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    Home Automation Everyone out getting TP and water and I'm here scoring some new smoke detectors to complete the house. New baby on the way and one near the furnace puts us at ease

    March 15, 2020

    Home Automation Everyone out getting TP and water and I'm here scoring some new smoke detectors to complete the house. New baby on the way and one near the furnace puts us at ease

    Everyone out getting TP and water and I'm here scoring some new smoke detectors to complete the house. New baby on the way and one near the furnace puts us at ease

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 11:25 AM PDT

    Moving in a year or so. What is the simplest way to get HA using HomeKit (Apple) for light switches, heat/ac?

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 07:28 AM PDT

    I'll tackle A/V later on. For now, I want lights and HVAC control if it's easy and not too expensive.

    I currently own an Apple Watch s5, a MacBook Pro, an iPad, and an iPhone.

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    Not all devices available after router change.

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 09:36 PM PDT

    So, changed out my router, reconfigured all devices I have, reset account passwords. I CANNOT for the life of me get all of my devices re-showing in my Google Home app, nor my hass.io.

    Router change was from a Google Wifi puck mesh system to a Nighthawk X6s.

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    Tradfri supported ZigBee channels.

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 07:51 AM PDT

    I'm trying to eliminate ZigBee as a source of interference for my WiFi network (and vice versa)

    According to this paper ZigBee channel 26 should offer the least interference being a bit beyond WiFi channel 11.

    I'm mostly using Tradfri lamps and switches, with a CC2531 dongle on my Pi. By default everything uses ZigBee channel 11 which is right in there for WiFi channel 1.

    I'm thinking of changing ZigBee channels but I can't find which channels are supported by Tradfri.

    Has anyone gone down this path? Anything to share? Is this a waste of time?

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    Aeotec dual nano (wiring one 2-way, one 3-way to the same device)

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 07:58 PM PDT

    I have two switches inside a single box. One is a 2-way switch for controlling the porch lights. The other is a 3-way switch for controlling the lights on the stairs. I purchased the Aeotec Dual Nano since I assumed that it would work to control both the 2-way and 3-way switch. However, I'm a bit confused about the wiring diagrams. If you look at the documentations there are diagrams for 2-way and 3-way. They look near-identical to me with the exception of the symbol feeding into S1/S2.

    The 2-way diagram is pretty simple. Just connect the load output side of the 2-way switch to S1. However, for the 3-way, do I also just connect the load output side of the 3-way configuration to S2?

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    Please help me start over!

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 03:46 PM PDT

    I've been somewhat interested in smart devices and so people have bought me them for gifts the last few Christmases and birthdays.

    Over time I've kinda set them up but I used different email accounts and stuff seems to be on different networks. Really haphazard.

    So now I have a bunch of things that don't seem to talk. Like my google Mini won't adjust my nest thermostat. Or one of my Chromecasts. Maybe they're not all compatible but some of them should be, right?

    I need to hit reset. I'm home for the next while and would like to get this working better. I will start everything right from scratch if necessary and have a budget of about $300 for anything else I might need to make it work. Not new devices but if I need other stuff. I know nothing!

    Does using a consistent email account matter? What else should I do like managing my Wi-Fi networks? I have two 2.4 G and two 5 G.

    Devices: Nest Google Chromecast x 3 Google hub Google mini x 3 Schlage sense lock Some techin plugs A kasa smart switch that has never really worked My Q garage door system

    My priority is getting the google devices working more smoothly and go from there.

    How do I start?! I think I could really get into all this but it's a bit over my head right now.

    I would love some help. Thank you!

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    Is this door going to be a pain for a Schlage Encode lock?

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 07:23 PM PDT

    EDIT: Mods, please delete. Spent an extra 20 minutes and answered my own question. Sorry!

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    Which home automation controller has apps for Windows 10?

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 07:19 PM PDT

    Does anyone know which home automation controller has widgets/shortcuts/apps on Windows 10?

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    Ecobee Switch+ motion sensor - Can it trigger other things like a smart outlet?

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 06:35 PM PDT

    Smart Sensor solution to check if this is locked?

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 12:31 PM PDT

    Audio over cat 6

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 06:02 PM PDT

    Hi I was wondering if there was a way to convert speaker cable to cat 6 and then back to speaker wire?

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    Question on new construction and alarm.com

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 05:27 PM PDT

    Thanks in advance for any help! We are doing new construction and I am trying to plan for home automation, I have a couple of questions that are hard to test before without the system. For a number of reasons I am basically obligated to use alarm.com for the first 3 years (or at least pay for it). From what they have told me they are using the Qolsys IQPRO if that matters for this.

    1.) I don't think alarm.com is going to ultimately have all of the home automation features I want, but it will probably be enough for the short term. It appears I can add the panel as a secondary panel to some of the other hubs and manage some of the devices, can anyone confirm how well this works? Do I have to have installer rights on the alarm.com panel? The current alarm company doesn't seem super in to DIY but I could ask.

    2.) I am looking at the Leviton zwave (DZ6HD) switches since they seem to be the nicest of supported ones (I thought the Eaton ones were a bit large looking). It seems like most zwave switches would work, but they art not "guaranteed" so is it super important? Anyone have other suggestions on alternatives?

    2a.) The alarm.com automation seems to only support a limited "maximum" number of zwave devices (30-40 they stated) so maybe I am going to be moving to a 2nd controller quickly anyway? I don't want to make decisions based on alarm.com's limited ecosystem if I likely going to have to add a 2nd controller anyway.

    3.) We have a Lennox HVAC system and they are planning the iComfort S30 for the thermostats. I don't see this on the alarm.com supported devices. How important will this integration be? Obviously lots of reasons to have a thermostat integrated, but it doesnt appear to be zwave so I am thinking I cannot even access it from alarm.com? Should I switch to a zwave thermostat?

    Thanks!

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    What cases are you using for your Pi 3b+?

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 05:23 PM PDT

    I just got a Pi 3b+ and I'm using it to run Home Assistant, Pi Hole and my UniFi Controller. I'm looking for a good case that will provide great cooling while not sounding like a jet taking off.

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    Do any of you have multiple, dedicated wifi networks in your home? One for automation, one for 2.4 devices, one for 5.0 devices, etc. What's your setup?

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 12:27 PM PDT

    How to connect light with multiple switches?

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 02:05 PM PDT

    I'm about to buy some smart switches for our house, and we've a few lights that can be controlled from multiple points (e.g., top and bottom of the stairs). My google-fu is failing me and can't find a guide on what to do here. Do I need just one smart switch per light? Or still one behind each plate? I'd still like to keep physical switches at both locations. I can't wrap my head around how a given smart switch would know the light is on if it can be trigger from a different location too. Any help/links/guides/videos you'd recommend?

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    HomeAssistant with Fibaro, so I need HC?

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 01:37 PM PDT

    I'm looking at adding some Fibaro switches to our house, and some additional z-wave devices in time. Do I have to use Fibaro HomeCenter as the hub? Or can I just pair directly to a NUC running HomeAssistant with a HUSBZB-1 plugged into it? The HA docs read like all the Fibaro stuff needs to be connected to HC first. But this is also my first time so I don't yet know what I'm doing.

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    I have a room without a light fixture. It has a switch that controls one receptacle. Currently have four lamps controlled by individual wifi GoSund plugs around the room. They’re working fine and they’re cheap. Looking for a way to turn them all on when I flip the switch to power the receptacle.

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 12:30 PM PDT

    I'm fine with replacing the light switch if needed. Any ideas?

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    Software for managing Insteon Links

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 12:12 PM PDT

    Indigo currently has an excellent interface for managing Insteon Links, but as I'm looking to retire that server in favor of an existing Linux server, I'm probably going to retire Indigo (network effect seems to be pointing me towards Home Assistant).

    While managing Insteon links isn't something I do regularly, it's something that I need to do when adding or replacing devices.

    I'm using the PLM and not the hub, so something that runs on a phone won't work.

    Any suggestions for software that runs in Linux (or Docker) that will let me manage Insteon links? Bonus points if it works directly with Home Assistant.

    Thanks.

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    Looking for hardware alternative to Alexa, Google, etc.

    Posted: 14 Mar 2020 05:24 AM PDT

    I am looking for a hardware alternative to Alexa or Google. I want something that doesn't have someone listening on the other end. Also, I'd prefer that it not require a raspberry pi, as I don't have one gasp. But if that's the only way or best way, I could purchase one.

    I plan on using almond and ada or possibly rhasspy for the software side of things.

    Thanks!

    EDIT for clarification: I have home assistant running as a Docker container on Ubuntu in ESXi. So I'm basically looking for the listening device.

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