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Smart Plug Hardware Mod for 100% Local Home Assistant ESPHome Integration • FEIT Electric

Human written script, human filmed footage and HUMAN VOICE. Unfortunately, that's actually my human face as well!. Only the backdrop image was created using AI. Exact product I used in this video (Amazon Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3ZNu3iR ESP-01 Pack of 5 (if you look for cheaper ones, often you'll receive more than one "dud"... these work well in my experience!) https://amzn.to/3OAagkq USB Programmer for the ESP-01 (I kept calling it FTDI, I don't know if that's the right term! But this is what I used): https://amzn.to/46jGuGJ This video is somewhat technical, but the principal should be universally understandable: Your devices are gathering more and more data, under the guise of being "Smart". Yet we continue to accept the Terms of Use and install the app, and volunteer our data to an overseas company just for a minor convenience feature. This is NOT required to be the case. There is NO REASON a "smart plug" has to connect to anything outside of your own home! I'm hoping the term "Unshittification" catches on. See the video for the white-board definition I drew up ❌💩✖️ I don't know if I'm the first to use it, but it accurately describes the process of removing "lockout" features from a device and putting YOU back in control. I refuse to buy into the "YOU WILL OWN NOTHING, AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY" nonsense. Fight for Right to Repair! I used a still from Louis Rossmann's video, which you can watch here: ▶    • How a smart bed woke people up to lack of ...   Thanks for Watching! "Buy Me a Coffee": ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/justinnelson... Or support me with a quick, one-time Venmo: 💲 https://account.venmo.com/u/Justin-Ne... Really love this channel? Consider supporting as a Patron: ▶   / justinnelsonsprojects   As always, a Like and Subscribe are always appreciated! Think you are already subscribed? Double-Check!!! Sometimes YouTube unsubscribes people for no apparent reason... Unless otherwise noted, all Video Content and music is original, and © 2026 by Justin Nelson via JRN Enterprise, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Otherwise Noted: The background image is AI generated; no AI is used to misrepresent or make something appear real that is not. It's an obviously cartoonish image of a messy electronics office... The child-like whiteboard drawings on the other hand are my own... 🤣 Some stock video clips used are licensed by Storyblocks via MAGIX Vegas Pro license. Please reach out to my Storyblocks Account Manager, Shelby Wolford, at shelby@storyblocks.com if you have any questions. EULA for Vegas Pro: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ayZ... ** Chapters for YouTube ** 00:00 - Premise 00:46 - New Home Automation Series 01:09 - DIY vs Modify? 02:45 - How These are Constructed 04:28 - Measure & Confirm Voltages 05:07 - Which Microcontroller to Use? 05:30 - Problems with the ESP32 C3 Super Mini... 05:59 - The Choice has been Made 07:32 - Test the Micro before Soldering 08:20 - The Wiring Diagram 09:02 - Enough FO, let's Find Out! 09:45 - I Coin a New Term (maybe?) 09:56 - Reassembly 10:40 - Upcoming ESPHome Projects 11:15 - Leave Comments! And Subscribe!