You do realize that LED lights are very efficient and barely make a difference on your electric bill, right? Especially since most of these smart lights have automations that turn off when you're not in the room so you're actually *saving* money in the long run. The sensors run off of battery too.
Nah in the 1960's people reckon we'd be living as the Jetsons did... I doubt we'll ever get to flying cars, power shuts off then it plummets down... I don't think so. It's not like a plane where there are two pilots, and wings to glide. Cars would just drop like a rock.
@ian flying cars will never be a thing, there is no technology that could make it quiet enough for your neighbour to leave for work at 2am and you not getting angry at the loud noise
That bathroom idea where the light changes colors depending on if someone is in the bathroom is genius, it would be really useful for a college dorm, considering they only have locks on the outside of the bathroom
You one morning: Ah I just want to sleep in Alexa: You can't sleep in. You have to work to obtain currency to purchase more products through Amazon and allow us to collect more data on you. You: What Alexa: ... You: Alexa, what did you say? Alexa: Good morning You: Oh, okay
No if you don't like to air your bathroom smells into the rest of the house instead of having vent do it's job. My bathroom door is always closed. But then his way of busy indicator lamp doesn't work either. Maybe with motion sensor it would be better.
@@MGL83 "bathroom smells" If your bathroom stinks so bad you cant leave the door open you've got some problems. It is not normal. I suggest eating less junk and more vegetables in your family diet.
Our mailbox is at the end of the driveway. Instead of wondering when to check tie mail I put a sensor in it and I get a notification when it is opened.
I tried this with two sensors and it was just too far away even with a light switch acting as a repeater. Perhaps the metal box is blocking some of the signal?
You have some good tips here. I had never heard of that dryer thing and might give it a try. To make your house a bit smarter take the moisture sensor idea and instead of just notify you, get a Zwave valve operator, to close the water valve to your house when it detects moisture and then notify you. If you don't have a cutoff in the garage or someplace convenient, talk to a plumber to see if it's feasible. You can use a lot of other ways to shut off the water valve such as a WiFi plug to power and close a normally open solenoid valve. Also, I've not found determining presence by mobile phone to be always reliable. I use it for non-critical functions but quit for my garage after having more than one issue with it opening it when it shouldn't. Keep the ideas coming. I really enjoy your channel.
Thanks Hugh! I agree adding a water shut off valve would take it up a notch. I have seen them at CES and it would be pretty awesome to have. I don't have a cutoff valve in a convenient place but I will have to look into your suggestion about it. I appreciate you sharing that. I also agree that phones can be not the most reliable for presence sensors. I'm going to be looking at some more options to make it more reliable. Thanks for the support!
Just to clarify some basic thermodynamics: air is not getting colder because of a ceiling fan being on. Fans just accelerate air convection and the air just *feels* colder. The sensor doesn't feel it. And to be exact, that ceiling fan is actually heating the air (a bit) because it is a machine that is on (it uses power and power heats). Another point: hotter air is in the ceiling and colder on the floor so actually ceiling fans are circulating the upper hotter air down to the floor making temperature censors go up a bit.
Joni Marmo i actually want to use it in the winter to fan the warm heated air down. It's just getting wasted at the top of our two story room. Haha one day... our fan's motor is also broken, so have to replace it first.
Not an expert on thermodynamics, but I do understand words. My air conditioner, which "uses power and heats", has me convinced it cools the air inside my house. PFM.
@@tigra770 An air conditioner is different though. It has to be connected to the outside so it can move the heat from your room to the outside. A fan can do no such thing and will therefore only heat your room.
The air is cooler than our body temperature, so we cool down as our bodies slowly reach thermal equilibrium with the air around us. With no airflow, we have a "layer" of air around our bodies which effectively slows the transfer of body heat into the air around us. A fan creates flow, so this 'layer' is prevented from building up. If the air was hotter than our bodies the fan would increase the rate of transfer of heat our bodies from the surrounding environment. For anyone interested, an air conditioner is more complex. It does actually lower the air temperature by pumping warm air out of your house.
Nada Luqman trust me if you had an Alexa and you watched other people’s videos that didn’t silence her name you would quickly exit the video. Nothing more annoying then hearing her go off every second he mentions Alexa lol
Almost every "complicated" automation I've tried to set up around the house has been defeated by my wife's randomness. I've cut back to Porch Lights on/off and motion activated garage lights.
I do that to our smart lights. I don't always want to yell at the Google speaker or go get my phone so I'll just use the light switch. After doing that enough times apparently it resets the system for that bulb.
I think the most common mistake is that most people (self included) start off with smart bulbs. While they do serve a purpose they are easily defeated by turning off a "dumb" switch. Instead of buying a smart bulb, buy a smart switch. This way you have the ability to manually turn on/off while being able to make it smart.
Most of these DIY home automation people use "home automation" software that is free and runs on a local PC or raspberry pi on a local network that doesn't need internet and isn't open to the internet expect the "home automation" software for remote controlling from a remote location if you wish to have that feature. The firmware is open sourced on a lot of these smart switches and if you understand the code you can easily see it isn't spying on you.
@@JuKoHD Alexa is for beginners there is open source voice recognition or you can use the GUI from your phone or PC. I use most of my voice commands from my smart watch. If the internet goes down no biggie if I'm near my house my phone connects to local lan WiFi and works just fine. I have gsm (cell tower) bonded for back up for my security alarm alerts etc. That is the only thing I pay extra for but it's like $10 for Peace of mind.
For every time I can think of these kinds of automation as being useful, I can think of a time when they would annoy the heck out of me. I just don't do the same things enough to ever want them to always work in any particular way. As an example, for every time I want all the lights off in the house there is a time when my wife is in the other room and would want those lights on. So much easier for me to just deal with them separately. I like making them hands free, just not tying them all to triggers.
something you may want to consider, I have some lights turn on when I return home as well, but the outside ones don't turn on unless it is after sunset. I like the thought about turning certain things on if you return alone vs you return and your wife and kid are home.
I mainly use my home automation for the garage doors, and all the external lights. One of the ones that made my life a lot easier was the smart switches and outlet I use for Christmas lights. Typically wrap over 50 trees in the front yard, so it was a lot of timers and extension cords that needed plugging in before I automated it.
my ruter, can automaticly block Games, and un Authorized sites, so, if the kids need to do homework thay still have acsess to there school page and other Learning websites, but if thay try to play games its blocked, and i get a notfification, (same goes fro porn tho thats blocked all the time)
@@DiamondKing4SnJCustoms what does it matter? It’s not like it costs you anything. At least you ‘ll get notified when there is a new video. Also there are plenty of videos in the past year so I don’t know what you are talking about.
I don't have an exact total for you, but I do go over my complete set up and how much everything costs in this article: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/complete-smart-home-setup/
@@SmartHomeSolver I just have a routine on Lady A to announce Transfer clothes from washer to dryer and one light upstairs and one light downstairs to flash on and off
My favorite home automation hack was connecting the switch to my master bath exhaust fan to a script that checked if it was between 8:30 and 9 am on a weekday and if the outside temp was too hot or too cold, and it would open my garage door and turn my car on to either warm up or cool down while I showered and got dressed for work. For the last three years I haven't hopped into a cold or hot car in the morning on my way to work. I got the idea from a friend who builds satellites. His version starts when he turns off his alarm clock and includes grinding beans, brewing coffee and turning on certain heated floors around his house based on his morning routine, then it has his car warmed up when he's done getting dressed for work. The exhaust fan also triggers another script to keep the exhaust fan running for about twenty minutes after I shower to help keep mold and mildew issues to a minimum.
We use motion/light sensing nightlights around the house. It's great for when you have to use the w/r or get a glass of water in the middle of the night and you can buy them cheap from amazon
Some good ideas. Some, I'm already using. I like the bedroom door closing running your 'goodnight' routine. I never thought about it but the door is always open otherwise.
Really cool video. I have been slowly doing a lot of these ideas in my house. The problem I find is that even with way less devices than you have, I feel like I am constantly changing batteries, or having to micromanage the system. Overall except for a few things, I am not sure its making my life really any easier. It can be fun to play around with though.
I'm an IT guy/professional & love all this automation...this stuff is very cool!! However, at the same time, I'd love to go back to the 1970s or 80s when life seemed much simpler...
One thing that is hardly ever mentioned when talking about home automation is security. I'd be a bit afraid to rely this much on Zigbee/Z-Wave, which are all wireless protocols, as well as the SmartThings hub which is Wi-Fi/cloud based. What if someone comes to your home with a radio jammer, those things are only like 30 bucks. Then neither your camera, automatic garage door, nor door locks will work. Or am I missing something obvious here?
I install smart homes in los angeles and gotta tell you i love your videos. Its nice getting extra ideas to share with my clients. I recently made a clients waterfall smart so he can control it via voice commands. came out super cool. Keep up the good work :)
Hey Vick. Thanks I appreciate that! If you are ever interested in working together hit me up on my email reed@smarthomesolver.com and it could be cool to feature a house you set up.
Hi, I have an automation idea for waiking up in 2 steps: - Use a sleep cycle detection to determine the exact time for the alarm clock to set off. - Aproximately 30 minutes before the alarm fires, turn on the gentle wake up light.
Clever adaptations! But WAY to many live microphones for my taste. And I prefer smart devices that don’t require an active internet connection - more reliable and resilient.
@@TheFourWindBadger Automated door locks would be much safer since anyone with a 20$ lock picking set and 45mins of learning how on RUclips could get through almost any door lock out there.
I have a Adafruit Neo Trinkey attached to my monitor on my Mac mini and have it setup so one of the lights indicates if the bathroom is occupied (actually set that up before I saw this video) .. It's so nice being able to see at a glance if my kid's in there, without even having to wake up my computer! And not walking in on them taking a crap is always a huge bonus LOL
This is the best smart home video ever! Thanks for always giving us relevant and interesting information, Reed! You make me feel almost as smart as my home! 🙃
Great grad bag of home automation ideas! I especially like the countdown for departure and unoccupied bathroom indicator. Using a metered smart plug voltage increase as a trigger is really clever. The video doorbell and robot vacuum automations are invaluable. I use a vibration sensor on my washer and dryer for notifications
@@snatale4571That's why I refuse to get a nest or ecobee. Basically the same as Ring. But I think the OP means privacy to neighbors because the lights tell everyone what he's doing (Isn't that everyone automated or not?.
Nice. Some of the things I have, too. When my laundry is done I get notified by voice as the power consumption of the washing machine drops to (almost) zero, same for the dryer. I use motion sensors in all of my rooms they are used as an alarm system if I'm away. When I'm in the lights follow me.
I don't have many automations as I live in an apartment atm, but one I like is air purifier turning on max when no one is home. So it has a chance to clean air without me needing to hear it's loud fan noise.
I used a motion sensor, humidity sensor and wall switch to automatically turn my shower fan on and off. Took a bit of custom tweaking but got it working well.
You don't have to use amazon there is plenty of free opened source software like home assistant that doesn't even need to be connected to the internet if you're controlling everything locally on your network. As for paying for this you can get light switches or plugs between $15 to $5 dollars that isn't made by amazon and the firmware can be flashed to use with home assistant locally. I can control control my garage door (see if it is open or closed by text or camera),Blinds close and open,water leak detection turns off main water,Wifi AC/Heat Controller, Back sliding door opener (To Let dogs out if my cameras don't detect objects/humans using blue iris) along with a bunch of other stuff under $1000 dollars. That said, I still use amazon Alexa who cares if they know how many times I turn my fan or lights on. If anything wish they could read my mind would make it even easier. Just finished a wifi controlled gas lawn mower that uses a raspberry pi zero w for $10 plus some misc parts. I sit in my house and drive my lawn mower around while watching video. I plan on adding a GPS module to automate this more. Life Hack: wear a tin foil hat and live in the 90's. Ever try to spy on someone then imagine have to spy on 5 million people per 1 person. That's basically what you think 1 amazon employee can do per 5 million people
@@Bigbossperson I actually have a learning disability have trouble reading and writing, jokes on you. I created something online in 2004 when I was 18 me nor my wife or kids will ever have to work again. I do have multiple bars inside and outside my home if you wish to work there part time.
Great ideas! Can't believe all the negative comments here. My thought is the technology is out there we might as well use it! It is also a lot of fun to come up with new ideas.
Dill Zilla a lot of these products will not work without an Internet connection or functionality is just plain gone. Wyze camera will still record if you have an as card but you cannot monitor it and theft eliminates the evidence, also many if not all of the sensors have no way to communicate outside of the house either, and that includes connecting to your phone. Thank the cloud
Dill Zilla Same with the Ali express ones. Basically you are limited to Hardwired cameras. Everything else is dumb without a base station(as with security systems this will only alert you if you are home) as for smart home integrations once you cut out the Internet you’ll Need to goto base station systems and then without internet connection is basically a fancy timer.
Thank you for this video! I have been looking for more ideas and everyone else says all the same ones. I get it I can turn on and off my lights and change the thermostat I need more than that to make it worth it 🤣 thankfully you provided me with many more options!
"oh it turns out to be someone whos exactly like me... What a disappointment!" 😂😂😂 You just gained another subscriber because that was funny Please note that you don't have to put yourself down in order to be funny. I'm sure, because you proved to me, that you're an awesome person 😊
I am addicted to automations too , it’s crazy addictive. Close/open sensors on teenager’s windows at night is a must 😁 Sometimes I forget what is connected to what and I am sitting looking at a red lightbulb trying to remember if it means frost or rain .👀
Hey Smart Home Solver, thanks for the great ideas! I'm curious as to how much bandwith you require to run this much. Did you have to build a separate network or server, etc. ?
Thanks! I have been using the Gryphon router which has pretty good specs. So far I haven’t hit any limitations and I have everything on the same network. A while ago when I was using a crappy router it would need rebooting about every 2 weeks because I was over loading it with smart home devices.
Alexa, slow me my electric bill.
Alexa, please stop sending all my voice recordings to amazon.
I'm afraid I can't let you do that Reed
Yoooo lmao I don’t think it could be that high
Thanks for your comment. I actually go over my electric bill in my latest video, which you can watch here: ruclips.net/video/hidplm_N880/видео.html
You do realize that LED lights are very efficient and barely make a difference on your electric bill, right? Especially since most of these smart lights have automations that turn off when you're not in the room so you're actually *saving* money in the long run. The sensors run off of battery too.
Alexa, turn on the hot water heater for a few hours\day to keep the electric bill under $30.
He's gotta be constantly changing something, charging something, or re-syncing something
If you moved him into a simple home with no automations, he would have more time on his hands and less to worry about. Kinda ironic
@@cristianenache8715 I would absolutely hate living in this house.
His parents must hate him. Poor old folks just trying to turn on the TV and the garage door closes.
I mean, yeah. I would think he doesn’t live with his parents.
You owe me a new keyboard! I just sprayed coffee everywhere! LMAO!
@11 11 Guess I should look into getting one for next time huh ;)
@11 11 I guess I assume his parents visit him and their grandchildren every once in a while.
😂😂😂
Why does this feel like he’s living in a minecraft redstone house?
because of the way he walks
Because he's wearing a blue t shirt like Steve
You had to comment this
Probably because both are smart
It’s like Minecraft + Computercraft and using a TTS speaker, lol.
When the robots turn on us this guy is gonna be the first to go
This made me LOL
Agree!
Not necessarily. Maybe he's seen as their first ally by them.
I, for one, would like to welcome our new robot overlords. 😁😁😂🤣
Typical boomer response
Kept thinking " Oh that would be cool! " throughout the video. At the end "man... I don't need ANY of this!"
This is how the 1960s imagined us living in the 21st century
Nah in the 1960's people reckon we'd be living as the Jetsons did...
I doubt we'll ever get to flying cars, power shuts off then it plummets down... I don't think so. It's not like a plane where there are two pilots, and wings to glide. Cars would just drop like a rock.
@ian flying cars will never be a thing, there is no technology that could make it quiet enough for your neighbour to leave for work at 2am and you not getting angry at the loud noise
@@codeyh1996 Ion propulsion exists in prototype form
@@codeyh1996 have u not seen what Uber Air is doing with VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) electric plane?
@@codeyh1996 www.uber.com/us/en/elevate/uberair/
That bathroom idea where the light changes colors depending on if someone is in the bathroom is genius, it would be really useful for a college dorm, considering they only have locks on the outside of the bathroom
were is that video please ?
You one morning: Ah I just want to sleep in
Alexa: You can't sleep in. You have to work to obtain currency to purchase more products through Amazon and allow us to collect more data on you.
You: What
Alexa: ...
You: Alexa, what did you say?
Alexa: Good morning
You: Oh, okay
Lol
Stop whining and get up you lazy bastard!!!
A suggestion to Amazon: let users set Alexa to start buying random products in case the user don't wake up. I'd wake up in no time
@@JBFan1ist that, could actually be the best method to wake up.
This is golden
Isn’t the door the indicator that the bathroom is occupied
No if you don't like to air your bathroom smells into the rest of the house instead of having vent do it's job. My bathroom door is always closed. But then his way of busy indicator lamp doesn't work either. Maybe with motion sensor it would be better.
Heaven forbid he should have to actually speak to a family member to find out if they’re in the bathroom
just buy a bathroom door with a frosted window and you'll know exactly when the bathroom is occupied
@Jonathan NgAnd see exactly what they are doing
@@MGL83 "bathroom smells"
If your bathroom stinks so bad you cant leave the door open you've got some problems. It is not normal. I suggest eating less junk and more vegetables in your family diet.
Our mailbox is at the end of the driveway. Instead of wondering when to check tie mail I put a sensor in it and I get a notification when it is opened.
I'd love to do this but I get some pretty nasty cold weather which would probably destroy a battery in the winter. lol
I’m stealing this idea!
What sensor do you use?
I tried this with two sensors and it was just too far away even with a light switch acting as a repeater. Perhaps the metal box is blocking some of the signal?
@@bob218 Yes the mailbox would act as a semi faraday cage of sorts.
Imagine trying to sneak out of this house
If you're a parent that alone might make it worth it.
Sounds like a challenge
@@KORUPTable Good luck to my kids because the router is in my room lol
Just turn the wifi off.
Surprise mada faka
You have some good tips here. I had never heard of that dryer thing and might give it a try. To make your house a bit smarter take the moisture sensor idea and instead of just notify you, get a Zwave valve operator, to close the water valve to your house when it detects moisture and then notify you. If you don't have a cutoff in the garage or someplace convenient, talk to a plumber to see if it's feasible. You can use a lot of other ways to shut off the water valve such as a WiFi plug to power and close a normally open solenoid valve. Also, I've not found determining presence by mobile phone to be always reliable. I use it for non-critical functions but quit for my garage after having more than one issue with it opening it when it shouldn't. Keep the ideas coming. I really enjoy your channel.
Thanks Hugh! I agree adding a water shut off valve would take it up a notch. I have seen them at CES and it would be pretty awesome to have. I don't have a cutoff valve in a convenient place but I will have to look into your suggestion about it. I appreciate you sharing that. I also agree that phones can be not the most reliable for presence sensors. I'm going to be looking at some more options to make it more reliable. Thanks for the support!
Just to clarify some basic thermodynamics: air is not getting colder because of a ceiling fan being on. Fans just accelerate air convection and the air just *feels* colder. The sensor doesn't feel it.
And to be exact, that ceiling fan is actually heating the air (a bit) because it is a machine that is on (it uses power and power heats). Another point: hotter air is in the ceiling and colder on the floor so actually ceiling fans are circulating the upper hotter air down to the floor making temperature censors go up a bit.
Joni Marmo i actually want to use it in the winter to fan the warm heated air down. It's just getting wasted at the top of our two story room. Haha one day... our fan's motor is also broken, so have to replace it first.
Proud to be an Engineer.
Not an expert on thermodynamics, but I do understand words. My air conditioner, which "uses power and heats", has me convinced it cools the air inside my house. PFM.
@@tigra770 An air conditioner is different though. It has to be connected to the outside so it can move the heat from your room to the outside. A fan can do no such thing and will therefore only heat your room.
The air is cooler than our body temperature, so we cool down as our bodies slowly reach thermal equilibrium with the air around us. With no airflow, we have a "layer" of air around our bodies which effectively slows the transfer of body heat into the air around us. A fan creates flow, so this 'layer' is prevented from building up. If the air was hotter than our bodies the fan would increase the rate of transfer of heat our bodies from the surrounding environment.
For anyone interested, an air conditioner is more complex. It does actually lower the air temperature by pumping warm air out of your house.
I liked your video because you bleeped out Alexa. Thanks!
same here... well, then i was browsing comments for this :D
THANK YOU!!!
I don't get why he was
Nada Luqman so it doesn’t trigger everyone else’s Alexa in their house loo
Nada Luqman trust me if you had an Alexa and you watched other people’s videos that didn’t silence her name you would quickly exit the video. Nothing more annoying then hearing her go off every second he mentions Alexa lol
Almost every "complicated" automation I've tried to set up around the house has been defeated by my wife's randomness. I've cut back to Porch Lights on/off and motion activated garage lights.
Do you have any examples ? I love this kind of stories
Travis Halfman what did she do that made you not use them?
I do that to our smart lights. I don't always want to yell at the Google speaker or go get my phone so I'll just use the light switch. After doing that enough times apparently it resets the system for that bulb.
I think the most common mistake is that most people (self included) start off with smart bulbs. While they do serve a purpose they are easily defeated by turning off a "dumb" switch. Instead of buying a smart bulb, buy a smart switch. This way you have the ability to manually turn on/off while being able to make it smart.
@@ynotcam24 Or get a smart bulb that turns off and don't touch the switch? What a weird complaint.
One day the internet shut down and your bathroom door doesn't open.
He could open it manually ^^
Most of these DIY home automation people use "home automation" software that is free and runs on a local PC or raspberry pi on a local network that doesn't need internet and isn't open to the internet expect the "home automation" software for remote controlling from a remote location if you wish to have that feature. The firmware is open sourced on a lot of these smart switches and if you understand the code you can easily see it isn't spying on you.
@@MacherTV he wont remember how
Dcool Alexa does
@@JuKoHD Alexa is for beginners there is open source voice recognition or you can use the GUI from your phone or PC. I use most of my voice commands from my smart watch. If the internet goes down no biggie if I'm near my house my phone connects to local lan WiFi and works just fine. I have gsm (cell tower) bonded for back up for my security alarm alerts etc. That is the only thing I pay extra for but it's like $10 for Peace of mind.
Man, this was really neat. Thanks for sharing!
Dude Reed, I am not sure if you ''reed'' all these comments but your videos are seriously awesome. I mean it! Keep up the amazing work man!
Thanks! That means a lot to hear that.
How do I automatically like this video?
respinoza89 I read this comment and automatically liked it
For every time I can think of these kinds of automation as being useful, I can think of a time when they would annoy the heck out of me. I just don't do the same things enough to ever want them to always work in any particular way. As an example, for every time I want all the lights off in the house there is a time when my wife is in the other room and would want those lights on. So much easier for me to just deal with them separately. I like making them hands free, just not tying them all to triggers.
The motion sensor turning on the ceiling fan is a great idea! I'm going to have to implement that. Thanks!
something you may want to consider, I have some lights turn on when I return home as well, but the outside ones don't turn on unless it is after sunset. I like the thought about turning certain things on if you return alone vs you return and your wife and kid are home.
I mainly use my home automation for the garage doors, and all the external lights. One of the ones that made my life a lot easier was the smart switches and outlet I use for Christmas lights. Typically wrap over 50 trees in the front yard, so it was a lot of timers and extension cords that needed plugging in before I automated it.
An architect I work with always has me call out soffit receptacles on an astronomic time switch for Christmas lights.
*turns off internet for homework*
Well I guess I can't do my homework now.
my ruter, can automaticly block Games, and un Authorized sites, so, if the kids need to do homework thay still have acsess to there school page and other Learning websites, but if thay try to play games its blocked, and i get a notfification, (same goes fro porn tho thats blocked all the time)
@@TheModernVIkingNor Wait till they find out about vpn
The “future” (in all the 80’s movies I’ve watched) is finally here.
Excellent ideas! I need to step up my automation game.
Thanks Brett!
@@SmartHomeSolver okay I was going to be a new subscriber but no videos in a year I don't want to be if you're not making videos
@@DiamondKing4SnJCustoms what does it matter? It’s not like it costs you anything. At least you ‘ll get notified when there is a new video. Also there are plenty of videos in the past year so I don’t know what you are talking about.
Out of curiosity... How much have you spent on home automation?
300k
I don't have an exact total for you, but I do go over my complete set up and how much everything costs in this article: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/complete-smart-home-setup/
@@SmartHomeSolver I just have a routine on Lady A to announce Transfer clothes from washer to dryer and one light upstairs and one light downstairs to flash on and off
About 3.50
@@SmartHomeSolver has anyone added this up?
My favorite home automation hack was connecting the switch to my master bath exhaust fan to a script that checked if it was between 8:30 and 9 am on a weekday and if the outside temp was too hot or too cold, and it would open my garage door and turn my car on to either warm up or cool down while I showered and got dressed for work. For the last three years I haven't hopped into a cold or hot car in the morning on my way to work. I got the idea from a friend who builds satellites. His version starts when he turns off his alarm clock and includes grinding beans, brewing coffee and turning on certain heated floors around his house based on his morning routine, then it has his car warmed up when he's done getting dressed for work.
The exhaust fan also triggers another script to keep the exhaust fan running for about twenty minutes after I shower to help keep mold and mildew issues to a minimum.
Great job and fun ideas!
We use motion/light sensing nightlights around the house. It's great for when you have to use the w/r or get a glass of water in the middle of the night and you can buy them cheap from amazon
Some good ideas. Some, I'm already using. I like the bedroom door closing running your 'goodnight' routine. I never thought about it but the door is always open otherwise.
Christopher Clark maybe you can set it so the sensor only activates after like 9pm ?
Yes, but not practical if you have a partner and don't go to bed at the same time!
FANTASTIC video. Im going to start with a smart light bulb and see where it goes!
That's a great thing to start with. Once you have that light turn on automatically and you never come home to a dark house is life changing.
Really cool video. I have been slowly doing a lot of these ideas in my house. The problem I find is that even with way less devices than you have, I feel like I am constantly changing batteries, or having to micromanage the system. Overall except for a few things, I am not sure its making my life really any easier. It can be fun to play around with though.
love a few and simple things... simple life much comfort brings.
A fellow Mr.Robot Fan I see
Can’t wait for the last season! It’s one of my favorite shows.
Next episode: hacking my smart home like Eliot would do.
Mr.Robot sucks
Alexa!...(beep)....Give this guy a thumbs up!...."Ok"
Great video, your dad jokes are right up my alley.
I'm an IT guy/professional & love all this automation...this stuff is very cool!! However, at the same time, I'd love to go back to the 1970s or 80s when life seemed much simpler...
Mark Cossman but your job wouldn't exist
A great start for Home Automation ideas!
Thanks!
Love the dryer thing and the setup for the garage door
One thing that is hardly ever mentioned when talking about home automation is security. I'd be a bit afraid to rely this much on Zigbee/Z-Wave, which are all wireless protocols, as well as the SmartThings hub which is Wi-Fi/cloud based. What if someone comes to your home with a radio jammer, those things are only like 30 bucks. Then neither your camera, automatic garage door, nor door locks will work. Or am I missing something obvious here?
I think if locks get disconnected they automatically close
The bathroom notification is pretty cool
Reed: Alexa open the door! Alexaaa? - Door doesn't open -
Neighborhood: Main power grid shutdown...
I install smart homes in los angeles and gotta tell you i love your videos. Its nice getting extra ideas to share with my clients. I recently made a clients waterfall smart so he can control it via voice commands. came out super cool. Keep up the good work :)
Hey Vick. Thanks I appreciate that! If you are ever interested in working together hit me up on my email reed@smarthomesolver.com and it could be cool to feature a house you set up.
OMG, you are my hero! Love the tech, you are such a geek, which is a good thing.
Hi, I have an automation idea for waiking up in 2 steps:
- Use a sleep cycle detection to determine the exact time for the alarm clock to set off.
- Aproximately 30 minutes before the alarm fires, turn on the gentle wake up light.
Clever adaptations! But WAY to many live microphones for my taste. And I prefer smart devices that don’t require an active internet connection - more reliable and resilient.
Same! also i dont dig the automated door locks. I wouldn't feel safe
@@TheFourWindBadger Automated door locks would be much safer since anyone with a 20$ lock picking set and 45mins of learning how on RUclips could get through almost any door lock out there.
Oh look a conspiracy theorist
@@ethanmyers6406 well with automated door locks all you need is a phone and some small cabel and a piece of software.
AND CAMERAS... IMAGINE THE DATA BEING COLLECTED AND STORES BY BEZOS.
I’m remodeling and building an office and your videos are helping me out. Thanks!
Sir You dont have a smart house. You have The Star Ship Enterprise lol
I have a Adafruit Neo Trinkey attached to my monitor on my Mac mini and have it setup so one of the lights indicates if the bathroom is occupied (actually set that up before I saw this video) .. It's so nice being able to see at a glance if my kid's in there, without even having to wake up my computer! And not walking in on them taking a crap is always a huge bonus LOL
Have you compared your energy usage before and after installing all this?
Probably he do NOT want to do this :)
Watching your videos has inspired me to make my own smart home and the ideas are making it easier to set it up keep up the good work👍
I heard Mesa when Alexa was waking you up and I live in Mesa,Az then I heard “heat warning” and I knew probably the same city as me lmao
Your automations are exactly the way I wanted them and I've been searching for some time, 10+ tanks for sharing
This is the best smart home video ever! Thanks for always giving us relevant and interesting information, Reed! You make me feel almost as smart as my home! 🙃
Thanks Wade! This might be the nicest comment ever!
My house will be quiet smart as yours! Thx for many nice ideas!
Great grad bag of home automation ideas! I especially like the countdown for departure and unoccupied bathroom indicator. Using a metered smart plug voltage increase as a trigger is really clever. The video doorbell and robot vacuum automations are invaluable. I use a vibration sensor on my washer and dryer for notifications
Some great ideas. I did under the bed as well and used 2 strips so one is for me and one for the wife.
this guy almost made jarvis
Punav Mirlekar this guy has nothing on me in comparison, my home is Jarvis! Haha
Punav Mirlekar not even close
Just set up an automation to remind me to take the bin bags out in the morning before they come 😬 Thanks!!!
i just watched 30 seconds and there is 0 privacy in this house.
Ya, went with the least privacy respecting options there are for sure. More people need to be made aware of home assistant.
some people dont value privacy above convenience
@@snatale4571That's why I refuse to get a nest or ecobee. Basically the same as Ring. But I think the OP means privacy to neighbors because the lights tell everyone what he's doing (Isn't that everyone automated or not?.
This was a great compilation of ideas. Thanks for the reddit link, too!
I appreciate that!
I can’t find the reddit link. Can you post in comments?
@@loandbehold5178 This one: www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/9xfccf/mega_getting_started_thread/
Nice. Some of the things I have, too. When my laundry is done I get notified by voice as the power consumption of the washing machine drops to (almost) zero, same for the dryer. I use motion sensors in all of my rooms they are used as an alarm system if I'm away. When I'm in the lights follow me.
I know what my lazy friend would say.... Who would do so much hard work for this automation?? 🤣
Haha that's next level lazy!
I don't have many automations as I live in an apartment atm, but one I like is air purifier turning on max when no one is home. So it has a chance to clean air without me needing to hear it's loud fan noise.
Damn the fbi must love you.
This one wins
Awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video!
Even a ghost would be scared to come to your house.
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25 ideas in a 7-minute video. Very smart!
After a few months, his house becomes self aware and decides it doesn't need him any more.
Lol.
I used a motion sensor, humidity sensor and wall switch to automatically turn my shower fan on and off. Took a bit of custom tweaking but got it working well.
I just use a dumb humidity switch. It turn on when humidity goes up. No need for a motion sensor. Keep it simple system.
Life hack: give Amazon $3000 to spy on you
He probably hasn't anything to hide. I also use Alexa, I also don't have anything to hide. Easy as that :)
You don't have to use amazon there is plenty of free opened source software like home assistant that doesn't even need to be connected to the internet if you're controlling everything locally on your network. As for paying for this you can get light switches or plugs between $15 to $5 dollars that isn't made by amazon and the firmware can be flashed to use with home assistant locally. I can control control my garage door (see if it is open or closed by text or camera),Blinds close and open,water leak detection turns off main water,Wifi AC/Heat Controller, Back sliding door opener (To Let dogs out if my cameras don't detect objects/humans using blue iris) along with a bunch of other stuff under $1000 dollars. That said, I still use amazon Alexa who cares if they know how many times I turn my fan or lights on. If anything wish they could read my mind would make it even easier. Just finished a wifi controlled gas lawn mower that uses a raspberry pi zero w for $10 plus some misc parts. I sit in my house and drive my lawn mower around while watching video. I plan on adding a GPS module to automate this more. Life Hack: wear a tin foil hat and live in the 90's. Ever try to spy on someone then imagine have to spy on 5 million people per 1 person. That's basically what you think 1 amazon employee can do per 5 million people
@@dco5055 You have this amazing skill of typing a lot without actually saying anything. You should work at the Genius bar
@@Bigbossperson I actually have a learning disability have trouble reading and writing, jokes on you. I created something online in 2004 when I was 18 me nor my wife or kids will ever have to work again. I do have multiple bars inside and outside my home if you wish to work there part time.
@@dco5055 Good for you. Buy yourself a working brain.
Nice to have a fellow mesan putting out quality RUclips videos.
Alexa: tells you to take out the trash.
Me: 😶
Probably WIFES idea 😲
Great ideas! Can't believe all the negative comments here. My thought is the technology is out there we might as well use it! It is also a lot of fun to come up with new ideas.
Alexa show me how much i spent in all of this things.
I wish I had known I would want to take notes before the video started. So many good ideas. 👍
One day, internet down..... Everything shutdown.
one day, an update come and you need to setup everything again
A proper smart home setup doesn't require cloud services.
Most of it is through the local network
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Good job! Looking at your smile I think you enjoy doing these things.👍
Here’s the trick: do it without Alexa and program it all yourself 😂 either way, this was a cool video!
There are things in here I never even thought of!! Awesome ideas, thanks!
3000$ later:
*Internet shuts down
if i were to do all of this i would have it run through lan
Lol try again buddy, 3k isn’t enough
Dill Zilla a lot of these products will not work without an Internet connection or functionality is just plain gone. Wyze camera will still record if you have an as card but you cannot monitor it and theft eliminates the evidence, also many if not all of the sensors have no way to communicate outside of the house either, and that includes connecting to your phone. Thank the cloud
@@ultraorange1 I don't usually use branded products though.
Dill Zilla Same with the Ali express ones. Basically you are limited to Hardwired cameras. Everything else is dumb without a base station(as with security systems this will only alert you if you are home) as for smart home integrations once you cut out the Internet you’ll
Need to goto base station systems and then without internet connection is basically a fancy timer.
i added all of theese and then some to my house really helps alot makes my life alot easier
2:50 LG Appliances app also allows remote use and alerts
This is the BEST video I have seen on Home Automation, thanks!
this is fuckin awesome. Jealous of the geofence stuff you setup and the automatic lights turning off and the vacuum auto turning on when you're away
your Video is amazing, it has helped us a lot!! thank u very much for uploading it on the internet for everyone to watch it. :) amazing work
I'm glad to hear it was helpful!
Asks: How much automation do you want.
Answer: Yes.
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Thank you for this video! I have been looking for more ideas and everyone else says all the same ones. I get it I can turn on and off my lights and change the thermostat I need more than that to make it worth it 🤣 thankfully you provided me with many more options!
Glad I could help give some ideas!
"oh it turns out to be someone whos exactly like me... What a disappointment!" 😂😂😂 You just gained another subscriber because that was funny
Please note that you don't have to put yourself down in order to be funny. I'm sure, because you proved to me, that you're an awesome person 😊
Thanks for subscribing and for the nice comment!
I am addicted to automations too , it’s crazy addictive.
Close/open sensors on teenager’s windows at night is a must 😁
Sometimes I forget what is connected to what and I am sitting looking at a red lightbulb trying to remember if it means frost or rain .👀
Hey Smart Home Solver, thanks for the great ideas! I'm curious as to how much bandwith you require to run this much. Did you have to build a separate network or server, etc. ?
Thanks! I have been using the Gryphon router which has pretty good specs. So far I haven’t hit any limitations and I have everything on the same network. A while ago when I was using a crappy router it would need rebooting about every 2 weeks because I was over loading it with smart home devices.
Very smart use of sensors
This man is living in 2070
Really? Most of it is just Light turning on and off and door locking.
@@starkness65 which many people don't have in their home in 2020...
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@@mezawockee5050 wait...they have to actually press buttons?! And using keys??
OH THE HUMANITY.
I am going to make a smart bed room with everything automatic, start with a plan.. thanks for this video, it gave me many ideas
This guy be living in 2050 while we still live in 2012
Saving energy with standy by consumers, also to mention !
I think i like the bathroom idea, thank you.
I've noticed EVERY single smart home channel comes up with a ton of dad puns & jokes
Honeslty such an awesome house