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Wireless Hands-Free Car Kit C57
In this video I go for a ride in My Wife’s car with her driving, and test out a new Bluetooth device hands-free car kit C57...
Fixing Home Assistant DataBase Problems With MariaDB Addon
In this video I replace my overloaded Home Assistant Internal Database (SQLite) with MariaDB. ...
Almost Live-ish Tractor Ride – 1952 Allis Chalmers WD
In this video I take out my 1952 Allis Chalmers WD tractor for a ride to my community garden plot to plant some lettuce, onions, carrots, and asparagus....
Maxcio 400ml Smart Aromatherapy Diffuser Tasmota Install (Part 2)
In this video I pull my Maxcio 400ml Smart Aromatherapy Diffuser out of the Tuya cloud and bring it home to my Home Assistant instance. ...
Maxcio 400ml Smart Aromatherapy Diffuser Review & Tuya Install (Part 1)
In this video I unbox my new WIFI smart diffuser and get it working on the provided application on my phone. This is a Tuya based device and uses the Tuya app to provide WIFI functions. ...
Home Assistant & Tasmota Back-ups
m individual contributor GIThub pages for Home Assistant & Tasmota Back-ups and install them to provide a good back-up for your Smart-Home installation....
Home Assistant 0.107 Helpers Move to the New UI Editor.
In this video I show you how I converted the helper files that I was already using into my Lovelace & out of YAML using the new UI editor home assistant 0.107 helpers....
4 free ways to lite your Pellet Stove
In this video I use 4 items that you probably have around the house anyway as kindling to lite your Pellet Stove....
Home Assistant Human Malware Statistics Monitor (CoronaVirus Statistics Integration)
In this video I install the Home Assistant Integration that reads the Johns Hopkins API So Human Malware Statistics Monitor it is......
Four Ways to Remove String and Remove Hair From Office Chair Wheels
In this video I rescue the wheels from my wife’s office chair so she can roll around the office again. After this you too can remove hair from office chair wheels....
Laptop Keyboard Replacement Acer Aspire < $10 and 10 minutes
In this video I remove a bad keyboard from my Acer Aspire Laptop and do keyboard replacement with one from Amazon for less than $10 in less than 10 minutes. ...
12v Battery Charger Repair Schauer Quick Charger F-5612
I repair my 12v / 6v 20a portable battery charger....
Sonoff Slampher and PIR Coordination of 2 Separate Units
I have completed this project where I have 2 separately wired lights in a basement stairway that need coordinated control (PIR Coordination of 2 Separate Units). ...
Sonoff Slampher and Sonoff PIR Integration
Connecting a sonoff slampher and a sonoff PIR to each other and home assistant....
Tasmota based drop pin door lock <$30
Looking for a DIY cheap drop pin door lock? Read on. Magnetic door locks would also work.. (Tasmota or Zigbee device)...
EasyFire Model EF3801 (runs on 12V DC) Pellet Stove Operation & Demonstration
I run an EPI EasyFire Model EF3801 Pellet Stove showing what I know about it along the way. ...
Toilet Flange, Wax Seal, and Toilet Seat Replacement
I repair my upstairs toilet that has an intermittent leak into the Kitchen 1 floor below. The floor flange was broken. The wax seal was damaged....
Whitfield Profile 20 Pellet Stove Operation and Demonstration
I run an Whitfield Profile 20 showing what to do and not do along the way....
Humidistat Replacement Using Home Assistant and Tasmota with a Sonoff SV
In this video I don humidistat replacement with a Tasmotized Sonoff SV using Home Assistant for command and control....