Colin14h ago

Is there any way I could trigger a push/pull setup in my basement's small windows w/12v fans when my Radon readings go above a certain level? (does Airthings have an API or integration thing? probably. hopefully).

Graph showing how much I've been slowly killing myself over the past year.

Show threadColin14h ago
I'd love to hear "oh yeah. just stick these two things together in Home Assistant" so I can kick my ass in gear and get that running too.. bc I do think I need it for other things too and I just haven't had enough of an urge..
Show threadEric Malves 14h ago
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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/airthings/
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Instructions on how to integrate Airthings into Home Assistant.

Home Assistant
Show threadColin14h ago
@EricMalves am I gonna need an esp32 or something to help turn on some 12v fans? or is there some even easier way of doing it. I'd rather not have to use a "smart outlet" to control the power supply of a fan.
Show threadEric Malves 14h ago

@colinstu You can use ESPHome to easily connect an ESP to HA. My smart outlets actually run on ESPHome

https://esphome.io/

ESPHome

Smart Home Made Simple. ESPHome turns ESP32, ESP8266, and RP2040 microcontrollers into fully-featured smart home devices.

ESPHome - Smart Home Made Simple
Show threadColin14h ago
@EricMalves yup, was already having this one in mind too. Good. so I'm not crazy / this should just work..
Show threadTerrorBite 🦁
@colinstu @EricMalves I have my bathroom extractor fan plugged into a smart outlet up in the ceiling cavity running Tasmota and controlled by Home Assistant, so it's definitely possible
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Show threadColin14h ago
@TerrorBite @EricMalves I thought of using that fan too. But I like the idea of only pulling the air out of the basement, as the air is much less conditioned, so it would be cheaper to lose cold basement air vs heated/cooled house air.
Plus, most of the Radon infiltration is from the basement anyway, if I can evacuate it from there then it won't have much of a chance to get into house. (and I've confirmed w/sensors)