Tag Archives: Home Automation

IFTTT – DO, the necessary feature

DO is the necessary tool in IFTTT environment. IFTTT (If This Then That) execute the action (That) when a specific condition (This) is done. But, sometime, we want to execute an action immediately not depending on any condition. DO tool … Continue reading

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Solar Energy for Beginners

Solar Energy is the nearest one, in our own home, but we rarely consider it. It’s true that, in the past, solar energy use to be not really profitable, but this is something every time less true. In this post … Continue reading

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Tesla Powerwall – The beginning of home batteries

Commercializing of lithium batteries some years ago revolutionized battery market. At the beginning restricted to small electronic devices like mobile phones but slowly moving into new areas as long as its price is reduced. Current cost is due to the complex … Continue reading

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American Wifi Thermostat Installation – Air conditioning

In this post we would like to show how to use an american thermostat to control air conditioning in our home. Why an american thermostat? The main advantage is we could control both heating and cooling from any place through … Continue reading

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American Wifi Thermostat installation

Normally a thermostat use to be a very simple element just opening and closing a circuit in order to switch on or off a heating or air conditioner. But nowadays we look for a more “intelligent” control in order to … Continue reading

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