MQTT Retained Messages - The Love Hate Relationship - Tasmota Tips Episode 1

In the first installment of our Tasmota Tips series we show examples of when you don't want a retained message and when you do utilizing a 5 relay Teckin Power Strip. Also learn how to clear your previous retained messages with ease! Teckin Power Strip - https://amzn.to/2RfsBS6 Teckin Outdoor Dual Relay - https://amzn.to/2FcirwV Products I use and recommend - https://www.amazon.com/shop/digiblurdiy Tasmota Device Templates - https://blakadder.github.io/templates/ Come chat with us! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Discord - https://discord.gg/bNtTF2v Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/digiblurDIY MQTT Explorer - http://mqtt-explorer.com/ Tasmota MQTT Sample Configs - https://github.com/digiblur/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki Home Assistant Automation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - alias: "Tasmota State on HA Restart" trigger: platform: homeassistant event: start action: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: "cmnd/sonoffs/backlog" payload: "power1 ;power2 ;power3 ;power4 ;power5; dimmer; state "