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How FireAvert wants to prevent house fires with a smart home twist
Episode 231
We’re sitting down with Nick and Larsen from FireAvert to talk about how FireAvert aims to stop house fires, and how they can tie into smart home sys…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How Mike is making heating smarter with Home Assistant
Episode 230
Industrial data pro Mike joins Phil and Rohan to unpack his Home Assistant setup. We dive deep into Node‑RED flows, mmWave presence, actionable dashb…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Braden’s Reliable, Low-Cost Home Automation System With Zero YAML Powered by Home Assistant
Episode 229
Electrical engineer Braden joins Phil and Rohan to share practical Home Assistant wins. From migrating to Zigbee2MQTT, taming a Whirlpool ice maker w…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Infrared is cool again with Home Assistant 2026.4
Episode 228
Home Assistant 2026.4 is here! We break down Infrared as a first‑class feature with IR proxies, expanded purpose‑specific triggers, dashboard backgro…
3 months, 1 week ago
Home Assistant On Wheels: We’re going Inside the SmartyVan
Episode 227
Director-turned-vanlifer Mike from the YouTube channel SmartyVan shows how he turned a bare Mercedes Sprinter into a fully automated, off‑grid smart …
3 months, 1 week ago
Kaden‘s Cat-Tracking Smart Home with Home Assistant and Frigate
Episode 226
We’re diving into Kaden’s cat-first smart home: Reolink + Frigate for pet detection, PetLibro feeders, and a Litter-Robot 4 all tied together with Ho…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Home Assistant AI Deep Dive: LLM Vision, Copilot, OpenClaw & More
Episode 225
Phil and Rohan go deep on practical AI for Home Assistant. We cover LLM Vision for doorbell and perimeter alerts, HACS add‑ons like AI Agent and AI S…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Home Assistant 2026.3: Vacuuming rooms, and the sky is dark again
Episode 224
Breaking down Home Assistant 2026.3: map vacuum rooms to Areas for voice control, set HA as your default Android assistant with wake word support, Se…
4 months ago
How Andrew Rebuilt His Solo Smart Home When a Roommate Moved In
Episode 223
Andrew joins Phil and Rohan to share how he outgrew Apple HomeKit and built a powerful multi-user smart home in Home Assistant. We cover presence det…
4 months, 1 week ago
How Will Automates His Parents' Pool from 2,000 Miles Away and a Period UK Home
Episode 222
Will joins Phil and Rohan to share how he tamed a period UK home and a remote Canary Islands vacation property with Home Assistant, ESPHome, and Zigb…
4 months, 2 weeks ago