Brett Kosinski
https://indieweb.social/@brettk
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Sep 8
@aaronpk Time capsule!
WeChat ID
aaronpk_tv
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Dr. Fett
https://social.cologne/@df
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Sep 8
@aaronpk A separate low-voltage DC net to power all those ESPs?
That was kind of the idea behind running the doubled up ethernet everywhere, I can always send 5V or PoE over that if I need to. -
absolutely on the list! It's going to be a full day project, I want to make sure I have some organization system for all the photos.
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Paul
https://infosec.exchange/@planzi
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Sep 8
@aaronpk pretty much the wires for the contact sensors (doors, windows), the fire alarm wiring and the wires from the alarm box to the horn and the touchscreen panels themselves
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bahaha yes good plan
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Ashley Kolodziej 🐰
https://fosstodon.org/@ashleykolodziej
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Sep 8
@aaronpk Some sort of metallic object at a consistent height that you’ll remember for locating studs. It could be something as simple as a nail at doorknob height on all of them. Extra points if you can figure out some sort of way to note where your wires and pipes are, like maybe a magnet flipped so that it repels when you use a stud finding magnet. If I could make any upgrade to the walls of my house, that would be it by a mile.
Interesting, I've always used a stud finder for finding the wood which works pretty well. I'm definitely worried about finding the pipes later, but I'm going to spend a full day photographing and cataloguing each wall before they get closed up. -
Paul
https://infosec.exchange/@planzi
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Sep 8
@aaronpk if you're going to have a wired security system, having the security company installer come and do that before the walls closed up would be good.
I don't really know what goes into a security system these days, I'm doing a lot of it DIY. I have outdoor cameras already, and electronic locks for the doors. Also wires for door contact sensors. -
Paul
https://infosec.exchange/@planzi
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Sep 8
@aaronpk yes - we added them when we renovated the bathroom and it's great. Also a power outlet by the toilet for a heated toilet seat, and another inside of the bathroom cabinet for charging razors (so they don't have to be out on the countertop all of the time).
Nice! and yup got outlets in those spots already! -
Paul
https://infosec.exchange/@planzi
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Sep 8
@aaronpk also: speaker wire for wherever you will want speakers. We put ceiling mounted speakers above the sink in our master bathroom and they get used daily.
ooh bathroom is not something I had considered. We do have speakers in the living room, kitchen, and rooftop patio tho! -
Paul
https://infosec.exchange/@planzi
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Sep 8
@aaronpk if your internets will be delivered by your cable tv provider, make sure you have a path for that cable... otherwise the cable company will just butcher your house when they do their install
I hope to never have internet delivered from the cable provider 😅 and have no plans to get cable service, BUT... the electrician insisted on running coax everywhere anyway, so now my plan is to create my own in-house cable TV network -
jthingelstad
https://micro.blog/jthingelstad
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Sep 3
@aaronpk we did a remodel years ago and the general contractor suggested I take photos like this. It allowed us to uncover an HVAC duct that was completely sheet rocked over!
whoops! Yeah you can be sure I am going to photograph the crap out of every wall in the new house! The contractor normally does it himself but he was like "I know you'll do a better job of documenting this than I will" 😅 -
Aaron Parecki
https://aaronparecki.com/
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Sep 2
Sadly my hopes of getting a mailbox opened notification seem to be a lost cause. The 433mhz sensor doesn't have enough power to reach the 80 feet to the street. The Zigbee one does reach that distance, but not once it's inside the mailbox.
I just found a LoRa line of home automation products, and while I'm not a fan that their Home Assistant integration is all through the cloud API, I might have to give it a shot for this anyway.
Update: The LoRa sensor has no trouble at all with the range, but it's still touchy when the transmitter is inside the mailbox.
If it's in exactly the right spot it works, but not when the transmitter is where I actually want to mount it on the side.
The one I found has the transmitter box with a breakout cable to the contact sensors, so I was able to run the wire for the contact sensors to the door flap and stick the transmitter on the underside outside of the box. Now it works great! -
Sven Lakemeier
https://chaos.social/@sven
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Sep 2
@aaronpk anything in between with mains power where you could put a Zigbee repeater, like a switched outlet adapter or similar?
Right now the closest distance to any power is 80ft. I did just stick a repeater on the outside wall up high with more or less direct line of sight, but I think it takes a while for the network to sync up so I will have to check on it again tomorrow to see if it's found it. -
jack the nonabrasive
https://mastodon.social/@karabaic
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Sep 2
@aaronpk also, if you get Informed Delivery, you get sms for all tracked mail…
but I wanna know exactly when the mail is delivered! -
Nils
https://coolworld.cc/@n
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Sep 2
@aaronpk It's been done.. ..in Switzerland.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2zJ5dqDKBk
That's legit!
I'll update my thread once the part arrives -
haha thanks! I'm mostly doing this just so I have a record on my website of all the random home automation things I'm setting up
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carpetbomberz
https://mastodon.online/@carpetbomberz
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Aug 31
@aaronpk So I can see now why the home automation topic was burning a hole in your proverbial content pocket. Lots going on there, right now,... on the home front.
This is just one of many home automation projects in the works! -
Thanks, but this is only the temporary space! This goes back to being a rental after the big project is done!
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Yeah! Moving into the loft behind the triplex we're building!
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Tim Lavoie
https://cosocial.ca/@tim_lavoie
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Aug 11
@aaronpk Same goes for boxes unopened since the last move.
Hah yeah, my favorite one of those from my last move was labeled "WTF"
