Sonoff Mini vs. Shelly1 – Tiny Smart Switch Battle

In this video we’re going to tackle Ghost Switching. That’s when your fancy cool DIY smart controller starts turning on and off on it’s own. It’s happened to me and i’m sure it’s happened to a lot of other people too. The good news is there’s a simple solution. Let me show ya.   Ghost…

Watch the Video Here Smart door locks are dang pricey! The cheapest I could find are $100 and those get pretty bad reviews. To get a “good” one, you can expect to pay over $200!  Fear not! I made 2 different types of smart locks for less than $25 each.   Thanks to the folks…

Let’s look at the Sonoff T1 U.S version. We’ve got a lot of spots in our house that have 3 light switches. It’s usually a plug, a fan, and an outlet connected to a switch. I’d love to be able to replace those switches with just one of these Sonoff T1s. Before I can do…

I few years ago I bought a used Razor Ground Force Drifter go kart for the kids.  The didn’t ride it much and after less than a year it broke. Rather than just fix it, we decided to supercharge it. Muwhahaha   Here’s what you’ll need.   1000w 48v motor 1000w 48v motor controller 2…

Holiday LED build Christmas lights are fun, but what about other holidays? Wouldn’t it be cool to have pink lights for Valentine’s day, Green lights for St Patrick’s day, Paisleys for Easter, RWB for 4th of July, Lightning for Halloween, and Fall colors for Thanksgiving? Ya, that would be cool! You could probably find a…

So you’ve got Hassio up and running.  You’ve probably got a few smart switches and lights, maybe some sensors and even presence detection.  Now the real magic in Home Automation is getting all those smart devices to work together to make your house feel alive.  With Home Assistant you can do that with automations or…