Category Archives: Weigh In

Got my replacement vehicle Got AWD and Touring Trim This should add some normalcy to my life. Used to having a car I call mine. Instead of sharing it between 4 other drivers. Weight: 342.0

The IKE motion sensors or OK, they are like the F15’s of the US air force, overall cheaper cost, and has its place. These would be the F35 These run on AA batteries, and have a shorter cooldown time. Rated … Continue reading →

Found a need for buttons around the house to do stuff Trying a couple out, having a hard time find just a single use button like the Ikea one on the top left. The middle top one seems to have … Continue reading →

I got both my zigbee soneoff and my RF sonoff (433mhz) working. Maybe the demise of my 433mhz devices is not so soon. Things looking good. This actually makes it possible to virtualize home assistant and still connect to zigbee … Continue reading →

OK not my car, it is my daughters’. But we got another Honda, HR-V 2022. Yes a 2022 in 2021. Stock is so bad though, it is hard to get a car. And price was ridiculous, kind of accepted it. … Continue reading →

It is nice getting in to home automation. There are some cool things I am doing. May still keep the 433mhz for a bit, but the Zigbee seems to be doing its job. Most of the devices are out, unfortunately … Continue reading →

Inadvertently came across an article on PIR cooldown times. Looks like the Ikea motions sensors take 3 minutes to reset. Not sure if that is a good thing, so I am going to maybe get another one for the outside. … Continue reading →

Looks like the days of 433mhz sensors in my home are limited. Today I purchased 8 more Ikea Motion sensors, not quite going all in, but close. These were relatively cheap at $9.99 each. I got them all set up … Continue reading →