10 New Home Automation Ideas My Wife LOVES!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2024
- My wife has some great ideas for our home automation, but can I actually set them all up? Let’s find out…
LINKS (affiliate):
Multipurpose sensor (with vibration detection): amzn.to/36QAXeL
Amazon Echo 4th gen: amzn.to/3uy9sPh
Echo battery base: amzn.to/3iF5JKs
Robot vacuum: amzn.to/36PjqDH
Broadlink button: amzn.to/3qCx0Bw
Ecobee thermostat: amzn.to/3iDEC2l
NFC tags: amzn.to/3JYC2QJ
Hue pendant light bulbs: amzn.to/36O4Ah4
Garage LEDs: amzn.to/36QBgpV
How to set up these automations: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/h...
DISCOVER MORE
My Most Futuristic, Advanced Automations EVER: • My Most Futuristic, Ad...
10 MORE Automations from Around the World: • 10 MORE Home Automatio...
8 Doorbell Automation Ideas: • 8 Unexpected Smart Doo...
FOLLOW ME
Subscribe: bit.ly/3joO1dZ
Twitter: / smarthomesolver
Instagram: / smarthomesolver
0:00 Intro
0:31 Piano lights automated
1:43 Piano reminder
2:06 Robot vacuum actionable notification
3:12 Kids help button
4:05 Luna potty tracker
4:49 Temperature alert
5:53 NFC tag: lights off
6:44 Pendant lights morning
7:10 Kid school reminder
7:25 Garage lights safety alert
8:08 MORE automations?!
----------
MUSIC
Rinse Repeat by DivKid
The End by EVA
open.spotify.com/artist/6UIs5... - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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/
Thanks Reed!
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?
In one of your videos, you used a Withing to trigger automations. Will you point me to this video? Thank you.
I love how terrible your acting is I mostly only watch you bc of how cringe it is!
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!
Thanks Hugh, I appreciate that!
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.
That's a great suggestion! And I almost forgot to pick up my daughter from school the other day so I clearly need these. 😬
@@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.
Do you have fart automation?
If I ask my wife to make a list, will you come automate it for me? These ideas are next level!
Sure, I can make a trip to Utah! Just send me the list haha
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? :)))
DUUUUUDE!!! Using the vibration motor to sense when you’re playing the piano is SO DANG GOOD!! 👍🏽
Love the realism and jokes that come in your videos.
Super love that you included your family!
Really great video Reed. Love how you are getting the family involved, and addressing their use cases.
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!
You seem like such a great father and husband. These are great. Amazing video
I am drooling from all these awesome automations!!! Nice! That ending was great, but honestly love how you include your whole family in these!
Thanks! The family and I had fun with this one!!
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.
@Resident Evil I didn't know "car seat" pressure sensors were a product. I'll be buying at least one of those. 😂 I like your user name.
@@mackelajt what kind of pressure pad do you use?
@Resident Evil Thanks! I know what you are talking about now.
I found your channel last Fall when I started on the smart home journey. Your videos have helped me so so much, but thats not the reason I’ve finally decided to comment. This comment is because tonight after almost a full year of smart home and home automation iterations, my wife asked me to set up an automation and Google routine for her! 🙌 Im sure you can relate. After all the mishaps and wrong verbal queues, lights automatically turning on at 6am on a Saturday morning, this feels like she is finally 100% on board with the smart home transition. (70+ devices and a year later) 🤣 But hey, its a huge milestone!! Thanks again for you content.
Gotten a bit advanced for my skill level, but it’s still entertaining to watch your smart home grow.
That last one is a really good idea.
I have enjoyed watching your channel for a long time but this video finally got me to subscribe. Thanks for all your videos and the fun family tidbits you sprinkle in them.
I always look forward to your videos! They are great inspiration with added humor.
Automation is really cool and a perfect setup for a haunting movie
So glad I found your channel! This is great content….I’ve been stuck with a Crestron system for the last 5 years that I absolutely hate!!! I’m a tech guy and had no idea about how much limitation the system would yield. Now I’m in the midst of moving to a new house which I will be setting up with similar tech to what you’ve been posting about. Great seeing all your ideas and experiences, keep them coming!
Love the humor in your videos.
These are great. You are a wonderful husband and a great nerd. The child garage light one is genius.
Happy wife happy wife!😊
These are awesome!! Probably the best video on automation ideas I’ve seen in a long time
Wow, thanks!
The piano automation is amazinggg
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.
Live the ideas you have here! I'll be attempting to migrate to Home Assistant, hopefully sooner than later.
As for your "it's nicer outside than inside", I've got something setup that will text me when the temp has dropped enough outside to open the windows. Couple that with the automatic sliding door opener I bought to let the dogs out when no one is home, and a whole house fan system it almost achieves what you're looking for. Granted if I want windows open we have to do that manually, but with the sliding door opening, and the whole house fan kicking on when it's nice out, we manage to stay pretty comfortable.
Love your content, I have my whole house hooked up to HAss and am always trying to figure out automation ideas.
BRO dont stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the update trying to keep my house smart too
The actionable notification is exactly what I’ve been wanting from the Roomba app for years. I had no idea this was even possible as a custom solution,… super excited to try it
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. 👍 👍
Thanks Shane!
This is great, a practical application for a smarthome
I love that while he’s introducing the most developed technologies he still use the simplest thing, just a sheet of paper.
Awesome! Really loved that video! Great family! :)
That's pretty good!! Great job!
Love it man! Fun new format, very entertaining and educational. (I just need to get off ST app, feels so dated)
Thanks! Yeah I use the Home Assistant app to control all of my ST devices and it feels way more modern.
@@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 ;)
Lol! This was so good.
Hope the family had a lot of fun putting this one together. I really like the temperature notification to open up the windows/doors.
Oh! Reed, I was thinking how stoked you’d be of my troubleshooting on making my outdoor string lights smart/dimmable while finding a way to work with google and homekit (could only find one smart plug that works with alexa/google/homekit). The extent of my smart devices starts and ends with Hue but I was able to tie in a non hue product using different automations to get the desired results. Anyways, I’ll keep expanding and learning as I go, your ability to manually code things is impressive to say the least.
All the best
Great inspiring video! Thanks
Lol, one of my main automations is for the piano lights too. I love your vibration sensor idea. What I ended up using was a radar presence sensor pointed at the bench, which turns on the lights as you sit at the bench.
The problem with turning off the lights when done, is that sometimes someone will wander into the room while the piano is being played and sit on the couch and start reading, and it's no bueno to turn the lights out of them as soon as the first person is done playing. Still working through the best way to do that....
got to love HA makes a lot of local fast and amazing automation's possible.
I am SO stealing that piano vibration idea for my kids!
You are a good home automation genius
Practical! Real life use case ftw!
these are sick! love the robot vacuum one
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've done this with "Alexa, goodnight" and "Alexa, I'm leaving" for when I leave the house.
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.
wow.. liked the new format
Aww Luna don’t listen to him, you are cute 😍❤️
Humidity detection to turn on the bathroom exhaust fans. Did this and my wife loves it. Use a reference sensor elsewhere in the house and compare the two for the swing in humidity when the shower is on.
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
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)
That’s a good point!
I don't think the FP1 is listed on the Aqara website or Amazon.
@@sillvvasensei it might be their internal product, it is sold on aliexpress. But its not the only device, there are alternatives.
@@SerhiiYastrebov they dont think there will be a big demand for it out of china so its not being sold anywhere except china as of right now
@@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.
I feel in love with Luna
Great video, one of your best
Great video Reid. A bit advanced for me but great ideas! My wife was just saying this morning I just want a button! I don't want to use my voice LOL.. I am using the brilliant system from brilliant Tech for my switches and I have 2 control pads. They work awesome and control my sonos and integrate with ring video cams. The switches can do motion sensing and you can also assign a scene to any switch using a double tap created in the brilliant environment. Well I created a scene this morning that turns off all the light in the bedroom, bathroom and close and stops the music by double tapping one of the switches. This is a routine when leaving the upstairs for work. My wife already left for work at the time so I can't wait to show her to see what she says! I know we all have to remember the wife factor
Some great ideas there Reed, well Ali 👏🏻
Great video love technology.
Wow this is truly amazing!! I am just now diving into the world of automation, and I love your channel! I am leaning toward a raspberry pi for home assistant. I am fairly technical and love the idea of setting up automations for my wildest dreams, but not sure what I need to buy to get started. I'd love to see some videos in the future starting from step 1 of automation
If you run home assistant on raspberri pi there is a good chance the sd card will fail and you'll lose everything, i would only use a raspberri pi to do some simple testing to see if home assistant is right for you and then switch to a mini pc for a proper installation.
I've been trying to make a "nice outside" automation for months that didn't pester us. I'm totally stealing this, thanks!
Great video !
Good video, ty 😊 🙏
Reid, you let me know when you automate loading/unloading the dishwasher and laundry. 😂
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.
Excellent channel.
This is a great video!
What is the app your using
Home Assistant
The ending of this vid is epic!!😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Lol. Thanks Reed. Great automation ideas.
Thanks Ron!
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.
Good idea! It definitely cools off when it's raining here, so that could be a good condition to add.
@@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. 😀
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?
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
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.
Wow that's a great way to be reminded! Yes, would be perfect for kids.
What's the software you are using on your ipad? Awesome video btw!
Home Assistant
dammn, that garage light flashing is a true safety measure man. Never thought about those kinds of things, smart home is not only comfort. Its also family safety using your existing stuff with some smart programming. Realy interesting stuff :D
Pretty awesome video.
I believe I’ve commented before saying my favorite part is the end cringy dad joke and it never fails, keep it up!
I love your idea on the Piano practice reminder. Do you need to have the Home Assistant program to create the automations?
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.
Thanks, great video. Seeking approval of the spouse or family is a must indeed.
I've taken the idea of NFC tags, and already implemented a couple Automation around the house based on tag, but you mentioned in the video you restricted some automation to only allow your wife to scan the tag (to avoid kids abusing it). How do you recognize gnose who scanned the tag in an automation? Or how do you limit it to only one user/phone? I can't find any such trivial condition. Thanks in advance.
toilet paper automation is a must! thumbs up for that one 😂
I laughed out loud, and my wife had a disgusted look on her face 😅
it's a definite must 😂
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?
Could you use temperature sensors to help you to decide whether to open the door? If so, which ones would you recommend?
Love the channel. Can you offer some suggestions for how to make the smart home “wife friendly” regarding interaction with the home? We struggle from our setup not recognizing us as individuals. Her voice/my voice. Geofence conflicts. Maybe a great video idea to present her side of the experience.
For light switching off at night I use my ring alarm sensor. We always arm the house right before we go to sleep and that turns off all the lights
Love watching your videos. You explain things very well. I also love that you seem to mostly use Amazon as thats my preferred choice. I hate Apple so my 2nd choice is Google. Thanks for the info!
Love tris videos Reed! Thanks a lot.
Can you share your setup panel dashboard?
Loving the home automations, my partner is too paranoid for us to have very many but oh well. I am trying to set up on for my workshop so when I arrive the door unlocks, I have a TTLock door handle that works via bluetooth and with rfid cards, and google home via a extra piece,do you happen to know if there is a way to automate that so It can just unlock when I arrive.
Brilliant
Home Assitant have season sensor so you could use it as condition in temperature alert.
I looked at your website for your different automations…was trying to setup the Robovac one. Wasn’t sure where i should setup the YAML file you mention after creating the helper. Would you have a more step by step instructions? Thanks!
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.
The button for kids on the toilet was good. Sadly we dont have Alexa here in Norway. Meaning that automation would require a little more setting up at my house, running HA, hue, smartthings and google home so got a couple of options going but not been able to set it all up yet as I`m very new to HA.
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.
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.
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 :)
Hello, what are you using as a hub? HomeAssistant? It looks awsome.
Great video! Loved it (:
By any chance, does anyone know which is the software where he configures all the automations?
Thanks in advance (:
Great video. One of your better videos 👌🏻😊
Thanks, I really appreciate that!
Great!!!
Happy mother’s dayyyy
Great content and ideas!!
Could you post or link the app used to automatize them?
If they're wife approved they must be good!
스마트한생활과 스마트한 소득연계! 부럽네요.
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)