https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/categories/home-automation/Recent content in Home Automation on Joe McCarthyHugoen-gbFri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/retiring-harlow-bindicator-home-assistant/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/retiring-harlow-bindicator-home-assistant/After years of running my custom Harlow Bindicator, I’ve finally retired it in favour of Steffen Zimmermann’s excellent Waste Collection Schedule integration for Home Assistant. Combined with Idaho’s TrashCard, my waste schedule is now cleanly displayed on dashboards and powered by calendar entities.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/home-assistant-rebuild-progress/Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/home-assistant-rebuild-progress/An update on the Home Assistant rebuild, focusing on the new dashboard structure, security features, presence detection upgrades, and quality-of-life automations.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/office-climate-home-assistant/Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/office-climate-home-assistant/A look at how I stabilised the climate in my garage-office using a heater, circulation fan, extractor fan, and dehumidifier — all automated through Home Assistant.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/simplifying-bindicator-rewrite/Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/simplifying-bindicator-rewrite/Rebuilt the bin day reminder to run as a scheduled GitHub Actions workflow, trading a fragile always on setup for a single file in a repo that is easier to maintain, audit, and adjust.https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/bin-day-notifications-the-harlow-bindicator/Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://joe-mccarthy.github.io/bin-day-notifications-the-harlow-bindicator/Building an automated reminder using scraping, GitHub Actions, and Ntfy.