A low carbon energy consultant mostly posting about home automation, with the occasional energy post thrown in. All views expressed are my own.

What this blog will (hopefully) soon become

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I had grand plans for this blog, but life got in the way as it often does. However upon recently changing jobs, my ex-colleagues have spurred me on and I shall give it a go!

The focus, although not exclusively, will be on sharing my home automation journey. It’s far too late to do that for my current home, that I began transforming in 2020, however I’m soon about to move which gives the perfect excuse to track the journey from the very beginning.

There are plenty of blogs already out there covering specific hardware, install guides etc, but what I’m hoping will set mine apart is the user experience, and clever software solutions that make such a difference to our everyday life. I’ll be sharing how our photo frame silently turns into a baby monitor when our toddler goes to bed, and I’ll be sharing how the TV pauses and then turns off when he gets too close to it. I’ll be sharing how our robot vacuums wait for us to leave before going, how I’ve saved the contents of our freezer more than once, and plenty, plenty more.

If there are any requests, key topics you’d like to hear more of, or anything I’ve touched on in the past that you’d like me to delve into, then please get in touch and let me know!

Ben

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2 responses to “What this blog will (hopefully) soon become”

  1. Matthew Lipson avatar
    Matthew Lipson

    Two energy requests. Can you get thinking on (1) how to nudge shorter showers. I’m looking for a primer on how to gradually turn the hot water off to encourage my two teenage daughters to reduce their shower lengths. (2) Disaggregating the electricity bill so same progeny can discover the value of turning their bedroom lights off when they go out.

    Consider connecting the two so more frugal behaviour is rewarded with longer showers.

    1. Ben avatar

      Sounds like a challenge we will face when our toddler gets bigger anyway, so sure! Already thinking about avg shower and light load, pair a motion sensor in bedroom to track when light detected but motion isn’t… add it up and start removing from a baseline of say 7 or 8 minutes, after which perhaps dad’s playlist starts increasing volume in the bathroom as incentive to get out. Watch this space!

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