Oh, I really like the movie rating Automation. Simple, yet incredibly useful!

I have a Rachio sprinkler controller. I’d prefer something I can locally control at some point. I want to make a “blowout” mode for the fall which would cycle through each zone with time dwells in between for the compressor to reach pressure.

I use aquara motion sensors. They seem ok. I have some logic that holds presence in the room for different durations depending on the time of day.

I have been slowly adding automations. The largest automation I have is motion lighting for the first floor of my home. I calculate a minimum percentage based on percentage occupancy. So the more you occupy the home, the brighter the unoccupied rooms will be. This started as a project to avoid turning on lights in the middle of the night while making bottles for a newborn. I prefer to program in Node Red.