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- Today I Lobotomized My Smart Home
- I found some of my old home automation tech in the basement. How do I integrate this with my Home Assistant server? :-P
- Went all in on GE/JASCO switches 3 years ago. 12 of 38 have randomly died in the last year.
- Zigbee smart light switch seen as an end device?
- sensors and power plugs with http api
- Smart home services
- What is your recommended hub for someone entering home automation? With Samsung is existing Smartthings to Aeotec.
- How could I make my house do something like this?? Press a red button, lights turn off, disco turns on, jams music and lights for 10 seconds, then goes back to previous state.
- Does something exist that goes behind a dumb, UK 2 gang light switch to make it smart?
- Device to use for physical button switch?
- Has anyone had a consistent, positive experience with C by GE? Is Hue any better?
- We've build a little stand for our monitor and used some gaming LED strips to make it more interactive. And we can also define different light-layouts - which LED strips to actually use for different games or movies... ��������
- Connect multiple sirens with Z-wave panic buttons (wall switch)
- Broadlink rm4 mini app issue changing channels
- Best Value Contact Sensor that has a replaceable battery and works with Alexa?
- Looking for recommendations for a robot vacuum.
- How to start automating an apartment
- Tp link 3 way help
- On air / on call smart signage for Zoom calls
- Merkury bulbs / geenie app .. custom scenes?
- Outdoor Gate Sensor with Ring Contact Sensor
- Turn on lights when (non-smart) TV comes on
- Brilliant Control and Honeywell Redlink
| Today I Lobotomized My Smart Home Posted: 23 Jan 2021 05:29 PM PST
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| Went all in on GE/JASCO switches 3 years ago. 12 of 38 have randomly died in the last year. Posted: 23 Jan 2021 04:29 PM PST
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| Zigbee smart light switch seen as an end device? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 09:54 PM PST Hi there, I just replaced all my wall mounted light switch with Tuya wall-mounted light switch (the no neutral version) and run Home Assistant. I live in a fairly big appartment where 2.4Ghz coverage is an issue, and I was relying on the mesh network to get a good coverage. Now, since I have smart switches (connected to the main power) in each room, I was kind of expecting it to act as a router network. However Home Assistant sees these devices as end devices, and my zigbee network coverage only spans throughout less than half of the apartment. I am now using Hue bulbs to acts as routers, with a very poor experience since as soon as they are shut down using the wall switch, no routing happens at all. I read that all plugged Zigbee devices would pretty much act as routers. Am I mistaken here? Also, I almost never find that information on the product page of plugged Zigbee devices before purchasing. Pretty hard making an informed decision! I intend to deploy a couple smart plugs here and there to act as repeaters. Is this the most cost effectice solution? Thank you so much for your help [link] [comments] | ||
| sensors and power plugs with http api Posted: 24 Jan 2021 12:31 AM PST Hey guys, I have a house with all the lighting and window sun screens hooked up via wired KNX. To be able to access (web ui) and script all that I have Wiser to KNX. This thing basically allows me to program it to send email, persist data so I can retrieve it with FTP and do http/tcp/udp requests and process the responses. What I don't have are indoor/outdoot temperature sensors. Now I know I can buy KNX ones and hook these straight into the system, but I'd like to do this wireless and do it myself (for KNX stuff I need to have my electrician to come over). As a plus I'd like to control power plugs based on that data with the system. For sensors these seem to fit mee requirements: https://store.wirelesstag.net/collections/all these seem to upload to a website where you can get the data using a http api which seems perfect, anyone have any experience with these? Is the api free? Power plugs seem a bit harder as my system needs to send a signal to them rather then retrieve the data. Anyone have any ideas? oh and I'm based in the EU and noticed many of these products are only available in the US [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 23 Jan 2021 11:35 PM PST I've been working in the commercial hvac field as a service tech for close to 7 years. I've been interested in starting a smart home services business as I am proficient in bms and building automation. Is there a market for these services or am I jumping the gun? I feel like home automation is going to explode in the near future and I want to get in on the boom. Good or bad idea to start a small business in that field? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 23 Jan 2021 02:44 PM PST It seems that Samsung is existing Smartthings, with Aeotec taking over, which is why you can't find and ST hubs. I've looked at Wink but the reviews are mixed. I have a zigbee hub built into my Eero Pro 6s but the Schlage smart locks for zigbee do not allow for remote code changes/additions/removals or usage alerts. I returned those and am exploring other options but know I need a good home automation hub at the center. Would love to hear recommendations from the community and not bloggers writing SEO lists for affiliate sales over real data. [link] [comments] | ||
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| Does something exist that goes behind a dumb, UK 2 gang light switch to make it smart? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 01:08 PM PST Hiya, Every bulb in our house is zigbee/smart apart from our kitchen downlighting! Really couldn't afford smart down lights at the time but now regretting it. Does something exist that can be wired in behind a normal light switch to make it smart? Don't care about dimming. Thanks for your inevitable helpful replies [link] [comments] | ||
| Device to use for physical button switch? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 09:10 AM PST Hello! I am looking to wire some push button switches to control a couple of sonoff or other devices through homeassistant. Basically I want to use some keystone momentary switches to control lights, speakers etc on my desk. Can you give me an idea of what device I need (for e.g. 4 switches) and some basic switch wiring advice? [link] [comments] | ||
| Has anyone had a consistent, positive experience with C by GE? Is Hue any better? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 07:43 PM PST I bought my first home a few months ago and decided to reasonably invest in some smart home products - not as far enough as setting up a Home Assistant server, but buying basic off-the-shelf consumer stuff and using it with my Amazon Echos/Alexa around the house. In my ecosystem I have C by GE Direct Connect color light bulbs, and a C by GE motion sensor dimmer and a paired switch.
I can't get away from the GE switch as no one else makes a 3 pole dimmer smart switch with motion, although I am strongly considering to a non-motion Treatlife switch and moving to Hue lights so I don't have to deal with the horrendous app either. Are the apps for Treatlife and Hue any better? Do their products work correctly and consistently? [link] [comments] | ||
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| Connect multiple sirens with Z-wave panic buttons (wall switch) Posted: 23 Jan 2021 05:58 PM PST I need three or four Z-wave wall buttons around my house, that when pressed will trigger multiple extremely loud siren alarms connected around the house as well. I'd like all the sirens to go off same time, I can probably wire them in parallel to a single relay? The purpose is to provide panic alarm due to high target for break-in. We already have 20+ cameras but the sirens if gut wrenching loud enough is more likely to get them to run. We've seen 5+ armed men enter homes and tie up owners, ignoring cameras. I would love to get feedback on the loudest sirens, they don't need to be Z-wave so long as I can do a Z-wave relay and wire multiple sirens in parallel. I also could use feedback on the right wall switches to trigger a scene? I assume I can place same switches around house triggering same scene without issues. Ultimate goal is to get Home Assistant integration so I can instantly trigger WhatsApp messaging, text messages, and Google Home keyword trigger like "hey google, emergency!" [link] [comments] | ||
| Broadlink rm4 mini app issue changing channels Posted: 23 Jan 2021 07:18 AM PST Hello! Every time i try to change a Chanel, for example channels 46, if i tap on the channel name, on my service provider, it will introduce for example 446, or 466, like i would tap for too much time the button. The same happens if i ask Google assistant to switch channels. Is there any tip so i can fix this? Thanks in advance [link] [comments] | ||
| Best Value Contact Sensor that has a replaceable battery and works with Alexa? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 10:20 AM PST Basically, want a relatively cheap contact sensor with those features so I can turn off the lights when I close the door to my closet. Edit: Found this. I have a Bong Bridge for 433 hz remotes. Would Bond work with this and then show the device on Alexa? [link] [comments] | ||
| Looking for recommendations for a robot vacuum. Posted: 23 Jan 2021 05:52 PM PST Well I finally decided to bring my question to reddit. We received a robot vacuum for Christmas. It didn't have smart features, or advanced mapping functions. My parents, said "oh let's return it for one that works better" So for the past month, I've been trying to do as much research on robot vacuums. To be honest there are so many options, choices and different wordings for the same "features". I'm attempting to find a robot vacuum that has the following features for $300 or less if possible. Google Home integration. LDS mapping: From what I understand this is the best form of navigation, if I'm wrong please educate me haha. A reliable vacuum, as I'm not hoping to replace it within a year. Not loud enough to wake the dead. Now that the feature list is done, let me describe my house. It's roughly 1500 Sq foot that's only 1 floor. 1100 Sq feet is hardwood floors. The remaining are carpet, but those two rooms will more than likely be manually vacuumed. I have one cat that leaves enough hair on the floors to make another cat lol. That's all I can think of at the moment. If I've left out any info that is needed for recommendations or am misunderstanding some of the features I mentioned. Please let me know, as I do enjoy being educated on these things. Thank you all in advance. [link] [comments] | ||
| How to start automating an apartment Posted: 23 Jan 2021 07:03 AM PST Hey everyone, I am looking for guidance on how I can automate within my apartment. Being in an apartment means I obviously can't install anything permanent. As of right now, I would like to have some smart plugs connected to lights and smart lightbulbs. I really like having buttons to control lights (like on a remote), but that doesn't seem to be an option with smart lights. I currently have an Alexa that I use for a smart bulb. One problem I have with this is that if my wifi cuts out, I can't turn on/off my lights. Is there anyway around that? I am getting confused about whether I need a hub for what I want to do. For now, the goal is to have lights/plugs with one easy to use central place to control them, not totally dependent on wifi and possibly the ability to have manual remotes. Is all of this possible? Please help me get started! Thank you [link] [comments] | ||
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| On air / on call smart signage for Zoom calls Posted: 23 Jan 2021 03:09 PM PST So obviously WFH and planing to do so for the foreseeable my company has taken to it really well. I'm on about 6-8 meetings a day, my home office is setup so from my desk I have a view.from my window but this means my camera faces the door so my wife.comes in while I'm on calls and it bothers her as she's like to know when I'm on a call… So my idea was old Android tablet linked.to a webpage in kiosk mode, then sonoff button when I'm on a call I hit the button the screen shows on a call,.when I'm done hit the button again shows im free. So… Anyone got any ideas how to go about this? Looking for inspiration [link] [comments] | ||
| Merkury bulbs / geenie app .. custom scenes? Posted: 23 Jan 2021 04:34 AM PST Hey guys. I bought merkury color changing bulbs for the two lamps in my living room and loving it so far, but I have a question I need help with... On the color options they have several different "scenes" most are solid colors but there are a few with oscillating colors, Rave - blinks off and on with red light Blink - changes from red green and blue every second. Rainbow - smoothly fades between all the colors. While I love these settings, there has to be a way to program my own... Like just changing from red to yellow to create a fire effect. Anyone know how to do this in the geenie app, or better yet reccoment an app comparable with the bulbs that allows for custom animated lights... I'm on Android btw. [link] [comments] | ||
| Outdoor Gate Sensor with Ring Contact Sensor Posted: 23 Jan 2021 02:57 PM PST
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| Turn on lights when (non-smart) TV comes on Posted: 23 Jan 2021 05:55 AM PST Hi all. I'm new to IFTTT but learning quickly. My goal is for my Govee Immersion lights to turn on/off with my (non-smart) TV. I believe the only way is through smart plugs? But I really don't want to have to use an app to turn on a smart plug, to turn on my tv. Here's what I'm thinking but I don't even know if it's possible. A smart plug that's always on. Tv plugged into it. When tv is turned on, power level being used in the plug increases and triggers an event to turn on the lights. Is this possible? If so, do I need a special smart plug? Thanks so much in advance. [link] [comments] | ||
| Brilliant Control and Honeywell Redlink Posted: 23 Jan 2021 09:51 AM PST
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