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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/pants117 on 2025-11-28 03:08:31+00:00.
I think the best part of setting up HA is messing with your kids. I have the laundry room on a motion sensor. The 4 y/o walks in and the lights turn on. She is just floored. So we were playing with her saying she has magical powers. Just to see her little mind turning with curiosity is amazing to see.
It all started with controlling my well pump with some leak detection. Now its turned into almost the whole house. Just simple stuff. Open the front door and the lights turn on. The garage lights are 3 wayed. But not at the top of the stair to the house. Put in a relay with a stand alone button. No more forgetting the lights on.
My brother wanted to control his fire place off his phone. Put in a dry contact relay and he hooked it to his Google home. Happy as pig in poo.
Just endless cool stuff to do. Thanks HA for making this all open for all to use.