Not my website, but I'll let the owner know!
It looks like at least one person has modified the Switchbot to work with capacitive touch buttons.
That looks promising. I will check it out and possibly post here when it's working.
ppptd
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Great band! I find myself coming back to them quite often (Arc, Get To Heaven and their latest Raw Data Feel).
How does your wake-up light behavior change on weekdays versus weekends?
The current automation works via Node-RED, where a function will check the current day. If that day is saturday or sunday, the wake-up light will not be enabled. The automation is documented here.
For your washing machine and dryer, could Switchbot be a good fit?
Thank you for the tip! The buttons are touch switches, so maybe wrapping the Switchbot's probe in something conductive might work?
A few automations are running in my house:
- Turned the nightstand light into a wake-up light, which distinguishes between weekdays and weekends,
- Kitchen light turns on and off based on sunset and midnight with random offset respectively,
- Garbage collection notifications,
- Introduced an extra (wireless) light switch in the hallway, which controls a Shelly connected to the light. The original light switch is still intact, however it is positioned at an unconvenient location.
In the coming period I want to:
- Automate the shutters and combine that with a light sensor.
- Introduce a routine that starts the washing machine and/or drying during the day based on the amount of incoming solar power. Not sure yet how to do this, since the washing machine has a physical start button via touch.
I like that this method integrates everything in the machine itself. Not sure if I'm confident opening the machine myself, but I will definitely keep this option in mind. Thanks!