A few years ago, I invested in the Satechi 108W PRO USB-C PD Desktop Charger, which served its purpose well for quite some time. However, as the device collection in…
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Flashing Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus using a mac
I use, and can highly recommend, the Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus with my Home Assistant server (running ZHA). However, recently I had an issue where I added a new…
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Water heater power monitoring in Home Assistant with Elko SmartPlug 16A
I wanted to monitor the power usage of our water heater. However, because it draws 3000W, there weren’t a ton of options for what smart plug to use that supported…
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Review: Sensibo Air
Ever since we decided to get a heat pump in our house, I had my mind set on getting a Sensibo Sky. This is a device that makes your heat…
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Review: Roborock S5 Max – Upgrading my robot vacuum after 6 years
In 2014 I bough our first robot vacuum. It was a Neato XV Signature Pro. This vacuum has been doing it’s job faithfully since then, but recently the screen died…
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Tibber – the Electric power company for the future
Electric power companies, in general, are pretty much the same. Tibber however, is unlike any electricity company I had seen before. They try to utilise the data we get from…
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