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Yes I plan to provide additional information once I have a bit more data. I monitor the system via the Tesla app, Home Assistant, and my utility data that I’m able to download. Stay tuned!

@@JoshsSmartHome great, looking forward to that video

Thank you! I appreciate the positive feedback!

Thanks for watching and great question! The non-pro doesn’t officially allow you to cut it, although there are several folks that documented cutting it successfully as long as you have it sectioned in increments of 4 lights (although one would reason that this voids the warranty if you care about that). My lights had 2 extensions. I used 1 just to extend the beginning of the one string to under my deck and I gave the other to a friend that installed ASAHOM brand (see my other video on that install). The 2 extensions included I believe were about 12’ each. Let me know if you need additional info.

@@JoshsSmartHome thanks for the reply. I will watch your video about the ASAHOM brand also.

You’re welcome. I was skeptical when I checked them out but I was really impressed!

Thanks for watching and that’s a great question! Most of my home does have automations that do everything for you. In these places I can’t predict when I need the automation and I avoid the buttons in some places for three reasons. 1) I prefer the cheaper nfc when I have my phone on me. 2) outdoor locations (NFC under the trash can lid) is better to me 3) a button to unlock a door would allow anyone to do it, and that doesn’t provide security. With that being said, you are correct that NFC shouldn’t be the first option for automation!

@@JoshsSmartHome NFC is very unsafe for unlocking a door.

It’s an outside door for entry into our garage area. It’s not a door that actually enters our house. I feel fine with this level of security for this use case utilizing it through Apple Shortcuts and Home Assistant.

Thanks!

Thanks for watching and great question. We never had a second chime before, but we wanted one in our basement. So we actually have it integrated with Amazon Alexa and we have an Alexa Dot in the basement that plays a chime when the button is pressed. We have a second one in the living room doing the same thing. The Google hubs also display the doorbell camera feed when it is pressed. Check out my 10+ Home Automations videos to see this and more!

Fill out the form here www.meross.com/en-gc/mTerminal/support/accessory-acquire?manufacturer=Chamberlain&model=&pageFrom=pc&color=yellow and Meross will ship it to you separately.

@@JoshsSmartHome Thanks a lot brother.

You are welcome!

Thanks for watching and the feedback! Almost all garage doors are compatible and they are associated with the learn button for the models that MyQ/Chamberlain made difficult. www.meross.com/support/compatibility-check is the link to check your model’s compatibility.

@@JoshsSmartHome I have Liftmaster 8550C with yellow learn button. When I checked compatibility it says adapter needed as you shown in your video. But these adapters not there in the list of product on Meross website.

I posted on the other thread.

Thanks for watching. Certainly we all have different preferences, but I was wondering: What do you dislike about the Lutron’s?

Thanks for watching. You are going to love the lights! The 3m tape is hidden by the lights so the HOA doesn’t need to know (we won’t tell them). I would ask about a permanent install as that would be the best setup for you.

Thanks for watching and the positive feedback!

I did try that as well and the rough in hole was much too large. The company has been in contact with me and I sent them pictures with all the measurements. They stated that they would consider alternate designs. Therefore I need to give credit to the company for following up on a positive manner.

It really depends on your installation location. First, if you don’t have convenient outlets at boat locations, the 200 ft option would better fit your needs. I wanted the original (not pro) to match my already installed lights, but only pro allows exceeding 150 ft with one controller, so I needed 2. You could go with 2 100ft if you need them in a non-continuous setup with easy access outlets.

Yes these are really great and super convenient!

Thanks for the feedback. To sum it up: Home Assistant has more compatibility, is more powerful, and has more local execution.

Thanks for watching. Yes the phone needs to be unlocked to execute the nfc automation. This ensures security for anything such as unlocking doors.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! I totally agree. Hopefully a proper solution is out there or will be soon.

Thanks for watching. It’s been great to us with the one transmission issue. That occurred about a year ago and no problems since. I’m sure you will continue to love yours!

@@JoshsSmartHome does this transmission have a dip stick? I came from a caravan so I’m looking for it. I don’t believe in lifetime fluids so I’ll be looking to drain and fill it in the near future.

I honestly don’t know. One of my best friends is a top mechanic around here, so he handles our vehicles. I may not end up having it too many years if a nice EV van is produced by somebody, haha.

Thanks for watching and thank you for the positive feedback!

Thanks for watching and for the feedback. There is definitely room for improvements to be made. I have to dedicate some time to do them.

@@JoshsSmartHome part of the fun with a theater doing little upgrades over time

That’s definitely the truth!!!

I’m glad yours has been great too

Thanks for watching! We don’t have any issues with light ghosting on appropriate lights. The only place we had an issue was on very low powered lights for our theater steps. We had to use the ELV dimmer (electronic low voltage) version. We have locations where we have just one LED bulb and we don’t even have problems with those (maybe 7 or 8 watts on the switch). These are honestly my favorite smart home product!

Thanks for the kind comment!

Thanks for watching and glad I was able to help you find this great deal. The home automation arena is a lot of fun, welcome!

Thanks for watching and thanks for the positive comment!

You need to exclude/delete the devices from SmartThings and then add them to Home Assistant using a coordinator such as the recently renamed SkyConnect. I do that in this video: DIY Smart Home: Home Assistant! (Initial Setup) th-cam.com/video/ZdAufh6bZes/w-d-xo.html

@@JoshsSmartHome Ok, gonna try it 🙏

Thanks for watching. I didn’t have any of the problems you did after the firmware update. Did you attempt to factory reset the unit?

@@JoshsSmartHome Yeah I did that, still flashing orange. Wyze is sending me a new one.

I’m glad they are resolving it for you. It does sound like you got a defective unit.

@@JoshsSmartHome Got the new camera today. Same issue.

That’s very weird. What firmware version? I’m on 4.36.11.8391 and it’s been stable. Is your WiFi spotting in that area?

Thanks for watching. So far, so good for the T-Mobile 5G home internet! It’s actually been comparable or superior to our Comcast, which was a monopoly provider for us.

Thanks for watching and the feedback! I probably should move it away some, but our zigbee network hasn’t had any issues even the last few weeks with the U6 LR there. We have a bunch of repeaters so it may just be suboptimal paths currently that I could resolve by moving it.

@@JoshsSmartHome well, you probably are very lucky with different channels, that aren't overlapping. :)

I set it up with the auto scan to determine the best channel, so maybe it was “smart” enough to avoid it.

Thanks for watching. As a typically organized person this stuff does eat at me, but I can ignore it sometimes.

Thanks for watching! I appreciate the positive comment. I wanted Eero to be great, and it was ok just couldn’t handle the number of devices we had.

@@JoshsSmartHome yea I had the same experience! This isn’t to say anything about you or your experience… but when I researched eero I must’ve missed the caveat where it said 75 devices per NETWORK or 100 with 6e eero. I thought it was 75 per access point like the UniFi system and many others. I had devices dropping left and right, connecting them back would boot another off. Assigning IP’s made it better until I got down to the point some devices just couldn’t connect anymore. Dream wall is overpriced and missing some features (legit internal storage and a punch out for the wires at the top) but I love the form factor it looks so nice next to my media enclosure and power wall and SPAN panel haha. 😂 Anyways this was long winded. thanks again for video very positive and good vibes looking forward to more

I thought the Eero 6 Pro that we had was supposed to be 75 per access point as you said, but it definitely was falling flat on its face the more we expanded. I’m glad you (and I) are in a better place post-Eero.

Glad it helped

Thank you very much!

Thanks for watching! The instructions I followed showed it as ok either way, but as you pointed out the ceiling mount is likely the optimal orientation.

Thanks for watching! Yes I probably do need to at least invest a small amount of time to do the minimum.

It’s a fair point. I do have a few different colors which is helpful and I have the wall ports labeled. I may label at some point, but for now I’m going to wait and see if I have a reason to do it.

No. It’s certainly not as loud as a computer. I work in this room and I don’t hear it with the door closed.

Wow I’m surprised I thought it would be loud lol I want to do a full rack build im just worried about sound and power draw! lol

I haven’t tested the power draw yet, I think I might do that after I get some cameras up and running

Thank you so much! I’m planning on making an in-depth video of the cameras. I’m planning to buy more cameras and run the Ethernet cables, so it might be some time until I get it completed. I’m also gathering the funds to buy more cameras.

Thanks for watching! $300 for the smaller ones and $500 for the larger one that is around 8 feet wide. There is a discount code in the description, too!

May I ask where you grew up? I've never heard a pronunciation of "open" like that. Not making fun, I just think regional accents are interesting.

Thanks for watching! I’m from South-central Pennsylvania. We have a heavy German and Amish influence.

@@JoshsSmartHome Wow, I thought I knew all the PA accents (I grew up in Philadelphia). Learn something new every day, thanks for the reply!

We do have a very unique accent in this area.

Thank you! We love these blinds!

@@JoshsSmartHome I bet