Category: New-build home

  • Project plan

    Project plan

    As described in my post New-build home I want to make a smart home out of a not so smart home. Here’s my project plan. Prerequisites I have some prerequisites I like to keep in mind: Devices This is the list of devices I’d like to control and/or use to make the house a smart-home.…

  • Utility meter: Water

    Utility meter: Water

    We have a water meter that’s by no means smart. We get a letter once a year to update the meter reading in a portal and our monthly fee is calculated. Water is cheap here, so not really a good reason to measure water usage except for sustainability reasons and, off course, fun. Tinker or…

  • Energy monitoring Nibe F1255

    Energy monitoring Nibe F1255

    In my search to interface with the Nibe heat pump I found out that our Nibe isn’t equipped with a standard interface for local control. The newer S series are. What I want to achieve is be able to monitor and control the heat pump from Home Assistant to be able to set the temperature…

  • New-build home

    New-build home

    This Friday we’ll receive the keys for our new-build home. I’ve been living up to this moment for two years now and can’t wait to get started with all things home-automation. First, some wall paper, paint and flooring will need to be done. I won’t bother you with that, what I will bother you with…