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- Sonos shutting down local voice option Snips
- Wow, Wyze is releasing a Smartlock for under $100
- Would anyone be interested in a DIY door/window sensor?
- Is there a site similar to "Killed by Google" for retired / close home automation technologies, services and hardware ?
- Seeking DIY home automation recommendations
- Future proofing whilst waiting to afford a home automation solution
- Recommend a linkable suspended LED channel light dimmable by a normal switch?
- Hardware life span
- Using a Roborock as a morning alarm
- Two Factor Authentication (2FA) in NodeRED
- How to get wyze camera notifications only during hours I’m gone for work?
- Should I create a new google account just for my smart devices?
- Salvaging a Broken Tablet for a Smarthome Dashboard
- (x-post /r/smartthings) sensors pair to smartthings hub but don't show up in app
- Mapping robot vacuum with a comprehensive API?
- “Smart” HVAC Registers?
- bought a home with built in speakers, how do I make use of them?
- Smart plug suggestion.
- Replacing "Modern" Intercom System
- Lurton vs Inovelli for smart switches without neutral wires using Alexa.
- Smart lock with bluetooth, touchscreen, and key options
- Previous home was all ZigBee dimmers, considering putting all z-wave dimmers in my new house since they're cheaper. What am I missing?
- Looking for help on smart light bulbs.
| Sonos shutting down local voice option Snips Posted: 03 Dec 2019 12:21 PM PST
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| Wow, Wyze is releasing a Smartlock for under $100 Posted: 03 Dec 2019 02:59 PM PST
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| Would anyone be interested in a DIY door/window sensor? Posted: 03 Dec 2019 09:46 PM PST
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| Posted: 03 Dec 2019 12:34 PM PST Following the recent news about Snip acquisition by Sonos and Nest by Google I was wondering if there is a website documenting problematic commercial moves that make HA tech, services and hardware obsolete. [link] [comments] | ||
| Seeking DIY home automation recommendations Posted: 03 Dec 2019 08:07 AM PST I want to start outfitting my home with some dimmers and I'm having a really difficult time deciding on a platform. I want the ability to control more than just dimmers down the line, but I don't have a defined goal other than that vague desire. I am an electrical engineer who does quite a bit of systems integration and industrial automation programming (lots of PLC), so the idea of installing and programming my own system isn't a concern, whatsoever. On the contrary, the thought of being prohibited from programming my own system and being forced to rely on a dealer actually annoys me. I have a fairly robust local network (I pulled and terminated the 50+ Cat6 runs during construction, myself), so having a bridge, or even multiple bridges, is not a problem. I'm leaning toward Lutron (Caseta or RA2 Select) because I've read so many good things about their switches, but I'm hesitant because of what I've read about their software. It sounds somewhat functionally limited to me. I want as much control as possible and would prefer to work with software that is as open as possible, even if it's not particularly user friendly. Just to give you an idea of how far I'm willing to go to get what I want, I'm not, for example, opposed to the idea of making changes to the firmware of an RA2 Select bridge to give it the functionality I want. But hacking the existing firmware to add that functionality is a skill I don't have. Anyway, I talked about Lutron quite a bit here, but I am open to other platforms if I can get what I'm looking for. [link] [comments] | ||
| Future proofing whilst waiting to afford a home automation solution Posted: 04 Dec 2019 12:13 AM PST Hi all, We're about to get some work done on our house which will result in quite a bit of remodelling and is therefore an ideal time to install some home automation, however the budget won't stretch to the actual devices yet. I'm toying with the idea of either KNX or LOXONE in future, so my thoughts are to get the electrician to run all the cables back to a central patch panel/location as part of the build, and then I can add stuff in at a later date. The thing I'm struggling with is which cable to run for the home automation "trunk" - the "Tree" cable from LOXONE and the "official" KNX cable seem to be reasonably similar to the untrained eye, however some people I've spoken to have recommended just running CAT6 everywhere and be done with it. I have concerns over whether CAT6 would handle the voltage/amps appropriately, however I will be running it to each room for network access (Unifi) Up until now I've been running a combination of LightwaveRF, HomeAssistant, Alexa, and SONOS, and I'd really like to drop both HomeAssistant and the Lightwave kit in favour of something "a bit more pro" (we don't tend to use Alexa for voice control other than the Nest themostat!) All and any help is appreciated :) [link] [comments] | ||
| Recommend a linkable suspended LED channel light dimmable by a normal switch? Posted: 03 Dec 2019 07:59 PM PST im looking for a simple, affordable light for my kitchen island. I just ordered these off amazon but they aren' t dimmable via a normal switch (i didn't run the right wires to use whatever weird switch they need). Any help? anything similiar to that is fine. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 03 Dec 2019 05:39 PM PST I have 2 August locks that lasted 2 years and now don't work. The company says they're out of warranty and offered us a 25% discount like we'll buy anything else from them! We have a Wyse lock on order. Our Ring doorbell constantly disconnects from WiFi and it's a pain to reconnect. Ring floodlights and camera works great. Our TP-Link bulbs and plugs all work great after several years. Kuna lights with cameras work great. Blink cameras are pretty hardy too, we've had several for years. I'm hoping Wyse will do a video doorbell, or maybe someone here can recommend one. [link] [comments] | ||
| Using a Roborock as a morning alarm Posted: 03 Dec 2019 11:27 AM PST I recently purchased an Roborock S6, but haven't opened it yet, partly because I'm thinking about swapping it for an S5 instead. The S6's exclusive features don't seem to matter too much in my case. But here's a thought: What if I wanted to use it as a morning alarm? Say I install it in the kitchen and want it to vacuum at 6 in the morning, starting in my bed room. I believe I can't control his route either way, but zoned scheduling is a thing exclusive to the S6, right? So I'd just schedule my room at 6 and the rest right after! Supposedly, the noise is reduced as well, but how likely is it that I might disturb the neighbor below me? Is there a setting that would jank me out of my bed while respecting the neighbors need for rest? I mean... night rest time is 10-6 around here, but I don't want to be a dick about it. Since this is a homeautomation sub, I'd also welcome any advice for any sort of tools I could use to make sure that a sleep deprived person gets up and stays awake, no matter how brain dead he might feel. [link] [comments] | ||
| Two Factor Authentication (2FA) in NodeRED Posted: 03 Dec 2019 06:14 AM PST
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| How to get wyze camera notifications only during hours I’m gone for work? Posted: 03 Dec 2019 08:58 PM PST Just got a wyze camera. I get notifications every time I walk by it. I've been trying and trying in the app and can't find it [link] [comments] | ||
| Should I create a new google account just for my smart devices? Posted: 03 Dec 2019 08:47 PM PST Trying to break into upgrading my home to be a bit smarter. Should I create a google account just for all my devices or just use my main google account that I frequently use? [link] [comments] | ||
| Salvaging a Broken Tablet for a Smarthome Dashboard Posted: 03 Dec 2019 08:43 PM PST
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| (x-post /r/smartthings) sensors pair to smartthings hub but don't show up in app Posted: 03 Dec 2019 08:36 PM PST I purchased a Samsung Smarttjings Home Monitoring Kit from Amazon's Cyber Monday sale and received what appears to be a 2015 hub (STH-ETH-250) and the according 2015 multipurpose sensors, motion sensor and smart outlet. After initial setup, I can't get any of these to show up in either the new Smartthings app or Classic Smartthings. When I try to add a device and select the appropriate style, the corresponding sensor blinks green three times but nothing changes in the app and it doesn't show up after I exit to the home screen. Resetting the sensors by removing the battery and holding the connect button while I reinsert it just puts it back into pairing mode. It seems like the sensors are pairing fine with the Zigbee radio in the hub but the problem is on the app side? Has anyone experienced anything like this? Issue persists in both apps whether running on iOS or Android (Galaxy s10 running Android 10 beta) I was only able to find one reddit post that seemed similar to my issue and the guy said he went through three kits before giving up and going with a different hub. I've got a hass.io server running on an RBP already (no zigbee radio yet) so I'm tempted to do the same, but I thought I'd ask here. [link] [comments] | ||
| Mapping robot vacuum with a comprehensive API? Posted: 03 Dec 2019 10:00 AM PST I'm interested in a mapping robot vacuum (Roborock S4, Ecovacs Deebot 711, iRobot Roomba 960, Neato Botvac D4 Connected, etc) that automatically maps your home, AND can be controlled via an API to clean specific areas of the map. Does this exist? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 03 Dec 2019 06:37 PM PST With winter here, I was wondering about smart registers. Why heat rooms that you're not in? A simple google search and I found "Flair Smart Vent" curious if anyone these. Makes sense at night to not heat the whole house or the guest bedroom, etc. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| bought a home with built in speakers, how do I make use of them? Posted: 03 Dec 2019 02:14 PM PST I recently bought a home that has speakers built into several rooms of the house. The office, master bedroom, dining room, and living room each have 2 in the ceiling or walls. Each room has a dial on the wall that I am assuming is a volume control for the speakers in that room. The home was a foreclosure so no way to find out how it was set up other than doing some detective work(hoping you fine folks can help there). The only lead that I have toward using them is this bundle of wires that are sticking out of the wall in the family room right by where we have the tv stand. I'd like to have multiple zones(4). Thanks [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 03 Dec 2019 05:23 PM PST Hey guys, I have TP Link smart plugs for a few things around my house. I'm noticing that the life expectancies on these things are abysmal. Can anyone suggest a good, LASTING smart plug? [link] [comments] | ||
| Replacing "Modern" Intercom System Posted: 03 Dec 2019 06:37 AM PST My home (built in 2011) elected to put an intercom system in the house. I believe it's Legrand/On-Q branded and is pretty basic. There are some distribution boxes in the closet where all of the little intercom wall-plates are connected back to. My system is not the selective ones where you can choose where to send your voice. You talk into one intercom and it's heard throughout the house. The front doorbell is also connected and sends the chime to all of the wall units. I have noticed that all of these little boxes are wired using regular Cat 5(a?) cable and I'm wondering if there is some product out there where I could replace all of the units including the distribution box with something actually modern that would also allow for a video doorbell. TL;DR I have Cat5a cable running throughout my house to little intercom units and would love to have suggestions on replacing the system with something that might still allow for intercom functionality, but more importantly would allow for a video doorbell to replace the current intercom doorbell. This looks like almost exactly what I have in my home. I feel like the people who built the house ruined what could have been an impressively connected house by installing the greatest technology from the mid-80s. [link] [comments] | ||
| Lurton vs Inovelli for smart switches without neutral wires using Alexa. Posted: 03 Dec 2019 04:54 PM PST Which switch is better for the scenario if no neutral wires, bulbs over 25W, Alexa and SmartThings? [link] [comments] | ||
| Smart lock with bluetooth, touchscreen, and key options Posted: 03 Dec 2019 12:05 PM PST I know there are already hundreds of posts about smart lock deadbolt recommendations, but I can't seem to figure out what the best option is for my (somewhat simple) needs. I don't have any SmartThings or other hubs, and I don't intend to get any. What I do want is:
The lock would be installed indoors, so it doesn't need to be weatherproof. The Yale Assure Lock - Touchscreen Keypad Deadbolt looks to have everything I'm looking for, but it looks like I would need to get the Connected by August version to get the Bluetooth features. The Schlage Sense Smart Deadbolt looks to work with Bluetooth also, but some reviews say it locks/unlocks automatically, others say it does not. I would appreciate any recommendations! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 03 Dec 2019 09:49 AM PST New house is much bigger, about 3750 sqft compared to the old house which was about 2k sqft. sooooo many light switches. I want all lights to be dimmable and everything else just regular on/off toggle for things like ceiling fans. There are a bunch of 3 way (I think a couple 4 way) switches as well. We use smartthings, amazon echos, and harmony hub. The ZigBee dimmers a lot more expensive than the z-wave ones but I'm not sure if there are any drawbacks of going with z-wave. One thing I like about the ZigBee stuff is that the echo plus has a ZigBee hub built into it which is nice for adding devices direct to the Echo Plus and not always having to go through the smartthings hub. Any thoughts on what I should go with? Any recommendations for finding good but inexpensive dimmers? [link] [comments] | ||
| Looking for help on smart light bulbs. Posted: 03 Dec 2019 07:07 AM PST Hi, I am looking for assistance on choosing smart lights for my boys rooms. They both have Google nest minis and we use Google home as our remote control hub. I am looking for the boys to be able to control their bedroom lights using their nest minis. They have two lights in each room one GU10 and one standard edison screw bulb. I would like them to be able to ask for the following. Turn on one or both lights and also be able to have each bulb set to a percentage on like a dimer. Is that a possible use case? Also could they have preset modes? Like turn on son 1's lights to nighttime mode which would turn on o lybthe GU10 to 10%. Thank you for any advice on the above and which system would be best. [link] [comments] |
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