Among all my digital complaining, credit when & where due: I absolutely love that I open my #HomeAssistant once a year - namely about now, when the outside temp drops to "time to put the heat back on" level - and consistently the worst case scenario is...

[jwcph@helvede.net]

Among all my digital complaining, credit when & where due: I absolutely love that I open my #HomeAssistant once a year - namely about now, when the outside temp drops to "time to put the heat back on" level - and consistently the worst case scenario is replacing the batteries in a thermostat or two... this shit is solid! 🥰

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[mweiss@infosec.exchange]

@jwcph and with the right automation, you don't need to go in for even that

[jwcph@helvede.net]

@mweiss Well, batteries die, so... like, sometimes you do

[mweiss@infosec.exchange]

@jwcph hah! I meant about the temperature change. But HA can at least tell you when it's time to change the batteries, too.

[jwcph@helvede.net]

@mweiss Oh, I do have those automations & yes, they do just keep running; heating automation is basically all it's doing for me & it's saved me a lot of money which is also why I always check in around the change of the season to make sure it is, in fact, still working

[mweiss@infosec.exchange]

@jwcph yeah I cut my heating costs by about 10% through the automation. And learned a lot about how heat flows in and out of my house to boot.