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- Philips Hue smart bulbs to lose Works with Nest integration on November 17th
- Need Advice on Low Voltage Wiring for New Construction (pictures attached)
- Autoshades review
- MQTT logging to cloud
- Google Assistant - PC control
- INovelli Fan Light combo switch help
- Other dimmers or bulbs with Pico remotes?
- Motorized Paint roller
- What's up with my zooz switch?
- My Leviton is down
- Please help me with a shopping list to make my new apartment smart
- alarm.com thermostat issue
- Suggestion for outdoor camera
- Local Hub Recommendations
- Smart home Pool Controls?
- Please critique my planed home network setup
- Are there any T10 smart bulbs on the market? I am finding a ton of fixtures that call for these but no bulbs.
- Looking for a smart plug to monitor usage and tell me when the washer is done
- Keep track of routines and automations?
- How to handle/prevent duplicate devices when using multiple hubs?
- Wireless chainlink driver for roller blinds
- Completely overwhelmed with options ��
- Smart Home Solutions to Dementia/Wondering
- Smart Outlet with a web interface that will work in a secure environment
| Philips Hue smart bulbs to lose Works with Nest integration on November 17th Posted: 09 Nov 2020 09:36 AM PST
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| Need Advice on Low Voltage Wiring for New Construction (pictures attached) Posted: 09 Nov 2020 10:21 AM PST
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| Posted: 09 Nov 2020 11:22 AM PST These shades started as a Kickstarter about a year and a half ago and after lots of delays they've finally shipped. I received mine about a week ago and here are my impressions. First let me say that I knowingly participated in a kickstarter to help them get started, so from day one I accepted the possibility of losing my $$ or getting a bad product. The shades were intended to be affordable alternatives to the much more expensive automated shades that were on the market at the time. Unfortunately (for the Dreamer Technologies team), Ikea has filled that affordable niche with blinds that are better in every way at a similar price. They are made of a large aluminum tube with a motor on the inside and small plastic mounts for the wall. You have to secure the shade to the tube using double sided tape. If you do not install it perfectly it will roll up unevenly, causing the motor to bind. This is probably the worst design choice. There are many comments on their kickstarter page about the entire assembly being cut too large, with no mechanism to make adjustments. Mine were almost 1/2 inch larger than my requested specs, causing them to be unusable for an inside-mount installation. Other common issues are roller pegs on the ends which easily get pushed into the tube are are difficult to retrieve. Poor installation instructions are another problem, since they lack any pictures, measurements, or details. None of the integrations or web-apps have been released, despite some of their 2019 project updates saying they were done. That includes Google, Alexa, phone apps, and Home Assistant. I'm not sure why they still aren't released, considering most of the delays were due to supply problems and there was plenty of time to work on software. I hope for the best for this startup. However, they need a lot of polishing from top to bottom for them to be a viable solution. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 09 Nov 2020 08:57 PM PST Hi, Apologies if I'm missing something obvious, I'm fairly new to MQTT. I have a "commercial" solar monitoring system (ICC) running embedded on a Pi, it has the Mosquitto broker installed and it's MQTT client points to localhost, I can change it from localhost in the UI server (IP, port, user & pass) no mention of SSL though. The system generates something like 150 topics every second. Ideally I want to subscribe to a few topics in the cloud: inverter/solar inverter/amps inverter/mode inverter/volts inverter/temp So a lot less than 150 topics and mode, volts, and temp don't change very much and so I'm only interesting in storing one data point per minute for those and triggering on mode change or over temp or voltage conditions. Solar & Amps I would want a data point every 5 seconds. Using https://io.adafruit.com/ for example the free tier gives 30 data points per minute, 30 days of data storage, Triggers every 15 minutes and a 5 feed limit. So I have 5 feeds and want 27 data points per minute so I can probably use this. So I think I have to setup Mosquitto (as a bridge) on a server at home, point the bridge at the Adafruit IO broker (with SSL) and point the ICC client at the bridge. But can I "throttle" the rate of topic data going to Adafruit: inverter/solar from 60 a minute to 12 inverter/amps from 60 a minute to 12 inverter/mode from 60 a minute to 1 inverter/volts from 60 a minute to 1 inverter/temp from 60 a minute to 1 Thanks. Richard. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 09 Nov 2020 10:48 PM PST Is there any easy way to use Google assistant to power down a PC without needing an IFFT subscription or a 1000 automation scripts? All I want to do is "Ok Google, Good night," and lights, and PCs shut down. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INovelli Fan Light combo switch help Posted: 09 Nov 2020 09:49 PM PST So I have Ceiling fans with lights and they are running off GE switches or brilliant switches and I want them all to be INovelli. So I have all these INovelli fan light combo switches that I'm stoked about. Now the problem. My wiring has two distinct paddle switches for each ceiling fan one for light and one for fan. With the combo switch this obviously leaves me with an empty spot. I could cover with nothing but I'm. Not keen on this. Instead what I would like is to have another INovelli red switch that doesn't actually control anything and I'd just create scenes for the multi presses. My problem is I have no idea how to wire a switch that goes nowhere. Anyone ever done this? Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other dimmers or bulbs with Pico remotes? Posted: 09 Nov 2020 08:58 PM PST Hi friends, I'm dipping my toes into what may be a lighting project for the whole house. I really like the Pico remotes so far. But trying to see if there is a viable solution for Pico remotes with a different ecosystem of dimmers, and see what you guys would recommend. I know with the lutron smart bridge pro version I can tie it into something like homeassistant, which is the plan anyway. But can that be integrated seamlessly enough with a different set of not-so-premium dimmers? Any performance/delay drawbacks? Other experience? My reluctance for Caseta -
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| Posted: 09 Nov 2020 04:02 PM PST How can I motorized a paint roller? Trying to make a "automated sole cleaner" for a engineering class and was thinking about using a paint roller as the brush. Anyone got any good ideas? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What's up with my zooz switch? Posted: 09 Nov 2020 05:53 PM PST I installed several Zooz Zen21 switches on Thursday. Most are working great. One keeps dying on me. 2 days in a row now, it's working when I leave for the day, but when I come home it's dead. Hubitat showed it as "on" all day, but the lights (which were on when I left) are off. When I try to switch it in Hubitat it just says "sending" and never switches. Pushing the paddle does nothing. The blue LED is off. This is a 3 way switch. I haven't rewired the other box yet (waiting on some other stuff to come in). The load is 1 fixture with 3 LED bulbs at 3.5 watts each. Yesterday I opened the box back up, reseated the connections, put it all back and it worked. I haven't had time to do anything about it today. Did I damage the switch by not rewiring the other end the of the 3 way? Is this maybe a bad switch? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 09 Nov 2020 05:51 PM PST I can't login or reset the password for My Leviton. It was working great until today. I don't think I'm the only one having this issue with MyLeviton. Anyone else experiencing this? EDIT: It looks like its back to normal now. However, a few of the most recent reviews left on their google play store app indicates that others have experienced this issue around the same time that I did. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Please help me with a shopping list to make my new apartment smart Posted: 09 Nov 2020 10:07 AM PST I bought a new apartment with my fiancé December last year in Brazil, it's going through renovations now, it took some time to start due to covid, but is close to finishing now. I was offered an overpriced deal from a homeautmation company, then a friend offered to do it for a high fee as well, and I thought I can possibily do it myself. Being in Brazil limits my spectrum of products, but I know I can buy zigbee Sonoff here or through aliexpress.I hope someone can help me out with a shopping list, and some tips on how to set it all up. What I want to achieve:
What I have so far: Apple Tv, iPad pro, iPhone. What I have purchased so far, but hasn't arrived yet:
Lights I have purchased:
Circuit/switches plant: Circuit plant PDF here listing below the switches/lights, on the sequence as per plant: 9 Dimmable Switches: Two parallel switches in the Livingroom controlling a total of 3 sets of lightings, maybe 4 if possible by adding my humidor's. 7 Non-dimmable Switches 2 in the bedroom toilets controlling 4 sets of lighting each Livingroom: Two Parallel DIMMABLE switches, one next to the couch, and one by the entrance, controlling:
Additional led light not shown here will be three stripes inside a custom-made humidor, oval thing right by the parallel switch between couch and balcony. Balcony: One DIMMABLE switch controlling:
Laundry room: One switch, non-dimmable, controlling:
Storage room: One switch, non-dimmable, controlling:
Storage room/employee toilet: One switch, non-dimmable, controlling:
Kitchen: Light 10 - One long Linear Fit Profile System _ Close. Acrylic _ Led´ High Power Profile 3.60 Mtrs Profile 350 - With 12V Remote Driver Light 11 - Four Built-in lamp Q _ White Aluminum _ Led Light 12 - One 12V led stripe Light 13 - One dimmable spotlight 70 Hallway: One switch, non-dimmable, controlling:
Washroom: One switch, non-dimmable, controlling:
Master bedroom: Three parallel DIMMABLE switches (one by each side of the bed and one by the entrance) controlling:
WC Master Suite: One switch, non-dimmable, controlling:
Home Office / blacony2: One switch, non-dimmable, controlling:
WC guest bedroom: One switch, non-dimmable, controlling:
Guest bedroom Two parallel DIMMABLE switches (one by each side of the bed and one by the entrance) controlling:
/ Lights 38 are building's entrance hall, I cannot change these. Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to be as clear as possible. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 09 Nov 2020 04:48 PM PST Hey, my alarm.com thermostat keeps turning itself off and ADT is no help. anybody on here got an opinion on what to do? its model ADC-T2000 [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 09 Nov 2020 10:31 AM PST I've been digging around for an outdoor camera for my backyard. I'm at a wit's end because I haven't been able to find something that fits my requirements. I'm reasonably sure what I'm looking for doesn't exist, but I figured I'd reach out to the community for suggestions. Here's what I need:
Nice to have features:
Does this exist? There are a lot of cameras that tick off 2 of my 3 requirements. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 09 Nov 2020 12:10 PM PST I'm looking for recommendations for a smart home hub that features local processing. I have been looking into Hubitat and Vera, but I'm conflicted about which one is a better option for me. I saw there are some older threads on this subject from 2019, but looking for some more recent opinions. Features that are important to me are local processing (if my internet goes offline, I'd like it to still work), longevity (if the company goes under, the device isn't useless), reliability, and ease of use in creating automations. Additionally, I'd like a dashboard to manually control devices in one central app. Currently, in my home, I have mostly wifi-connected smart devices. I have some Hue bulbs, Roomba, Kasa outlet plugs, Wyze cameras, Chamberlain MyQ, Samsung Smart TV, NVIDIA Shield, Dyson Fan, Sonos, Logitech Harmony, and probably some other devices I'm forgetting. Currently, I either control these by their individual apps or by Alexa. I also have a Google Home, but it isn't used as often. I am also in the process of setting up HomeBridge on a raspberry pi for HomeKit. In the somewhat near future (3-12 months), I plan to buy some other devices, including a Nest Hello, Nest thermostat, Sage Z-Wave Doorbell Sensor, Inovelli wall switches, and August smart locks. Long term (12+ months) I am considering purchasing some additional outdoor cameras, siren, water leak sensors, and door/window sensors. Does anyone have any recommendations on a smart hub with local processing? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted: 09 Nov 2020 02:57 PM PST Hi All, I just bought a new house that has a beautiful lap pool in the back. The controller though looks absolutely ancient and my wife (the primary swimmer) is struggling to figure it out. I installed new thermostats, I added a Raccio 3 for the sprinkler system and now I would love to update the pool controller. Right now we have an older Aqualink RS6. Do you guys know of any pool controllers that I can use via smarthome methods? My system supports Zigbee, Z-wave and Wifi so any recommendations would be great. Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Please critique my planed home network setup Posted: 09 Nov 2020 02:40 PM PST So I've got a new home and will be renovating the electrics from scratch. With that I also wanted to plan out how I'll set up my networking. This is my one chance to lay everything as I want it, because the walls will have to be opened up for electric cables anyway. I've done some reading up and here's the plan I kind of enviosioned https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RT7-pqjhf_Tqm0MqTZaqweO-Ng2sO11N?usp=sharing (forgive the crude drawing, I'd appreciate any links to these mindmapping/floor plan sketching people seem to be using to plan such things). The internet cable comes in from the basement, which is where I'd probably situate the network cabinet. The 2 positions where it'd fit best would be 1 (directly where the cable comes into the house, but close to the drainage pipe) or 2 (under the stairs). 3 is where the network cables will run up and be distributed across the house, it's an empty unused chimney. I'm planning to set up a smart home and will probably mostly use Z-Wave devices, general consensus seems to be that they're more secure and it's a network protocoll that doesn't compete with WiFi's frequencies. I'll use Z-Wave relays from Fibaro that I'll input behind the dumb wall switches (clicker switches, so the ones that go back to the original position after pressing and don't change position). I guess if it's a single switch it'll be Single relay, for double switches a Duo Relay, for shutters a Shutter relay and maybe a RGBW relay for playing around with LED lights in the living room. I plan to run at least a duplex network cable into each room, terminate it as a wall socket and connect the other end to a patch panel in the basement. I'm still thinking of which window/door sensors to get. If I install just 2 wireless access points from Ubiquiti (1 per floor), would the WiFi connection be good enough or should I think of getting more? I've look at the diagram and it seems I'd actually only need about ~4 ports for PoE, the other devices wouldn't need PoE. But then it seems that just buying a 24 port router with PoE from Ubiquiti costs the same as mixing and matching 16 port + 8 port routers. Is there anything I'm missing here or haven't considered? Obviously it's my first time planning such a thing out, so it was a bit of an overwhelming undertaking [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Looking for a smart plug to monitor usage and tell me when the washer is done Posted: 09 Nov 2020 01:27 PM PST That's really all the plug needs to do. When usage drops below a certain threshold, send me a notification that the washer is done. I would ideally like for it to be able to connect to Alexa so it can announce it on the smart speakers. I don't have an additionally controller or hub for smart devices at the moment since we don't use much more yet than the Hue lights we bought a couple years ago. I'd love for your suggestions since I can't seem to find the information on the models I am finding. The only one I am seeing that might be a good fit for an absolute beginner like us would be the Wemo Insight Smart Plug. But I'm also seeing some mixed reviews on the model so I'm not sure. I started by looking at the TP Link HS110, but they seem to have a high failure rate. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keep track of routines and automations? Posted: 09 Nov 2020 12:28 PM PST I want to say right off the bat that I am in the process of transitioning to Hubitat and my goal is to move all possible routines/automations there but I am curious. Platforms I use in alphabetical order: Alexa, Eufy, Google Home, Govee, Hass.io, Hubitat, IFTTT pro, iHC/Broadlink, iPhone/Siri/homekit/ios shortcuts, Meross, Mi Home (Roborock vac), MyQ, Nest, Phillips Hue, Smart Life, SmartThings, Switchbot, Tasker, WeBack (other smart vacs), and Wyze. How are you keeping track of what routines and automations you have where? I feel like all of the different platforms I use have some sort of automation or routine function and I feel like it's SUPER easy to forget what is where or break something on accident. Do you guys keep spreadsheets? [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How to handle/prevent duplicate devices when using multiple hubs? Posted: 09 Nov 2020 04:50 AM PST Hi. I have Hue and SmartThings and both are accessible from Google Home and Alexa. This means all my bulbs appear twice. What's the best way to manage this? Live with it and just select both when adding to a room? Don't link Hue and just use ST? Some other clever selective device magic? Thanks! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wireless chainlink driver for roller blinds Posted: 09 Nov 2020 04:44 AM PST The UK is a strange place at times. Despite the information that 37mm in diameter roller blinds are available for "wider" rollers. I got a 32mm one instead. So my plan of automating blinds with flashed Zemismart motorised roller went through the proverbial window. I finally gave in and tried the wireless drivers to move the roller blinds by the chainlink. Not only they are cable-free but look pretty flashable with Tasmota. https://notenoughtech.com/home-automation/zemismart-roller-shade-driver/ Enjoy automation! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Completely overwhelmed with options �� Posted: 09 Nov 2020 08:29 AM PST I'm in the process of updating my home. I recently ditched Xfinity Cable TV and Xfinity Home Security and am only using them for Internet - I am taking YouTube TV for a spin and currently us Google Home as my "hub" with several Nest mini speakers throughout my house... but this doesn't allow me to integrate Zigbee or Z-wave. EVERY REVIEW I READ ONLINE HAS PROS AND CONS. PEOPLE EITHER LOVE A PRODUCT OR DESPISE IT. I am looking to DIY a security system, and put the Zigbee sensors to use that Xfinity let me keep to use but they need a Zigbee "hub" to connect... which Google doesn't have. I'm exploring SmartThings and their router option and new modem to replace my rented Xfinity modem/router to save a few extra bucks there as well... researching the best route to take is making my head spin Between Docsis 3.0 vs 3.1 options, Zigbee vs z-Wave vs Thread, cloud vs local, etc I'm having a hard time committing to family of products, in fear of the tech becomming outdated/irrelevant in just a few years as Home Automation continues to develop. IF YOU WERE BUILDING OUT FROM SCRATCH TODAY - WHAT PATH WOULD YOU TAKE? Any suggestions or help finding clarity on purchasing decisions appreciated! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smart Home Solutions to Dementia/Wondering Posted: 09 Nov 2020 04:19 AM PST Hello, For a year now, my SO's grandparents have been living with us. Her grandparents are elderly, 75 and 85. Her grandfather suffers from dementia, and tends to wander at night. This hasn't been a problem for the first year or so they have been with us. However, just the other day, her grandfather woke up early in the morning (probably between 4am and 6am), and left the house walking down the driveway. We live pretty isolated, so there are not passersby who would spot him. We found him sitting on the ground ~400ft from the house. In the Winter, he could have easily been seriously injured by the cold, or killed. I am looking for a smart home solution to perhaps help us keep this from happening again. My first thought was an IFTTT, where we had a sensor on the door, some button or way to activate the script. If the door opened while this was 'armed', I could turn on my bedroom lights/play a charm/push a notification. In my head, it would be nice if there was a simple RGB zigbee/zwave button I could put by the front door, that would turn red when 'armed'. Another solution might be a proximity bracelet of some kind that he would wear, and similar to knowing when a 'phone' was connected, we could trigger when that bracelet leaves the network. Any and all thoughts on this solution or other potential solutions are very much appreciated. This feels like such a natural extension of smart home capabilities, it would be nice if I could take advantage of some of this. Other Info: I have a SmartThings hub, alexa and google smart speakers, as well as most of the lights in my house are run on (various) in wall smart switches. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smart Outlet with a web interface that will work in a secure environment Posted: 09 Nov 2020 07:50 AM PST Hello, I work in the K12 environment and I need to put a few smart outlets to reboot devices that staff is somehow incapable of doing. I need a smart outlet that can:
* Most important. It absolutely must NOT connect to an outside network nor should it require full internet access (it will be blocked and isolated). We should only be able to access via web interface. We are probably going to be expanding to over 50 devices at some point. [link] [comments] |
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