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    Home Automation Lasko Fan IR Codes


    Lasko Fan IR Codes

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 04:08 PM PDT

    I just wanted to share since I scoured the interwebs and couldn't find these published anywhere. Plus Lasko was zero help. Hope someone finds these useful. I ended up recording them with a Pro Control remote. Here are the Hex Codes.

    On/Off

    0000 006D 0000 000C 002E 000E 002E 000E 000E 002E 002E 000E 002E 000E 000E 002E 000E 002E 000E 002E 000E 002E 000E 002E 000E 002E 002E 010D

    Speed

    0000 006D 0000 000C 002D 000E 002D 000E 000E 002D 002D 000E 002D 000E 000E 002D 000E 002D 000E 002D 000E 002D 000E 002D 002D 000E 000E 012C

    Osc

    0000 006D 0000 000C 002E 000E 002E 000E 000E 002E 002E 000E 002E 000E 000E 002E 000E 002E 002E 000E 000E 002E 000E 002E 000E 002E 000E 012C

    Timer

    0000 006D 0000 000C 002D 000E 002D 000E 000E 002D 002D 000E 002D 000E 000E 002D 000E 002D 000E 002D 002D 000E 000E 002D 000E 002D 000E 012C

    Night

    0000 006D 0018 000C 002D 000E 002D 000E 0010 002D 002D 000E 002D 000E 0010 002D 002D 000E 0010 002D 0010 002D 0010 002D 0010 002D 0010 012C

    Cheers!

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    Wifi Water Shutoff Valve?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:25 PM PDT

    Which one do you use? I see some on Amazon for $30, while others are above $100. Anything in the $30-$50 range that works with smartthings?

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    How to create a sprinkler system with a RaspberryPI

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 04:17 AM PDT

    Looking for smart solar outdoor lighting suggestions

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 10:37 PM PDT

    Planning on seeing up the yard with some nice lighting. I definitely want solar lights and would love to be able to connect to Alexa one way or another (schedule, turn on and off on demand etc.). A bonus would be multicolor/color changing led.

    Currently everything's on the table, hanging, spot, stuck in grass etc.

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    Best smart mirrors for bathrooms

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 05:05 PM PDT

    Hey guys,

    Just wondering what the best smart mirrors are for bathrooms that I can get that are:

    1- Google Compatible

    2- Can set Alarms on

    3- Waze Compatible to show my commute to work times

    4- Show me relevant news stories from a feed

    5- Shows my daily calendar

    The Alarm is the important one, so I am forced to get out bed and get up to turn it off

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    Super noob, help needed

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:30 PM PDT

    I built a cabinet to house my cats robot litter box. My plan is to have a motion sensor that triggers a 12v accuator that opens the door, turns on the LED lights, and turns on the exhaust fan, then after 5min the polarity switches, retracts the accuator, shuts off the fan and lights, which ends the sequence. Can someone recommend a controller module that can accomplish this series of events? The accuator is the main issue, I think I could use a pin switch to control the fan and lights if needed to. Thanks for any help you guys can give me.

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    Friends of Hue SENIC & GIRA Smart Dimmer Switch Review

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:29 AM PDT

    Setting up a Security System with Home Assistant

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 09:58 PM PDT

    Video Call Device for Elderly Relative with Auto-Answer

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 06:00 PM PDT

    Looking for a video calling solution I can pre-configure and ship to an elderly relative in a retirement home.

    It should have auto-answer so that she doesn't have to provide any input (she has never used a touch interface).

    Good volume is important as she doesn't hear well.

    Ability to be talking to her from a computer and sharing my screen would be nice too, so I can type if she's having a tricky day with her hearing aid.

    Do any of the smart displays allow auto-answer? Do I get her an iPad set up to auto-answer FaceTime in Accessibility? (Though even having her manage a charging regimen is not ideal - so maybe plugged in and on a stand).

    What are your picks?

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    Controlling outdoor lights

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 03:40 PM PDT

    My outdoor porch light and street lamp are controlled by wifi switches and I have some outdoor low voltage lights plugged into a (built in) wifi outlet. The switches and plugs are both TPLink. I chose TPLink because it seems reasonably stable but mostly because it's been reverse engineered and is programmable outside of the Kasa app (and Google Home / Alexa ecosystem).

    I like this setup b/c it allows me to have python code running on my computer that knows the sunrise/sunset times based on my location and can turn on/off these lights around dusk/dawn.

    I wanted to share with you an improvement I recently made to this setup. I also have three wifi cameras around: one on the driveway, on on the front doorstep and one in the back by my shed. The other day it got really gloomy here before a rainstorm -- dark enough that I thought "I wish the outside lights would cut on". I was thinking about trying to rig up an "electric eye" with a raspberry pi or something but then I realized I already essentially have three eyes: the cameras.

    So I wrote literally 36 lines of python code that scrapes a jpeg image from each camera and computes the average pixel value of the whole thing. Essentially, all black on all cameras would give me a 0 and all white on all cameras would be 255. I do this once every 5 minutes and now can use "outside gloomyness" as another factor to turn on the lights (in the middle of the day if needed). Happy to share code if you're interested (PM).

    The point of this post is to give you ideas but also to spread my strong belief that people in the home automation community (us!) should insist that the devices we buy are not locked into any one manufacturer's "walled garden". I will not buy a product I can't interact with via code I write and I hope that if enough of us feel the same way then home automation will move in a more open direction in the long term. </soapbox>

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    Light switch style push button

    Posted: 26 Apr 2020 12:02 AM PDT

    Hi all, Does anyone know where I can get a switch that looks like a light switch but does not toggle on or off - it springs back and functions as a push button?

    I want to use this as an input to my raspberry pi to control the wifi lights and this will let me do things like hold for a second to activate dim mode.

    I'm in Australia but even if someone knows the terminology for these for me to search? I found an image of one that sort of shows what I mean but ideally it would be like this.

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    Need some advice for my cabinet LED project please

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 07:50 PM PDT

    Pictures of materials and cabinet

    How LEDs will be installed in Cabinet

    LED strips I am using

    Extension wire I am using

    RGB controller I am using

    Power supply I am using

    As you can see, we had just finished soldering the LED strips as depicted. Let me say however, that I ran out of soldering tips and towards the end it became a poor job, so i will have to correct some of it tomorrow.

    Questions:

    1.When I plug them in, they all light up white, and most colors work, but when i go to green or yellow only the first stripset for the first shelf lights up (the one attached directly to controller) and the rest do not light up. My logic tells me since I did not do a great job on some of them and one of the green cables are loose?

    2.The other issue is they get hot QUICK. Uncomfortably hot. Upon some research this seems to be "normal" but some LED strips were hotter than others? what would cause this? once I correct the soldering will it be more even?

    3,As you can see the cabinet is an IKEA cabinet. I was originally intending to use the included 3M glue on the strips and put them directly on the shelf, but considering how hot they get it seems the aluminum channel diffusers are not optional after all. What are your thoughts?

    1. The LED controller makes a high pitch whirring noise sometimes. Normal?

    Any other advice? Just want to make sure this works and I do not burn my house down lol

    Thank you for your time

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    List of plugins for Vera

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 07:34 PM PDT

    • Program Logic - to automate small things. Nothing extra is required.
    • ALTUI - much better and faster than original. Just install and use.
    • System Monitor - I am stats nerd.
    • HundredGraphs- I am triple stats nerd. I really want to know how much energy I spend and what my sensors were showing at 3AM. You need a free account on hundredgraphs.com

    What plugins you have?

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    Caseta simple switch?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 10:55 PM PDT

    I would like to turn my tv on and off using Lutron Caseta. But I don't want to ever dim it!!!! Is there a simple on/off plug switch for Caseta?

    Thanks!

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    How do I control my music & wifi speakers with an assistant?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 04:44 PM PDT

    I have various wifi speakers on my network. My music library is local on my PC (no spotify etc). I have siri and alexa. I do not have a mac, but I have iphone(s) and an ipad.

    I want to be able to ask an assistant to play a playlist.
    Bonus if I can play different playlists to different speakers
    Bonus if it could play playlists based on time of day.

    I've looked into homekit but it doesn't support the wifi speakers I have. Not REAL interested in replacing my 4 current wifi speakers, especially when they're $199/per minimum.

    Are there any good solutions?

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    Looking to start the journey with the right hardware foundation

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 10:06 PM PDT

    Hi, I'm newly about to embark on this journey and I'd like to start out well. Will you help me?

    I'm attempting to begin with the end in mind. Keeping a plan on the "final" state I'd like to achieve. My big question is about hardware to start with.

    I'd like to build a home network system with pfSense, pfBlockerNG, and Blue Iris for security cameras.

    Local, non-cloud based, secure Home Assistant is the eventual plan.

    For now, I want to start with the network and security. Is there a hardware system that will run the above well and then also run Home Assistant? Should I plan to run multiple devices? It seems possible to run it all on the right machine, but would it be smarter to use multiple?

    I want to lay the right foundation for future development.

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    NEED HELP - All Smart Devices Crashed!

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 08:25 PM PDT

    Hi all - I was trying to pair Legelite bulbs to my network using Smart Life. I don't know what happened, but now nothing on the "smart" network works!* Alexa, Kasa, other smart plugs - nothing responds!! HELP!

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    Blink XT2 v Eufy CE - Please Help Me Choose!

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 04:31 PM PDT

    Hey All! I'm in the market for some wireless security cameras. We live on a corner lot off a main road that runs through our development. Lots of people walk and drive past our house all day and night. I have a rickety old 4ft fence that isn't holding up well, a dog that likes to dig under it lol and a son that likes to play in the side yard that we have no visibility to from inside the house. Currently we have and older SimpliSafe security system, no cameras. We only have 1 wyze camera in the house, fire tv, a google home mini and 2 echo dots (can't settle on personal assistants either lol).

    I'm struggling to make a decision mainly over the following points...

    • Blink has replaceable batteries that can't be recharged, however the device should, in theory last much longer. Eufy in theory will only last 4-5 years with "average" use, once that battery goes, its time to buy a new device. However with how fast technology changes, would I be buying a new device by then anyway?
    • Eufy video quality itself seems much better. I'm always a sucker for getting the "better quality" device but is it really that critical?
    • Eufy field of view is WAY better 135 vs 110. I feel this is a fairly big deal when it comes to security cameras.
    • Blink is considerably cheaper (however there are some deals right now for Eufy 2 cam kits)
    • Blink now offers an indoor mini cam at a reasonable price ($35). Its nice to have all your cameras. Would be nice to replace my Wyze cams with these and have all my cameras on the same app. Eufy currently has no comparable device.
    • Eufy offers many more devices and options. In the future I may want a doorbell cam, I'd be very annoyed if I had one app for security cams and another for doorbell cam.

    How am I to decide! Please help! What are everyone's thoughts. I'm especially interested in folks who may have tried both.

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    Just bought a home - picking a platform for lights, fans and the rest / ZWave / Caseta

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 04:22 PM PDT

    Hi there! Bought a new (to me) home [pretty old], 5300 sqft on 1/3rd acre with three floors. Home is bathed in wifi. Getting everything connected would be nice - I have a few problems I want to fix now and I might as well start with compatible systems.

    • Looking at Lutron Casetas for a few rooms with power switches in hard places to take advantage of the Nano Remotes

    • I've got a bunch of ceiling fans without the fan wire; and they have old remote controls that are not wall plates. I'd like to replace those, probably with some sort of controller (zwave?) at the fan base that controls light and power, then put a smart switch on the wall to control both.

    • Half of us are iOS people, so we'll use HomeBridge.

    • A few Phillips Hues scattered around the house mostly for mood. Too many bulbs to make them the primary lights. Already got a hub for that.

    • Two August Pros that can work on Zwave. I don't care too much about having those remote though.

    • An Ecobee 3, which works fine with Homekit for now

    • Rachio 3s in the backyard, work fine via the app

    • a smart garage door opener, but not sure what yet

    • It'd be nice to have an outdoor lock for the front gate with a pin pad and auto relock. Not sure if there's a Zwave version of this.

    I'm just guessing on ZWave vs Zigbee, still a novice with those. I know the Casetas come very well recommended for the inside of the house... although I only need a few of those, so if there isn't a caseta zwave bridge, I suppose I could find a zwave equivalent.

    Also, what sort of zwave hub software do I want to start with? Or something zwave+zigbee?

    Thanks!

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    Notification if smart plug goes offline?

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 04:14 PM PDT

    My sump pump and water heater ventilation are plugged into GFCI outlet so I was looking for a way to be notified if the outlets trip.

    Looks like a smart plug would be the best way to go. I have an Amazon smart plug, is there a way to setup notifications within the Alexa app (or any other smart plug / app) that can notify me if the outlet trips and thus loses power?

    I don't want an alarm plug or anything unless it's smart and thus can be monitored from anywhere.

    Suggestions?

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    WiFi Smart switch with Plug not finding WLAN Device.

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 11:54 AM PDT

    Hello, i bought a eBay switch. I wired it up as seen in the pictures. The problem is that neither the Tuya nor Evelink App is able to find the smart switch, does somebody know where the problem is?

    The images of my wiring is here :

    https://imgur.com/a/R2wBNqk

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    Lutron Caseta Dimmer Switch - Question about funky wiring

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 12:55 PM PDT

    The Lutron Caseta starter kit that I ordered was just delivered and I was excited to install the dimmer switch but came across some wiring that I am unsure what to do with. On the existing switch, one of the connected wires continues through the box but a length of it has been stripped and then wrapped around one of the connection screws of the switch. I'm not sure that I would be able to use the wire connection caps that come with the kit to connect the new switch to this wire. If I can't use the caps that came with the switch, I don't know how I should connect the new switch. Apologies if this is a basic question, this is my first time working on anything electrical.

    For background, my house was built in 1958 and this is the first time I have done anything involving the wiring since moving in. I took a couple of photos to show the wiring for this box. The white wire in the photos just passes through the box. I was hoping to ground the switch by using one of the pre-tapped holes in the box with a screw. I'd really any advice or suggestions.

    https://imgur.com/gallery/nhZt2zA

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    KASA, Flic and IFTTT- hs400 not responding

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 06:09 PM PDT

    I have an HS400 that is not responding to the Flic, I've tried stting it up as a click once toggle and as a click once for on, click twice for off.

    Neither option works. I have a flic2 with hub.

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    MagicHome LED and tplink deco

    Posted: 25 Apr 2020 12:11 PM PDT

    Hi,

    I recently bought a 3 pack tp-link deco p9. Everything works fine except for my living room lights. The Magic Home Pro app, as well as Alexa api can not reach the device.

    Not being able to switch on/off the lights is really annoying.

    Please note the system works well with a tp-link C5 router as well as with a Huawei q2 pro mesh system.

    What I tried so far: IPv6 on/off, fast roaming on/off. Each time I reseted the device. It works a few times, and then even if I see the device in the deco app, it is unreachable by the app and Alexa.

    I also enabled port forwarding. Same thing.

    The only way to reach it is to add to the black list, thern remove it. I can turn on/off the light a few minutes, then it becomes unreachable.

    Any ideeas?

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