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I’ve gone Lutron Caseta and never looked back. Glad you found switches that work well for you!

That’s a good call. Fingers crossed that having the Powerwalls prevents any further issues, but if we do, this would be the next step. Thanks

Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Glad that you are having success with them. They were my first mass smart switch deployment. I’m hopeful that we won’t have too many issues moving forward.

I run Home Assistant Green also. Therefore, you shouldn’t have problems with the video. I’m confused about the jumpers. If the jumpers are in series it shouldn’t be a problem. If you are saying they are parallel to each doorbell, I’m not sure if the power would be enough or not.

@@JoshsSmartHome I just meant in my two doorbells scenario, one jumper goes from trans to front and one goes from trans to side or rear, however they may be labeled. They would be in series.

Yeah I would think that you are ok in that setup.

This was the app over the summer, so maybe July 2024. It may have changed.

I used this: amzn.to/41Dlbyp and it worked great!

We paid $1,000 for the soda machine, ice machine, and the large stand it’s all sitting on. It was purchased from a Subway restaurant that was going out of business.

I had some extensions and such left over from the Govee brand which I sold online. If you are looking to use them, you could consider around windows, door, garage door, porch, deck, etc. you’d have to measure what you have and look at the spaces at your home and think outside the box.

Thanks for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Press the top/A button on the controller for the string for 5 seconds to get it into pairing mode. Then hold the on button until the lights flash once. That should pair the remote.

I’m still waiting on the battery too. I’m glad I have the other pieces though as I just finished setting up the last pieces today with the battery scheduled for Monday. So when it arrives I’ll hit the ground running.

I just would like to see it actually work in a real snowstorm. Every image or movie on their website shows it moving perfectly light fluffy snow that is 2" deep or less.

I can’t wait to see that either. I’ve mapped and tested with the auger off and the navigation is superb. I’m hopeful for some real snow so I can test it. With that being said, it can run pretty consistently, so it can keep up with snow in most situations.

You and me both! I can’t wait to get this running and start analyzing the performance.

lol. Nice! You can watch the eye roll from the camera! If you change your lock sound, you could really play anything by locking your car when it sees someone on your camera. I have a song from Disney World play when it locks.

Glad it was helpful!

The video is deprecated as 99% is exactly the same. I believe I made one statement about the setup not realizing it changed since I did it. The usability is current, as are the automations.

I’m not in a position currently to have anyone else working with me, but I will keep you in mind moving forward. Thank you

You did a great job knowing your specs. These were the 60 lumen version. I didn’t realize it until I posted the video that I captured the wrong spec. I did note it in the description when I realized it. Sorry for any confusion.

I used the “Auth for Tesla” app on my iPhone. It may have change though, as the documentation says that the Owner API was deprecated and you may need to use the Fleet API. If your vehicle is affected by this (most likely), you'll need to install the Tesla HTTP Proxy add-on and configure the component to use it. Once you install the Tesla Custom Integration from HACS, you would need to follow the instructions in the documentation.

The direction doesn’t sync, but you can do things that ensure it’s not noticeable. 1) We have our split at a corner which immediately reduces the impact. 2) We use scenes that don’t have a natural progression in one direction. 3) We program things ourselves and can change the direction for the other string (counterclockwise instead of clockwise). I hope this helps!

Very close. South Central PA :-)

It really depends on the scene. If you have a linear display, yes that can be a concern. I don’t worry about it much because it is split at a corner and another location where we don’t usually see it. You could program manually and “flip” one of them to make it more seamless.

@JoshsSmartHome thanks for the reply. This sure solved my doubts.

I’m glad to help. Let me know if you have other questions or concerns.

I’ve seen these all over near my house. They are certainly not a “need” but they are well worth the few hundred dollars to me to put them up once and be done. The old lights I would have to replace every year because they would stop working and I spent tons of time fooling with them.

Couldn't agree more! They are my favorite!

The Reolink Doorbell Battery version only connects to Home Assistant when paired to the Reolink Home Hub or NVR. Let me know if you have any other questions.

@@JoshsSmartHome thanks Josh

You’re welcome

There is no mention of cutting them. Therefore I would say cutting is at your own risk. Given that you can’t even totally shutoff lights, I would expect that they would fail.

Thanks! They’ve all stayed up. Some have been up for about a year and a half now. The 3M holds great when properly cleaned and pressed, I did it when it was warm though, so I can’t speak to cold installations. We do have all weather in Pennsylvania, just not while I was installing them.

No I’ve never used that app. What are the use cases?

The clips are pointless. If the clip actually holds it after the 3m fails, the light would be angled. I’ve had 150 feet of these up for a year and a half without the 3m failing and the other couple hundred feet have been up for 6 months without issues.

You are welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful. I love the Reolink cameras

@@JoshsSmartHome I agree. I just wish they'd add more software features but updates are much too rare IMO.

I agree. Additional software updates would be awesome!

Good question. We haven’t had any problems with it. The one set has been run this way for a year and a half with frequent garage door use. The wire only occupies the area of the rubber gasket so there isn’t much pressure on it.

It does not support multiple codes or the “fake alarm” that triggers an emergency situation. You could certainly setup alternate buttons or something like that which pose as a “Disarm” and actually runs whatever you want.

Yes! Not a single light has come off. The first 150 feet I’ve installed have been up for 18 months and the other 200+ feet of lights have been up for nearly 6 months. I did it when it was warm, so that could impact performance. Also people that have issues tend to not properly clean the surface.

Thanks for watching. I love our ladder, I can handle it although it’s heavy, so it works well for me.

I’m sorry you had a bad experience. Did you consider splicing at certain intervals? I’ve heard people have success splicing them but ONLY if the lights were grouped in sets of multiples of 4. I installed the Asahom on a 2 story house with a garage and we used extensions at the ends of the strings.

The ASAHOM store has all sorts of Accessories to cover different situations, including a Tee connector and splicers which could be used for multiple eve locations.

That’s a great point! I missed the forest for the trees here. Ideally, you would utilize the accessories available as your first option.

I’m glad you were able to find the right brand for you. The Asahom are pretty awesome!

These are set up at my friend’s house, so I haven’t. For my Govee, I use the automations in Google Home for the timer because I find it works better. If you have them connected to a voice assistant, I’d look at going down that route.

We have some of ours plugged in outside without issues. For the control box, I’ve been extra cautious, so I did put that in a box outside.

If you only used 1 gallon then yes, that would be about 60 miles (30 electric then 30 gas). It has about a 16.5 gallon tank so with a charge and full fuel tank, it can go over 500 miles before you have to stop.