Thanks for watching! Trying out a bit of a different format in today’s video, so I hope you like it. How to set up these automations: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/how-to-set-up-10-automations-my-wife-loves/
where did you build your vibration automation ? in smarthings or home assistant ? because I connected smarthings multi sensor in home assistant using Zigbee usb but I didn't have much to do with it so I am thinking ti get it connected back to smarthings hub to use vibration sensor
Hi, love the ideas you upload for us laymen. I've tried to understand Smart home, however it a little difficult for us menials. Is there a link you would recommend for me to review to try and get a blackberry pi going?
Reid, I love seeing you HA guys talking about solving specific "problems" and not just talking about the latest camera or other WiFi doo-dad. Keep 'em coming!
Bruh even Brett is here! Brett i m from Germany love you, i ll make them for you and send them for free, just make the damn list, is the woman still writing? :)))
I'd love to see more home automations for stay at home moms! Things like reminders when the kids' school bus arrives at the end of the day, reminders when to start dinner based on what you're making that day, easy ways to keep track of young children/babies all over the house.
Not sure if you are a Google home owner, but they have a big set of "family bells" around this that we have been loving. We also use routines for the all lights off thing he did by saying goodnight, and it only works with our voice.
@@SmartHomeSolver Would you be able to suppress the alert on days that there is no school? I did that with my "Trash day" notification, so that any week with a holiday delays the notification by one day.
@@SmartHomeSolver - Home Assistant looks so much more powerful and better UI... although that upfront setup looks intense! Maybe you can do a setup walkthrough video tutorial someday ;)
Solution 1: I would have considered a pressure sensor in the piano stool as well. Not playing for 5 minutes is quite common when studying music or talking whilst at the piano. Detecting if someone is sat at the piano is what you need.
Reed hates visable wires though. I'm not sure he would be down for a solution like that, and I'm not aware of any battery powered pressure sensors...could maybe run a Arduino with a rechargeable battery pack or something from inside the bench, but to hide the wires would be a lot of DIY and again...not something we have seen much from Reed on (which is good, I value the fact that he is lazy so he finds clever solutions for lazy people 🤣👍)
@@Geoff_W I made my own pressure sensor for our bed that runs on battery, I had a water leak sensor to spare, which has the the electronics seperated from the water detecting part, meaning there is two wires coming out. Cut the wires off and purchased a pressure pad. Hooked it all up, when pressure is Put on the pad the circuit closes and "detects water". Some templating in HA and I have a bed occupancy sensor instead.
Anyone notice you aren't checking for rain before opening windows? Either way perhaps just adding a condition for a local check for rain might be good.
@@SmartHomeSolver I often only will open the windows on the side where the rain is not blowing in. Those smart windows on north south east west groups sound great. 😀
Instead of Motion sensor you could have gone with Presence (occupancy) sensor that uses doppler like Aqara FP1, it is very accurate and can detect even a non-moving persons, and also is used to detect sudden falls (very useful for monitoring elderly)
@@Fine_i_set_the_handle I suspect that reason was different, because aliexpress stores were selling it only after working hours, seemed like it was forbidden to sell it to other countries. But it is available now. Also, there are alternative devices, this one is most known to me.
This is a great video - very informative. I really like the personal touch of including family members and shots of your house. Regarding "NFC tag: lights off," it seems to me you already had the solution available without having to add additional hardware: "Alexa, turn off all lights." This way, you don't have to be standing in the vicinity of the NFC tag; it will work from wherever Alexa can hear you. You could go even one step further by creating an Alexa routine to trigger the event with something like, "Alexa, bedtime."
I used an NFC for a while, but then I just triggered the script when I charge my phone at night. I can still run it manually, but the charging trigger is nice.
Hi Reid, I’m also a HA user, and I have Light Switches that I flashed with ESPHome, on the light switches I set it up so that the light only toggles when the the switch if pressed for less then 1 second (locally controlled on the Sonoff) I then have a separate automation in HA that checks if the button is pressed for longer. In the master bedroom this “long press” is used for switching off all the lights in the house. We haven’t switched off the lights manually or with a app for more than a year! I also use this function in other rooms to open blinds, acknowledge a “status light” etc.. Thanks for the great videos! I have been watching them for a while now and I love you ideas for all kinds of automations!
Yeah, another upload. My mom only needs the outdoor lights, and the TV and kitchen light strips on, but seeing your automations makes me realize that we are very simple lol have a good day, though Reed.
The open window automation could also have a condition so it does not run if it is below a certain temperature outside too . Some great automation ideas here though. I should ask my partner too. Sometimes I am too geeky to think of normal things :)
Question can u do an automation say if u have a 13 yr old who turns his playstation and tv on one when he's suppose to be asleep at 2am can alexa detect that and turn it off on him also send a push to the parents cell to let them know 🤔
Hi. Really like your videos. I have a question, here in the UK home energy prices are going sky high. I just wondered if you had any idea on the background energy use of all your homes smart tech. I know you have a lot of alexas but also lots of other hubs, sensors and smart lights in order to link everything together. It would be very interesting to see if all that tech adds up to something or nothing on the energy bill. What do you think? Thanks
Hi! great video! one question, what are you using for your automations and the dashboard you showed on your video when checking the info of the vaccum robot?
Great video Reid. Love some of those b roll shots. And I love the concept. Great to see your problem solving and solutions for your wife’s automation ideas. 👍 👍
Instead of NFC for bedtime. Get a wireless charger stand for the phone. When the phone is charging wirelessly, you're probably in bed... Works great for us. No false triggers when charging by cable.
Over a decade ago I set up a "scene" or "routine" in my insteon hub that turned my car on to warm up when I turned on the master bath exhaust fan between 8:30 and 10 on weekday mornings if the temp was below 50 degrees. If I turn on the exhaust fan at those times, I'm showering and getting ready for work. You should be able to set different actions based on time of day or even based on what some previous action was. So if you turn your nightstand light off after 10:30 it could fire a bedtime routine. If you turn it on before 9am you are waking up and it can fire up your toaster and coffee maker.
i tried to setup the automation with the robot vacuum but the " {{ (now() - timedelta( days = 3 )) < (state_attr('input_datetime.roomba_last_ran', 'timestamp') | as_datetime) }} " condition keeps failing and idk how to fix it?
I bought a house and will be finished in 2024. I started with automation with a few lights and now she demands that in the house i bought i'll do that to the entire house. 😑
Ha! I actually have a 'brush your teeth' reminder already 🤣. I also have a button I made out of an M5 Atom Matrix (5x5 pixel screen built into a button, with wifi) and it shows a countdown timer while I brush my teeth. Pressing the button also flips a switch in home assistant, and if that switch isn't flipped before I turn off the lights while in bed (pressure sensor for bed) my Google assistant tells me I forgot to brush my teeth. It's been a great reminder since it's a habit I just struggle to keep up with otherwise. I could see myself doing something similar when I have kids.
My problem with many automations is that my wife doesn't want to see the sensors, or they can't be in the way when she's cleaning. I'm already glad that the Aqara window sensors can be hidden in the window frames.
We set up a "School Day Routine" in HA using Time triggers and Trigger ID's. At 6:30am, the LED strips around our kids' beds turn from 1% Red to 5% Green. They know it's okay for them to get up and take a shower. At 7:00, the lights in their bedroom turn Soft White at 20%. At 7:10, their lights turn to 50%, and their Echo says, "It's time to start the day". I'm using TTS in HA to broadcast. The morning goes on with some other reminders (medicine, tea, etc.), and at 7:40 all the light in the house turn on and the Echos broadcast a "5 minute warning." At 7:45 the "Get to the Car" message is given. At 7:50 all thd lights turn off. In addition to the Time Trigger and Weekday Condition, I added a Helper called "School Routine" and use that as an additional Condition. If the kids are on Spring Break or have a day off, I can paused/cancel the Automation at any point.
My all time favorite automation was when I turned on the insteon wall switch to my master bath exhaust fan. if it was between 8:30a.m. and 10:00 a m Monday through Friday (Meaning a quick shower and tooth brushing before getting dressed and leaving for work), and the outside temp was below 50, it started my car. And since my viper smart start would shut the car off after 15 minutes, if i t was below 40 it would turn the car on again after 16 minutes. Add in the space heater turning on in my bedroom and kitchen and the wall heater in the bathroom going on to warm up the rooms I use while getting ready for work, and I was never chilly on cold winter mornings. Keep in mind this was about twelve years ago, and it wasn't easy to get insteon and viper to talk to each other. I had to set up a dedicated email address to receive the insteon notification and autoreply to another address through an email filter to trigger an IFTT action script. Eventually I was going to have my coffee grind fresh beans and brew a lot and turn on some other appliances based on when I turned off my alarm in the morning, but then I sold that house.
This is a bit older video, but you having the Broadlink Wi-Fi smart button in it reminded me to ask. I have one, but I can't get it to stay connected. My router, an Asus RT-AX86U, the remote button, and the S3 hub are all within 10 feet of each other even. I tried new batteries, moving the hub closer to where the button mainly gets used, and closer to the router. If you see this comment, does anyone have any suggestions? I really like the thing. When it works, it's awesome. Unfortunately, I spend more time reconnecting it than using it.
Automation is a joke. A 1980s Teddy bear has more tech. Turning lights on and off, seeing who is at the door, instead of walking 10 steps. My so called smart lights work 50% of the time, and when Alexa turns stupid i just turn them off by hand and how the hell does my barking dog make the lights turn on. I have come out of my bedroom in 4 in the morning to find all the smart lights on. The ring doorbell, notifies us about the time the person at the door thinks were not home and starts to leave. I'm retired and I build robots, been an engineer for 3 decades and i have more fights over this stupid tech that should be far easier and more universal. Its about time for AI tech that works with everything. My favorite, laying in bed, Turn off bedroom lights....One goes off, one goes to 50%, ok turn off lights again, wow so glad i didn't walk 4 feet to turn it off.
Great vid (like all your vids). I alway find new ideas or helps to spark other ideas. Question - The new Smartthings contact sensor....where are you still finding them? Are you using the new Aeotec version?
Are these automations built in the Alexa app? I’m currently using HomeKit but considering a from scratch rebuild after I move. Also considering switching to android.
I love your channel and really likes how you do it and laughs a lot with your sketchs family. You give me a idea, but is complex about how can i open my outside automatic gate for car and my dogs doesn't escape 😮💨. I'm thinking of produce a sound that they have previously associated with a prize they go to the inside, the detector sensor works, free a snacks and some (i'm thinking yet) close the dog door and later open the outside gate (this is easy with a broadlink) to get car inside my property. I need this, because i can't use my automatic door because i must first lock them and later back to the car and open the gate (and automatic door practically hasn't sense if i must go down). Anyway thanks a lo for you channel.
Hey guy! Oh, about the Vacuum! great idea! I have and old roomba at home (no wifi). I need a new one. What do you recommend for a domotic dad like me (cheat, and HA compilant, please!). About the motion sensor od the doog door. I have some issue with the cat door. How do you know if Lune is in or out home?
Read your blog on how to get Luna's timestamp working, I got it time stamping, great! just can't get it to show me the "time" ago... Kinda changed it up a little bit and using this to show me when the main doors to the house were opened as opposed to having to click through for "more info" for more of a quick glance.
Hey Reed, thanks for all the videos. One questions: rarely I go to bed early, but when I do I want all the routines to stop when I run the Good night routine. Is there a way for a routine to overrule the rest of the routines? Kind of like: If routine A is running> then do not run routine B and C. Thanks!
You've probably solved this by now, but for anyone else that comes across this: Make a toggle helper, e.g. "Good Night Activated". In your Good Night routine, set that toggle helper to "on" In your other automations you want to prevent after you've gone to bed, add a condition of "state" "Good Night Activated" "off" Add another automation to turn the toggle off at an appropriate time (or add it to your "getting up" automation, if you have one)
Seriously? How about learning her to turn on the light also, besides learning her to play the piano (wich is so great I think!)? It's just a funny joke right?😂
Hey Reid, heres a good one for you.. how do get notifications when you have a camera on your poppies pepe pad , when they been on it for more then 7-10 seconds? Our poppy keeps eating her poop 💩.. want to catch her going. Some how get a notification if she’s been on the pad for 10 seconds
Hi, what hub are you using? I use smartthings but the location automations dont work properly. I read online and I even contacted support, but I think it's just an error with the hub.
For something like the Piano Lights On and Off, can both of these triggers be called in a single automation? Im not seeing how, if that is how its done. Easy to make 2 automations... just curious if that was possible.
Hi , i recently moved home and after couple of months i cannot remember my username and password. Is there a way to retreive the username? I would prefer not to reinstall the os. I have Raspberry 4 and ha OS. Can you give some advice please
So nice. How do you detect that everyone has left the house. so far i didn'nt find a solution for that. i tried to write a script that pings my and my wifes phone to check if they are there. But they answer only if we are currently using them. Not when the displays are turned of. I didn't find a way to use my router for it :( even though its a fritzbox. How do you do it?
Your automation for opening the window instead of running the AC does have aa flaw though; it does take humidity into account. In a perfect scenario it would also check the absolute (not relative) humidity inside and out as well
I have have Kasa remotes to turn my heat tapes on in the attic to keep my gas furnace condensate from feezing when it’s draining to the outside of the house. Is there and app I can use to turn them on automatically when the outside temps go down to freezing? I also have SmartThings. Thanks
I am using an automation on my phone that will send me a notification when I leave the house and asks me if I want to start the vacuum cleaner. This is helpful because sometimes I forget it, but also I do not want it to run every time I leave.
Do you run home assistant on a raspberry pi or virtual machine or what? I am currently running if off a Raspberry Pi but wonder if I will see benefits hosting it elsewhere
Notify whoever when the house is "armed home" when movement is detected in the morning .. to avoid having the alarm sound if anyone is sleeping ;) this is a cool automation
For me I can shave the turning all the lights off pro problem with an automation that I use every night that also locks all the doors sets the AC at the right temperature for bedtime turns on the ceiling fan in the bedroom at a certain speed tells me the forecast for the next day and also tells me to sleep well really isn’t that hard as I put my exterior lights in one group in my interior lights in another group I just refer to those in the automation which is by she who shall not be named and it works perfectly every night I tell it that it’s time to sleep and she Hass who shall not be named takes care of the rest
Hi ,Reed I love watching your videos I just want to ask is there a way to let Google mini speaker remind me to do things ?I just set alarm but do not know how to let the speaker mention the specific reminder Would you please explain this? Thank for everything
I do the whole house lights shutoff by grouping all the lights together under " house lights" and then it's easy enough to tell Alexa to turn them all on (heard a noise) or off after the females in the house leave every single light on at night or in the morning.
Bedtime is easy. Two pieces of cardboard, foil connected to two wires and some weather strip foam. Connected it to an ESP32. Basically when the two pieces of foil touch, it will be “on”, aka someone is in the bed. If you put it under the mattress when someone is laying in the bed, it will cause the two pieces of foil to touch. I’ve had this set up for 3 months and it works perfectly.
Great video. I'm just starting out with those automations little by little. I'm trying to make an alexa automation for my echo dot so when I say good night It will shutdown the lights + shutdown the echo led clock lights + set an alarm 8.5 hours from that moment. I did not manage to do it through my alexa app. How do you think I will be able to do it? Thanks!
Alexa isn't capable of mathematic functions as far as I'm aware, so you probably can't do this. You would probably need to add home assistant to your setup for that.
Long time viewer first time commenter. I have a few smart home devices and just got a hub. I was hoping to automate the ceiling fan we have in the house. What is the best way to go about this? Can I just use a smart wall switch and wire it to the fan? I believe I haven't seen any videos on your channel about smart ceiling fans.
question about the garage door lights. I think this is an awesome idea, but if you get home and walk in the house before closing the garage door, do the lights still blink? Or is there some sort of override or a way to tell it to only run when you have been home more than X minutes? That seems like it could get messy with 2 adults coming and going, to not flash the lights all the time.
And here I thought my being able to turn off the family room tv while I'm in my bedroom using the lg app as me being superior to others lol. Great content, thank you for sharing.
Dude, I have an idea I want to do at my new home. I have a cabinet that I'd like to make into a safebox. I have a hidden 12v cabinet lock that I can connect to my Tuya app (where all my switches and things live right now), and I'd like to find a way to have it open after a secret sequence of opening the office door and turning on and off the workbench light a few times. I feel like this would need to be done in MQTT or at least Home Assistant. Since I moved, I have been trying to do all automations in Tuya or Google Home so that I don't have to get HA or MQTT back up. If I can't do it with only Google Home or Tuya, I'd still think a video on this would be excellent! I can't find much online about a secret combination of devices opening another device. Cheers!
