Home Assistant beginners

Bluecube · 2025-12-23T10:23:12+0000

Just adding a note here that you can feel free to ignore - using HA to control your heating is a very deep rabbit hole to venture down that can soak up a lot of your time. If you can find a ready made system that suits your needs then go for it/ stick with it.

I only created my own set up because Hive was annoying me at the time. I’d already had a lot of automations and schedules set up already before I made the jump. I wouldn’t like to start from scratch!

Subliminal Aura · 2025-12-23T12:13:13+0000

Bluecube said:
Just adding a note here that you can feel free to ignore - using HA to control your heating is a very deep rabbit hole to venture down that can soak up a lot of your time

Definitely
I've had the sonoff trvzb's for a couple of years, the only benefit I got out of them is helping me to balance the radiators and more useless stats to look at :cry:

Having said that, they have been rock solid for me, not had to replace the batteries and just checked to find that the batteries are still > 90% !

I've seen complaints about the trvzb - maybe it's all down to the their zigbee network performance but as I said - no issues for me

the-evaluator · 2025-12-23T12:14:39+0000

I've stayed away from using HA to control my heating for fear of losing wife approval. She's fine with a light or automation occasionally not working as expected but she'd be rightly unhappy to wake up to a cold house with no hot water.

As much I like tinkering in HA, this is one thing I'm staying well clear of.

Bluecube · 2025-12-23T12:29:49+0000

Subliminal Aura said:
Having said that, they have been rock solid for me, not had to replace the batteries and just checked to find that the batteries are still > 90% !

What brand and model do you have? The shoddy TRVs I got needed replacement batteries about twice a year

Subliminal Aura · 2025-12-23T13:35:06+0000

Bluecube said:
What brand and model do you have? The shoddy TRVs I got needed replacement batteries about twice a year

Sonoff TRVZB ... the battery will run down on the device that is doing the most valve switching ... I can see this on one TRV that is at 87%.
In my setup there's not much switching happening which explains the battery longevity

robj20 · 2025-12-23T13:47:59+0000

Bluecube said:
What brand and model do you have? The shoddy TRVs I got needed replacement batteries about twice a year

If it's anything like my Evohome ones those more expensive lithium batteries make a Huge difference over standard AAs, rechargeable are a no go as well.