9 July 2026
The simple Home Assistant setup I actually use every day
A practical look at the parts of Home Assistant that are useful every day, not just interesting to build.
Smart Home
Posts filed under Smart Home.
16 March 2026
My First Home Assistant Automation: Protecting the Powerwall from Daytime EV Charges
We needed to stop Intelligent Octopus Go from draining our Powerwall during daytime EV charges — without interfering with Octopus's control. Here's how we built our first Home Assistant automation to solve it.
16 March 2026
Using Excess Solar to Heat Our Hot Water — Our Second Home Assistant Automation
Our battery was full, solar was still generating, and we were exporting for nothing. So we built a Home Assistant automation to divert excess solar into heating our hot water tank instead.