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Hello everyone,

I’m Patrice, in my mid-fifties :slightly_smiling_face:, living near Nantes.

I’m embarking on the connected home adventure with Gladys*. :blush:

I made my decision after a few email exchanges with Pierre-Gilles, who took the time to answer my questions. But especially after watching several Home Assistant and Gladys Assistant videos. The “French” side and presumably the easier use attracted me​:france:

I’m a beginner in home automation, except perhaps for creating scenarios in Tahoma Box, so I count on your advice and experience.

:classical_building: The devices I already have and want to integrate with Gladys:

  • Siemens dishwasher with an app I use today Home Connect

  • Dreame robot vacuum cleaner that also has an app

  • Various Netatmo products: complete weather station (4 indoor sensors, 1 outdoor, rain gauge, and anemometer); outdoor camera; air/water heat pump thermostat

  • All my shutters and Somfy bioclimatic pergola (I have a Tahoma v2 box)

  • 3 apps for my swim spa: spa operation (Gecko app); heating via its heat pump (SmartLife app); water treatment (SWM app)

  • SMA Energy inverter app (I have solar panels)

  • Energy management, I use Ecojoko today with its small practical screen that informs the family in case of overproduction and peak/off-peak hours.

### :rocket: What I would like to add later

  • A light alarm system to complement a monitored alarm.

  • Additional indoor and outdoor surveillance cameras

  • Flood sensors: I have just suffered for the second consecutive year from major leaks in two different places in the house

  • A gauge system to assess the water level of a well

  • Outdoor lighting management (garden)

  • Automatic watering (my Gardena device is at the end of its life)

You understand, there’s work to be done! :sweat_smile:

Ideally, a tablet with the dashboard always visible.

It shouldn’t be a constraint for the rest of the family.

I am therefore very interested in your advice, especially regarding the equipment to prioritize, compatibility with Gladys, and, above all, the best way to start my installation.

Is there somewhere a list of reliable sensors to buy? Or do you buy?

Thanks in advance to all of you for your help and advice!

See you soon on the forum :waving_hand:

Pat, :wink:

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Welcome to you on Gladys. Don’t hesitate if you have any questions.

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Hi @Pat and welcome to the forum!

A few recommendations here, and otherwise I usually order from domadoo

In any case, you have plenty to get started with the equipment you already have, Gladys will cover a very large part. For the rest, you’ll need to see/create new external integrations.