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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/zoidddddy on 2025-11-25 22:16:25+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/maxi1134 on 2025-11-25 22:52:41+00:00.

It started with a dream; It ended with 95 feet of wire.

I always wanted a bed presence system; I ended up using a Everything Presence Lite, but still wanted more data points for my crazy automations.

This culminated in me and my buddy soldering and attaching 16 load cells to the bedframe itself, covering them with steel plates to distribute the weight and then putting the springbox and the matress on top.

Here, our legion of load cells!

The plan was simple, 4 zones of 4 load cells

Some steel in order to spread the weight over the load cells.

the 'box spring' on top of the steel to even further spread the weight. As each is only rated for 50kg.

Tons and tons of cables

All nicely tucked away!

https://preview.redd.it/vndum7w6gh3g1.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6dd3065d1619f13ced8a9be6937eb46ca20bd21a

And bam! Ni vu, Ni connu! (Except for when you spot the white usb cable coming out of the bedframe 🫣)

Now for those wondering, here is the code used on my github. (As to not clog this post with 295 lines)

One thing I would redo better, for those wondering. Would be to put the load cells at the very end of the steel bars, instead of 2 inches inward. As now there is flex outside the 'sensing' zone.

P.S: I almost forgot the HA entity!

Yes, the playing thing is what you think; No, we don't need to discuss it furthermore. 👀

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/mardybum81 on 2025-11-25 21:49:49+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/fluffie-pixel on 2025-11-25 15:39:36+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/DeeznuttZZttunzeeD on 2025-11-25 09:34:46+00:00.

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Hey everyone,

I finally get to share something I’ve been quietly building for a while. It’s called Button Builder, and it lets you design custom-button-card buttons through a clean visual interface instead of wrestling with YAML.

You control everything: colors, icons, tap/hold actions, animations, conditional states, shadows, borders, gradients, you name it. When you're done, Button Builder spits out the YAML so you can paste it straight into your dashboard. No guesswork, no fighting indentation at 2 a.m.

It also has an AI mode where you can type something like, “Make a glowing red garage button that turns green when closed,” and it will try to create the YAML for you. Sometimes it’s perfect, sometimes it’s a chaos gremlin, but it’s fun either way.

A few honest notes:

• It’s early. Things will break.

• I’ve never coded before in my life. I built this entire thing by working with AI tools.

• It’s available through HACS by adding it as a custom repo.

• GitHub repo: https://github.com/aspenrt78/button-builder/

• Supporting it costs me both time and real money (AI tokens add up fast), so if you enjoy the project and want to help keep it going, my Buy Me a Coffee is open. No pressure.

Right now I need testers and community feedback. If you know dashboards, I’d love your ideas. If you’re new to Home Assistant, I’d love to see what you create. Bug reports, tips, tricks, suggestions, and contributions are all appreciated.

If you want to try something new, make cleaner dashboards, or just enjoy pressing shiny buttons, give Button Builder a shot and let me know what you think.

Happy automating!

Edit:

Quick note about the AI features. Button Builder uses Google’s Gemini API, and you’ll need to generate your own free API key to use the “Magic Builder” button.

I originally tried bundling a key, but Google automatically flags shared keys as “leaked” and disables them. Because of that, everyone needs to set up their own key on their own Google account. It only takes a minute, and it keeps the AI tools working smoothly for you.

If you don’t have a key yet, clicking the Magic Builder button will take you straight to Google AI Studio, where you can create one for free.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/ElementZoom on 2025-11-25 10:01:21+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/the_current_solution on 2025-11-25 00:26:05+00:00.

Recently I purchased the level bolt deadlock that works through matter over thread.

Now one of the features Level advertises about their lock is its ability to add a key to apple wallet.

In my quest to avoid any kind of 3rd party integration whatsoever, I found an even more convenient way to automate the lock on an apple device: Shortcuts.

This makes it so easy to unlock my lock, as I can add the shortcut to my home screen (as seen in the screenshot below). Not only that, but shortcuts are also something you can add to your apple watch, so you can recreate the entire functionality of the apple home key without ever leaving the bounds of homeassistant.

Steps to DIY

• create a script in homeassistant that literally just toggles the lock (and notifies you of its new state)
• create an apple shortcut (only works on apple 26.1+ though)
• add the shortcut as a widget to your lock screen
• add the shortcut button to your apple watch face

And not only does this work well for me, but it also genuinely works well for my wife (she even said it was great without me asking 🥹), and we all know that trying to sell your wife on some automation you made is an uphill battle.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/chimilinga on 2025-11-24 23:34:18+00:00.

Curious if anyone has been able to leverage their HA ecosystem and ahtomations to help lower home insurance or utility costs (if thats even possible)? Automatic water shut off, power consumption efficiency?

Anyone successfully done this?

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/TheMrWessam on 2025-11-24 20:26:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/TheRealBigLou on 2025-11-24 17:43:21+00:00.

A couple weeks ago I had posted asking Reddit what their recommendations for a POE zigbee controller was. I got a few mixed suggestions and waited out the official HA announcement. Unfortunately, that was not a POE solution. The reason I wanted POE was that I needed to get my controller away from my x86 machine. Where it was located, it was impossible to get the controller more than a foot or two away, and every single USB port was USB 3.0--which causes interferance with Zigbee radios. It was causing major issues with reception and reliability and the best solution for me was to simply separate the controller as far as possible--which is why I looked into POE solutions. I could just put it in an optimal location anywhere on my network!

But, after some extra research, I decided to take a shot at a different solution--one that still relied on Ethernet. I figured, if I can simply keep my USB controller but move it to another area of my house, it would be the best of both worlds. I first tried a simple USB over Ethernet adapter that I already had. It kind of worked, but it would randomly go offline. I figured it was simply not allowing enough power to reach the controller. Instead, I decided to use a powered USB over Ethernet adapter. While much more expensive, it was still quite a bit cheaper than a good POE controller, and I could keep my existing setup without having to migrate anything! Fortunately, it seems like it did the trick and I've been going strong for a week with zero disconnects or drops! It's DRAMATICALLY improved my zigbee network.

So, for those in a similar situation, I would recommend giving this a go. Here's the one I'm using: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HHFZY5H

Yeah, it's $50. Yeah, it's twice as expensive as the Sonoff USB coordinator I had. Yeah, together, they're the same price as a good POE coordinator. This is definitely not something I would recommend for those initially investing in a zigbee network. This is ONLY for those who've already invested in a USB coordinator and for whatever reason need to move it far away using Ethernet. I just haven't seen this recommended before, so I thought I'd give others the option.

Also, another positive is that the adapter is USB 2.0, so you don't have to worry about interference on the coordinator end.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/kelvin1302 on 2025-11-24 19:18:48+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Poat540 on 2025-11-24 19:03:00+00:00.

Around 3 am, my wife's and my phones started screaming at us. Some old Govee water sensors I have triggered, and my Sonoff MQTT integration saw the message when my water softener leaked during a regen.

Zooz Titan valve closed our main line before my eyes even adjusted to the notification.

Received an email from Govee about a possible leak 20m later lol

Cleaned up and went back to bed around 3:15 am

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Sokolsok on 2025-11-24 11:09:18+00:00.

Original Title: My DIY version of Nanoleaf panels, featuring an onboard ESP32 and controlled directly through ESPHome. In addition to the beautiful lighting, each panel has six buttons, so it can trigger any action in Home Assistant.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/maillme on 2025-11-24 10:33:05+00:00.

Yes, I was inspired by the name from the bindicator

A few weeks ago my gf (who usually hates all this automation stuff) said to me: "I'd love an indicator that shows me when the was machine is finished, but reminds me, as I'm often on a call and keep forgetting to empty it"

Me: "Hold my beer love.... 🍺*"*

• Found a 3D model of a wash machine (credit).
• ESP32 / WLED / Home Assistant
• White: Idle (might just turn it off at idle)
• Blue: Washing is on
• Green: Washing is finished
• Red: You forgot to empty it (1 hour)
• Back to Idle when a door sensor on the wash machine is triggered
• Note: I don't have a smart wash-machine. Made smart with smart plug monitoring power
• You can see it in action here: https://youtu.be/SMYwwhIJpD8

There's lots of other ways could make it more advanced etc, but running with it for a few weeks to see how it goes.

I might actually have a better design done and make it a bit more permanent (I'd like the ESP to have it's own spot, right now it's just loose in there), maybe print a few for others....

And maybe this has already been done. I don't know.

thanks for checking it out.

https://preview.redd.it/6iktt4jfm63g1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83caf29c54045fc1f948c0637783439f504604ca

The door opens.... it can't wash clothes though

Washing started

Washing forgot

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Complete_Bee_8698 on 2025-11-24 07:08:45+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/impolitemrtaz on 2025-11-24 03:49:51+00:00.

Hey all, I’m curious what has been the biggest issue you’ve faced with HA? I’ve looked over the repos and here on this thread and seems like memory use might be a common one caused by either core or integrations? I imagine the learning curve for a non-technical person is decently high with learning about scripts, automations, scenes, etc. Anyway, would be interested to hear your thoughts!

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/mrmees on 2025-11-24 03:37:10+00:00.

I've been setting 5 minute increments in the history drop-down like a schmuck for the last couple of years.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/LunaticKrave on 2025-11-24 01:02:22+00:00.

I'm always curious while sitting in my home office when I hear a plane fly overhead, and wanted something to announce on my speakers what the plane is and some details about the flight. So I built this automation!

What it does:

Whenever a plane flies overhead below 15,000 feet (and I'm home), my voice assistant announces details about the aircraft using ChatGPT to generate natural-sounding descriptions. It includes the airline, aircraft type, route, altitude, and speed. If it's something special or vintage, it'll call that out too!

Example announcement:

Features:

• Real-time monitoring via FlightRadar24 integration
• AI-generated announcements (no robotic template responses)
• Time-based filtering (only during daytime hours)
• Presence detection (only when you're home)
• Smart volume management
• 5-minute cooldown to prevent spam
• Converts airport codes to actual city/airport names

Requirements:

• FlightRadar24 Home Assistant integration
• OpenAI Conversation integration (ChatGPT)
• Voice assistant or media player for TTS

Perfect for aviation enthusiasts or anyone who's curious about what's flying overhead!

Repository: https://github.com/LunaticKrave/ha-flightradar24-announcer/

The README has full installation instructions and customization options. Feel free to contribute or suggest improvements!

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/MrRenove on 2025-11-23 15:26:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/wilsonbroeksema on 2025-11-23 14:40:14+00:00.

I see a lot of people jumping on the Home Assistant ZBT-2.

I assume most of these people already have a Zigbee network in place, so why would you replace your existing controller?

In my setup I use the Slzb-06 which has POE. For me that's the major downside of the new controller from HA.

Just curious.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/No-Profession-7969 on 2025-11-22 17:45:15+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Beginning_Moment6274 on 2025-11-23 08:06:05+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/FradBitt on 2025-11-22 22:32:20+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/Eelviny on 2025-11-22 19:33:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/borgqueenx on 2025-11-22 19:25:56+00:00.