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Looking for a cheap dopamine hit ;) (lemmy.world)
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I love playing with my HA and associated devices. I suspect that most of you reading this get a bit of a jolt every time you add and incorporate a new sensor, camera, integration and get to play with it.

I have all the door/window sensors and locks/covers, every angle of my exterior covered with cameras, alarm, network devices, appliances, sprinklers, household devices covered.

Any ideas for a new thing I can play with?

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[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Have you got any air quality sensors? Particulates, CO2, VOCs, CO, Radon, there’s a while bunch of sensors, and a variety of DIY projects to put them together.

It also has the practical benefit of maybe improving your health.

[–] Undaunted@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Do you have a suggestion for a good air quality sensor (especially for CO2 and VOCs) that outputs reliable results, works over ZigBee and is preferably battery powered? I had a CO2 sensor once but that needed to be calibrated outside really frequently so I stopped using it.

[–] KryptonNerd@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you want a whole kit then the AirGradient ones look pretty nice

[–] Undaunted@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the recommendation. That is pretty pricey but if it works, that's fine. Though probably not feasible to have in every room then :D

But I assume it also needs periodic recalibration for the CO2 sensor, right?

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