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  Smarter Washer and Dryer Notifications for 2021. As with many things #HomeAssistant and #Tasmota, setup got much easier!  All point and click configurations. Extended Director's Cut of this video if you want a more in depth dive - https://youtu.be/Tjg4tioZzbs Sonoff S31 - https://amzn.to/3sRK2uF Direct from iTead - https://shrsl.com/2r10c Preflashed S31 - http://ebay.to/35ZCIDj Athom - http://bit.ly/3iNyEet USB TTL - https://amzn.to/2L2w5Zq Jumper Wires - https://amzn.to/2DlghNf Test Probes - https://amzn.to/2BRSR1C or https://amzn.to/2AIA2NU Use Text to Speech with Alexa - https://hasscasts.com/home-assistant-alexa-tts/ ⚡ Previous Videos DIY Electric Dryer Notifications - https://youtu.be/NbUJPZbyXo8   ESPHome Whole Home Power Monitoring - https://youtu.be/BOgy6QbfeZk ⚡ Products We Use/Recommend Amazon US - https://amzn.to/2YZNDeO Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/2TnG2R4 Amazon CA - https://amzn.to/2JWsNq5 ⚡ Be Social! ⚡ Discord Chat - https://discord.gg/bNtTF2v Websi...

  UPDATE: Full video review/setup an issue or two I found -  https://youtu.be/_TSJB_IzxG0 If you are familiar with the Shelly devices from the Shelly1 to Shelly 2.5, etc this might be old hat for you.  They are 120VAC power, 15A smart plugs with power monitoring!  Local control options right out of the box.  No flashing, no Tuya Convert, etc. required.  If you are thinking at first glance you might have seen this plug before, you might not be wrong.  Subscribe and enable notifications for the digiblurDIY YouTube  channel to catch an upcoming video on it. Purchase from the ShellyUS Store - 2 Pack US Plugs (use the 10% off coupon of travis10) There are a few things they got right and few things they didn't get right unfortunately.  For starters the design is a plus, it doesn't block the second plug.  You can put two of these on the same outlet with ease.  Power monitoring is another huge plus!  Great for those washer and gas dr...

Check out these two videos we did on Zigbee fundamentals - Video #1 - Video #2   I reviewed the Sonoff Zigbee Bridge a few months ago in a video and was excited to see it had an ESP82xx chipset onboard.  This meant there was a glimmer of hope it could be flashed with open source local control firmware such as Tasmota !  That time has come!  The genius developers with Tasmota have done their magic again.  An inexpensive device you can add to Home Assistant as a Zigbee controller.  No YAML, no custom plugins, no MQTT.  One of the major advantages is being able to place it closer to your Zigbee devices which is especially helpful if you have your Home Assistant box in the basement or buried back in some closet.  Behold the ZHA Integration below. UPDATE March 2021:  iTead also is now selling their  USB 3.0 dongle  that uses the same chip as the Zigbee Bridge.  It is preflashed with correct firmware out of the box that can also b...

UPDATE 07/16/2020 - Video showing using the jig to flash this controller  Esmlfe/Treatlife DS03 Fan Controller and Light Dimmer I've done several projects with the Sonoff iFan03 and various Martin Jerry dimmers to make my own fan controllers that work via Home Assistant while also following my rule of "never removing functionality while adding functionality" in a smart home.  The setup is challenging with replacing fan capacitors for 120vac based fans, dimmer rules, iFan rules, etc.  I've always been looking for a drop in fan controller that was not Zwave or Zigbee based.  Treatlife finally came out with a device that answers all of this and more!   The Treatlife/Esmlfe 2 in 1 Fan Controller and Light Dimmer is currently priced comparatively with other Zwave fan controllers that only have fan controls.  Available on Amazon A live stream is available showing the device -   View Live Stream  on digiblurDIY The switch will work with the ...