Sonoff Mini vs. Shelly1 – Tiny Smart Switch Battle

Non-Flashers rejoice!  There’s a custom component for Home Assistant that lets you use Sonoff Devices without changing the firmware, and best of all, it doesn’t use the cloud either :0   Let me give you 2 min of DIY smart home history. Way back in 2017 Sonoff made the cheapest smart switch (they still do)….

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…

In our house we have some big East-facing windows.  When the sun hits those babies, it’s like a magnifying glass. The sun through those windows is strong enough that it has faded the colors of our furniture. And in the summer it gets way hot in that room and we have to crank the Air…

https://youtu.be/FwSEqPfgRTI The BHonofre is a tiny wifi switch with 2 relays that is made to fit inside a switch box.  It is not UL listed, so in the US you are taking on some risk if you use it this way. One thing I love about it is they give you easy access to all…

Believe it or not, there are other useful devices in the world beside the Sonoff.  I know, I was shocked too. As far as Arduino compatible, wifi devices go, the two most common are probably the D1 mini and the NodeMCU board.  In this video I’ll show you some of the useful things you can…