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Josh from Josh’s Smart Home joins Phil and Rohan to unpack a 300-device Home Assistant setup running on Home Assistant Green. We dive into the move from SmartThings, building a reliable Zigbee mesh, energy automations with Tesla Powerwall and a smart pool pump and theatre room presence.
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Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:22 - Meet Josh 00:02:18 - Early smart home missteps 00:04:12 - SmartThings and Lutron 00:05:54 - WebCoRE ends, HA begins 00:09:29 - Home Assistant Green setup 00:09:34 - Zigbee mesh with Aqara 00:12:55 - Theater gear quirks 00:14:18 - Theater automation philosophy 00:22:02 - Time-of-use energy automations 00:23:00 - Powerwall + solar in HA 00:26:31 - ROI and arbitrage 00:28:28 - Tesla automations 00:32:42 - Dashboards and voice control 00:37:19 - Washer/dryer and doorbell alerts 00:40:37 - 187 automations, time saved 00:44:20 - Motion and humidity control 00:48:56 - Measuring automation impact 00:50:02 - Smart blinds convenience 00:50:19 - Yarbo mower and snowblower 00:58:43 - Security and utility uses 01:06:59 - Starting Josh’s Smart Home 01:10:27 - Automation content plans 01:12:45 - Top new-build tips 01:15:56 - Designing and building 01:21:26 - Where to find Josh
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