Noob question, ecowitt or netatmo is wireless right. How does it transfer the info to Hubitat?
I also plan to transfer them to Home Assistant since the blinds motors are somfy and I don't know how to put them in hubitat but they are linked in HA
I bought an adjustable angle outdoor TV antenna pole from Bunnings to mount my weather station. Iirc it was pretty cheap.
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Yes, and comes with a nice app etc. it even works with Apple HomeKit.
The EcoWitt send the data via a HTTP call to the HE hub which the drivers I look after receive, process and then store in device attributes. These attributes can be used in rules and displayed on dashboards, but can also be included in tiles output produced by the drivers.
I am also running HA and would like to find a way to send the data to more than one endpoint (you can only configure one destination in the EcoWitt setup)
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So I can only choose whether I want to transmit Ecowitt to HA or HE?
I checked HA and Ecowitt is available for integration. How it works I don't know yet. Again noob here...
In that case you could possibly upload the data to Weather Underground via this HA integration.
And then pull the EW data down to Hubitat every 5 mins from WU.
Ah, my mistake. I would prefer to see my EcoWitt sending data to a central spot and then distribute that data to the endpoints I want. That will most likely be something setup on a rpi to receive the data and send it on to HE and HA.
Now, that said... You can setup a Community-develiped app to integrate HE devices with HA, including EcoWitt devices.
So the answer is yes, you can send the data from EcoWitt to HE and have the data sync'd with HA.
Cool, just need to decide which one to buy. Do you know any smart water controller for irrigation if I want to automate (plus ecowitt soil moisture sensor)?
Can't say I have ventured into irrigation.... Or really used the soil moisture sensors if I'm honest... Just a nice little gadget to add to the mix... Hopefully others can comment on what they have used for managing the watering of their garden, as much as we haven't needed much on the east coast lately....
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I wouldn't touch them with a 50ft pole. You can tell by the "upside down" socket that they are Chinese market 240v devices. While the Chinese make loads of good stuff, if it isn't Aus certified, you can be 99% sure a device has been built to the lowest cost possible and corners have been cut.
Personally, I stick to brands like Aeotec that make Aus certified gear - they took over Samsung's SmartThings IoT business so make Z-Wave and now Zigbee gear that is rock solid.
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Oh wow, you are right, they are sold out everywhere.
The TPlink Kasa sockets are cheap and iirc there is Hubitat support for them (might be a community driver).
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Ikea Tradfri plugs are zigbee and cost $20. They are supposed to be pretty good repeaters judging from our US cousins' comments.
Fair enough. TBH I never use this feature as I have whole house energy monitoring.
I bought one to test the power monitoring. It works, however the power monitoring uses polling to operate. Not ideal.
The remainder of the plugs I needed I went with Aoetec instead.
What do you use for this? IoTaWatt or something else?
I have a home built system which reads the meter disc rotations (yes analog meters still exist!).
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Thanks. It outputs via MQTT and goes into node red for final data conversion.
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Stay away. IMHO they're a house fire wanting to start.
16amps ! I'd not be putting anything over 5amps through such a plug if I had to use one of those plugs.
@dJOS has also provide solid advice here.
The Nue smart plugs are certified and rated @ 10amps which should be ample for even the largest old Plasma TV.
Or convince yourself that you'd be saving power (and money) by buying a modern LCD with LAN control. 
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It works brilliantly with the Sonoff driver
