2022 Smart Devices You Must Have In Your Home!

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When it comes to being an electrician, arguably we get to see some of the newest technologies that are on the market as well as some of the items that will be coming available soon! In the latest episode of Electrician U, Dustin gets his hands on some new devices that are coming available from Schneider Electric.
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The devices Dustin is looking at are the X and XD Series available from Schneider Electric and are connected wiring devices. This technology allows you to see how the individual device is performing as well as being able to control the device, via Wi-Fi, and turn it on or off! Schneider Electric has a Wiser Energy Monitor that allows you to see your overall systems performance. Which circuits are using the most, which are using the least, etc. However, with the advent of these new devices, the Wiser Energy Monitor now allows you to see the performance down to the device level in lieu of just the circuit! A pretty cool technology that is coming soon that should greatly improve how we see and track energy usage in our homes. The X series is currently available, and the XD will be released to the public soon.
The two specific devices that Dustin previewed in the video are the X series Dimmer and Receptacle. These devices allow you to see what is happening with them remotely via an app or on your phone, and even allow you to control them. So, if you left home and forgot to turn OFF something, you could simply login and shut that individual device OFF. Or, say maybe at Christmas time, you wanted to turn ON your Christmas lights or tree, you could do that.
A USB charger/receptacle is also a device that is offered within the series. Unlike other USB/receptacles that are available from other manufacturers, Schneider Electrics offers 2.4a USB ports on BOTH locations of the device, as opposed to the 1a & 2a ports on others. This allows you to charge your devices faster from both locations as well as being able to charge larger items like tablets.
A switch is offered as well. Upon initial glance, it appears the same as most paddle type decora style switches. However, the entire paddle is removable on these new devices. So, if your devices got painted over or scratched or something, you can simply replace the face of it and not have to rewire the entire device! Or to freshen up the look of a home, you could replace the face and face plate without having to redo ALL your devices. The XD series of plates for these devices changes the smaller size rockers with full size rockers. This can be a huge advantage for elderly, folks with vision difficulties, or smaller children, as it allows a much larger surface area to actuate the device!
On the XD series of devices there some additional changes on the internal ends of the device. The ground has been moved to the SIDE as opposed to the bottom and has been reinforced to operate the same as the hot or neutral wiring locations. Also, there are a variety of plate options available with these devices as well. There are several different color and style options that can be changed without tools and with relative ease. The cool thing about these devices is that you don’t have to change the entire device just the plate as the device sits entirely behind the plate!
We hope this has been informative in seeing what new technology is available on the market currently and what will be available soon. Is there a topic you would like to see discussed? Leave a comment in the comment section below and let us know. Please continue to follow Dustin and Electrician U as we are constantly adding new content to assist or followers in being the best electricians that they can be.
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@HappyZappy Год назад

Man, I feel u on another level. At 7:30 mins when u laugh and switch the light on, off, on, off, on, off. Its the inner child living on. Thanks for sharing that.

@motionsick Год назад

Disconnected most of my smart home stuff a couple years ago. Besides privacy concerns, it becomes a total pain in the ass when the internet is down or router crashes. Lights are always unpairing etc. Tech just not there yet. Needs to be all local processing with no tracking from corporations for me to ever get back into it.

@sundogaudio851 Год назад

or governments the new green deal people already have made moves to control your thermostat from the cloud. hard pass

@JarredSutherland Год назад

Don't run it in the cloud, run it locally. Plenty of devices to do that and are far better than cloud controlled junk.

@tonytango6676 Год назад

I purchased a Hubitat Elevation because it is all local and does not require the Internet at all unless you have an unusual device that requires the Internet. In my case it is a voice activated microwave as I am severely visually impaired and can no longer read the buttons.

@mikol.douglas Год назад

Sounds like you unplugged when it was getting better. I started using “smart” devices about 4 years ago and have been happy with a practically “whole” smart home. I use less energy and no longer have to be the “wasted energy police” in my home. You mentioned a challenged network though… have you tried mesh wireless systems? I highly recommend orbi mesh wifi systems. I have gone through the struggle for well over a decade (probably closer to two decades) to find reliable wireless routers. Orbi mesh wifi is solid and I know my “connected home” owes a lot to that.

@WarpedFlayme Год назад

I'd recommend checking out Home Assistant. It can run on just about anything (dedicated Raspberry Pi, virtual machine, your old laptop that's in the back of the closet, etc.) and is completely free. While it can connect to tons of cloud services, its biggest strength is the amount of locally controlled services (called "integrations"). I use it as a Zigbee, Z-wave, and Bluetooth hub. Every light, fan, and curtain in my house (as well as a couple appliances) is controlled though it and it's all locally controlled. Completely private and doesn't care about internet connectivity.

@NicaCarnivoro Год назад

You are the best Dad, my brother. I also raised my kids on my own. Keep giving him all your knowledge, believe me he will appreciated one day, even if he doesn't show it later. We go through hell trying to keep them with us and trust me it's all worth it.

@gfysyoutube Год назад

This was an advertisement for Schneider Electric. I want unbiased reviews.

@garbo8962 Год назад

Life long sparky and not big on all electronically controlled devices. Had $10 grand fancy lightning controls that after 6 years was obsolete and before it was ten years old had to be replaced. Installed some receptacles with USB~A charging slots. A few years later had to rep!ace them with newer smaller USB charging slots. They should supply a shoe horn to squeeze extra deep receptacles/USB charger into a 2.5" metal wall case.

@MrTarfu Год назад

Yeah I am also not a fan of all this stuff. What I want most is reliability.

@JCWren Год назад

Looks like everything shown is all single gang configurations. Not sure how you'd use that giant paddle switch in a 2 or more gang box. And because it says Schneider on it, I'm guessing it's 3x to 4x more than any of the other brands on the market.

@maxking3 Год назад

Yep. In Europe you‘d use an MDT Universalaktor 2416.03 and several MDT Glastaster 2 to switch up to 24 lights, blinds and sockets from a push button sensor that can deal with 16 functions. All using KNX an open standard for digital electrics designed in the 90s and just released in v3. Add a Homekit or Alexa Gateway and your house is completely smart by adding a handful of components to your fuse box. It‘s pretty sad to see all that IP-based retrofit crap in the US, which ends up in a landfill every few years!

@Jokester1979 Год назад

Sure the giant "Decor" paddle cover won't work in 2-gang and up. He did say they had many styles. Even all the others he showed would definitely work other than single gang configurations. 👀👍

@giannizhivago3373 Год назад

There are several USB outlets that are 5 amps or more, so its best not to say "They're faster charging than anything else on the market" cause they're not. And next week they'll be something even faster.

@DerekSpeareDSD Год назад

Very cool to see you working with your son and teaching him your trade. You're equipping him with something he will come to know or may already know is priceless.

@BrianFo Год назад

I love that milwaukee drill you're using in this video! As a low voltage theatre lighting technician it does everything's I could ever need and doesn't over power anything like normal impacts do.

@cedhouston Год назад

We have had a VERY favorable response from our customer base on the SE wiring devices. Nice video!

@Qiktime Год назад

Use deep boxes these things are huge!

@TheOtisUpham Год назад

Unbelievable how fuckin huge these things are. My phones connecting to satellites in space and it fits in my pocket but a USB plug or smart switch is the size of my fist.

@tonytango6676 Год назад

I was going to take the same thing myself.

@jimk5307 Год назад

The new Leviton that’s due out any day has two usb-c and pushes out 60w PD, and is enough for a lot of devices including many laptops and should be fast too.

@jumpingjake123 Год назад

Can you provide a link? I've only ever seen them push 30 watts.

@ericwilliams952 Год назад

Love your show. Great new info. You rock!

@dallinreeve6799 Год назад

Hey brotha! Always great to see the tech side of electrical work. Would love a video on wireless switches. I feel like it would be an easy solution for areas you can’t get a switch leg to easily, but don’t know how reliable or if that’s even a smart solution at this point.

@AdamKeele Год назад

How loud that paddle switch is insane! Do they want the entire house to know when someone turns lights on and off?!? That’s a hard pass for me.

@kevinintheusa8984 Год назад

I too, work with my college-age son often and we have a blast together when working on a remodel. We are mostly working on our second home and remodeling the entire inside before tackling the siding sometime next year. The only problem is that he is getting a computer engineering degree this year and he plans to go into furniture building which I do as a hobby. He wants to work on redoing kitchens and helping design and make cabinets and built-ins for customers. So I guess that college money was wasted. I am happy he is wanting to do something with his hands and I guess his computer skills can help me in doing sketch-up plans on builds. BTW, I never even took a shop class but I got interested in woodworking when I got into the Army. Now, we have remodeled 6 homes over the years and I have built everything from desks to new kitchen cabinets for our home. I am looking forward to retiring (the second time) and helping him discover his talents and abilities.

@johnnysimes5082 Год назад

Not sure you "wasted" paying for college. He knows two professions now. When his friends are making $100k/year and he's not, he may reconsider. Or he'll maybe combine his skills and passions...

@ap7923 Год назад

100kw on a 400amp service is a bit overkill.... probably could have gone with a 48-60kw. But I'm sure they had some engineer spec it out and not consider any load calculations. Thanks for the update on the Schneider devices! I agree, it's cool to see the industry keep progressing.

@lucaseccles257 Год назад

exactly what i was thinking

@dnez52 Год назад

Dang! "Spittin' image of your paw!" Lol awesome video 📹

@ossamusakagutijr7577 Год назад

Beautiful briefcase! I wish had one of those! :) I have been looking SE catalog and can't find 20A, 30A or 50A smart receptacles. That would limit a bunch as my priority is mostly on high amperege devices...

@phillipyangmusic Год назад

thank you for another high quality video!

@jacobbrown5898 Год назад

I have a question. So I'm staying up for my license in Tennessee. I'm not too good with the calculations yet I have an uglys reference 2020 what do you think the most important calculations to learn are

@bill794 Год назад

Very cool, just make sure you have both a hot and neutral in the box for your smart switch

@hbpatrick Год назад

When you have daisy chained plugs do you really put both hots in the plug. So the load of 1 plug is going through every plug. You should pig tail each wire for the plug. So the load isn’t on each plug

@EtherBender Год назад

The Schneider Wiser Home Energy Monitor is manufactured by Sense Labs, Inc., and a variety of connected devices have been available for some time. I recently added a 6-outlet smart power strip from tp-link.

@otherrestrained4405 Год назад

I was thinking the same thing. I thought about 2 years ago I saw a leviton, version of these

@61JWolf Год назад

Be wary of TP-Link. If the product fails during the warranty period, you have to pay to ship it to them for repair. And, if they decide to replace it, they will do so with a refurbished item.

@okiebob5873 Год назад

Wow I didn’t know we supported content creators. That’s great.

@gcor8623 Год назад

I always enjoy and most important learn from your videos. I need the smallest wifi receptacle to fit in small electrical box. Do you know the smallest size receptacle. Thanks

@sanchez_demicheal Год назад

i wish i got to work for you dustin, i live in austin, at least on the top near florence but i would definitely love to get on a commercial or resi job to help keep up pace and explain better then other foreman who expects the golden nugget each time

@mokeimusic Год назад

I wired a whole house with smart switches just because the father of the house wanted to be able to turn off the lights from his phone. He said he was tired of telling his kids to turn them off. So basically spending money to not teach his kids to turn off the lights.

@61JWolf Год назад

Having smart switches and receptacles is about more than just being able to control them remotely. I have them paired with motion sensors to turn them on automatically and also program them to turn off automatically after a few minutes of inactivity during a specific time period.

@tgmct Год назад

XD series paddles are great... Loud click is a deal breaker for many customers though...

@karimshaban5460 Год назад

At this point (2022), I don't think it makes sense to install USB-A outlets in a house. You definitely want USB-C (and then the user can just buy the appropriate cables of amazon for like $3 each). Leviton makes an outlet with 30W USB-C ports; this will fast charge an iPhone/Android and is probably enough to charge some small laptops or iPads. It's model T5635 or T5835.

@kamleshsharma6226 Год назад

Hi Dustin, Please, can you make a video on the electrical design for the elevator with nec or elevator code. Thank You Have a Great Day.

@matthewbheck Год назад

Should you be using a box extender at 5:40 when you are putting that outlet into the baseboard?

@Crazypug-eh7xi Год назад

Awesome! Love new products

@mos8541 Год назад

I.. I .. MUST have them!.. it said so!

@matthendrix5136 Год назад

Do the usb receptacles have any kind of surge protection on them?

@JV-pu8kx Год назад

As he has mentioned before, the 2020 NEC requires a whole-house surge protector.

@matthendrix5136 Год назад

@@JV-pu8kx I’m aware for new install. I was asking for older houses without surge protected breakers

@BreakTime10101 Год назад

Are these compatible with any smart home systems? Thanks

@Ittiz Год назад

You ever work with z-wave stuff? I've replaced pretty much all the switches in my house with z-wave. Really awesome technology.

@timblack33 Год назад

That’s some neat hardware for sure. Only negative I see is The Leviton PD Usb outlet will blow that out of the water it even charges my MacBook.

@karelpanter9594 Год назад

I am your fan from the Netherlands, keep on going (:

@ianbelletti6241 Год назад

The big problem with the apps for these devices is that they always require you to have internet access for the app to work and stores the data on the cloud. What if I want the data stored on my PC or a personal nas instead of the cloud? And why does it have to connect to the internet for remote operation if I'm on the same network as the devices? That's only creating unnecessary operational lag. The other issue is if they discontinue the line and create another app that doesn't work with the devices and discontinues support for the old app, you lose all remote functionality. Being able to control lights from miles away is nice, but some people will want to set up control on a device that stays at home. There should always be an "off line" mode for the app where it will still operate and see the devices without needing an internet connection.

@viktormorris194 Год назад

There should be an offline mode but a lot of these companies bank on 1. Selling your data on the backend and 2. Locking you into their closed source hardware+software. There are some moding communities dedicated to jail breaking these devices to basically operate how you describe. Emporia has a pretty good community if u want a jumping off point into that

@ianbelletti6241 Год назад

@@viktormorris194 except that this technology is an added convenience and not a requirement for me so I'll be voting with my wallet. Besides, I'm an electrician and know how to install current loops. If I really wanted to, I could install a commercial lighting controller and any necessary contactors to remotely switch the loads as well as the equipment needed to monitor the loads. I'd even have voltage monitoring. If I wanted to and had the money I would have a system that provides more information than the system shown and the information would be privately stored.

@SuperVstech Год назад

The main issue with inwall usb etc is limitations on technology. The ONLY USBA that should be purchased today is QC3.0 or higher. Usb C is so prolific, it just needs to be used. Until THAT tech can fit into an outlet, this stuff is unwise.

@kirby64 Год назад

They already make dual USB-C port outlets on outlets today. Up to 30W per port (better than the 5V 2.4A USB-A ports here, or 12W max). Only issue is they're like $50 per outlet, which is a bit much compared to $1 for normal outlets.

@SuperVstech Год назад

@@kirby64 yeah. When the C standard is designed around 100W capability… 30W isn’t really a decent choice.

@TdrSld Год назад

dont forget that most of this in-wall usb suck power even when nothing is plugged in. I always set them up on a wall switch so you can kill the vampire load and cut power bills when you aren't using them.

@kirby64 Год назад

@@SuperVstech actually, USB C now offers capability up to 240W. Also, 30W is more than sufficient to charge anything, although it'll be obviously a bit slow for laptops.

@jimk5307 Год назад

Just noted Leviton is releasing a 60w usb-c PD outlet. That’s really sufficient for most things today. Just watch your wallet, it’s about $90.

@brianpiper3188 Год назад

My residential 15 amp USB receptacles supply 4.8 amps total. The commercial 20 amp USB receptacles at my local Runza supply 5.2 amps total.

@richstevens296 Год назад

Glad to see your son has a great teacher .

@davidbeiler6364 5 месяцев назад

Does it work with home-assistant?

@timthefosterdad Год назад

Maybe you've explained this in another video, but why did you not hook the conductor around the screws @ 8:40? And also put them on the "push" side instead of the "pull" side?

@bassman87 Год назад

he has the conductor under the plate rather than around the screw so it doesn't matter which side its on sense the screw is just compressing the plate down on the conductor.

@rupe53 Год назад

those are flat terminal connections and will not push the wire out. It's basically a clamping device. You could put 2 wires under each clamp if needed. (left and right of the screw)

@helmanfrow Год назад

I closely follow developments in the world of network security, privacy, etc. I can tell you that no matter how secure a company touts their IoT devices to be, there's no way Schneider or any other single manufacturer can harden their devices against attack. Every week there's horrifying news about some chip or subsystem deployed in gazillions of devices which been rendered defenseless to outside attack. The world of hackers and security researchers is absolutely teeming with activity. New hardware and software exploits are found _daily._ Even if an IoT device doesn't ship with baked-in vulnerabilities, you can rest assured they'll develop some as more exploits are discovered. Once IoT devices are deployed they're usually difficult if not impossible to update and secure, making them sitting ducks waiting to be compromised.🦆🎯 Put your Christmas tree lights on your home WiFi network if you want, I guess, but know the risks. At very least make sure your IoT devices are on their own secured VLAN or behind dual NAT routers or _something._ Never expose then to the open internet.

@christopherworks400 Год назад

If someone wants to get in they will. Kind of like the saying 'if there is a will there is a way". The security of these devices is only as good as the smartest person setting them up. Yes they are risk and knowing the risk is the key.

@bassman87 Год назад

while it is true that vulnerabilities are exposed just about every day, the vast majority of those exploits are found and patched and never used maliciously. As far as NAT and VLANs go, those aren't really security mechanisms. Yes I would agree on segmenting the network and have an IoT vlan, but if you leave it at that you aren't securing anything. devices can still route to any other segment. You would need to add some security mechanism in the path as well (a traditional ACL, or security policy on a firewall, ect). Finally, don't let paranoia stop you from utilizing technology benefits. The chances of a malicious actor taking over a smart device is slim, and even in those situation its businesses that they target, not homes as businesses are where the money is at.

@rupe53 Год назад

@@christopherworks400 ... the vast majority of my customers couldn't change a lightbulb back when there were only a few kinds. I can't only imagine where that segment of the population will be in 10 - 20 years. OK, Mr Smith, Your home has 37 kinds of lightbulbs and 18 different kinds of light switches, plus 15 different types of receptacles. What seems to be the problem today? Right, I don't have that on my truck today so will be back next Tuesday *IF* the order comes in.

@JCWren Год назад

As we in the IoT industry like to say, "The S in IoT stands for security".

@tonytango6676 Год назад

This is one of the reasons I will only use Zigbee or Z wave devices smart home devices. Thus any vulnerability is only in my home automation hub only. Which, currently, is being updated on a regular basis. If they go out of business then I will toss it.

@kevinstearns2071 Год назад

All these new wireless Switches are pretty cool, but for some reason they do not make the Fan / Light Combo switch which I get asked for all the time. The Switches are to Big, it is hard enough to get a GFCI in a box, if we can make TV's the thickness of a credit card basically LOL they need to start making these devices smaller.

@ryanfowler2055 Год назад

The sad thing is, these receptacles are going to cost something like 40$ a pop. (The power monitoring ones). Just looked and 41 bucks from Home depot for example. Cool concept, but until they literally cut half the price, don't see it being really something contractors are going to be installing everywhere. The markup to the customer is going to be a hard sell to really be doing a full house install, unless the concept is literally to install in a couple locations (TV area for example).

@christiandufresne5151 Год назад

Do one on the leviton smart panel!

@zx14jeff Год назад

As a electrician and a network installer, there a lot of things can go wrong, a lot of free service calls. As well as power outages. What is the memory of each device, and it’s default settings? Sounds like a ups is needed on the router, just for this equipment. Plus setting up the router/WiFi . 2.4/5? Many many questions

@gusgreen3104 Год назад

If you lost power to the router, you probably lost power to your whole house. Just my thought on it.

@patrickpattberg8551 Год назад

With all of these smart devices on your network, what happens if you sell your home? Do they have to re-set up the system or do you have to leave your AP and create a new system with a new AP at your new place ?

@gusgreen3104 Год назад

@@patrickpattberg8551 depends on how old everything is. Are those devices still or have ever been updated by the manufacturer for security updates?

@FoodPornNetwork Год назад

But the paw prints at 4:24 lol your better than that, I thought lol

@slickrx6908 Год назад

Might have missed the part of the video but did he show how each receptacle connects to WiFi to show how much power is being used in the app?

@TheDragorin Год назад

Prices would nice to include

@justink7269 Год назад

Thats nice of you to beta test all these smart devices for us

@westtexasconstruction Год назад

The click is always satisfying on any device

@PawsumGaming Год назад

That home monitor would have been helpful when my oven broke and tripled my electricity bill.

@mickla409 Год назад

Makes me want to run out and change all my switches and receptacles. :)

@juliofurtado5642 Год назад

Architects are probably gonna love those huge switches lol

@salvadorochoa6465 Год назад

Going to a million real quick i remember watching you when i first started

@nicholasthon973 Год назад

Lutron is really the only highly reliable controlling interface currently.

@sshanahanable Год назад

As a licensed Lutron installer I for one back this up. I love caseta and Ra2/3 however the real dream one day is home works in my house but I enjoy programming them for clients.

@dakoderii4221 Год назад

New title: 2022 Smart Devices You Must NOT Have In Your Home!

@alishatruman 6 месяцев назад

Where are the XD paddles at a year later? I see the XD receptacle covers but where are the awesome sounding clicky paddles???

@JarredSutherland Год назад

USB-A on a device in 2022 is a failure, I have no clue why companies are still putting this port in devices. I won't buy a car with USB-A ports because it instantly limits the connectivity to the car.

@WarpedFlayme Год назад

While I am also a big advocate of USB-C, I fail to see how it limits the connectivity of your car. The biggest differences are power output and bandwidth, neither of which are needed in high levels in a car. USB A-to-C cables are very common, so it's not really a compatibility issue either. What is the limiting factor for you?

@AngeloR674 Год назад

No its not! Most products still use usb a !!

@JayWelchy Год назад

Dude, WHERE do you find the time to make YT videos and all of the ancillaries that come with it??

@jimanderson4495 Год назад

Thanks Dustin. Ohh…… BTW, You’re really cool!

@johncase6948 Год назад

Video on smart panels please?

@whirledpeaz5758 Год назад

Does this capability require Cloud connectivity? What company is providing the cloud functionality/hosting? Is their a monthly fee/subscription? What digital security is provided? What assurances for the LONG term support of these capabilities?

@jdilksjr Год назад

The big problem with putting electronics into everything is that electronics fail. I hope that all of those devices are designed to fail in a fashion that continues their primary function. The future owners may not appreciate having to replace some of those after every lightning storm. The more complicated that we make our homes, the less reliable they become. The light switches and outlets of the past have lasted 3 decades or more. Many electronics don't make it a couple of years.

@nelsonbrum8496 Год назад

Is the XD series made in Croatia? 😉

@travalicious128 Год назад

Lmao I could stand there and turn that switch on/off all day. Cool devices..especially the face plate removable switches. Super key. Hopefully down the road won't be too pricey.

@Anonymous-84_ Год назад

I try to stay away from the USB receptacles since they are Transformers they are constantly running and using power it might not be much but if you got a whole house full of those USB receptacles you will notice a difference at the end of the month I'm sure

@kirby64 Год назад

Good modern switching converters use almost 0 power when no load is drawn. On the order of 50mW (milliwatts). Even if you had 100 of them plugged in, 50mW * 100 = 5W, which would be something like 3.6kWh per month. Since nobody is gonna wire their entire house with these things... You will never notice the difference in your power bill. And even if you did, you're probably never gonna notice.

@jimk5307 Год назад

I once saw a comparison on this. Shutdown all devices that have vampire draw and you’ll still use more energy backing out of a short driveway once than the combined electrical load for a year. Or idle your car when stopped somewhere or accelerate hard or … Not saying you shouldn’t be aware and do what you can but there are a lot of higher impact energy savings all around us.

@shanen.6210 Год назад

Your supposed to pigtail your wiring so your not dependent on the device as your path.

@edimichaelchannel1162 Год назад

Cooler!🇨🇦

@floppyebrokent8578 Год назад

Glad to see these don't have pre-wired pigtails. I don't understand how we're supposed to stuff these boxes with smart switches. Also, no one's going to wire these up, and final install faceplates after paint. Those paint boys don't care

@daniellinklater1779 Год назад

So the Schneider equipment gives you more control does that mean it also can give others control of your equipment? Govt, hackers, etc? Asking for a friend.

@ArtThouNotEntertained Год назад

I’m curious as to why you didn’t wire the outlets via the loop/pigtail method when everyone and their mom knows it’s the safest method to wire outlets?

@BrownR87 Год назад

The big switches would have been great back in the day before smart switches and we had to flick switches from the couch with a nerf gun. Or when the wifi goes out and we will use the nerf gun.

@johnbushur6080 Год назад

It’s good that they are looking out for the older folks with those big paddles… like yourself 😝

@rupe53 Год назад

personally, I feel older folks may resent change for the sake of change. They will be feeling around in the dark for something familiar and won't find it.

@jeremynguyen2346 Год назад

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@Mr.Unacceptable Год назад

The price for some of this stuff is stupid expensive for what they are.

@beardedswordsman2901 Год назад

I got outlets that are wifi controlled in my kids room so when they grounded they can't play video games

@chrisluvsnicole Год назад

They should make a wifi signal booster switch

@timwintersoncntr Год назад

Wait...no pigtails in those receptacle wirings??

@matheusbalbinobalbino8375 Год назад

I'm from Brazil, my dream is to be electrician

@nothingtoseehere93 Год назад

Don’t use proprietary systems just get any kind of smart switch and integrate them into home assistant

@aetherguy881 Год назад

No pigtails at 5:30?

@michaelburnett9576 Год назад

No pig tails on any of the devices. Was thinking this while I was watching. Just asking for issues of everything down the line going out when the device fails.

@aetherguy881 Год назад

@@michaelburnett9576 come to think about it, it's likely not a MWBC. 300.13(B). Anything else is preference. Code is a minimum.

@TheScropley Год назад

You aren't using pigtails with your outlets? is that a requirement of these devices?

@Tubiggiesmalls Год назад

Damn the dimmer was not parallel with that door frame lol

@SuperVstech Год назад

Time stamp? The first one he showed looked great to me.

@travisbruno5964 Год назад

Ive had receptacles with USB ports for 5 + yrs but no Wi-Fi.. I love that we can charge more to install these devices because you have to sit there and program everything.

@phillipthewise7758 Год назад

Do you recommend becoming an electrician at 36 years old?

@aglasserm1679 Год назад

Did you say that you can use the app while driving? That could be dangerous........

@jeradclark Год назад

Most work via voice.

@wurlabyscott Год назад

No GFCI with USB?

@AmpNRG Год назад

Leviton makes one. They came out last year I think

@keithhults8986 Год назад

2.5 amp charge is too slow for the 5G phones. I run USB-C @3.5A at home and 5.5A charger in my vehicle. My android phone stopped displaying slow charging warnings.