There might be a thread buried somewhere, but I am too lazy to look for it. So...
I just got addicted to home automation. I am doing everything myself. What do you have in the form of home automation. Here is my setup as it stands today. Reminder, I just started.
Smartthings Wifi Hubs - I have 3 of these which act as a router and a hub for many devices.
Martin Jerry Light Switches - I have 8 of these (7 installed presently). So far, so good. They were affordable with good ratings. Ask me again in a year. Easy to install and connect. I did install 4 in one Bus that caused a small issue when connecting to the wifi, but only delayed things about 15 minutes. I recommend installing one at a time.
Kwikset Dead Bolt Lock - Works great but the install was a disaster. I ended up finding an install video on Youtube that solved the problem. Had to "Unrecognize" the device before install by disassembling and taking to a hub and going through some hidden steps.
I also have two Honeywell thermostats. Nothing fancy, one is the T5 and the other is the cheapy.
Lastly, I have Nest Hello Doorbell. Super easy to install and works great.
My next purchase will be a Google Home Hub, but am waiting until I can get a good deal with a bundle of something. I procrastinated and missed the great Christmas deal BestBuy had.
I have started using IFTTT to help with some automations that Google Assistant or Alexa cannot perform. The main one is to have the house do something once the last member of the house leaves the wifi or when the first member enters the wifi. This took awhile to figure out. Ended up utilizing Life360 to achieve.
So what do you have?
What I am really interested in is what automations/scenes do you run that you like?
I just got addicted to home automation. I am doing everything myself. What do you have in the form of home automation. Here is my setup as it stands today. Reminder, I just started.
Smartthings Wifi Hubs - I have 3 of these which act as a router and a hub for many devices.
Martin Jerry Light Switches - I have 8 of these (7 installed presently). So far, so good. They were affordable with good ratings. Ask me again in a year. Easy to install and connect. I did install 4 in one Bus that caused a small issue when connecting to the wifi, but only delayed things about 15 minutes. I recommend installing one at a time.
Kwikset Dead Bolt Lock - Works great but the install was a disaster. I ended up finding an install video on Youtube that solved the problem. Had to "Unrecognize" the device before install by disassembling and taking to a hub and going through some hidden steps.
I also have two Honeywell thermostats. Nothing fancy, one is the T5 and the other is the cheapy.
Lastly, I have Nest Hello Doorbell. Super easy to install and works great.
My next purchase will be a Google Home Hub, but am waiting until I can get a good deal with a bundle of something. I procrastinated and missed the great Christmas deal BestBuy had.
I have started using IFTTT to help with some automations that Google Assistant or Alexa cannot perform. The main one is to have the house do something once the last member of the house leaves the wifi or when the first member enters the wifi. This took awhile to figure out. Ended up utilizing Life360 to achieve.
So what do you have?
What I am really interested in is what automations/scenes do you run that you like?