What device can rotate a knob and works with HA? - eviltoast

I was accidentally locked out of home again, and I had to call a professional to open the lock.

But if someone was home, they could have just turned the knob of the door from inside. There’s a device that can do that? It needs to do 3 full turns and it requires a bit of force to do that (armored door with iron bars that slide in every direction, so it has a big inertia to start)

I saw a ready solution on a store, the iseo x1r, but that costs 1000 euro + another 200 for the gateway (not mandatory but otherwise it uses proprietary Bluetooth protocol and so it can’t talk with HA

  • Observer1199@lemmy.mlEnglish
    221·
    2 months ago

    How do you keep getting locked out? Would it not be easier to remember your keys when you go outside?

    • Moonrise2473@feddit.itOPEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I thought I had keys in my pocket, instead it was a different bunch. The keys were inserted in the socket from the inside, it doesn’t allow to insert the key from the other side, so I couldn’t use the backup pair that I keep in a separate location

      • Observer1199@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Is the door locking mechanism something you can change? If so you could change it to one that doesn’t lock when it’s closed, only when a key is used.

          • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            Why not both? More automation is definitely cool, but also make the door work better for you. I hate that style of lock

            First thing I did when I moved into my current home is to replace deadbolt with a key inside with a standard deadbolt with an inside knob

            • better for emergencies - can always get out easily
            • less likely to get locked out - does not lock automatically; from outside, I must have keys to lock door as I’m leaving