#homehacks — Public Fediverse posts

Automatic Naptime with BabyBjorn Bouncing Servo

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/08/14/automatic-naptime-with-babybjorn-bouncing-servo/

Bridging Older Tasmota Hardware Into Apple Home

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/bridging-older-tasmota-hardware-into-apple-home/

RF Hacking A Ceiling Fan Via The Remote

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/28/rf-hacking-a-ceiling-fan-via-the-remote/

Freezer Monitoring: Because Ice Cream Is a Dish Best Served Cold https://hackaday.com/2025/07/21/freezer-monitoring-because-ice-cream-is-a-dish-best-served-cold/ #RaspberryPiZero2W #prometheus #homehacks #DS18B20 #grafana

Freezer Monitoring: Because Ice Cream Is a Dish Best Served Cold - [Scott Baker] wrote in to let us know about his freezer monitor.
After a regrettab... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/21/freezer-monitoring-because-ice-cream-is-a-dish-best-served-cold/ #raspberrypizero2w #prometheus #homehacks #ds18b20 #grafana

GarageMinder: Automatic Garage Door - After getting a new car, [Solo Pilot] missed the automatic garage door opening and... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/19/garageminder-automatic-garage-door/ #bluetoothlowenergy #garagedoor #homehacks #carhacks #ble

GarageMinder: Automatic Garage Door https://hackaday.com/2025/07/19/garageminder-automatic-garage-door/ #bluetoothlowenergy #garagedoor #homehacks #carhacks #ble

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Weigh Your Dog The Easy Way https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/2025-pet-hacks-contest-weigh-your-dog-the-easy-way/ #weighingmachine #homehacks #contests #loadcell #dogbed

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Weigh Your Dog The Easy Way - If you need to weigh your pet, you’ll soon find that getting an animal to stand on... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/2025-pet-hacks-contest-weigh-your-dog-the-easy-way/ #weighingmachine #homehacks #contests #loadcell #dogbed

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Keep Your Hound Toasty Warm With This Heated Dog Bed - It’s been a universal trait among the different faithful Hackaday Hounds who have ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/23/2025-pet-hacks-contest-keep-your-hound-toasty-warm-with-this-heated-dog-bed/ #2025pethackscontest #heateddogbed #homehacks #contests #dogbed

Making Sure the Basement Stays Dry with an ESP8266 - The hack we have for you today is among our most favorite types of hack: a good, h... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/17/making-sure-the-basement-stays-dry-with-an-esp8266/ #microcontrollers #floodingmonitor #humiditymonitor #arduinoide #homehacks #hardware #esp8266 #bmp280 #aht20

Making Sure the Basement Stays Dry with an ESP8266 https://hackaday.com/2025/05/17/making-sure-the-basement-stays-dry-with-an-esp8266/ #Microcontrollers #floodingmonitor #humiditymonitor #ArduinoIDE #homehacks #hardware #ESP8266 #BMP280 #AHT20

Recreating A Braun Classic With 3D Printing - Braun was once a mighty pillar of industrial design; a true titan of the mid-centu... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/17/recreating-a-braun-classic-with-3d-printing/ #homehacks #deskfan #braun #fan

Sliding Shelves Supersize Storage - Organizing things in your home or workshop is a constant battle for some of us. Un... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/02/sliding-shelves-supersize-storage/ #transformingfurniture #interactivefurniture #furnitureslider #organizing #homehacks #furniture #shelving #workshop #storage #garage

Sliding Shelves Supersize Storage https://hackaday.com/2024/08/02/sliding-shelves-supersize-storage/ #transformingfurniture #InteractiveFurniture #furnitureslider #organizing #homehacks #furniture #shelving #workshop #storage #garage

Pi Pico Calculates Water Usage - Modern WiFi-enabled microcontrollers have made it affordable and easy to monitor e... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/25/pi-pico-calculates-water-usage/ #microcontrollers #magnetometer #raspberrypi #automation #homehacks #waveform #utility #meter #water #home #pico

Cheap Kitchen Scale Learns to Speak JSON With ESP32 - Smart kitchen appliances are expensive, and more often than not, your usage data g... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/02/cheap-kitchen-scale-learns-to-speak-json-with-esp32/ #microcontrollers #smartappliances #kitchenscale #homehacks #loadcell #esp32 #iot

Custom Thermostat PCB Connects Boiler to Home Assistant - Thanks to Home Assistant, automating the various systems that run your home is eas... - https://hackaday.com/2023/01/15/custom-thermostat-pcb-connects-boiler-to-home-assistant/ #home-assistant #wemosd1mini #thermostat #homehacks #hvac

Using GitHub Actions to Brew Coffee - It’s getting harder and harder to think of a modern premium-level appliance that d... - https://hackaday.com/2022/12/10/using-github-actions-to-brew-coffee/ #bluetoothlowenergy #homehacks #automatic #bluetooth #delonghi #wireless #coffee #ble

Tambour Table with a Puzzling Secret - Some people really like puzzles. [Simone Giertz] is one of these serious puzzle lo... - https://hackaday.com/2022/11/01/tambour-table-with-a-puzzling-secret/ #interactivefurniture #simonegiertz #metallathe #homehacks #furniture #puzzles #tambour #puzzle #games #lathe #table

2022 Hackaday Prize: Sensible Flow Helps You Keep Track of Your Water Usage - Safe, clean drinking water is a scarce resource that shouldn’t be wasted. But it’s... - https://hackaday.com/2022/10/17/2022-hackaday-prize-sensible-flow-helps-you-keep-track-of-your-water-usage/ #bluetoothlowenergy #2022hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #watermeasurement #greenhacks #homehacks #flowmeter

Hackaday Prize 2022: House Ventilation Reverse-Engineered And Automated - [Marcel] thought – what if he had more control over his house ventilation system? ... - https://hackaday.com/2022/06/01/hackaday-prize-2022-house-ventilation-reverse-engineered-and-automated/ #reverseengineering #environmentcontrol #2022hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #atmega32u4 #homehacks #smarthome #cc1101

Weather Station Dumps CR2032 Cells, Gains 18650 - Despite the fact that we’re rapidly approaching the year 2022, there are still an ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/12/16/weather-station-dumps-cr2032-cells-gains-18650/ #weatherstation #rechargable #greenhacks #homehacks #cr2032 #tp4056

Roomba Gets Alexa Support with an ESP8266 Stowaway - The modern home is filled with plenty of “smart” devices, but unfortunately, they don’t always speak... - https://hackaday.com/2021/03/09/roomba-gets-alexa-support-with-an-esp8266-stowaway/ #homeautomation #robotshacks #amazonalexa #belkinwemo #serialport #homehacks #irobot #roomba

Wemo Smart Plug Gets Brain Transplant - Like many modern smart home gadgets, Belkin’s Wemo brand of smart plugs has a tendency to phone ho... - https://hackaday.com/2020/12/01/wemo-smart-plug-gets-brain-transplant/ #microcontrollers #belkinwemo #homehacks #smarthome #moteino #wemo

Home Assistant get Fingerprint Scanning - Biometrics — like using your fingerprint as a password — is certainly convenient and are pretty co... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/05/28/home-assistant-get-fingerprint-scanning/ #fingerprintscanner #fingerprintsensor #homeautomation #home-assistant #securityhacks #fingerprint #homehacks