I’m trying to find a motion sensor (or rather collection of sensors - 5 sensors in 5 different rooms) that I could get to turn on a wemo smart plug (WSP080) and then turn it off 30 minutes after the last motion is detected. Currently I have a hot water recirculation pump being powered by the plug se…

With Node-RED, it hardly matters what collection of sensors you use :sunglasses: But I would agree with Steve that, unless you want to build your own sensors, Zigbee is a worthwhile investment even though you need to also buy a Zigbee coordinator dongle and set up Zigbee2MQTT. Get one of the coord…

Steve, many thanks for your input! I will definitely research ZigBee and see if I can work out a solution.

Sounds like Zigbee is the way to go. Many thanks! Will see what I can come up with and report back!

Just want to clarify one thing before you head off buy a bunch of sensors WITH a "gateway" - dont. That link I posted has 4 sensors and 1 gateway, skip the gateway. ebay sellers often try to bundle the gateway in with sensors - again, dont. All you need is the dongle (coordinator) I personally h…

Steve, thank you for clarifying. I'll definitely take your thoughts into consideration as I decide what hardware to go with. Best, Jon

Hello Steve. So, I ended up watching this tutorial "Home Assistant Beginners Guide: Installation, Addons, Integrations, Scripts, Scenes, and Automations" ( Home Assistant Beginners Guide: Installation, Addons, Integrations, Scripts, Scenes, and Automations - YouTube ) and from what I gather, the bes…

Hi @nodeBoy816 , Not sure if you are still looking for help but thought that as someone who has already done something similar I would add a little of my experience. I don't want to put you off, just making you aware of some of the issues you may encounter. First thing is to say that Zigbee as sug…

[image] Purclewan: in the real world in a busy household around 2 to 3 months would seem like reality. I have three SN-ZB03 in my home which have been in most of a year and I have not had to replace batteries yet. [image] Purclewan: because of power constraints most do not stay triggered…

[image] Purclewan: Most manufacturers claim long battery life but in the real world in a busy household around 2 to 3 months would seem like reality. My zigbee Ikea motion sensors last 1-2 years at least (in a family home in commonly traveled areas). [image] Colin: [image] Purclewan: …

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Good point and I should have said that. I use zzh (CC2652R Stick) - Electrolama as my controller dongle.

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