Smart Apartment Setup - 10+ Ideas that are EASY to move
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- If you want the best smart apartment tech, you’re in the right place. I’ll go through an entire smart apartment setup and share automation ideas. This video focuses on what’s easy to move and won’t cause any damage to the walls. You may be surprised at all of the possibilities with this minimalist setup!
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Thanks for watching! You all have been submitting some great automation ideas from the last video. I can’t wait to start making videos about them!
Smart Home Solver can you start next week? I am getting excited.....
This weekend I’ll be planning videos so I’ll take a look. If not next week, then really soon!
@@SmartHomeSolver I have this smart peephole by Ezviz and I have it linked with my Google Home. It's better than the Ring. Please do a video on this for those who use Google Home instead of Alexa. www.amazon.com/dp/B07GJ9DJTZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_cFncFb7GT258V. ruclips.net/video/f9RpMafKd5A/видео.html
Could you also make a video whereby someone is building a new house and wants to make it a smart home 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Is there a way i could contact you, I’m trying to set up my apartment but want everything in one ecosystem. Any help is appreciated !
Yeah! Someone finally made a video for apartment renters! I've seen tons of videos for condos and other home owners, but they never account that we (renters) cant do alot of damage to the apartment. Thank you so much! And keep them coming!
Thanks, I am glad it was helpful! Hopefully you were able to find a few ideas for your place.
*My old camera started flippin out so i bought a **Newest.Technology** one. Was really excited about the talking feature but my friends said “we can hear your voice through the front door.”10/10*
We’ve only had the cameras up and running for a short time. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOXxsTZ3ptV_Pk0fFl8bNZvVqeoqBQFwe So far we love them! I got the outdoor mounting kit for them and they were easy to install. Once you download the app, it walks you through the very easy set up. The clarity, and range is awesome. I am thinking seriously about adding another camera or two to my 3 camera system. The price is lower than a lot of comparable systems.
"Thanks for the tutorial!"- Skynet
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Here’s why I subscribed.
I can tell that you’ve put A LOT of thought and care into each one of your videos (I’ve watched about 3 now) and in some cases going above and beyond providing links to the comparison figures you speak to throughout the video. Looking forward to more videos! Cheers
Thanks for the sub and the nice comment! I really appreciate it.
I was literally waiting for this video just moved into my new apartment
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Started making my apartment smart when the maintenance guy for our building unlocked my door and started coming in, mistaking my apartment for another. Thanks for another great vid!
Thanks! Yeah I've heard of that happening and having things like this set up helps so much.
What did you get to prevent this? I'm researching security options for my apt.
Didn’t he know which keys he got sounds like an excuse cause he got caught
I'm about to move residences and thought i'd give the smart home setup a gentle try. Your videos are just the kind a first timer needs. Thank you and keep up the good work
Hey Reed. I love all of these ideas and automations. Although as someone who doesn't experiment with SmartThings or Echo automations I become lost when you're talking about them. Have you considered a "How I do things, from step one to the end" style tutorial? A very long in depth kind of video covering all the bases for beginners.
Thanks and yeah that is something I have thought about. I try and write articles explaining how I set things up for those interested. A video could be good though.
Finally I love seeing more of these ideas!
I absolutely LOVE the design of that RealitySwitch Switch, the way it uses one mechanism to control two different types of switch is genius! sadly I don't think it'd work with UK type switches as ours are not as big as American ones and are generally pretty stiff, a very cool design though!
Thank you for this. I have an autoimmune disorder that’s affecting my cognitive abilities so this is great to have everything in one spot to cut down on mental confusion
This is brilliant. I keep hearing all these ideas that requires making adjustments to the property that aren't permitted. This is the first thing that accounts for that
I love this video. So many videos are about installing things in a house. Personally, I don't like houses and would never buy one. I would much rather rent so I don't have to fix anything on my dime. Thank you for doing this
Prepping for when I get my apartment next month. I think I’ll take everything.
Me too
Same
I am away from the house for work and I really enjoyed this.... keeping family safe is number1..... Thanks for the help
You helped me a ton with my move into a new apartment! Great video
So excited!! Found your channel last week and I have binged watched them all. Super helpful!
Wow thanks Nikki I appreciate it!
Sup girl
I’m so lucky even though I lease .....I told my landlord about your videos and I guess he watch some Bc when I asked if I could wire in my own smart doorbell he asked if i got the idea from one of your videos....so of course I said yes and he said SURE.
Never hurts to ask.
Oh wow that's awesome!
Please make more of these for apartments
Yes! Finally one for apartments and they don’t have a subscription. Ring is not an option, lol.
Which one
look forward to the google version of this video whenever its available
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Agreed. I was just rambling on about that. That alexa/amazon is always trying to make a sale and iOS is always charging a monthly. Yet somehow android/google can give us the same things for free. My way of showing my appreciation for that is purchasing Google / Android items. If Android/Google can stay in Business without charging .99 cents or more monthly for photo storage. Google / Android also has no problem playing a whole song for me if I want to hear it on RUclips or whatever else Android / Google offers to play it on while Alexa will give you a little snippet of it and then direct you to Amazon for you to buy it if you want to hear the whole thing. Sorry, no thank you, Google gives me my photo storage for free and by the way I have tons of photos. And Google / Android will play a song for me for free in full as many times as I want to hear it. So yes I'm here to support Google Android and have a Google home. How is it that Google is very wealthy company without charging for all those things? We know that Amazon and apple are also filthy rich. Honestly if you charge 99 cents a month to a million plus customers Apple then yes I consider you stealing. My sister now has to pay $2 plus a month for the amount of photo she has. Ridiculous! Rip off! Go Google or go home. Go Google home ;-)
Half the stuff he saying idk half of it too techs but I love the tv pausing when when ring cam is touched
I'm in a mixed-income building with middle and lower-income social assistance tenants in the building. One of my neighbors set up the peephole camera on the door face and the next day one of the other tenants on the floor attacked it with a baseball bat. He said he didn't want this person spying on him and knowing who was coming on the floor and to what apartment. Many Eastern Europeans and persons from repressive regimes can have extremely negative feelings about surveillance as well. The attacking tenant Who was a member of a strict religious community also said that they were stealing his image and his soul and door camera tenant would go to hell. He threatened to smash this person's head in with the baseball bat if he ever put another camera in the hallway again. He ended up kicking the door in and entered the apartment threatening the tenant directly. Luckily, security arrived before the tenant was harmed. Cultural issues are another key factor in deciding to place cameras in a communal area such as a hallway. Even if you exit on a street, it has become quite common to steal the camera or spray paint it if you're a porch pirate stealing packages. So, I cannot recommend any solution that leaves a visible camera pointing into the hallway or externally accessible. It is a health and safety risk. There is a model of peephole camera that sits on the inside of the door and replaces the actual peephole that is available on amazon. Many buildings will not permit tenants to mount external cameras or alter the peephole in the door on their doors as it is a violation of federal Canadian and municipal privacy legislation. The landlord can place cameras in the hallways and communal areas for overall tenant security because they own the building and, in your lease, typically they have a paragraph or two about being surveilled in communal areas and what happens to that footage. You typically have to initial agreement to these clauses.
If only I had more light switches in my apartment. There is one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen. That's it!
I really like the doorbell
Oh my god - Smart Home ideas for people in smaller apartments that eventually actually need to move their stuff?! O.O
F'KN FINALLY! I don't know what it is with other content creators but...they all recommend rather "stationary" products. I live in a 29 squaremeters flat and I might move again...and again, and again - and I'd love to bring my smart home stuff with me. Especially the light switch stuff is what I am looking for - this is amazing. Please make more videos featuring products that are not "stationary" - as in, more products that you can take with you when you move. I might still plant a lightstrip eventually - but other stuff, like my switches and bulbs and sockets, I would love to take that stuff out and return the apartment into it's "vanilla state" when I move out. So yeah, please make more videos featuring those products, thanks! ^.^
I'm glad you liked the video!
That smart switch thingy is awesome, I'm definitely buying one for my room! Then I'll probably get some Wyze Plugs to control my lamps.
Edit: Oh crap it needs zigbee. Welp I'm SOL.
2:39 Point of fact: You CAN trigger routines with devices. I got my Google Mini around the time this video was posted and it was available. For example, I have routine both when I am leaving the house or going to bed that shuts off all the lights in my apartment :)...
Those Third Reality add on smart switches are a little noisy an a little bulky, but awesome with Smartthings. If you watch them on Amazon, they show up from time to time as a lightning deal for $20. Well worth it at that price.
Can you do a video on the ring apartment alarm please?
Simplecommands can arm the ring alarm, I don't allow disarming without the keypad of ring app as that would decrease security.
Great video
I'll have to look into that. Thanks Julian for the tip!
Check Remo+ DoorCam/DoorCam2, and BodyGuardz Portable Over The Door Camera. Some landlords do not even allow renters to swap peepholes. They don't have knock detection, though, since a lot of apartments do not have doorbells, and knock detection is a big plus (it's just a vibration sensor).
Hi Reed.
In answer to the ring alarm and the Amazon Echo, you can use either another echo device to announce arm ring in home or away mode. Have a 5 second delay, and then announce the voice code to disarm the alarm. There is a security flaw in that, but that's down to your own choice. I read about this on the internet.
Regards,
Dave
Interesting. I could see arming it that way but disarming it seems a bit risky. Thanks for the tip though!
All i did was use the ring doorbell with double sided mountain tape. Super strong tape. Hasnt fallen for 2 years or so. Honestly I want to go with ubiquity if they every have a battery powered option ill do the same with them.
FYI the Google Nest Doorbell has third party options you can buy an attach to the door without any permanent damage to the door itself.
They make door mounts for ring type cameras now. Works great. I have some smart plugs and will get some door/window sensors when I move soon. I am also going to try some temperature sensors to trigger a smart plug to turn a fan on and off. I have cameras as well. By then, I can start thinking about a hub.
There's something about smart things i cant get enough of. Just when i think i've seen the coolest i come across nicer ones. hahaha.....always great watching your videos. Keep em coming.
Haha that's always how it goes isn't it. Thanks!
@@SmartHomeSolver indeed, it is. welcome
Thank you so much for this video! I've started giving a lot of thought into how to make my apartment smart and am waiting for good deals and sales to come up so I can get started.
Good luck! That's smart to wait for some sales. I've heard Prime Day will be in October, so if you're looking at buying on Amazon you might get some deals then.
@@SmartHomeSolver Yeah I just missed a deal where amazon was selling the ring door view cam and echo dot for $79, so I'm keeping my eye out for another sale.
“Mom will never know” lol 😂
Not gonna lie...I did a video just like this a few months ago and nada. However, I’m glad this video was done because you are DA MAN! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 love the content!
Thanks Daryian! I just checked out your video and great job. I agree an Echo Dot and some smart lights are a good choice for starting out.
Hi from London UK, great video as always! Thank you
Thanks I appreciate it!
Great video!
Thanks Shane!
Reliable and humurous, the kind of resource I'm looking for!
Great video as always, i would not recommend the amazon plugs. after a year all of mine keep power cycling and to refresh them you need to basically factory reset and rename them. super irritating.
Oh really. Well thanks for the heads up and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
These videos are always such a trove of great ideas! Can I request a tutorial on setting up the strip lighting under the bed with a motion sensor using amazon routines? thanks!
Thanks! I made a video similar, but it doesn't talk about setting it up with Amazon routines. It may still be helpful though: ruclips.net/video/toNVmPoyAfk/видео.html
All you would need is a light strip and motion sensor that both work with Alexa. It would be pretty straightforward to set it up using the routines in the app.
I'll write that down as an idea for a quick tutorial video though!
Nice vid Reed.
Thanks Fabio!
Great idea for a series, keep it up!
I love your videos and ideas ... I have Ring peephole camera in apartment and using Yale Assure SL Connected By August Touchscreen Smart Lock ... you don't have to drill any new holes ... it's perfect for apartment ...
Hey, thanks! I'm about to be moving in to a new apartment, and the last time I rented this whole smart home thing wasn't a thing. Well now I want to play around with it, but unfortunately most of the videos on RUclips are about things that I simply can't do. It would be great if I could break out an entire wall to install a Smart Lock, but I just can't. Yes that's hyperbolic, yes it was supposed to be.
Simplisafe also has an internal deadbolt lock that doesn’t do any damage to the door
Thanks a bunch you just solved my rocker switch issue in my living rm I just ordered a thirdreality smart light switch. Gen 2
Awesome, good luck with the thirdreality switch!
I do like this idea to cater to the apartment life people. I like the sensor turning lights on and off or fans. I'm set up more with Alexa. But, much like computer programming. I fear the process of actually doing the routines is daunting.
Honesty im not scared to replace the dumb switches in my rental apartment with smart ones. In my new apartment they already have a "smart home" setup consisting of a smart thermostat and a useless motion sensor. I basically hijacked them and set them up with Home Assistant, along with some switches, dimmers, and a MyQ garage opener. Moving is a bit of a pain, but it's well worth it.
This is perfect! We're about to move into another apartment. So far all I have is a Nest thermostat and some Tp Link smart plugs. These are great ideas
Thanks Tristan! That's great to hear and good luck with the move!
Can we get an update on this video for 2023/2024?
“Hey what’s up this is Reed.” The way you said it sounded funny as shit
Does anyone know why Ring cancel the peephole doorbell ? That is the only one that is UL certified.
This was helpful
I’m glad to hear that!
These are all very clever ideas! Thank you!
No problem, thanks for watching!
Great video! Funny how I have most of these but can't find time to have them automated as you advised
Thanks Paul! Yeah finding time can be difficult. Well when you do add them, just add them slowly over time so you don't overwhelm anyone.
FYI the Kwikset Smartcode Connect locks allow you to easily rekey the lock to your existing key. You insert a small tool and then the key then turn it a couple of times and it uses the old key. So landlords can still get in. They have the 800 and 900 series that completely replace the lock and have a keypad outside or they have conversion kits like August that just replace the interior. Best part is you can get them in zigbee or z-wave, whichever fits your system better. I use the 800 series with the smart lock app in SmartThings and have set to auto lock after 10 min as well as in other routines. Set them in scenes and Alexa will control them.
That’s great to know! I need to try out more Kwikset locks.
it feels like if i sign up on a list online that i don't mind all this tech knowing everything i'm doing, I should be sent it for free as a tester and just need to answer a survey or something after my experience living with it. making all data a data set of consumer trends, i think itd be worth it to those who want niche voluntary consumer trends
Thanks so much for this! You've given me some awesome ideas for my apartment that I'm sure to love... and will probably annoy my girlfriend, but that's ok! 🤔🤣
Haha well maybe after some time she will like it. Who knows!
Well thought out and presented.
I'm glad to hear that, thanks!
Sweet video! Smart house smarter me !
You CAN automatically arm and disarm ring using HomeKit. But looks like this video was mostly Alexa so yes with that you can automatically arm it but not automatically disarm. I’ve had the Siren go off one too many times so I totally stopped having Alexa arm it like when I go to sleep because I keep forgetting to manually disarm it when I wake up
More please about apartment automation
What kind of sofa is that? Looks sooo comfy.
you wanted to know about what smart home problems, one might have. I would like to be able to unlock and lock my outdoor gate. From either Alexa or a mobile app it would be nice if they were compatible. I would love to see what you come up with. Thank you for your time and your videos my friend . By the way it’s a wooden gate with at least a 1 inch gap
Old video, but I'd suggest Sesame's smart lock. It doesn't even need to replace anything, just goes on top of the deadbolt knob.
New subscriber here, love your channel I have been revving up my security for my home and you have lots of great ideals! With all that is going on these days, I'm working or turning my place into a fortress.
You have a lot of awesome videos on what you've added to you're smart home. How about some videos of you actually installing them and getting them devices integrated.
Great ideas! I’m looking at doing more how to and hands-on videos so hopefully they will be what you’re looking for.
Glad u made this video.... Definitely find ur smart home ideas awesome... keep it up
Thanks Ray I appreciate it!
I just started watching your videos and saw all by morning can you do a video where you teach us how to join sensors to lights ext for example before you walk in your room lights turn on or when you open your bedroom door the lights turn on please make a video about this thank you
Has there been any update on this video or are you considering making one?
Great video, love watching them!
Another GREAT video. I know it is early yet but I wonder how long it will be before new construction does not wire switches. I am building a new house and really wonder why wire switches. This could significantly reduce cost. At the very least no more 2,3,4 way switches that get complicated.
the peep hole camera is interesting, especially when most people aren’t pushing the doorbell but knocking instead. but i don’t trust ring when it comes to privacy + subscription. perhaps someday the competitors will make a version that stores locally without a subscription and in at least 2k res. a likely candidate for something like that could be eufy. but a raspberry pi open source kit would be even better.
I completely agree, I wish there were some better options.
Hello from New York City! Do not need a wi-fi lock for front door, rather looking for wi-fi lock for a bedroom door which currently has a door knob and not a lock and key like a typical front door. Any clues appreciated. Which indoor camera's feature Power on Ethernet (PoE) and can take still or save video footage on demand triggered by a movement sensor? Thank you for informative video. Have a good weekend.
*Edit:* THRID REALITY SWITCH WORKS WHILE NOT HOME!! 🙌🏾
Thanks so much!! That Third Reality switch is exactly what I was looking for to use while away from home. Hopefully it'll work fine as I've only seen 1 other product like it. Will update once it arrives :D
Really odd that there are so few renter friendly smart devices since a looooot of people don't own homes :/
Thanks for sharing... but where to find the devive that fits on top of the on/off switch? What is the name and the brand?
Great video! Do you have an idea for an appartment friendly (no electrician required) smart ceiling light in a room with no overhead lighting? I think it's a fairly common problem in appartments
Well you could get a smart bulb to use. You can control brightness etc and turn it “off” even if the switch is in the on position. You could also just not use your overhead lights and switch to lamps or even light strips. Me and my brother rent an apartment and the only overhead lights we use are the bathrooms and the kitchen. You’d be surprised how little you need to use the overhead lights. So you could have smart switches for the lamps or strips and smart bulbs for the overhead lighting. It’s kinda expensive but you could keep them for a long time and reuse them when you move out.
@@fartherdude5062 thanks! Might try the light strips for my living room!
Turn lights off when you start a show? That's a home theater game changer.
Hey, I was wondering if you could cover the echo spot since I just got one. It's supposed to be a good alarm clock, so I hope it stands to the test. Thanks.
What kind of light is the one that was in the corner?
The doorbell boa is a good alternative to not having to install a doorbell camera
Always can get some ideas from your video.
Do you mind to tell me how to turn on light when TV is turned on?
Thanks in advance.
Great video! Would love to see an updated version of this video coming into 2023🥹🙏🏼
I'm on the second floor and would like to set up a ring camera downstairs at my doorbell with a locked gate on the first floor. Is that possible?
Hi. How can i trigger my fan or portable AC with the motion temperature sensor? Actually i want the portable AC to turn on when is to hot at night
I love Wyze products! Doing my whole place with Wyze!
Great ideas. I am currently renting a house and I can't go crazy with my automations. I would love a follow up video with more ideas like theses
I for sure thought you would mention a smart/automation vacuum routine.
I thought about including a robot vacuum but left it out this video. I'll try and add some more stuff with robot vacuum routines/automations in future videos.
Love the video. Time stamp would 😣.
@Smart Home Solver - I know you have several Philips Hue bulbs and enjoy them. Have you checked out their Philips Color Wiz Connected bulbs? I recently switch over most of my lighting to those after the gen 1 hub stopped working and I am loving them. They integrated seamlessly with my Smartthings Hub.
I have some WiZ bulbs and I haven't given them a fair shot yet. I set them up and then got busy with something else but from my initial impressions they worked well. I forgot they work with SmartThings. I think I need to give them another shot. Especially since they have that remote which is unique. Thanks for reminding me to look at WiZ again!
FYI as of July 2021 the light switch is not in stock with no restocking date
Hey Reed , I am new to smart home / apartment. When do you recommend I get a hub to ease wifi use so far I have 4 dots and 4 plugs.
Can you make a video or if you already did it drop the link on how to make a smart light flash when the ring doorbell is pressed?