Recent content by markshep

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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Very interesting. What sort of hardware setup are you running? How many cameras?
  2. M

    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    The Zemismarts? Bought them directly from Zemismart.com. Took a few weeks to arrive. Also had an issue with the shipping cost on their website. They were very helpful in resolving it though.
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Also had quite a delay in the video feeds using ffmpeg into HA. Started with ezviz cameras linked into a hikvision NVR. Have moved to a 32 channel Uniview NVR and replaced all the cameras with Uniview. I still find the best results through motioneye add-on in HA. I'm getting the feed from the...
  4. M

    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Sonoff relays = brilliant. Sonoff light switches = suck. Go with Qualitel for sure
  5. M

    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    You can have them with pleasure. Let me check how many I have that haven't been butchered at the solder station. Will let you know
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Couldn't flash any of the Eachen light switches. I ended up ordering the Zemismart no neutral switches that were pretty easy to flash with tasmota. They have been running about a year now. No issues.
  7. M

    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    I have a few of the Eachen no neutral switches collecting dust. No way to flash them. Spent days on this and eventually gave up.
  8. M

    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Kicked out the DSC Neo for the Paradox SP6000 with IP150. Works brilliantly. Integration into HA was a breeze.
  9. M

    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Seems like a good choice. The Goodwe. Integrates well into home assistant. My neighbour has one. I'm still not convinced that I need coct approval for off grid PV.
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    Every January for the past 6 years I vow this is the year I put up panels and something else ends up taking priority. I'm using utility power to recharge batteries between loadshedding. Which inverter are you going for?
  11. M

    SA smart plugs that can be flashed with Tasmota

    Not sure what that could be. I've not had any experience with the BNETA plugs. Had a lot of disconnect issues with the BNETA bulbs in the past. Also had issues with tasmota devices and reserved IPs with some routers. I only use unifi nowadays. Or I disable dhcp on the router and run the home...
  12. M

    Suggested Product - to remind you that your garage door is left open

    Agreed. The d1 mini hooked up to an ignition controlled USB in the cars works really well to automate garage doors and gates. I also have sonoff sv with ultrasonic sensors attached to garage door motors which displays which car is in the garage based on detected height. Also have d1 mini with...
  13. M

    SA smart plugs that can be flashed with Tasmota

    Are you using factory firmware or tasmota?
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    Home Assistant : Q&A, Tips & Tricks, Your Configs

    I run 4 x voltronic axpert 5kva inverters in parallel. I monitor everything in home assistant. I use grid frequency sensors to trigger automation to kick off power guzzlers (pool pump, dishwasher, tumble dryer etc) to save battery. Works really well.
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    SA smart plugs that can be flashed with Tasmota

    I use the Sonoff basic or mini on appliances and the TH16 on aircons and geysers. Qualitel light switches are the best. I got some from takealot in December and had no problem flashing with tuya-convert
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