u/dribblestrings

I’ve gone down a deep rabbit hole regarding Home Assistant. I am a single woman who just bought my own place and I want to monitor electricity output (to use less and know I’m not shitting out of my ass for electricity bills) and also be able to automate and activate things, especially remotely, e.g. aircon/fans, lights, garage door, shutters, blinds/curtains.

Tell me y’all. HOW DOES IT WORK. WHAT DO I NEED TO START BUYING. TELL ME WHAT I MUST DO TO PREPARE. I’m obviously gonna have a sparky install the sparky stuff. But the things on my end and to prepare for that - if that makes sense? Particular switches, light bulbs, aircons, fans, and such that will all be compatible. I haven’t had my house settlement yet so now’s the perfect time to figure out what things I need to look out for when buying electrical components (my house needs a new aircon, lights, switches, new fans, and a garage door at some point that will be done in stages) that will be compatible with Home Assistant when I eventually get Home Assistant installed.

Is it hard? Is it beneficial or too much work? I would love y’all’s help on this. Thank you!

I’ve gone down a deep rabbit hole regarding Home Assistant. I am a single woman who just bought my own place and I want to monitor electricity output (to use less and know I’m not shitting out of my ass for electricity bills) and also be able to automate and activate things, especially remotely, e.g. aircon/fans, lights, garage door, shutters, blinds/curtains.

Tell me y’all. HOW DOES IT WORK. WHAT DO I NEED TO START BUYING. TELL ME WHAT I MUST DO TO PREPARE. I’m obviously gonna have a sparky install the sparky stuff. But the things on my end and to prepare for that - if that makes sense? Particular switches, light bulbs, aircons, fans, and such that will all be compatible. I haven’t had my house settlement yet so now’s the perfect time to figure out what things I need to look out for when buying electrical components (my house needs a new aircon, lights, switches, new fans, and a garage door at some point that will be done in stages) that will be compatible with Home Assistant when I eventually get Home Assistant installed.

Is it hard? Is it beneficial or too much work? I would love y’all’s help on this. Thank you!

I’ve gone down a deep rabbit hole regarding Home Assistant. I am a single woman who just bought my own place and I want to monitor electricity output (to use less and know I’m not shitting out of my ass for electricity bills) and also be able to automate and activate things, especially remotely, e.g. aircon/fans, lights, garage door, shutters, blinds/curtains.

Tell me y’all. HOW DO YOU DO IT. WHAT DO I NEED. TELL ME WHAT I MUST DO. I haven’t had my house settlement yet so now’s the perfect time to figure out what things I need to look out for when buying electrical components (my house needs a new aircon, lights, switches, new fans, and a garage door at some point that will be done in stages) that will be compatible with Home Assistant when I eventually get Home Assistant installed.

Is it hard? Is it beneficial or too much work? I would love y’all’s help on this. Thank you!

Final approval pending upcoming settlement with 6.17% atm via CBA. Just curious what everyone else is getting.

Just got my renewal amount and it’s jumped by 1k because I had a few claims last year for GASTRITIS for my golden retriever. I literally cannot afford this amount but I also cannot afford to have him not have pet insurance.

Does anyone know of any pet insurance providers that will cover specified illnesses - in my case, gastritis? 🥲

This is really weird but I was hoping someone could help me. I stayed at an Airbnb at 883 Collins St in Docklands for work weeks ago - the place is bloody mint and has a pool you can use. But oh my GOD the scent when you walk in the lobby is amazing and I need it for my house. It’s niche and smells beautiful.

Does anyone who has been there, or lives there (I’m hoping and praying someone here does) know what the scent is, or can ask one of the workers? I would be very grateful.

Saw a video saying men shouldn’t be Gynae (or even obstetrics) docs and I wholeheartedly agree due to the intimacy of the role and trust required, and the evidence of violated trust from said doctors in the past. A lot of the comments were saying that they know “many women” who would prefer a male O&G doctor, but I CANNOT believe this whatsoever.

Curious as a woman myself and an ED RN who sees many women requesting female gynae/obstetrics doctors. I cannot find a genuine reason a woman would prefer a male to examine them so intimately.