTANT INSTALLATION METHODS FREE WEBINAR - https://automatelike.pro/webinar

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5K Ohm Potentiometer - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBijnmX 
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ProjectBox 100x60x30mm - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dmt3oSL 
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► TIME TABLE
00:00 Intro
01:01 Is Home Assistant needed for the Smart pH Sensor?
02:24 Needed Parts for the Smart DIY pH Sensor
04:27 Cutting the Box so it can carry all the parts
05:01 How to connect the Smart DIY pH Sensor parts?
05:29 Installing ESPHome on the D1 Mini
06:59 Adjusting the display brightness 
07:31 Calibrating the Smart pH Sensor
09:12 Adding the Smart pH Sensor in Home Assistant
11:13 How to make PH Sensor automation in Home Assistant?

► ESPHOME PHSENSOR GITHUB PROJECT
https://github.com/mlauhalu/esphome-phsensor

► GUAGE CARD FOR THE PH SENSOR
type: gauge
entity: sensor.ph_sensor
needle: true
min: 1
max: 14
segments:
  - from: 1
    color: '#db4437'
  - from: 6
    color: '#ffa600'
  - from: 7
    color: '#43a047'
  - from: 8
    color: '#ffa600'
  - from: 9
    color: '#db4437'

► PH SENSOR HOME ASSISTANT AUTOMATION
alias: if pH goes above 8 or below 6.5
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.ph_sensor
    above: '8'
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.ph_sensor
    below: '6.5'
condition: []
action:
  - service: persistent_notification.create
    data:
      message: The pH value becomes {{ states('sensor.ph_sensor') }}
mode: single

► ESPHOME CODE THAT I USED
https://gist.github.com/peyanski/902953d31a1419dc3579671396c20a57 

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Check what is new in #HomeAssistant #2022.8. I think #Repairs are huge.

► MY ARTICLE ABOUT THAT TOPIC - https://peyanski.com/what-is-new-in-home-assistant-2022-8/

► MY HOME ASSISTANT INSTALLATION METHODS FREE WEBINAR - https://automatelike.pro/webinar

► DOWNLOAD MY FREE SMART HOME GLOSSARY - https://automatelike.pro/glossary

► AFFILIATE LINKS
SwitchBot Flash Deals - https://switchbot.vip/3BwF221 
Shelly Amazon Store - https://amzn.to/34d88VR
Shelly Official Store (main page) - https://bit.ly/31aUcwK 
Reolink Flash Deals - http://shrsl.com/301ih 
Aqara Amazon Store - https://amzn.to/3EpeCSb 
Tech that I’m using right now - https://www.amazon.com/shop/kpeyanski
Get $100 in credit over 60 days for DigitalOcean - https://m.do.co/c/6dd2caef1f1f
Register for Kajabi from here https://app.kajabi.com/r/NetydFAg and I will share half of my commission with you (15%)

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Sign up for Crypto.com and we both get $25 USD (Referral code: xn86atnceg) - https://crypto.com/app/xn86atnceg
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► TIME TABLE
00:00 Intro
01:15 Home Assistant Repairs
05:51 Home Assistant Bluetooth integration
06:39 HomeKit Bluetooth Support
07:01 More Supported Brands

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