Home Assistant
Home Assistant is a powerful open-source home automation platform unifying smart home devices and services under local control — and a project I have actively contributed to.
15 Jun 2026
Solar Energy Management with Home Assistant: Pool Heating
We have a solar power system with a battery, and a pool heated by a heat pump. The obvious goal: use excess solar energy to heat the pool for free. The naive solution — turn the heat pump on when there is surplus, turn it off when there isn't —...
15 Dec 2021
Controlling a TOLO Steam Bath with Home Assistant
This one started, as many of my side projects do, with a piece of hardware sitting in front of me and the nagging question: why can't I control this from Home Assistant? A while ago I built a steam bath together with a member of my family. The...