I wish my stepdad took your advice. He set up a bunch smart light switches and stuff and then promptly died so now all of that stuff is confusing and wired badly in the house
I recently learned what happens to a smart home controlled by home assistant when the ssd card dies! To simulate this situation just power off your HA for 3 days 😢
Another tip that I have which I think is often overlook his energy saving a lot of the time people think maybe because I like this off three hours less in a month that it saves energy but before coming to that conclusion know the energy usage of smart home things I would even add metering to it so you can easily see that
One more question could you make a tutorial/video on how you automated your ring alarm to automatically arm and disarms upon device location been puling my hair out trying to find someone to explain it, thanks!
I have my Ring alarm integrated into Home Assistant. When both my phone and my wife’s phone are disconnected from WiFi then it puts our home in Away mode. You can do this multiple ways in Home Assistant like with the Ping integration. But I’m using the Unifi integration since that’s what I use for my WiFi and there’s lots of other options out there, you don’t have to use Unifi. I’ve talked about the Ring integration to Home Assistant and this stuff in more depth on my second channel so check that out if you want more info.
@@SmartHomeSolverI would appreciate a smarthome guide that has all the major categories and then suggestions on current best tech and processes. You could link to your videos too. Then as new tech comes out and processes evolve you could keep updating it. That’d be sweet!
Ha i just give them a instruction manual (custom made) with the alexa, google and home assistant instructions also i just got 8 oldish android phones like a home help thing they just charge all the time and as a bonus theyre leftover storage adds memory for my cctv cameras (not really important ones)
at first i was like dashboard only. controlling everything from my phone. then after like 2 days i got annoyed at using the app. now i almost only controll my smart home via smart buttons/ automation. and when i need to access the app it makes me feel like my smart home isnt that smart. so yeah listen to the first tip. Also living with my mom its hard to get her to understand how to use the app
This sounds good on paper. Seamlessness, WAF, and reliabilty rules fall prey to needing to be a helpdesk constantly as updates, outages, etc. impact ability to follow the rules (am I the only one?)
@@patzlVery good point! Unfortunately, that’s also kind of the problem, if that makes sense. I know a little about networking and have been planning to delve into Home Assistant but I don’t know where to start. Every tutorial I’ve found either speaks way below my knowledge or way above my knowledge. 😂 I think I’ll reset myself and go back through their documentation and see if I can get my bearings.
@@velvetjones8634 the fun of home assistant is that you can mix and match basically everything. I have started with some hue bulbs an sticked with zigbee. Good range, all devices connected to power function as repeaters, separate network from your WiFi for phones, laptops etc. If you start fresh check out thread + matter, these are the newest standards with pretty much every big player onboard
I wish my stepdad took your advice. He set up a bunch smart light switches and stuff and then promptly died so now all of that stuff is confusing and wired badly in the house
Dang
I would also add that they need to be easily transferable to family in case you’re no longer there there or a potential new homeowner if you move out.
great tips. I'll add always have an alternate/contingency way to do things in case of problems
I recently learned what happens to a smart home controlled by home assistant when the ssd card dies! To simulate this situation just power off your HA for 3 days 😢
Building a invisible smart home can be expensive but im working on it 😅
Another tip that I have which I think is often overlook his energy saving a lot of the time people think maybe because I like this off three hours less in a month that it saves energy but before coming to that conclusion know the energy usage of smart home things I would even add metering to it so you can easily see that
Hey Reed! Did you use a vibration sensor to trigger the piano automation? Feels like it, thanks Reed!
Yes I did! It’s attached to the bottom of the piano.
One more question could you make a tutorial/video on how you automated your ring alarm to automatically arm and disarms upon device location been puling my hair out trying to find someone to explain it, thanks!
I have my Ring alarm integrated into Home Assistant. When both my phone and my wife’s phone are disconnected from WiFi then it puts our home in Away mode. You can do this multiple ways in Home Assistant like with the Ping integration. But I’m using the Unifi integration since that’s what I use for my WiFi and there’s lots of other options out there, you don’t have to use Unifi. I’ve talked about the Ring integration to Home Assistant and this stuff in more depth on my second channel so check that out if you want more info.
Thanks reed!
Thanks Reed. I'm following. 😊
Thanks for the support, Ron!
@@SmartHomeSolverI would appreciate a smarthome guide that has all the major categories and then suggestions on current best tech and processes. You could link to your videos too. Then as new tech comes out and processes evolve you could keep updating it. That’d be sweet!
If there is one thing I'm not taking into account is Visitors
Ha i just give them a instruction manual (custom made) with the alexa, google and home assistant instructions also i just got 8 oldish android phones like a home help thing they just charge all the time and as a bonus theyre leftover storage adds memory for my cctv cameras (not really important ones)
at first i was like dashboard only. controlling everything from my phone. then after like 2 days i got annoyed at using the app. now i almost only controll my smart home via smart buttons/ automation. and when i need to access the app it makes me feel like my smart home isnt that smart. so yeah listen to the first tip. Also living with my mom its hard to get her to understand how to use the app
All good rules to live by.
What are those light switches and should I get them or something else
Take it you don’t like Arlo for cameras? What do you recommend? We have Eufy but right now the older model doesn’t seem to work with HomeKit
@smarthomesolver can you make a video related to using the aqara m3 with devices that also connects to Smartthings or home assistant?
You're awesome man. You're the best. I want your autograph.
Anrybody owning the smarthome can't agree 😅
Not the ARLO hub 😂
This sounds good on paper. Seamlessness, WAF, and reliabilty rules fall prey to needing to be a helpdesk constantly as updates, outages, etc. impact ability to follow the rules (am I the only one?)
never update unless you need to. if it ain't broke don't fix it.
I would call these guidelines.
I went with Google Home and or Alexa so I'm stuck. If I spend any more money My a$$ is grass
Is this real cuz it's like Bruce Lee stuff?
Is that what she said?
Rule 4, Smarthome shall be on a separate network
Analog is better than digital and I’ll die on that hill
Is anyone aware of an (easily followable) in-depth guide that’s available for setting up network(s) for home automation?
What kind of networks? WiFi? Zigbee? Thread?
Question is too unspecific :)
@@patzlVery good point! Unfortunately, that’s also kind of the problem, if that makes sense.
I know a little about networking and have been planning to delve into Home Assistant but I don’t know where to start.
Every tutorial I’ve found either speaks way below my knowledge or way above my knowledge. 😂
I think I’ll reset myself and go back through their documentation and see if I can get my bearings.
@@velvetjones8634 the fun of home assistant is that you can mix and match basically everything. I have started with some hue bulbs an sticked with zigbee. Good range, all devices connected to power function as repeaters, separate network from your WiFi for phones, laptops etc. If you start fresh check out thread + matter, these are the newest standards with pretty much every big player onboard
Hi love your vids could you pin this comment
Haha! I just tossed my shitty Arlo camera kit today for my new Ubiquiti camera setup integrated into HA. Eff those Arlo cameras!!😂