Show Notes
A temperature sensor, a smart plug and a baby who wouldn’t sleep started Mayan’s Home Assistant journey. Phil and Rohan explore how that first nursery automation grew into Zigbee heating controls, local white noise, custom lighting and a whole-house dashboard.
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Chapters 00:00:00 — Welcome 00:02:00 — A sleepless baby starts everything 00:05:17 — Smart plugs and temperature sensors 00:08:25 — Tuya reliability and appliance safety 00:11:15 — Heating controls and nursery white noise 00:14:24 — Sonos, Spotify and local playback 00:17:22 — Choosing Zigbee over Wi-Fi 00:19:00 — ESP builds and fireplace fan safety 00:23:00 — Making custom Home Assistant hardware 00:25:20 — Projector lights and movie controls 00:27:28 — Smart-home controls 00:30:00 — Buttons, voice and kitchen tablets 00:33:55 — Night lights that help kids sleep 00:37:00 — Shared calendars on Home Assistant 00:40:00 — Organizing busy family schedules 00:43:26 — Automating a louvered pergola 00:46:30 — Hacking the pergola remote 00:49:40 — Tracking louver position 00:52:40 — DIY trade-offs and remote reliability 00:55:45 — Holiday mode and home security 00:58:40 — Solar hot water and load shifting 01:01:45 — Heat banking and energy choices 01:04:20 — A Frigate-powered AI cat trainer 01:07:30 — The mini PC running everything
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