I LOVE home automation. This is for all that stuff. Seriously though, even my litter boxes have wifi in them (no joke).
A few weeks ago I posted about my issues with the older Wifi boards. These boards are the ones with the SEPARATE wifi module that is connected to the main board via a cable. Both of those boards were not able to connect again to the new system Litter Robot has. I found out that …
Update on the Litter Robot Wifi Board Issue – Discounted Replacement Read More »
I had been in search of some automated blinds for my living room and my master bedroom. I looked at the IKEA solution but didn’t want to shell out $160+ for each blind for my 36″ windows. I didn’t know if all this hardware below would work together but I can confirm it does, which …
Automated Blinds on the Cheap with Home Assistant + RM4 Pro + 433mhz Blinds Read More »
Read my update here: https://www.timothyhoogland.com/blog/2022/09/19/update-on-the-litter-robot-wifi-board-issue-discounted-replacement/ So today I was updating my devices to a new SSID and I have 3 Litter Robot 3 units. One has a new Wifi unit I installed today and that one works great but the other 2 will NOT reconnect. Basically, if your serial number begins with LR3CO and not …
Litter Robot 3 – Got an old wifi model? Get f*cked. Pay $100 per unit. Read More »
Why do this? I have multiple AC units on my property and 3 of those are from MRCool. Now given the issues I’ve had with their non-existent customer service I CANNOT recommend them. But I have them so I am removing their wifi dongle that phones home to their servers. I am all about NOT …
Removing the chinese wifi from my minisplit with ESPHome. Read More »
I have people asking me frequently the types of things that I use and keep on hand for projects. Since it is ever changing I am going to say that this will be an ongoing endeavor of me posting new “parts” on here with lists of parts and why I like them. So lets kick …
Some of my Favorite IoT DIY Parts – Power and ESPs – Part 1 Read More »
