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- The Braava jet m6 is one of the best investments I've made in a while!
- Glowing ceiling (with changing colours) and automation
- How to smart home this electric fireplace thanks reddit
- Fix Robot Vacuum (Deebot N79) Beeping Problem - REMOVE THE BEEPER
- What do you all think about Philips Hue LED lights?
- Best doorbell / intercom system
- Stelpro Maestro Baseboard Heater Smart Thermostat Review
- First Time Wiring Lutron Caseta Wireless
- Rogers facepalm
- Smart water heaters?
- Xiaomi Mi Robot (1st Gen) - Suddenly very loud - Solution?
- I need help connecting this old gate controller to my smart system
- Help with Selecting a Smart Switch
- Why does wemo seem to fail
- My home automation experience.
- Help wiring smart switch for pool light
- Put my old iPad 2 put to use as a monitor for indoor WyzeCams
- Automating micro-USB motorized blinds from Blinds To Go
- Neato D3 connected help
- Honeywell T6575D Heating+Cooling - What are my options for automation?
- Help! Heater question!
- Good motor for nylon cord blinds?
- 10amp smart light switche on a 15amp circuit?
- Smart lights with a regular wall switch
| The Braava jet m6 is one of the best investments I've made in a while! Posted: 01 Feb 2020 04:59 PM PST
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| Glowing ceiling (with changing colours) and automation Posted: 01 Feb 2020 01:05 PM PST
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| How to smart home this electric fireplace thanks reddit Posted: 01 Feb 2020 04:11 PM PST
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| Fix Robot Vacuum (Deebot N79) Beeping Problem - REMOVE THE BEEPER Posted: 01 Feb 2020 07:02 PM PST Just need to rant - Got a Deebot a year and a half ago ago and almost a day after the warranty expired it started beeping randomly at all hours of the day while on the charger. Middle of the night - beeping. I researched and found the pattern of beeps was telling me there was a battery problem. Fine. I bought a new battery, installed it, and gave the guts a good cleaning for measure. The runtime improved drastically, however it kept beeping. So today opened it up and just ripped out the beeper. Not my best fix but it works and won't wake me up anymore. [link] [comments] | ||
| What do you all think about Philips Hue LED lights? Posted: 01 Feb 2020 06:51 PM PST
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| Best doorbell / intercom system Posted: 01 Feb 2020 12:23 PM PST Hi I have a 5 story house and am having difficulties deciding what intercom / doorbell system I should buy. The system should be able to have have video and sound communication, be able to work with apple / android smartphone. When someone rings I would like to be able to see who rings and talk to the person. We have 3 doors , so we need 3 outdoor doorbells / intercoms, and about 4 indoor intercoms where we can see the person on the outdoor intercom and talk to them. What system would be the best value for my home ? [link] [comments] | ||
| Stelpro Maestro Baseboard Heater Smart Thermostat Review Posted: 01 Feb 2020 09:38 AM PST I've seen some discussion on here about smart thermostats for baseboard heaters, and while most on here seem to recommend the Mysa, its not usable in 2 wire 240 V setups (my situation). I got a Stelpro Maestro controller and a few satellite thermostats, and I figured I could give a review for anyone who couldn't use the Mysa or wanted to try something else. The setup is very easy - wiring with 2 wires is pretty simple, and connecting the satellite thermostats to the controller was as simple as clicking a few buttons in the app and on the thermostats. Temperature control with the maestros is a bit frustrating. The thermostats don't display the actual ambient temperature they measure. There's some algorithm in them that uses the measured temp to estimate the temperature at the center of the room they're in, and then the heaters adjust to that estimated temp. Its actually in the FAQs, I just missed it (https://www.stelpro.com/en-US/faq-maestro). I tried contacting stelpro to see if that feature could be turned off, but was told no. For me, the estimated temp is generally a few degrees above the actual (measured with a thermometer), so while I can adjust around it, its just frustrating that I paid for a device to tell me the wrong temp. The app is intuitive enough, grouping thermostats to control heating zones is easy, and programming a schedule using those zones is also very straightforward. The geofencing feature is pretty hit or miss, and it misses often enough that I end up just checking the app every day to make sure the temperatures drop when I go to work. I think my favorite part of having the maestro is the energy tracking feature. My house is a tri-level with a pretty open concept. I generally don't go to the downstairs, so I'd been heating just the main floor I live on and letting that heat rise to the upstairs bedrooms, with some expensive energy bills from the main floor heaters running all of the time. Using the thermostats together I've been playing around with the best mix of house temperature settings to minimize daily energy usage. Overall, I think I've seen better reviews for the Mysas, so if you have the wiring for them I'd go that route, but the Maestro is capable enough despite the temperature accuracy problems. [link] [comments] | ||
| First Time Wiring Lutron Caseta Wireless Posted: 01 Feb 2020 11:21 AM PST
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| Posted: 01 Feb 2020 09:20 PM PST https://www.rogers.com/customer/support/article/google-assistant-discontinuation . I unlined (as it was giving errors) and failed to re-link. Only later got to know this. I fail to understand why they had to move to OAuth when they had in-app authentication. Hope it helps Canadian friends here [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 01 Feb 2020 01:21 PM PST Hi All, At this point of my smart home setup I'm just looking for dumb/novelty stuff that might be cool or semi-useful in the home. I saw there's a few smart water heater controllers, like the Aquanta. Anyone have any input or reviews on how it works or what its benefit is? [link] [comments] | ||
| Xiaomi Mi Robot (1st Gen) - Suddenly very loud - Solution? Posted: 01 Feb 2020 10:55 AM PST Out of sudden my Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum (1st Gen) became very loud. I've changed the filter already, but the problem seems to lie within the motor I guess. Has anybody experiences the same problem? Any workaround? Heres a video of the (really loud) noise: [link] [comments] | ||
| I need help connecting this old gate controller to my smart system Posted: 01 Feb 2020 07:22 AM PST
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| Help with Selecting a Smart Switch Posted: 01 Feb 2020 08:17 PM PST Hey all, I'm looking at replacing a light switch in my house with a smart switch. The switch currently does not seem to be linked to anything( I'm getting a new voltmeter to make sure it even has power). Currently, the light in there is controlled via Alexa to turn on a TP-Link smart outlet. I'm looking for a switch with no neutral that can control this set-up and hopefully fin one without an additional hub. Does anyone have suggestions? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 01 Feb 2020 07:54 PM PST So I find the wemo mini smart plug often doesn't work. Like 1x week. I have Alexa, Google, and HomeKit [link] [comments] | ||
| My home automation experience. Posted: 01 Feb 2020 04:22 AM PST I got a 970 sq ft one-bedroom apartment that I wanted to automate the sh** out of. My idea was to live in a modern cave that is so cozy with state-of-the art tech. It goes without saying that I didn't hesitate to buy any item that is. I'll list all items with the link, price, and a quick review (after 3 months of use) The lock is high quality, works everytime with either HomeKit app or touchscreen. It has great add-on features like automatic lock after certain seconds. The main reason why I went with Schlage is because it was the only smart lock that has a key. You can't trust technology too much. I had to get the entry handle of the same design as well. They both look amazing. Price : $170 for the lock and $80 for the handle. While Aqara is not the best in the market, they required no neutral wiring and the reviews were great. They are simple on that wall and have a really nice touch to them and are easily installed. Among all other devices, they were the ones that show the "not responding" error SOMETIMES, whenever they do, I just re-check after a couple of minutes to find them back online. It doesn't bother me much. I would have loved to have one with a dimming feature. Other than that, they are functioning as they should. I also got the wireless switch that I got on my bed table. I have it automated to close the shades and turn the lights off when I go to bed, and open the shades when I wake up in the morning ( single tap, double taps) Price for 3 switches, the wireless switch, and the hub: $160 These are the most expensive of the entire list. I got 3. Two for my bedroom and one for my living room. When you install them, always make sure that the chains are as tight as possible. Otherwise you'll notice with time that they over-close or half open. The chains must be tight as the device relies on calculating the "dots". They take time for opening and closing which people hate but I really like. It gives my eyes a bit of light doses in the morning to wake me up gradually. Make sure that solar panel that charges the device are installed on the most sunny angle. One of my windows is on the eastern side of the tower the sun only touches the far angle of the window. I had to re-attach the solar panel on that angle to get it charging. It's worth saying that when the panel was attached where there was no sun, it had 4% which kept the shades working for 4 days. (1% per day? :D) Price for 3 shades and the hub: $533
It is hot where I live so telling Siri to turn the A/C on 15 minutes before I get out of work makes the afternoon nap so special. Easily installed, works perfectly everytime. Price for 2: $250
Just a fancy eye-blinking ball to keep at the living room. Didn't find much use for it, really. Price: $69 I got these for my Nespresso machine. I usually like to press the coffee button twice to get everything out of the coffee capsule. Asking Siri to "make coffee" for a press then saying "make it a double-shot" for Siri to simply press the Botton again always impresses my friends :) Price for 2 Bots and the hub: $140 At last, I needed a brain to connect all these fancy tech, I conclude my list with the beast version of Siri: I think it has some sort of deep learning. At first it was horrible always asking " Who is this" whenever I give her any order. Now it literally obeys commends while I'm in bed and the HomePod is at the far end of the living room. (8.5 meters away). It's great not only for connecting my smart devices, but for shouting regular Siri tasks like reminders, etc. Price:$400 The overview of this experience is amazing, I believe that home automation is the earliest version of the Internet Of Things that will conquer the world when the fourth industrial revolution kicks in. Notes:
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| Help wiring smart switch for pool light Posted: 01 Feb 2020 06:40 PM PST I know you're not necessarily electricians but I'm looking for some thoughts on this... I have a pool light with a breaker in my pool sub panel and a switch inside my house. The switch in my house has a single 3-wire cable (black * 2 and ground). The sub panel has a cable coming into the panel through the wall in the middle of the box (strange if you ask me). That cable has black, white, and ground. Both of these (black and white) seem to be neutral because the black is wired to the white/neutral of the low transformer for the light and the white is wired to the circuit in the load neutral connection. The hot wire from the breaker connects to the blue (14v) source cable on the transformer. There are two black cables coming out of the transformer (along with ground), and they are connected to black and red wires going to the light. I cannot see the wiring at the light and I am not 100% sure how the switch, light, and cable coming into the panel from the wall are laid out. I want to put a Z-Wave switch in this box because there is no neutral at the switch in the house (and the panel door says not to use a dimmer which is the only way to power a switch without a neutral wire). Questions:
Thanks for any help/opinions/advice. [link] [comments] | ||
| Put my old iPad 2 put to use as a monitor for indoor WyzeCams Posted: 01 Feb 2020 06:37 PM PST
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| Automating micro-USB motorized blinds from Blinds To Go Posted: 01 Feb 2020 02:04 PM PST Hi everyone! I'd like to have motorized shades in my bedroom that open on schedule. I went to a local retailed Blinds To Go (in US) and they have motorized blinds with batteries and motor built into the roller. A wand with 2 buttons (up and down) connect to the blinds via Micro USB. The wand has a Micro USB input as well for charging the battery. I was informed that though the blinds are motorized, they aren't smart and can't be controlled remotely. Well, I figured, it's Micro USB, probably a serial port device. I was going to hook up the wand to my computer, find the device and read the commands it sends when a button is pressed. Then I was going to use NodeMCU or a Raspberry Pi to hook up to the blinds and control them remotely. However, when I hooked up the wand to the computer, no new device showed up (lsusb in Linux). Also, no tty-related messages in dmesg. Has anyone ever encountered these kind of blinds? My next step probably will be to hook it up to a micro USB breakout board and read the pins. Maybe it just uses the micro usb for the connector style, and just has 5V and GND for power, and the buttons simply short D- / D+ to 5V. I was hoping to get some advice before I go down this path. Here are the pictures of the wand: [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 01 Feb 2020 05:33 PM PST So I got a Neat D3 connected about a year and a half to 2 years ago, as a gift, and it had been terrific up until about 2 weeks ago. My botvac would start as scheduled, come off the charging dock then stop. It would start up again a moment later then stop again. It would try to do this 3 times then would give up. It only came about a foot away from the charging dock. I went through the reset cycles that Neato recommends in their app, but nothing works. I have sent a request to Neato, but because I received this as a gift and do not have proof of purchase, they are unable to help me out in terms of warranty. Looking to see if anyone here might be able to help, had a similar experience, or could point me in the right direction. [link] [comments] | ||
| Honeywell T6575D Heating+Cooling - What are my options for automation? Posted: 01 Feb 2020 10:26 AM PST I have been looking online everywhere trying to figure out if there are any smart thermostats that can replace my current Honeywell thermostat. My understanding is the current one is line-voltage which right off the bat rules out 90% of smart thermostats out there. There are some line voltage smart thermostats but they seem to be exclusively for heating, not the fan coil combined heat+AC type I need. Here are the front and back of the current thermostat: Would really appreciate any advice! Edit: Wall Panel and Wiring [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 01 Feb 2020 04:08 PM PST I have a bunch of cove heaters in my apartment and it's the only thing in my apartment that isn't smart. I don't want to buy 5 nest systems for 5 heaters. Is there anything out there that can control all of these heaters without spending thousands of dollars? Also the heaters are 240v Thanks for the help everyone! [link] [comments] | ||
| Good motor for nylon cord blinds? Posted: 01 Feb 2020 12:20 PM PST I have a new apartment with rolling shades it uses a nylon cord, any motor that would work here? Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| 10amp smart light switche on a 15amp circuit? Posted: 01 Feb 2020 02:30 PM PST Hi, I bought and installed a bunch of Aoycocr Smart Switches (SW1). I'm using 4 to control 4 sets of lights outside my house. I didn't think to check the amp rating when I bought them, but now I have realized they are only rated for 10amp 120v or 1200w. My circuit breakers are rated for 15amps. So I'm a little concerned about safety/fire. I only have 2 LED lights on each switch so I'm nowhere close to 1200w. But should I be thinking about how much amperage is running on the circuit as a whole or just how much is running through the switch to power each set of lights? What do you guys think of these cheap Chinese smart switches? I've noticed that Gosund's switch which looks very similar is rated for 15amp, but I'm wondering if it's really just 10amps like Aoycocr's switch. [link] [comments] | ||
| Smart lights with a regular wall switch Posted: 01 Feb 2020 02:29 PM PST I don't have any smart lighting at this point but I do have smart plugs and switches. I am trying to automate a TV in my basement and I want it to come on/off with the light switch at the top of the stairs. The TV is on a totally different circuit than the lighting. I first thought smart switch but it turns out the way it's wired there is no neutral. I know Lutron's Caseta has a solution but it would be over $200 so I am trying to find something else. I have no desire to automate or "smarten" the basement lights them self. I just want SmartThings to know when the switch/lights are on and off and use that as a trigger to tell the TV to turn on. So I got to thinking what if I installed a smart bulb in one of the basement fixtures? I would never turn it on/off any way except the physical switch at the top of the stairs. Would that work? Would it always turn on/off with the switch and would SmartThings immediately know it has turned on? Or would the fact that turning off the switch would kill power to the bulb render it useless as a trigger? The bulb in question is a Philips Hue for recessed lighting if that matters. [link] [comments] |
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