In your new home you should really consider using the Inovelli switches as they’re several switches in one. For example you could press a button on the switch to turn on the lamp instead of the Aqara button.
I have actually been thinking about innovali switches as well, but I am also looking at the price point and less hassle for me to tinker through post setup. Here in Canada prices are almost same for Lutron smart switches and Innovali so I'm actually leaning towards Lutron.
Great video. Thanks for sharing!! I would love to see a video about why you use home assistant and what problems it solves you can do in HomeKit. It’s something that always scares me to dive into and worried it will make things too complex especially for other members of my household. Also not sure if you noticed but your mic went out some, sorry that happened hopefully you can get it fixed
Yes I realized about my mic issue after. Ah well. Thanks for pointing it out. I actually like home-assistant. I am able to bring some of my mom homekit enabled devices into homekit. No other member of my family has to use of even know about it 😂😂. Home assistant can be as easy or as complex as you make it to be. I use it for very basic tasks and automations. Thanks for watching and commenting.
New subscriber here! I am about to take on the home automation challenge like you have, so I'm glad that I found your video. Like you, I have Alexa and Ring devices, Apple TV, LG appliances and looking for a way to bring them all under one umbrella. I want to also automate opening and closing the blinds. So I look forward to following you and seeing how you overcome the challenges for your new home.
Thanks so much for subscribing. It's so hard to tackle different devices. I am excited to move and start my smart home journey again. I am looking into smart blinds as well, will share what I decide and go ahead with.
I have looked into it but mostly I have seen Aqara FP sensor. I am hoping to see some more variety in these in 2025. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Do you have any issues running 2 zigbee networks? I’m assuming that you have an aqara zigbee network as well as a home assistant zigbee network. Is there any interference or dropping of connections
That's a really good question. I actually never thought about it, all of my devices worked good so I never had to look into it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Light come through a little at night via windows so we prefer to turn them off at midnight, it's a personal preference 😀. Thanks for watching and commenting.
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In your new home you should really consider using the Inovelli switches as they’re several switches in one. For example you could press a button on the switch to turn on the lamp instead of the Aqara button.
I have actually been thinking about innovali switches as well, but I am also looking at the price point and less hassle for me to tinker through post setup.
Here in Canada prices are almost same for Lutron smart switches and Innovali so I'm actually leaning towards Lutron.
Great video. Thanks for sharing!!
I would love to see a video about why you use home assistant and what problems it solves you can do in HomeKit. It’s something that always scares me to dive into and worried it will make things too complex especially for other members of my household.
Also not sure if you noticed but your mic went out some, sorry that happened hopefully you can get it fixed
Yes I realized about my mic issue after. Ah well. Thanks for pointing it out.
I actually like home-assistant. I am able to bring some of my mom homekit enabled devices into homekit. No other member of my family has to use of even know about it 😂😂.
Home assistant can be as easy or as complex as you make it to be. I use it for very basic tasks and automations.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
In your new home try to hang the doorbell straight, it kills my ocd. 😂
Lmao 😂. Will do. Thanks for watching and commenting.
New subscriber here! I am about to take on the home automation challenge like you have, so I'm glad that I found your video. Like you, I have Alexa and Ring devices, Apple TV, LG appliances and looking for a way to bring them all under one umbrella. I want to also automate opening and closing the blinds. So I look forward to following you and seeing how you overcome the challenges for your new home.
Thanks so much for subscribing. It's so hard to tackle different devices. I am excited to move and start my smart home journey again. I am looking into smart blinds as well, will share what I decide and go ahead with.
Great video. Where can I find Light switch presence Sensor(not motion Sensor) or Presence Sensor with battery?
I have looked into it but mostly I have seen Aqara FP sensor. I am hoping to see some more variety in these in 2025.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Please those ceiling lights, what is their colour temperature?
Thanks for watching the video. They are 3000k or 3200k color temperature.
Thanks
Do you have any issues running 2 zigbee networks? I’m assuming that you have an aqara zigbee network as well as a home assistant zigbee network. Is there any interference or dropping of connections
That's a really good question. I actually never thought about it, all of my devices worked good so I never had to look into it.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Salaam bro, I am based in the UK what smart zigbee switch do recommend? Many thanks
Best value for money is Aqara zigbee products. They are easily available on Amazon and you can get a bit cheaper pricing on AliExpress.
Why do you turn off the outdoor lights at midnight and not on sunrise
Light come through a little at night via windows so we prefer to turn them off at midnight, it's a personal preference 😀. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Home Assistant 👎👎👎
Why thumbs down for home assistant? It has helped me bring my non-homekit devices into homekit.
Thanks for watching and commenting.