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I've a few of the temperature sensors, a few door/window sensors, a couple of movement sensors and one of the buttons plus some leak sensors on the way, all integrated into Home Assistant.
The temperature sensors are probably not the most accurate but readings seem fairly close to other non-smart temp sensors I have.
The switch for some reason doesn't work in HA but probably something to do with my setup.
The rest all work grand.
I have an automation to turn on hall light if the hall door opens (door sensor) and another one to turn on bathroom light if it detects movement. Both work quickly and they rarely need to be reset (and when they do it is because of issue with the lights rather than sensors).

Yes I did. I got a nest mini. It arrived last week.

ted1 wrote: »

Got an generic email from google offering a mini

“ The new Nest Aware is now available. Annual plans start at just €50 a year and cover all of the Nest cameras in your home. When you subscribe, you’ll get 30 days of event-based video history. You’ll also get a Nest Mini, on us.”

If they are still flaky as mine is then it will jus frustrate you more. There is a long support thread about dropouts. Every other time I ask my nest mini to do something "...hmmmm something whent wrong try again in a fe wminutes" needs to be unplugged and plugged in again.

2 home minis work fine in the kitchen and shed but the nest mini is not as good despite its "upgrades"

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

My free nest mini is also the useless one in the family.
Older mini, home and hubs all work fine but the I'm sorry reply is nearly the standard reply from the nest mini.

Same, have 2 older minis, a home and a hub, all flawless. The free Nest Mini constantly drops connection, and I'll often wake up in the morning to a notification that it has yet again been unlinked from the house. Useless.

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Connectivity issues with their smart plugs, connectivity issues with their earbuds...... what are they doing.

Google are flaky as duck with everything the do apart from search engines and ads. I'd always be wary of getting too dependent on them.

paulgrogan.eu wrote: »

Hey all,

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P.

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acalmenvoy wrote: »

In layman's terms, how would this benefit me.

Assuming you're talking about the Thermostat & 2 Radiator Valve set, and that you have
a water-filled radiator based heating system, and
an internet connection:

The Thermostat could replace a thermostat you already have on the wall, allowing you to set heating schedules for whatever heating your existing thermostat controls at the moment, using a phone based app.

The Tado thermostat is far more accurate than most analog thermostats that I've seen installed, so you won't get as much fluctuation of temperature before the heating turns off or on. That means the house temperature will be more comfortable.

The Radiator Valves are not valves, per se. If you have Thermostatic Radiator Valves on your existing rads, the you can swap the Thermostatic heads off & replace them with the Tado version.
If you have a room that regularly overheats when your heating is on, a TRV will adjust the amount of hot water going to that rad, so the room doesn't overheat.,
If you have a room that is not regularly used, then a TRV can be set to heat that room once a day, enough to air it & stay off at all other times.

So, you can save fuel because the app can tell the heating to set different temperatures at different times throughout the day, warmer when you're at home, cooler when you're away or at bedtime.

The Tado system can be expanded to give you control of your Hot Water cylinder, also.

I've replaced my upstairs & downstairs thermostats first. Then I slowly added the Radiator Valves, a few at a time, as they came up on offer. I'm delighted with it, & reckon I've saved on Kerosene last winter, even though I didn't have all my Radiator Valves installed.

Mmmm this or the doorbell??