Gus Whitcombe
@gusw
Member · Member since Oct 2026
Location: Hobart
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- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
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- Bulk-rename entities with a pattern
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Most liked posts
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
PIR sensors keep turning my office lights off while I sit still and type. Has anyone found an mmWave sensor that detects a person sitting at a desk reliably and
5 likes
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Tuned the gates, no more false triggers from the fan. Thanks both.
3 likes
- Blueprint: Motion-activated light with a manual override
Could you add a brightness input for night time?
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- 2026.10: You are here
Can anyone confirm the voice satellite works with the older 2024 microphone boards? I have three lying around.
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- Custom card: how to change the icon colour by state?
Yes, the tile card has a colour option per state since 2026.4. Edit the card, pick "state colour" and set the colours under the entity's settings.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Guide: Backups you can actually restore
The 04:30 tip deserves its own sticky.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Bulk-rename entities with a pattern
Strongly agree. Adding new rooms is mostly renaming.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Migrating from an old Pi to a mini PC without losing history
Make a full backup on the Pi, install fresh on the mini PC and restore the backup during onboarding. History and statistics come along.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Most Zigbee plugs with metering work well. Avoid the ones that report only every five minutes, check the reporting interval in the device database first.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Template sensor for "hours since the washer finished"
Use last_changed on your washer state sensor: template: - sensor: - name: Washer done since unit_of_measurement: h state: > {{
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Blueprint: Motion-activated light with a manual override
Could you add a brightness input for night time?
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Blueprint: Motion-activated light with a manual override
Liked by Mirela Stan
Could you add a brightness input for night time?
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Blueprint: Motion-activated light with a manual override
Liked by Pieter Vos
Could you add a brightness input for night time?
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Install on a Pi 5 with NVMe: boot loops after first update
Fresh install on a Pi 5 with an NVMe HAT. First boot works, but after updating the OS it loops at the boot logo. Reflashed twice, same result.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Solar + battery: charge from the grid when the tariff is cheapest
Same idea here but I also block the dishwasher during expensive hours. Easy 10 € a month.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Ansel Brightwater
Tuned the gates, no more false triggers from the fan. Thanks both.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Tobias Achebe
Tuned the gates, no more false triggers from the fan. Thanks both.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Oskar Nyberg
Tuned the gates, no more false triggers from the fan. Thanks both.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Tobias Achebe
PIR sensors keep turning my office lights off while I sit still and type. Has anyone found an mmWave sensor that detects a person sitting at a desk reliably and
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Oskar Nyberg
PIR sensors keep turning my office lights off while I sit still and type. Has anyone found an mmWave sensor that detects a person sitting at a desk reliably and
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Pieter Vos
PIR sensors keep turning my office lights off while I sit still and type. Has anyone found an mmWave sensor that detects a person sitting at a desk reliably and
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Hearthlink Team
PIR sensors keep turning my office lights off while I sit still and type. Has anyone found an mmWave sensor that detects a person sitting at a desk reliably and
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Which presence sensor actually works for a home office?
Liked by Clara Jensen
PIR sensors keep turning my office lights off while I sit still and type. Has anyone found an mmWave sensor that detects a person sitting at a desk reliably and
Likes received · 10/12/2026