I Killed 4 Sensors Before Finding This One

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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 Intro and the humidity problem
01:21 Sponsor: JLCPCB
03:05 Why the SHT40 is different
04:05 Under the microscope
04:49 Specs and SKUs explained
06:33 Thermal camera heater test
08:09 Building the bathroom board
08:38 First install and shower test
10:04 Post-shower results
11:01 Final revisions and verdict

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#esphome #homeassistant #esp32 #sht40 #smarthome #homeautomation #diyelectronics #sensirion #humiditysensor #temperaturesensor #bathroomautomation #mmwave #presencesensor #arduino #maker #diy #iot #pcb #jlcpcb #mellowlabs

🎉 Video Summary
Cheap temperature sensors kept dying in my humid bathroom, so I swapped the BME280 for a Sensirion SHT40 with a built-in heater to burn off moisture, wired it to an ESP32 running ESPHome, and integrated the whole presence-plus-environmental build into Home Assistant.