• Connecting RuuviTags to Home Assistant

    Connecting RuuviTags to Home Assistant

    Ruuvi is a Finnish company producing high quality sensors that measure temperature, humidity, air pressure and motion. They have two types of sensors RuuviTag and RuuviTag Pro. The pro sensors are meant for harsher conditions and there’s a version that can be submerged in water. I have both types of sensors and even the non…

  • Integrating ControlMySpa to Home Assistant

    Integrating ControlMySpa to Home Assistant

    I have a Novitek hot tub that has Balboa ControlMySpa WIFI controller and I wanted to be able add some smarts to when it’s heating with these very volatile electricity prices. Sadly the only Balboa integration I was able to find was for an older controller that was not ControlMySpa compatible. ControlMySpa does have Amazon…

  • Introduction

    Introduction

    Welcome to SmartHomeLiving.Tech a blog focused on smart home, IoT and home automation as well as other gadgets you might want or need in or around your home. I mainly write about my own experience with the products that I own and use or have used. I don’t sugarcoat things and will tell how it…