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Precisely. Thanks, @toodles, for confirming. Making use of a physical modbus connection is not unique to Homely and is just an add-on bit of config ...
Not sure if there's a bit of talking at cross purposes going on. You appear to be interpreting that as "Homely will only supply their box to whoever i...
In that case, sit on it for a bit. Have a gentle play as and when the mood takes you and simply get a bit more familiar with it when you feel up to it...
Frankly, @morgan, I suspected that would be your conclusion and if that means we've saved you the cost of the Home Assistant Green then I'll still tak...
Often, yes, but not necessarily. The TOU tariffs being discussed are costlier at peak demand and cheaper at periods of lower use. As a result, rather ...
Even in a perfectly set up system there are occasional curve balls. As an example, when Octopus announce a saving session we do two things; we opt in...
…but in this case you’ll be fine for a bit of lunch but it’ll ruin your barbecue. You’ll need a rib-sticking hearty slow-cooked stew instead but if yo...
Reverse the change. Yes, I know that's flippant and far easier said than done but it feels like preparing heat pumps for a changing climate is tinke...
I should also say that if you need a hand then you can always send me a message. I can’t guarantee to be able to answer all questions but I certainly ...
@morgan, this isn’t meant to be a bit of self promotion but I covered HACS in my fourth article about home automation In that article, I was using HAC...
@morgan, it appears there is nothing bundled with Home Assistant but that there are at least two community-developed integrations - one that links in ...
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