Smart home setup and automation
Interested in a smart home? I can set it up from scratch.
I specialise in Home Assistant, smart-home software that runs on a small dedicated server in your house and becomes the permanent smart hub of your home. It can bring compatible lights, heating, blinds, curtains, sensors and other devices together in one place. I can supply, install and configure the server, connect your compatible devices and create simple controls and automations around the way you live. You do not need to know anything about Home Assistant before we start.
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What it can look like
Powerful behind the scenes. Simple on the screen.
The technical work should disappear into the background. You are left with clear controls and useful information that make sense at a glance.
A friendly dashboard for the whole house
I can set up an iPad or tablet in the kitchen with the controls your family actually uses. Lights, blinds, heating, music and useful information can all be organised into one clear screen.
See where your solar power is going
Solar production, household use, grid import and export can be brought together in one place. With compatible equipment, that information can also guide useful automations so more of your own solar power is put to work.
Control the pool and make better use of the sun
A more advanced setup can bring pool temperature, heating controls, energy use and solar-aware automation into one easy dashboard. You can check it remotely, adjust the target and let the system handle the complicated decisions.
Home Assistant from scratch
A complete setup using Home Assistant Green.
I can install a Home Assistant Green server, connect it to your home network, add compatible devices and build a clear dashboard and useful automations around the way your household actually works.
You do not have to piece it together yourself
I can help choose compatible equipment, install and configure the system, organise rooms and devices, build the controls and show you how to use it. The result is one straightforward place to control the home.
What can be brought together
Room controls, scenes, schedules and lighting that responds sensibly throughout the day.
Turn room lights on when needed, use gentler lighting after dark and switch them off when the room is empty.
Bring compatible climate devices into simple controls, schedules and automations.
Automate compatible curtains to open and close by time, light, temperature or other conditions.
Temperature, humidity, doors, energy use and other useful information in one dashboard.
Set up iPads or tablets around the house with a friendly screen for lights, heating and other smart devices.
More than switching lights on and off
Useful automations built around real life.
A well-designed system can make decisions from several pieces of information and do something genuinely useful without becoming difficult to live with.
Display solar production on a dashboard and, with compatible equipment, automate pool heating so it runs only when enough solar energy is available.
Use motion or occupancy, time of day and ambient light to choose when lights turn on, how bright they are and when they turn off.
Coordinate compatible heating, cooling, blinds and sensors to make the home comfortable without running everything unnecessarily.
Raise curtains, adjust selected lights and present the controls the family needs without opening several different apps.
The exact devices and automations available depend on the equipment in the home and its compatibility. I can assess what you have and recommend the right approach.
Existing Home Assistant systems are welcome too.
If you already have Home Assistant but it has become confusing, unreliable or unfinished, I can troubleshoot it, tidy the dashboards, connect additional compatible devices and build the automations you have been trying to achieve.
Tell me what you would like your home to do.
You do not need to know which server, protocol or device you need. Start with the result you want and I can help work out the technical side.
Call Gavin · 0466 673 413