Save Money and Time with a Smarter and More Energy Efficient Home with Matt Ferrell

Tech enthusiast, Matt Ferrell discusses making your home smarter and more energy-efficient, ultimately saving you money and time in the process. They explore home improvement modifications, energy monitoring systems, energy-saving hacks, and solar. They also delve into home automation, including smart lighting, security, blinds, WiFi, and more.
Matt Ferrell has over 1 million subscribers on his renowned UA-cam channel Undecided, where he explores how renewable and sustainable technologies can impact people’s lives for the better. He is also the host of the podcast Still To Be Determined.
Resources Mentioned
Matt Ferrell
Website: undecidedmf.com/
UA-cam: ua-cam.com/users/undecidedmf?t...
Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
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Free Energy Assessments and Audits in Massachusetts: Mass Save®: www.masssave.com/
Home Energy Monitoring Tools
Sense: sense.com/
SPAN® Home (Circuit Level Monitoring): www.span.io/
Kilowatt Meter: www.amazon.com/kilowatt-meter...
Tesla
Powerwall: www.tesla.com/powerwall
Solar Roof: enphase.com/installers/storag...
Enphase
Solar Energy: enphase.com/
Solar Backup Batteries: enphase.com/installers/storag...
Water Heaters
Sunamp (Instant)sunamp.com/
Rheem Water Heaters with Smart App: www.rheem.com/products/reside...
EV Charging
Vehicle to Load (V2L): www.ag-elec.com/vehicle-to-lo...
Smart Home Systems
Matter: csa-iot.org/all-solutions/mat...
Apple HomeKit: www.apple.com/shop/accessorie...
Google Home: home.google.com/welcome/
Home Assistant: www.home-assistant.io/
Homey: homey.app/en-us/
Homebridge: homebridge.io/
Light Automation
Lutron: www.lutron.com/en-US/Resident...
Security Cameras, Wifi and Home Networks
Ubiquiti UniFi: ui.com/wi-fi
Door Locks (compatible with Apple HomeKit)
Schlage: www.schlage.com/en/home.html
Home Security
Abode: goabode.com/
Ring: ring.com/
Deep Sentinel (with Live Monitoring): www.deepsentinel.com/
Smart Shades
Lutron Serena Smart Shades: www.lutron.com/en-US/Products...
IKEA Motorized Shades: www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/electr...
Eve MotionBlinds: www.evehome.com/en/eve-motion...
Full Show Notes
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:07 Principles & Importance of Building an Energy Efficient Home
00:05:26 Ways to Identify Areas That Make Your Home Less Airtight
00:06:20 80-20 Principle Things to Do to Affect Your Home Energy
00:11:41 Hacks to Have an Efficient HVAC System
00:18:26 Tools for Energy Monitoring
00:20:18 The Sense Home Energy Monitor
00:24:43 Rule of Thumb: Gas vs. Electric
00:28:18 Using a Desuperheater Tank
00:29:32 Why You Should Replace Your Filters
00:31:37 Water Heater Hacks
00:33:40 Circuit Level Monitoring
00:37:27 How to Decide on Solar Investments
00:42:42 Financing for Solar: Programs, Rebates & Incentives
00:48:58 Home Batteries
00:55:22 Strategies for Home Automation
00:54:51 Smart Lights
00:55:25 Home Networks & WiFi
00:52:53 Smart Home Platforms
01:02:44 Smart Home Sensors
00:59:20 Home Security
01:00:03 - Smart Blinds
01:02:17 - Rechargeable Batteries
01:03:23 - The KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) Rule
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[@PROAmateur01]

I recommend Undecided to just about anyone that I talk to when anything even remotely related to his channel comes up. I love all the topics he covers and information he gives.

[@user-cq6kb1rh1u]

That was a great interview, can’t believe it didn’t get more likes. Maybe split it into two segments, energy efficiency and home automation. I was after home automation but was happy I heard the first.