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02-04-2019, 04:37 PM | #1 |
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Curious if anyone on here is into home automation, and what you are using.
I was on smartthings for a while, but now fully on homeseer and haven't looked back. I use it with Hue, myq, google, amazon, ecobee, doorbird, life360, sonos, harmony, life360, and blue iris. House has motion, open/close. temperture, and lux sensors everywhere triggering different things all the time. Would like to know what others are using and how they are enjoying it. |
02-04-2019, 04:43 PM | #2 |
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I have some Sono's speakers on my covered front porch and back deck above the hot tub. I use a Nest thermostat and Nest smoke detectors. I won't be getting any of that shit that listens to me, Alexa etc. I have a friend into it and it's a bit creepy, both his love of it and the fact that it's always listening. I know that law firms are forbidding them in their offices for security reasons. I'm not paranoid, but I seriously suggest that everyone who's thinking about it think long and hard about what you bring into your home.
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I don't have a "smart tv" so it isn't listening, see Google porn. I don't think my computer is listening to me, I know my kids don't. Anyway, I know for a fact that Law Firms won't have Alexa in their offices. Just my paranoid 2 cents.....and remember, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you're not being followed. |
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02-21-2019, 07:56 AM | #8 |
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02-21-2019, 08:43 AM | #9 |
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Unfortunately, I use the individual apps to control all of my products (Nest, Vivint, MyQ, Rainbird, Bose, Sonos, Leviton, etc.). I searched extensively for a single source home automation solution or hub but I couldn't find one to my liking. My issue is Homeseer, Intuity, Wink, and others do not support all products on the market so you're pushed into products you either don't want or like for the sake of having them all "connected". Perhaps something exists but I gave up looking some time ago and my current setup works just fine.
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02-21-2019, 10:45 AM | #11 |
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The Nest Lock by Yale is likely not supported either. I haven't found one that supports it. Some of these hubs support some of the Nest products but not all. The last I checked you had to perform some workaround for the Nest cameras to work with SmartThings. I wasn't interested in a hack to make it work. If something comes up with seamless integration, I'll jump on it. Until then, I'll control everything by the individual apps.
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Question for me is what home automation do I don't have. I have/had most all the popular home automation products. I would say my most used are:
- Nest Indoor and Outdoor cameras and Hello Doorbell - Nest Thermostat and Smoke detectors - August Smart Locks with bridge - Alexa in home and cars - Automatic OBDC adapter which integrates with IFTT apps - https://ifttt.com/ - Philips Hue with bridge - IFTT automation integration - Wink Hub with connection to lights, Wemo outlets, Chamberlain garage, etc. With Alexa I basically control all my other remaining home automation products with voice commands and so do my kids. Stuff I set and forget: - Rachio Sprinkler System - ECOVAC What I don't have is Google Home or Alexa Show.
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I'm trying to build out my home automation now. I use SmartThings primarily at my current house, but I'm moving into my new home next month and plan to switch it up. SmartThings has been decent and integrates with a lot of different brands, but it seems a bit slow to respond a lot.
In the new house I plan to use Ring and Apple HomeKit mostly. I'm going with Ring security system, PoE cameras, and doorbell. And I'm hoping Apple HomeKit will be able to cover most of my home automation: Yale Assure locks, Nest thermostats, Chamberlain garage door openers, smart TVs, Sonos, probably Hunter Douglas automated window shades, and Roomba. I know it won't support everything so I'll end up using a few of the separate native apps. Has anyone wall-mounted an iPad for home control? I'm looking at different mounts available. So far I'm leaning towards the Magnetix mount (https://www.maclocks.com/magnetix-wall-mount.html) because it just uses a magnet so I can quickly remove from the wall and bring with me if I want to carry it into the kitchen to use to display a recipe or something. I just wish it was a bit more of a flush mount to the wall.
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I currently have one of the older smartthings hubs, but most of my recent devices have been wifi with alexa support. I'm honestly pretty frustrated with smartthings. It goes through phases where it just doesn't work reliably. Shit wont do what it's suppose to or theres a massive delay. Then it can work fine for months.
At this point I don't have many devices left that require smartthings like zigbee and zwave so I may have to switch off smartthings or switch out the devices I do have for wifi alexa devices. I find alexa integrated stuff way easier to setup, faster to respond and have less issues in general. ![]() |
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I have several complimentary systems> most of which work with HOMEKIT
HUE for certain lights WEMO for wall switches Kasa for wall sockets -- they were selling them for $5 a piece August lock Alexa - Dots & Shows SIRI -- Homepods + Apple devices Apple TV act as a hub for HOMEKIT MyQ garage Honeywell Wifi thermostat Wifi home alarm system Wyze security cameras Ring door bell camera Harmony universal remote I want to automate my gas fireplace switch but the system is DC operated with a battery back up so I don't know what to use with it. (the fireplace and gas valve can be controlled without main electricity.) |
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