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Back in 2021 I wrote about the Aqara 1, 2 and 4 way scene switches. Great idea, at the time I had limited use for them. A lot has happened meantime and the Zigbee scene switches they sent me are now in use in our new home. I also have a couple of


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This new new Switchbot battery-powered rechargeable floor-standing fan is for the most part GREAT. It’s quiet, neat-looking and works just fine stand-alone, in the Switchbot app, wit the Switchbot Hub 3 desk unit and to an extent – within Home Assistant.

The fan turned up unexpectedly this morning – I wondered what my wife was doing buying a new fan… I just happened...


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More precisely, two battery pack types. Just a little something that some of you might find useful. As you may know, we moved into a new home a little while back with no electricity so I bought a generator and an Oukitel lithium power unit (wish I’d bought a Bluetti) then added a solar panel – and typical of these Lithium power supplies / invertors, mine has a fan in...


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According to the box, this new Sonoff product is a Matter-compatible outdoor smart plug that runs on Wi-Fi with: smart timer, Matter compatibility, energy overview, electricity bill tracking, overload protection and overcurrent protection.


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