r/homeassistant • u/dJones176 • 1d ago

Monitor Power Cuts using Home Assistant

https://youtu.be/5GnrsrJmF5E
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u/GodSaveUsFromPettyMo 20h ago

Right, post a 21 minute video with zero useful information other than the "headline" and expect we will flock to it and waste time.

I mean, it might be the most incisive thing since the Bible (other books and texts are available) but since you cannot be bothered to say what is so special presumably about your video, why should we give a s h one t...?

I really dislike this spam-like posting style. So this is three groups you decided to spam.

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u/dJones176 20h ago

Apologies it wasn’t useful to you, but I hope it is useful to someone else

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u/GodSaveUsFromPettyMo 20h ago

Then why did you not even bother to spend one minute explaining it? Or you give zero fucks to the community in general? Either it is so useful and you can say what it is about/why it was important/what you say that hundreds of possibly similar videos don't do. Or it is a rambling hunk of crap, designed to make you feel better. Who knows. Very few will waste time, if any, as there is not exactly a shortage of videos on YouTube on any subject.

And hey, you show you struggle with reading comprehension with your comment to me.

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u/Used-Alfalfa-2607 13h ago

This is not the way to do it, you just monnitoring wifi connection of some device, if your wifi is down it will say you have no electricity.

The proper way is controller connected to UPS with module to check AC voltage, so it will always be online and sensor will show zero or 220/110v

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u/dJones176 13h ago

I do mention in the video that it isn’t the best way to do it but the simplest. I also prefer an always online sensor based approach, for which I will make a video in future. Network connected UPSs aren’t that common in every part of the world, especially for domestic use.