Artem’s Energy‑Smart Automations Without the Chaos
Home Assistant Podcast
Heating, Sensors and Valve Fixes
Artem recounts discovering misinstalled floor‑heating valves, adding thermostats and sensors to save energy.
By day Artem works for JetBrains, developing coding IDEs for software professionals. But today we want to learn about his smart home, and how he is using Home Assistant to make it more energy efficient
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Welcome, sponsors, guest intro
00:02:30 - Developer life and new home
00:06:30 - Shutters and first automations
00:12:20 - Wi‑Fi presence and WAF/PAF
00:17:30 - Cabling regrets and PoE lessons
00:21:30 - Zigbee over Ethernet; IKEA fix
00:25:58 - Dynamic tariffs, solar and battery
00:33:20 - Smart appliance scheduling
00:41:00 - mmWave presence sensors
00:45:20 - Doorbell NFC and Nuki lock
00:50:10 - Wishlist, Hue and wiring
00:53:10 - Climate tuning and valve fix
00:58:40 - Versatile thermostat and wrap‑up
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Hosts
Phil Hawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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