Welcome to AndyWhittaker.com
Little bits and pieces I've done over the years
Introduction
New website for 2026, based on Grav CMS. Grav is a flat file Content Management System which results in a fast web browsing experience.
Many years ago I spent a lot of time creating my Andy Whittaker website because I believe in sharing what I know and discovered. I am a big fan of open-source software, especially github and even publish some of my own stuff too.
Recently, I have also been interested in looking after our planet by focusing my thoughts on renewables and reducing the amount of energy I use. I have built my own house that is fully insulated (cavity filled with 100mm Celotex Foam – Cavity closed with 4kW of solar PV (12 x BENQ PM096B00 330 Panels), ~2200W of Solar Hot Water (Valliant) and (currently) ~23kWh of battery storage with 2 x LUX LXP5000ACS inverters connected in parallel to 8 x PylonTech US3000 batteries. I'm planning to write a few articles in the coming months to share what I've done. I will probably author a few YouTube videos while I'm at it.
I have a full-fibre 500Mb connection to my home provided by Zen Internet, been my choice of ISP for at least 25 years.
My home lab setup consists of a Proxmox server hosting a few internal docker containers and LXCs (Ubuntu Server, pihole, OpenClaw, NGNIX, Home Assistant, Frigate) and a TrueNAS server for my backups and some other apps (Immich, Gitea, Plex, TailsScale, CloudFlared)
Recent Articles
Adding an Indicator Stalk to a Tesla Model 3 Highland
01 Jan 2026
Adding an Indicator Stalk to Tesla Model 3 Highland - A retrofit guide
Quick Specs:
Cost: £142 delivered (AliExpress) Install Time: ~45 minutes Difficulty: Medium (requires basic tools and patience)...
Technicolor DGA4134NLK Router Admin Password
05 Mar 2023
If you want to access the Admin menu, the password on the sticker is incorrect. Introduction The Technicolor DGA4134NLK Broadband Router is a cheap router supplied by a couple of broadband providers h...
Home Assistant without a LightwaveRF Hub
17 Feb 2023
Getting Generation 1 Devices to Work in 2023 Introduction I have a few LightwaveRF Gen1 dimmer switches which I used to control using Domoticz and an RFXCOM 433MHz dongle. After changing over to use H...
Fixing a Faulty Z-Wave AN142/ AN145 / AN148 / AN157 by Everspring
18 Dec 2022
A faulty device buzzes and the Manual Status Button Just Flashes - How to Fix Introduction These AN157-3 Z-Wave socket outlets are very good but they only switch ON/OFF and don't have any on-board pow...
Home Assistant Remote ZWave Not Working RPI3
15 Oct 2022
Updating Docker and its zwavejs2mqtt container on a RPI3 running Buster no longer works Note that this was done many years ago on a very early version of the Pi. Introduction I use Home Assistant with...