Home Assistant beginners
- Thread starter katie279
- Start date
Lol not quite ready to go that far. I think that setting the export threshold seems to have done it thanks
E- that does seem to have done it, no charging from house battery last night. I can't imagine ever charging ev from solar direct unless rates change significantly so this method seems OK long term.
E- that does seem to have done it, no charging from house battery last night. I can't imagine ever charging ev from solar direct unless rates change significantly so this method seems OK long term.
Last edited:
We're replacing our ageing gas Rayburn with a system boiler and unvented cylinder.
Our plumber has recommended the Worcester Bosch Greenstar 4000, which seems to be well regarded.
When the heating is drained down, I want to replace all nine of our TRVs with a smart option.
Is the Tapo Kasa the way to go? Or Hive, Tado, or Drayton?
It needs to be compatible with the Worcester 4000 and Apple HomeKit. Other than that, I'm not really sure what differentiates the various options.
Any advice would be welcome.
Our plumber has recommended the Worcester Bosch Greenstar 4000, which seems to be well regarded.
When the heating is drained down, I want to replace all nine of our TRVs with a smart option.
Is the Tapo Kasa the way to go? Or Hive, Tado, or Drayton?
It needs to be compatible with the Worcester 4000 and Apple HomeKit. Other than that, I'm not really sure what differentiates the various options.
Any advice would be welcome.
Anyone else having issues with Amazon Echos. I use them to announce when things like the washing machine are finished and they keep becoming unavailable.
Looks like it might be a common issue so hopefully it gets fixed.
github.com
Looks like it might be a common issue so hopefully it gets fixed.
Alexa Devices integration periodically becomes unavailable with CannotRetrieveData('Request failed: Service Unavailable') until integration is reloaded · Issue #174990 · home-assistant/core
The problem Alexa Devices Integration - Periodic "Service Unavailable" / Integration Becomes Unavailable Environment Home Assistant Core: 2026.6.4 Installation: Home Assistant OS (x86-64) Alexa Dev...
github.com
Soldato
- Joined
- 24 Sep 2015
- Posts
- 4,293
Anyone else having issues with Amazon Echos. I use them to announce when things like the washing machine are finished and they keep becoming unavailable.
Looks like it might be a common issue so hopefully it gets fixed.
Alexa Devices integration periodically becomes unavailable with CannotRetrieveData('Request failed: Service Unavailable') until integration is reloaded · Issue #174990 · home-assistant/core
The problem Alexa Devices Integration - Periodic "Service Unavailable" / Integration Becomes Unavailable Environment Home Assistant Core: 2026.6.4 Installation: Home Assistant OS (x86-64) Alexa Dev...
I had nothing but problems when I tried to get that integration working some time ago so instead I use Alexa Media Player. It may be worth checking that out to get the notifications working whilst the other integration is fixed.
Noob here and I'm thinking of using Home Assistant and have a few Reolink poe cameras. I was thinking of using a tablet for the HA dash (will add a few devices and widgets? to it) and view the cameras, have alert setup as well. Can the screen be on sleep and turn on when there is doorbell activity?
Now my router is upstairs and I'm thinking of mounting the tablet downstairs on the wall. I have read about HA green, can it work with a WiFi dongle? I don't want to have a long ethernet wire running nor want to use homeplugs.
Will this work?
Now my router is upstairs and I'm thinking of mounting the tablet downstairs on the wall. I have read about HA green, can it work with a WiFi dongle? I don't want to have a long ethernet wire running nor want to use homeplugs.
Will this work?
Soldato
- Joined
- 8 Dec 2002
- Posts
- 22,312
- Location
- North Yorkshire
I wouldn't go buying a HA green - just get a Rasp PI it's incredibly easy to get started.... Customising it is where it get exciting!
Last edited:
Whatever hardware you go for, what’s stopping you plugging it in next to your router? Running HA on a WiFi connected device isn’t a good idea.
Putting the tablet to sleep and activating on a doorbell ring can be done. I haven’t tried recently but I spent a lot of time trying to get such a set up to work and had to give up. It may be simpler now but be aware it may be fiddly.
Did some reading and just ordered a Dell Wyse 5070 J5005 for £43, was last one. Should be good right?
One of the reasons is because that corner of the house is a mess with ethernets from cameras, Poe switch, router, ont then HA client. I was thinking with the client downstairs and closer to the tablet, it would be more responsive when showing camera feed?
As for the tablet turning on, I was able to do it with Macrodroid (Android app). It would even switch from any app to the Reolink app.
It’s about reliability and a hard wired connection is more reliable than WiFi. Responsiveness shouldn’t be an issue. If you get good WiFi where the tablet is then you’ll be fine.
Ok so the Wyse I bought doesn't have the WiFi card. Does that mean of connected to the router by ethernet, HA can connect to compatible devices?
Yes. Absolutely. Just a check here - you do know that HA is a server product and that you don’t connect a screen to the HA device to interact with it? I just get the impression that’s what you’re expecting and it’s a common expectation!
Wasn't too sure about connecting a screen directly to it. I heard about HA from my friend a few months ago and only yesterday watched several videos, read a few Reddit posts and decided to take a dive.
So once I flash it, I need to access a web gui for the initial setup. After that I can get a tablet or 2 and setup the dashboard where I can access my cameras and control lights?
What's the minimum storage required for HA OS? My friend is telling me to install Ubuntu and use docker. Haven't read up about docker.
You'll use a separate phone, tablet or a computer to access the GUI which will guide you through the set up process. I've been running HA for so long that I can't actually remember how the install and set up process works anymore! There will be an online guide somewhere, most likely on the Home Assistant website which will be more help than anything I type. Once you've got HA installed, you'll set up the cameras and lights and then move on to making up your dashboard. What cameras and lights do you have btw?
I run HA as a VM that uses a 30Gb disk. I'm not expecting to run out of space any time soon. I'm not familiar with the hardware you plan to install HA on but I'd go for a bare metal install of HAOS. The docker install has limitations that you'll start to bump into quite quickly namely the installing of Apps within HA. If the hardware has more oomph than I think it has then Ubuntu as a base will be fine but install HAOS as a VM rather than a docker
Reolink cams, Xiaomi and meorss lights. Will be adding a few more lights. My boiler (heater) control is wireless, not sure how it connects as I can remove it from the mount use it upstairs. I'm hoping that can be added as well. Planning to buy and mount a tablet downstairs so can control lights and see camera when someone's at the door.
I went the VM route and it was incredibly easy to get up and running. Windows 11 as my OS because I couldn't be bothered learning Linux. I then also have Plex running.
All on an MSI mini PC.
All that kit should be picked up by HA with minimal effort. I take it the Xiaomi and Meross lights are WiFi?
If you can get your boiler control connected via a HA integration then great. If you can’t then hang fire until you pick up some experience. There’s a world of difference between not being able to turn on a light and not being able to turn on your heating. Or even worse at the moment - not being to turn it off!