Home Automation Any smart switch to replace this? |
- Any smart switch to replace this?
- On wall switch box. Replacing standard toggle switches with zwave plus ones but they don’t fit on faceplate. What are my options to make this work? Thanks !!
- Smart thermostat for Cadet RM162 wall heaters
- Moes 3-way wifi RF smart switch wiring
- ADT Smarthings Starter kit
- Just got a new house with Ethernet run in the ceiling. There are outlet sized plates covering where the connections are run. Is there a mesh WiFi system that would fit in the outlet sized hole?
- Insteon, a year of signal issues, and a FoodSaver brand vacsealer
- Yale assure with August connect -- don't use yale customer service
- Smart plug workaround to turn on device with electronic switch
- I built a robot assistant! Part of an ongoing project to build JARVIS
- Smart Button to Resell?
- Recommendation for HDMI switch with specific requirements
- Project Connected Home over IP - Smart Home Standard from Apple, Amazon, Google (Video Review)
- Suggestions for smart fan control replacing Monte Carlo MCRC3 wall remote and canopy receiver
- Non deadbolt keyless lock
- Detecting which side the door is opened from?
- What logics/sensors have you put in place to know you are home?
- Local Automation Server
- Under cabinet kitchen lighting with home automation
- wall switch with timer
- smart fan/light switch question
- Google Home Hub in Colombia
- Looking for recommendations on cheap solution for multiple channel energy monitor
| Any smart switch to replace this? Posted: 23 Dec 2019 05:58 AM PST
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| Smart thermostat for Cadet RM162 wall heaters Posted: 23 Dec 2019 10:04 PM PST My friend has two Cadet RM162 heaters in his living room that he'd like to control using a smart thermostat. He's not sure about Nest, Ecobee, or something else but would prefer to have options. Both of the heaters are one circuit and are currently controlled by a single Aube TH115-AF-GA/U thermostat. The specs on each heater are: 240V, 60Hz, 700/900/1600W Presumably this would be some sort of relay (240v, 3200w ?) that would be controlled by a normal smart thermostat and that would ideally also provide C-wire voltage to power the thermostat also. Any insights/recommendations from people who have done this type of conversion are much appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||
| Moes 3-way wifi RF smart switch wiring Posted: 23 Dec 2019 09:55 PM PST
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| Posted: 23 Dec 2019 05:57 PM PST I am thinking about getting this and a few extra sensors. Does anyone have real life pros and cons of the system? Thanks [link] [comments] | ||
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| Insteon, a year of signal issues, and a FoodSaver brand vacsealer Posted: 23 Dec 2019 02:51 PM PST A long story short, I've been hunting down PLM issues over about a year. I had a several year old v2.3 (USB) PLM that actually died, and while the new v2.5's were shipping I got another 2.3 as a replacement, which worked for a while until dying a month in, at this point I knew something was up, and in frustration I bought another one during the black friday sale (and got a v2.5!). Still didn't work, the symptoms were the PLM could receive messages but not transmit any into the network. Today (a few weeks after getting the 2.5 rock solid) the automation all died again, and I was on the hunt. All my basement plugs (including the PLM) are on one 20A circuit. Turns out that I Sous Vide'd some steaks for lunch and left the foodsaver plugged in. Even "off" this prohibited the PLM from transmitting any messages into the network. The instant it was unplugged everything went to normal. What was odd is that even with the PLM unable to TX, all the dimmers on the same circuit would respond to scenes from other controllers elsewhere in the house. Hopefully this helps someone else from a slow decent into madness. [link] [comments] | ||
| Yale assure with August connect -- don't use yale customer service Posted: 23 Dec 2019 11:29 AM PST I learnt this the hard way. Yale's technical support is very much mostly a miss. I received wrong advice from them, and they doubled down when I explained they were wrong. They advised: - the Assure is not compatible with Samsung or Google Pixel phones since their bluetooth encryption is incompatible. Protip: they are wrong. It works fine. It worked fine for a long period of time, so a sudden incompatibility makes zero sense. Instead all I needed to do was reset the device (which is what I would have ended up doing on my own). - the August connect requires 2.4 GHZ and won't work on a mesh network. Protip: Give it a static IP then it works fine. In fact Yale customer service ignored all indications that it wasn't a phone or bluetooth issue. I highly recommend calling August Technical support for any connectivity issues with the Yale Assure line of products. You'll save yourself a frustrating experience with subpar tech support. [link] [comments] | ||
| Smart plug workaround to turn on device with electronic switch Posted: 23 Dec 2019 08:02 PM PST When using a smart plug, Any workaround for devices with electronic switches that don't turn back on until turned on manually? [link] [comments] | ||
| I built a robot assistant! Part of an ongoing project to build JARVIS Posted: 23 Dec 2019 09:20 PM PST
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| Posted: 23 Dec 2019 02:54 PM PST Does anyone know of a button that can be resold to consumers that are easy to configure? Yea I can set it up for myself, but I want to use my api to connect to IFTTT and only have to have users buy the button and connect to wifi. I'd rather them not have to go through all the crazy steps I see in a lot of the open source buttons out there. [link] [comments] | ||
| Recommendation for HDMI switch with specific requirements Posted: 23 Dec 2019 02:10 PM PST I'm looking for an HDMI switch for a very specific use case. I want to use it to switch my PC from my secondary monitor to my TV, so that I can play PC games on the couch, and I'd like to have a remote for it. The problem is, my PC is upstairs and my TV is downstairs, so an IR remote won't work (I ran an HDMI cable through the wall for my PC when we remodeled the basement). I assume because the PC monitor would be on at all times, that auto-switching won't work. Are there any that work with, say, a Bluetooth remote, or connect to WiFi and have a phone app or something? [link] [comments] | ||
| Project Connected Home over IP - Smart Home Standard from Apple, Amazon, Google (Video Review) Posted: 23 Dec 2019 02:00 PM PST
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| Suggestions for smart fan control replacing Monte Carlo MCRC3 wall remote and canopy receiver Posted: 23 Dec 2019 09:25 AM PST
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| Posted: 23 Dec 2019 12:58 PM PST Like the title said I'm looking for a keyless door lock for a standard door knob (it's not a deadbolt). Just wondering if anyone had experience or know of one. If it's smart even better. Thanks in advance [link] [comments] | ||
| Detecting which side the door is opened from? Posted: 23 Dec 2019 12:51 PM PST Hi, I am trying to create an automation to turn on my lights when I enter the apartment. I don't have a smart lock, so the only thing I have so far is a door sensor on my front door. This leaves me with a problem: if i set it to turn on the light when I open the door, it would also turn on when I want to leave and therefore I'd want to turn it off normally. How would you sense the direction of travel through the door (basically which side the door is opened from)? I could add some sensors but I don't think there are any smart lock which are compatible with the current state of my door (I have to lift the handle before locking the door to fully position the door to a lockable position) Thanks [link] [comments] | ||
| What logics/sensors have you put in place to know you are home? Posted: 23 Dec 2019 06:52 AM PST | ||
| Posted: 23 Dec 2019 12:31 PM PST Has anyone here setup a home computer to act as a server or a 'brain' for your home? I have this idea of building out a wall mounted pc that acts as an always-on kind of linux server. My PC is literally always on and I'm already planning to convert it into a wall mounted pc that has a control center look and feel to it, so I thought why not make it also control my house. Something I can stream movies and music from, control the lights and locks, and have timers for routines/scenes to fire. I like the idea of having a routine run locally from my home for my home rather than depending on the cloud to initiate and complete certain routines. I think what I am looking for is very close to https://github.com/project-alice-assistant/ProjectAlice/blob/master/README.md The thing is though I want to run this from my PC not a hub sold by a 3rd party, I feel like maybe I need to buy some software, but as far as hardware I feel like my computer should be more than capable to act as a central local server and maybe buy some arduino boards to act as satellites around the house that communicate back or something. Really I just want to be able to automate my house locally without making a network call with the exception of voice recognition or integrating it with Google Assistant somehow. If anyone has any experience I would really like to hear what you've learned or would do differently. I'm a programmer so I'm willing to write something myself but I was curious to see if anyone had already tried to do something like this. [link] [comments] | ||
| Under cabinet kitchen lighting with home automation Posted: 23 Dec 2019 12:17 PM PST I am looking to install under cabinet lighting in my kitchen keeping in mind that I'd like to add a Lutron Caseta in the near future. There are 3 problems I am trying to tackle. First, I am having a hard time selecting a Dimmable LED lighting system that will work with HomeKit, Google & Alexa and is extensible to the dimensions I have in my kitchen. Second, I'd like to run the LED strips all through my kitchen. The total length of the LED strips I require is roughly 25 ft divided into 4 sections - 13ft, 5ft, 5ft, 1.5ft. I'd like to power them by a single outlet so I need to connect these individual sections by unlit extension cables that I can run through my cabinets. These extensions are roughly 1.5ft, 7ft, 11ft. None of the strips that I saw had extension packs had cables of the lengths I am looking for. Different brands have different connectors and don't seem to have a standard connector. I am totally open making my own extension cables if I know the connector and all I need to do is buy the cable and solder the connector on it. I'd likely just plugin the LED strip into one of the power outlets in the kitchen. Would this be a bad idea? Finally, I am planning on adding Lutron Caseta. It would be nice if this strip would work with the Caseta bridge but this is not a hard requirement. Would highly appreciate suggestions on how I proceed with this project! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 23 Dec 2019 11:40 AM PST What wall switches have the ability to set timers for lights? I would like two of my outdoor lights to come on and go off at a certain time. I would prefer if they looked like normal toggle wall switches. Thanks [link] [comments] | ||
| smart fan/light switch question Posted: 23 Dec 2019 07:53 AM PST I have a fan in my living room. When we bought the house it only had a fan, and a single switch to control it. Then I bought a fan/light combo and we installed a lutron switch in the wall and a harness on the fan that would allow the switch in a single box to work the fan and light. It's this one, so the box is installed up in the fan https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MOIDA8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I am wondering if I can install this one - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N1GXM38/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4mnaEbWRS6W2Q with the wiring as-is, (meaning, just literally switch to this switch, leaving all the wiring in the fan/wall the way it is) to make it "smart"? The fan is up on a vaulted ceiling and I hired an electrician to do it so if I can't do it myself it won't be happening for a while :( But it's been bugging me that it's like this, and I actually have 2 fans, same switch, same vaulted situation, that I'd like to do this to. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 23 Dec 2019 10:46 AM PST My nanny is moving back to Colombia (South America) next month. I was going to get her a Google Home Hub, and then link it to an album with pictures of my kids so she can continue to watch them (she can obviously change this to a different album if she'd like). But question - will the thing work in Colombia? I've read online it won't -- will she still be able to ask it questions and such and have it answer her? Or have her start playing her spotify or whatever? [link] [comments] | ||
| Looking for recommendations on cheap solution for multiple channel energy monitor Posted: 23 Dec 2019 08:52 AM PST Need to monitor 6 separate channels on a monophasic circuit and am looking for the best compromise in price / precision . There's plenty of ready to go solutions in the market but very few offer the possibility to monitor over 3 channels . Any recommendations on a energy monitor that will allow me to control 6 separate channels and that also supports voltage reading (for increased accuracy) ? [link] [comments] |
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