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- 80+ WiFi devices and they won't all connect at the same time
- Recommendations for whole house audio receivers, amps?
- Is automating heating according to forecast worth it?
- Home Depot EcoSmart bulb with Zigbee New price
- Just starting out. Looking for some lights.
- My quarantine project. An app that automates accepting food and package deliveries in an apartment. Looking for beta testers
- easy way to measure low or high pressure in a breathing circuit
- WANTED - Fox & Summit smart bulbs!
- Controlling Yale Lock with Google Home
- Shelly 4 pro?
- Troubleshooting DIY Garage Door Opener
- Thoughts on Wifi LAN light switches ?
- Waterlevel indicator that doesnt need arduino programming ����
- Infinitude proxy server does or does not require hardware?
- Automation ideas for a family hotel
- Tasmota Hue Bridge feature/ Add Tasmota lights to GH
- Controlling Escea fire with Show 5 Alexa device.
- Looking for an Indoor Security Camera
- zwave2mqtt / Aeotec Security Questions
- How to integrate Hunter Douglas PowerRise blinds? - Google Home
- I cannot for the life of me get my Inovelli red series switch to work with my hue bulbs
- Sub survey on smart locks
- Question I'm looking for a solid RGB soffit/downlight for the exterior of my home. Looking for one that is specific for new builds and will work with Nest Assistant. I can only seem to find the ones for retrofit and of dubious quality. TYIA
- Are there any UL/CSA approved smart switches like a Sonoff I can put behind a lightswitch?
| 80+ WiFi devices and they won't all connect at the same time Posted: 17 May 2020 07:10 PM PDT I have a large home with many smart devices (Wyze cameras and TP-Link smart switches mostly) but also many other WiFi devices as well (video game systems, Chromecasts, laptops, phones, tablets). Overall, there are probably about 80 WiFi devices connected in my house. I'm having a problem where it seems like all the devices won't connect at the same time. It seems like the router is choosing which ones connect and won't connect randomly. I have a NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK X4S AC3200 modem/router combo (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/netgear-nighthawk-dual-band-ac3200-router-with-32-x-8-docsis-3-1-cable-modem/6345937.p?skuId=6345937&ref=212&loc=1&ref=212&loc=1&ds_rl=1268652&gclid=CjwKCAjwwYP2BRBGEiwAkoBpAsxFBD2wc5-Fua6aMsh0QH0n2tJifH_HTDBJtFr40gppIIq7bTCePRoCz9UQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds). I also have gigablast internet from Cox and I have performed a speedtest over an Ethernet cable to confirm that I'm actually getting that gigablast speeds. Any suggestions on how I can make sure all my devices can connect at the same time? Do I just need a better router, or is there another way? [link] [comments] | ||
| Recommendations for whole house audio receivers, amps? Posted: 17 May 2020 05:28 PM PDT I'm moving to a new house, and want to have whole house distributed audio/video, including audio outside by the pool/deck. I plan on running wires to the basement where I will have 2 full size 42u racks. Space in the rack will not be an issue. I want stuff that is rackmount if possible. I have a family room, living room, master bedroom, basement, deck/pool that I would ideally like for audio zones, with maybe 3 video zones. At some point maybe the other bedrooms, kitchen, etc but that's in the future. Any recommendations on equipment? Also, should I get unpowered and have the amps provide power? Should I get a multi zone setup? [link] [comments] | ||
| Is automating heating according to forecast worth it? Posted: 17 May 2020 02:55 PM PDT I was interested in automating my two heat pumps (reverse aircon) that provide most of my house heating, in Tasmania where winter temps are usually 0-10. It's an old house but reasonably well insulated. I was interested in the tado device's marketing which refers to a study that found adjusting heating settings in anticipation of incoming solar radiation heat could save 7% on energy costs: https://www.tado.com/img/content/press/releases/Study_Fraunhofer_Institute_for_Building_Physics_tado_en.pdf "Furthermore, the system has access to local weather forecasts and records data on how the forecasted solar radiation influences the room air temperatures. Based on these data, the system turns down the heating in advance when sufficient sun is expected within the next hour." But given heat pumps are responsive heating systems, and use minimal power if the room temp is at or above their setpoint, I wonder if it's actually worth doing, despite the 'science'. Any real world experiences? Cheers, B [link] [comments] | ||
| Home Depot EcoSmart bulb with Zigbee New price Posted: 17 May 2020 08:26 PM PDT All I was on the Home Depot website this weekend and I saw the EcoSmart bulbs 60W equivalent with Zigbee, 2 pack have been marked down to $9.97 from $14.97 the link is here. I will say as I was out and about I was looking to see what stores had them and I did see some stores in the Chicago area still had them at the old price so check around if your local store has the new price, I also believe you can order them from the on-line store at the new price. [link] [comments] | ||
| Just starting out. Looking for some lights. Posted: 17 May 2020 09:19 AM PDT So, I'm currently renting a room as I finish up my divorce. I recently discovered this page and it's amazing. I am looking for guidance on some lights I can use in my room and maybe other ideas as well. I have an IPhone and I do have a google home. I am not sure if any of that matters, still learning the ropes. I would like to be able to Dim the lights and change the colors from my phone and/or google home. Would like some recommendations before I spend the money. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 17 May 2020 02:52 PM PDT Hey everyone, I just finished my quarantine project inspired by this sub, it's an app that automates answering your apartment buzzer to make it easy to accept food and package deliveries. Like everyone else I've been stuck at home during the quarantine and ordering a ton of UberEats/Postmates/Doordash/Amazon whatever and came to a realization: Accepting deliveries in an apartment sucks. If your apartment is like mine, it has this callbox which somehow hasn't changed since before the internet was invented. It's 2020, why do these apartment callbox systems have to suck? When everything else in my home set up to be controlled through my phone/Alexa it's really frustrating to have an apartment buzzer that's stuck in the 1960s. At first I wanted to create a hack just for myself to make it easy to let in deliveries without having to wait around for a call on my phone to buzz people up (really annoying during work meetings, etc). Enough friends were interested that I ended up making it into an app so anyone can use what I made. How it works: The app will give you a virtual phone number. You'll then ask your apartment manager to configure the apartment callbox to dial the virtual number rather than your personal number. After that, you'll be able to use the app to unlock the door automatically, unlock with a passcode, etc. I'm looking for a handful of people interested in testing it out for free for a few months to get some feedback. PM me for a code to try it for free if you're interested! [link] [comments] | ||
| easy way to measure low or high pressure in a breathing circuit Posted: 17 May 2020 07:04 PM PDT Hey guys, not sure if anyone here has ideas but we are building and donating emergency ventilators. We've got all of it designed but don't have any low or high pressure alarms on the breathing circuit. Static pressure would also be awesome. Anyone have tips on aftermarket alarms we can plug and play that don't cost a fortune? Min pressure would be below 5 cmH20 and high over 35 cmH20 or so. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| WANTED - Fox & Summit smart bulbs! Posted: 17 May 2020 03:28 PM PDT If you have these bulbs you already know they don't work anymore since the company went out of business two months ago. However, inside these bulbs is a WiFi chip and LED driver that I can use in many different projects. So if you are thinking about getting rid of any Fox&Summit smart bulbs, I'd like to buy them from you. Ill give you $5 each and I'll pay for shipping. Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] | ||
| Controlling Yale Lock with Google Home Posted: 17 May 2020 10:05 AM PDT OK, so I bought a yale lock, and am having some trouble connecting to google assistant. I went and bought a smartthings hub and I can add the lock to the app. I can then control from within the smartthings app. I have also connected smartthings to google assistant, and it see's the lights but not the lock. I read in one of the forums, that the way you set it up is to create a "Scene" within smartthings and then you can use google to control. I went ahead and did that, but the scene does not show up in google. Just to test, I created another scene and added some dimming and color settings to a light bulb, and google sees that scene. I then went one step further and setup that same color scene to also lock the door, but then the scene no longer shows up in google home. Anyone know how to get this working in google assistant? Maybe some other crazy method? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 17 May 2020 01:15 PM PDT I just got a Shelly 2.5 and am happy with it. Now I need a 4 channel one. Is the Shelly 4 just as good? Should I go with the sonoff 4 instaed? Just need to control 4 light switches. One concern I have is that it's only 10 amps per channel and all my breakers are 15. But I guess there is no 15 amp ones. The lights are led low waats so I should be well under 10 amps. Also, in the us where can I get the Shelly 4? I don't see it on Amazon. [link] [comments] | ||
| Troubleshooting DIY Garage Door Opener Posted: 17 May 2020 08:28 AM PDT So I built a DIY garage door opener. It uses a NodeMCU (ESP8266) and a generic 2 relay module. I measured the voltage across the wires that the garage button is connected to. ~16 VDC normally, and pressing the button drops this down to zero. So I wired the relay across the same pins on the unit itself. I also wired up a generic reed switch so I could detect if the garage door was closed. For software, I used ESPHome. Since there's only one button that controls up and down, I went with a "switch" in ESPHome instead of a "cover". To open or close the garage, the relay is turned on for 1 second, then turned off for one second. These values are sent to a MQTT, where Home Assistant picks them up. All of that works perfectly. My issue is that after setting all this up, the wireless garage door remotes have become inconsistent. They still work, but it takes 4-5 presses before the garage door opens. To troubleshoot, I unplugged and unhooked everything. The wireless remotes work fine again... After a lot more troubleshooting, I hooked everything up except for the wires that short the contacts on the actual opener unit. So essentially, everything is in place but my contraption isn't actually connected to the garage door opener. The wireless remotes are still inconsistent. What I've concluded is that by simply having the NodeMCU and relay contraption powered on causes the wireless remotes to work inconsistently. My only thought is that maybe my contraption causes interference?? Any ideas here? EDIT: Picture album! [link] [comments] | ||
| Thoughts on Wifi LAN light switches ? Posted: 17 May 2020 03:27 PM PDT I found pretty quickly that Z-wave switches are kinda pricey. One of the issues with Wifi switches is that they need constant internet connection. I stumble around these switches that seem to work with LAN only. I like the price point and it seem that it will get the job done. Is there anything I should know before trying these aside Wifi congestion? I live in a suburban area which I believe wont be a problem. Thank you! Ps. I use HassIo as my automation hub [link] [comments] | ||
| Waterlevel indicator that doesnt need arduino programming ���� Posted: 17 May 2020 11:46 AM PDT
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| Infinitude proxy server does or does not require hardware? Posted: 17 May 2020 03:13 PM PDT Is there a tutorial that explains the setup better than the github repo? [link] [comments] | ||
| Automation ideas for a family hotel Posted: 17 May 2020 08:01 AM PDT Hi Sub, We are building a (15 rooms) family hotel in a small provincial but good tourist point town and we are close to finish it soon. Living in the age of tech and as tech fan myself, though I'd like to implement some small goodies to have our future guests be helped, surprised or feel special. What do you like to see or you've seen in a hotel room? Would having the option to set an alarm on your phone synced with the curtains opening be cool? Or light that imitates the sunrise for wake up be better? What about a mirror in the bathroom that tells you the weather or whatever news you opted for be useful? Thank you [link] [comments] | ||
| Tasmota Hue Bridge feature/ Add Tasmota lights to GH Posted: 17 May 2020 06:26 PM PDT I recently converted some Lohas lights to Tasmota for the first time. Can someone give a better explanation of the Hue Bridge feature? Is it an okay way to add some Tasmota lights to GH? I have Home Assistant, but don't want to import all of my config into GH (which would duplicate all of my Hue lights) and don't have the time to spare for getting HA setup with a Google Console project to limit what will and will not be imported. (I'll hopefully have the time in a few months) But the lights in my home need to be voice controlled along with the bells and whistles HA gives. The gbridge.io service is offline indefinitely. Any constructive suggestions would be welcome. [link] [comments] | ||
| Controlling Escea fire with Show 5 Alexa device. Posted: 17 May 2020 10:08 PM PDT I am a little unsure where to start with develloping a skill to send basic UDP packets over LAN to my fireplace to turn it on/off and set temperature. I don't need to read a current temp at this stage, just want to send basic one way commands. Does anyone know anything that is already out there I can pre program with my desired commands or some info on where to start creating a skill to do this? Thanks [link] [comments] | ||
| Looking for an Indoor Security Camera Posted: 17 May 2020 09:59 AM PDT | ||
| zwave2mqtt / Aeotec Security Questions Posted: 17 May 2020 05:11 PM PDT Just started to get into this stuff and want to make sure I'm doing this correctly before getting to many things setup. I have the zwave2mqtt setup with an Aeotec Z-wave stick on my NAS. I created a Network Key in the zwave2mqtt console and connected a couple devices. My August lock shows as "secure" but gave me a warning that it was being added as S0 when it is capable of S2. Is there something I need to do to enable S2 in zwave2mqtt? I believe the Aeotec supports it. My second question is... I added a GE Outlet switch. It shows in zwave2mqtt as "Secure - No". Is it up to the device as to whether there it is secure or not or do I have control to change this? Do I care if it's secure or not? Appreciate any help as I've already gotten a few pages deep on Google searches without a clear answer. [link] [comments] | ||
| How to integrate Hunter Douglas PowerRise blinds? - Google Home Posted: 17 May 2020 07:54 AM PDT I have some remote-control blinds that do not have a direct connection through an existing service into any homeautomation ecosystems. A couple years ago I picked up their bridge, which allows for basic android/ios App control, and have found a library that allows me to mimic the app and send basic commands to the bridge to control the blinds. You can configure scenes on the app, which are stored on the bridge, and then are referenced in the commands by an id (i.e. LivingRoom-Closed is sceneId 0). The bridge is not cloud enabled, so any commands have to come from the inside my network. What's the best way for me to integrate these into a Google Home ecosystem? I'm pretty new to this and there seem to be a gajillion ways to do these things:
Any info is appreciated. Btw... the other reason I've been avoiding a hub is that, while I'd love some smart switches, my apartment's wiring is terribly old (pre-war building in Manhattan). a) don't appear to be any grounded wires in the boxes, b) I know just enough about wiring not to electrocute myself... and the wiring in those boxes is pretty ugly. I wouldn't want to muck about w/ them too much. That said... looking bigger picture... I do have two air conditioners I'd love to connect int, along w/ a ceiling fan I'd have to modify w/ a remote-control. So, if long-term a Smartthings hub is the way to go, let me know. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||
| I cannot for the life of me get my Inovelli red series switch to work with my hue bulbs Posted: 17 May 2020 08:43 PM PDT title pretty much says it all. I have a red series inovelli on/off switch (not the dimmer one) connected to a smartthings hub. I have my philips hue bulbs and hub connected to smartthings as well. I followed all the steps here under step 2 but I still can't get my hue bulbs to turn on and off at the switch. I previously had everything connected up and ended up doing a hard reset on the smart things hub and switch so I could re-install everything but still no use. Any help would be appreciated! [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 17 May 2020 08:21 PM PDT With so many choices in the market I'm looking to see what smart locks the community is using to figure out which are the best choice for prospective buyers [link] [comments] | ||
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| Are there any UL/CSA approved smart switches like a Sonoff I can put behind a lightswitch? Posted: 17 May 2020 10:39 AM PDT |
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