This is a Levoit Vital 100 and it has a timer to switch itself off after x hours but i'd like to turn it on automatically.

I'm somewhat fit with soldering and taking stuff apart but i don't wanna go that route before i have atleast a rough understanding of what's up with those buttons.

Thx! 🙂

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

You can build your own in Home assistant using esphome with an esp32 dev board, a linear servo, and a piece of fabric that works on touch screens.

It's really not as complicated as it sounds, and if you're wanting to get into smart home stuff, HA is the way to go.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If OP is willing to open it up, you can just bypass the capacitive button and directly close the circuit it controls with the ESP's pins.

    But yeah, Home Assistant and ESPHome are awesome!

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    If it has a remote, then using Home Assistant plus an IR emitter might be easier.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Our evaporative air cooler uses IR, we bought a Tuya ir receiver and taught it the remote codes. Whole thing carried through to home assistant with the plugin.

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