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- Railroad signal that shows status of gate
- WiFi water sensor for plants compatible with Alexa skills
- Guidance on best home security for automating our home. 2 bed flat in London, requiring doorbell camera, outdoor camera and window sensors. Option for a siren that can be turned on in event of breakin
- How to easily make a Telegram bot to control your home
- Zwave deadbolt without keypad?
- Need some advice on Wemo plugs- lots of issues
- Mailbox sensor?
- Talk me out of a smartthings set up
- How to use Hue Motion Sensor as thermostat for smart plug?
- Is it possible to automate this type of blinds system? -with one motor please :-)
- Simple smart switch that also controls a regular light; any thoughts?
- Wiz LED bulbs custom patterns
- Harmony Home Control buttons
- Smart Thermostat with hydronic heat?
- Whole-Home Remote Water Shutoff and Draining
- Amazon Alexa for Mibox S and Samsung TV?
- Alexa Controlled RGB Ambient Lighting Strips
- Iris sensors worth buying?
- Home Automation System in 2020?
- Need a recommendation for a zwave garage door opener that ISN'T the constantly failing Gocontrol junk.
- Huge project attempt
- Taking the plunge
- Xiaomi Motion sensors no turn off if no motion (when turned on)
- Smart lock for security door
| Railroad signal that shows status of gate Posted: 06 Jan 2020 03:28 PM PST
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| WiFi water sensor for plants compatible with Alexa skills Posted: 06 Jan 2020 10:55 AM PST This 2020 brought to me an echo dot and a Shelly 2.5. I entered diy home automation the easy way, avoiding zigbee, Lora and friends. I want to check the humidity of the soil of a plant now and switch the Shelly accordingly using an Alexa routine. Is that possible? What product do you recommend? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2020 11:50 PM PST Title says it all. I've bought a flat in London with my partner and would like to set up some reasonably priced home security for us. Currently been looking at Nest, but completely open. Would like to have access to video feeds through app, and the ability to activate a siren in the event of a break-in when not at home. Main requirements would be doorbell camera, outdoor camera for our patio and window sensors. In addition, we would rather opt for a non-subscription system if possible [link] [comments] | ||
| How to easily make a Telegram bot to control your home Posted: 06 Jan 2020 02:05 AM PST
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| Zwave deadbolt without keypad? Posted: 06 Jan 2020 10:43 AM PST Are there zwave deadbolts without a keypad.? Wanting zwave lock for back door and garage door, but have no need for a keypad. [link] [comments] | ||
| Need some advice on Wemo plugs- lots of issues Posted: 06 Jan 2020 12:37 PM PST I have tried to setup my Wemo mini plugs multiple times and still have issues. They occasionally are configured but then lose and never regain network access. I have a Ubiquiti network and have tried a few other recommendations by others (creating an IOT only 2.4GHz network, only using the HT20 config, setup the plugs in the Wemo app, setup the plugs in the home app, all without any luck). I was thinking of ditching the plugs for a different brand/model but I use homekit and Siri Shortcuts to automate them and would prefer it that way. I can't find a decent alternative to the Wemo other than possibly the iHome ISP6X Smart Plug and the reviews are moderate on Amazon. Does anyone else have an alternative? A replacement product? Better config/setup options? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2020 11:44 PM PST Looking for a way to add a sensor into my mailbox to notify me when something is dropped into it, which is something like http://jdnaturalstone.com/pic/big/212_0.jpg I don't have a door that I can really work with to trigger on - anyone here has any idea? Wifi reaches to the point of the mailbox, so that would be a possibility. No power there though - so battery power is a requirement. [link] [comments] | ||
| Talk me out of a smartthings set up Posted: 06 Jan 2020 07:51 PM PST So I've just recently delved into home automation with my first home purchase. I think I got a little ahead of myself and I've bought a bunch of random shit. Now I'm sitting and thinking about EVERYTHING I want to do now and all the other possibilities, and I keep coming to the conclusion that I need to go with a smartthings hub and go from there....are there any good alternative setups to a smartthings hub? Currently have 6 Google minis, one in each room, and 9 GE-C full color bulbs that I'm contemplating returning. I also have a couple smart switches and a couple occupancy switches that I can't decide what to do with. End goal (for now) is I want to have all my lighting automated with motion sensors and routines. Thanks for reading, would love some expert opinions. [link] [comments] | ||
| How to use Hue Motion Sensor as thermostat for smart plug? Posted: 06 Jan 2020 05:20 AM PST Currently I use a combo of a TP-Link smart plug (for on/off) and a 433MHz RF mains adaptor (for temp) to control an electric heater. With the discovery that Hue now do their own smart plug it occurred to me that I could combine both the on/off and temp control into a single unit since I already have the Hue Motion Sensor. So does anyone know of a Hue compatible app that will allow me to do the following:
In an ideal world I'd be able to set different temps for different times of day, but a single temperature setting will do for now as far as streamlining my setup. [link] [comments] | ||
| Is it possible to automate this type of blinds system? -with one motor please :-) Posted: 06 Jan 2020 05:24 PM PST
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| Simple smart switch that also controls a regular light; any thoughts? Posted: 06 Jan 2020 10:28 AM PST I'm looking for a smart switch that I can use to control a normal single-pole lighting circuit as well as some smart bulbs in the same room. Basically, I want it to be transparent to the user that there are two different types of lighting being controlled; just hit the switch and the room gets light. Is there a specific term for this kind of switch? Any recommendations? This would be the first smart lighting I install; I do already have a Ring system and myQ garage door opener. Thanks, all. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2020 11:03 AM PST I have 2 Wiz LED bulbs that I'm trying to customize more. They're pretty solid bulbs, but trying to have two different colors alternate. Down the road, I'd like to possibly push further (link bulbs to flash when my sports team scores, etc). Does anyone know a way to make these bulbs flash and alternate colors? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2020 02:37 PM PST Love this remote... hate the fact that i cant do anything with the home control buttons.... currently have a Wink 2 with a pile of zwave Light Switches. Amazon Alexa and some smart life wifi plugs. without making the commitment to Lifx or Phillips Hue is there anything i can do with these buttons.. is there a way to get them to play nice with alexa or wink??? i have searched this sub but maybe am not asking the question right... is there a way to integrate some smart plugs or my existing zwave lights to these buttons [link] [comments] | ||
| Smart Thermostat with hydronic heat? Posted: 06 Jan 2020 07:34 PM PST I wanted to see if anyone here has been using Nest or ecobee thermostats with hydronic heated floors with multiple zones. Do the remote sensors for the thermostats work effectively to control the temperatures independently from the room with the actual thermostat in it? Thanks [link] [comments] | ||
| Whole-Home Remote Water Shutoff and Draining Posted: 06 Jan 2020 07:06 PM PST I've got a cabin the the mountains that we visit semi frequently. I'm trying to automate one of the few things we have to do to open and close the house - turn the water on and off. Except, its a bit more complicated than just the main. That's a relatively solved, buy it and you are done, home automation problem. We turn the main off, open some "main" drain valves, that empty the hot and cold lines throughout the house down into the sewer, then go and open up (only for a second or two) a few sinks and showers at the edges of the house in order to relieve the vacuum so that the clean water backflows into the sewer. Thus, after this routine, the main is off, the house line drains are open to the sewer, but all of our fixtures are closed. We don't let the house get cold enough that toilets would freeze, so we don't do antifreeze in the toilets or anything. Given the number of ball valves in one room (4), I was looking at building a ardiuino based system, with a number of relays and DC controlled quarter-turn auto-stop ball valves to control that aspect of the system, with an ethernet shield and MQTT, and a HomeAssistant frontend. That part seems pretty easy, I think I've got it figued out pretty well, though I've yet to build it. However, I'm looking for some thoughts on how to automate "opening of the taps/showers" in various locations, in order to relieve pressure. The hard part is, to be safe, it's got to be drained, unless I were to install some sort of one-way air valve, such that air can come in to drain the source, but water cannot come out. Talking with a neighbor building a new house, he's building this into the showers themselves, with another DC ball valve, draining into the shower tub. Maybe this would be a better ask for /r/Plumbing, but figured I'd ask everyone here first. Washing machine hookups are easy thoughts - got water, power, and an air-gap. I think in the kitchen it wouldn't be too hard to add an airgap - we've got a dishwasher, those usually have an airgap already! Showers are basically a no-go as far as I can think, without tearing up the wall, and bathroom sinks might be a similar situation in order to get power. Any thoughts I may be missing? [link] [comments] | ||
| Amazon Alexa for Mibox S and Samsung TV? Posted: 06 Jan 2020 06:56 PM PST Hi, is there any way to connect amazon alexa to mibox s and samsung smart tv? I've tried enabling alberto sonorus for the mibox and smart things for my samsung tv but it nothing seems to work. I'm currently located in the Philippines but using a vpn US server on my mibox while my echo dot's in the local time zone. Wondering if this is what keeps alberto sonorus from working. As for the samsung tv, what I have is an old one from 2012 I think. It has a smart hub tho and my smart things app can detect my tv, but I can't add it to alexa as a new device. Tried using anymote as well and while alexa says "ok, sending command to your tv", nothing happens. Hoping you guys could help! TYIA [link] [comments] | ||
| Alexa Controlled RGB Ambient Lighting Strips Posted: 06 Jan 2020 03:07 PM PST Hello there! I am having my kitchen refitted, and want to take the opportunity to have RGB controllable ambient lighting downlighting underneath cupboards onto the floor. I've used the old 5m RGB led strips with the old RF remote controls a few times over the years (behind desks mainly), but they are "dumb". I now use Alexa throughout the house, with a lot of bulbs, sockets, echos etc etc. It would be really nice if I could bring my kitchens RGB ambient light into alexa control too. I see on Amazon there are a lot of kits from chinese sellers that say they work with alexa via shonky looking apps and have hit and miss reviews. Is anyone able to throw some recommendations of things that they've actually used that are decent quality, work with alexa for on/off, brightness and colour selection. Ideally, the controller should be able to not shit itself when I chain 2 sets of 5m strips to it (yes I'm aware I'll need a power supply with double the amperage, i just need to know the controller is capable of driving that many LED's) Thanks!! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2020 06:47 PM PST I have ST and I'm starting to slowly automate my home. I've bought some ST multipurpose sensors and now I'm looking at motion sensors. I had read about the Iris sensors and that they were a popular sensor, but I've found they are no longer sold anywhere. I found one at Lowe's tonight and convinced them to clearance it because they no longer sell them, but their computer system had it flagged as "unable to sell" and they wouldn't sell it to me. However, they are all feet eBay. So, are they worth picking some up even though they had been discontinued? [link] [comments] | ||
| Home Automation System in 2020? Posted: 06 Jan 2020 02:57 PM PST I am looking for a recommendation as to what automation platforms/systems to look into now that it is 2020. I used Control4 from 2010 to 2017 as a DIY. I am looking for a system with more power-user features at setup such as conditional programming but with elegance and simplicity on the operator side, without paying for subscriptions or installers. I would prefer to not have a reliance on iOS/Android to operate the system(programming is fine) and while full "offline" functionality is nice to have, in reality, my home has internet almost 100% of the time. I plan to start with lighting, hopefully, window shades/blinds and door locks. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2020 02:39 PM PST I plug it in and it just beeps and flashes forever... Again... My 3rd just died in under 4 years. I am not giving them even more money for a product that will once again only last just past the warranty period. What else is out there? I guess I'd even go WiFi at this point if it integrates with Homeseer and is controlled locally. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2020 12:48 PM PST First off, I am a cheap S.O.B. when it comes to paying a monthly fee. Also I am hesitant to use another service to store my data since I am not sure if anyone else has access to it. I want to do a home security system in my home with cameras that stores video feeds on my own server. Also using sensors for indoor/outdoor exits. Leaving the system open ended of using smart outlets that can be controlled via an assistant or an in home developed app that connects to a internal server that interacts with them with a linux flavor and python for example. So any idea where to start? Products? Etc. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2020 11:59 AM PST So I recently started to simplify the home with home automation devices and have a mix of Alexa and Homekit devices. I mainly use Alexa as of right now for some simple stuff but wondering if i'm going to regret this decision down the road... I like Alexa because it's popular and their devices are fairly cheap and i've already invested in multiple devices around the house to speak to. But i know there could be some limitations like scheduling, geo-fencing, multiple users, seamless requests + etc. We are also Apple users so we do have some scenes setup as well for some of those things. As i purchased devices i try my best to look for integration with all 3 major players (Alexa, Google & Homekit) but lately have jumped on the smart switches that aren't homekit compatible. Is this a bad move? Any consideration guides out there that cover my concerns above that i can look into? Any community feedback on this? Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] | ||
| Xiaomi Motion sensors no turn off if no motion (when turned on) Posted: 06 Jan 2020 11:11 AM PST So I'm not sure on what most peoples uses for sensors but for me mine are my downstairs and my upstair hallways, nobody wants to constantly switch them on and off. what do i want to achieve? I want to walk in the hallway and my light to turn on, then if after this activation there is no motion for 2 minutes it switches off.... (this means if after I walk past then 30 seconds later I walk past again it will reset to wait for another 2 minutes. It seems xiaomi motion sensors can not do this and will only turn off after x time, there is many things it can do so maybe i am missing a trick? I know phillips hue can do this but I hate warm white and from fair as I can see it would mean £30 Motion sensors + £30 Colour bulb to get cool white? x 2. I'd love the xiaomi to be able to do the job but It is farly annoying walking in the corridor and it turns off for 0.1 seconds before seing motion and turning on when working in the hallway for example. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 06 Jan 2020 06:22 AM PST Does anyone know which smart lock will fit into this security door? [link] [comments] |
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