The room that works while you are elsewhere. Garage door on the car geofence, EV charger on the cheap tariff or your own solar, side door lock, freezer, boiler, dehumidifier, camera and CO alarm.
Garage door
Opens when the car crosses the geofence, closes two minutes after it is in
Never opens for the car at night unless you tap it
Car
Charge finished before you leave, on the cheapest hours
Range and plug status on your phone before you walk out
EV charger
Off-peak 00:30 to 05:30, then solar surplus only
Stops at 80% unless a long trip is in the calendar
LED battens
On with motion, off ten minutes after the last
Full on when the big door opens, dim at night
Side door · lock + contact
Unlocks as the car comes in, locks at 22:00
Nags your phone if the door is left open
Chest freezer
Lid open over a minute: alert, power cut: alert
Temperature logged, -18° or you hear about it
CO + smoke alarm
Any CO: big door opens, lights full, phone alerted
Self-test every night, battery warning a month ahead
Tool charger plug
Drill batteries charge at 08:00 and stop when full
Never left on a charger overnight
Bench lamp
On when the bench is in use, off with the room
Follows the LED battens at night
E-bike + charger plug
Plug on 18:00 to 20:00, off when the bike says 80%
Battery health tracked, you get a nudge to ride
Dehumidifier
Runs above 65% humidity, stops under 55%
Tank-full reminder, off while you are in the garage
Camera
Records a clip on motion when nobody is home
Armed at 22:00, disarmed when the car comes in
Boiler
Flow temperature set by the weather
Service reminder, fault code straight to your phone