202
"Time Since Last Shower" tracking (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I constantly forget to take showers due to depression. I know I'm not the only one ๐Ÿ˜‚ summer is early here in Texas and I don't want to be the stinky dude

Uses the humidity readings of my bathroom to determine whether I was in the shower:

  • A running 1 hour average of the bathroom humidity is measured.
  • If the current humidity is 8% above the average, it is triggered as "wet".
  • Then it marks down the last time, and then converts that to "days & hours since" last shower.

I have a badge at the top of my main dashboard that will let me know how long it's been. It's already been useful. If I see anything over 2 days I know it's past time for a shower

I got a false positive from washing my hands when it was set to trigger by 5% increases, so I changed it to 8%.

Happy to share my code if anyone wants to do the same!

Edit: code in a comment below!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What sensors are you using for humidity?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [โ€“] 3 points 7 months ago*

    You didn't ask me, but as someone who has fiddled with these things my favorite sensor is the BME680, specifically the board that Adafruit sells. It costs more than other sensors, but that's because it's the best. It also does temperature, atmospheric pressure, and measures VOC. I think you can even use it to detect when someone takes a poo, but I haven't tried.

    I connect mine to LOLIN D1 Minies running Tasmota.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent