Another rule of thumb - i know it's not always the best since some products are really nice aesthetically - is to buy only local smart stuff, for example, zigbee/zwave.

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petepete 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I live by this rule*. Being able to pick up stuff from IKEA that's well supported, well designed and really affordable is a huge advantage.

*almost, I have two things that need an app. My Vaillant boiler and my Yale alarm system. Both apps are terrible, but I have a 10 year warranty on the boiler and my alarm is up to scratch from a home insurance point of view.**

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tehlike 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Yale alarm? Can you link?

Vailant boiler - I wonder if there's a debug interface you can use. Not knowing specifics of your model, i foudn this: https://github.com/jayme-github/esphome_vaillant

Codex can help probably further heh.

	▲	petepete 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's a Yale Sync https://yalehome.co.uk/yale-sync-hub It's not really something I want 'home rolled', I just want it to work. Same goes for the boiler really. If it stops working I can phone Valliant and they'll send someone round to fix it.