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What's the best way to detect when I'm taking a shower? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I would like to turn on mood lighting automatically when I'm taking a shower, what's the best way to detect that?

  • I've considered humidity sensors, but that will take a while to kick in and not immediately when the shower starts.
  • I've also considered a water leak sensor but those are not meant to be trigger every day for a long time like 10-15 minutes. That would kill the battery, right?
  • Smart valves can kind of work, but it feels like overkill because I don't care about the valve functionality.

I would prefer the solution to be battery powered (don't want to be messing with too many cables around a shower), but I can't seem to find one.

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[–] 1 point 7 months ago

@batshit I have 2 humidity sensors: one inside the bathroom and one outside, to calculate the reference hum. point (to adjust triggering on rain or dry weather). I can adjust the speed of detecting by moving the hum sensor (cheap xiaomi ble) near the shower. It triggers in several seconds and turns on the exhaust fan.

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