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re: Official WINK HUB Home Automation thread
Posted on 10/21/16 at 6:56 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
Posted on 10/21/16 at 6:56 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 7:29 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
I didn't notice any affects
Posted on 10/21/16 at 7:39 pm to LSU5508
Someone on the wink tade group (facebook) is selling 4 essential kits for $40 a piece. Hes from Kenner. I can contact him if you are interested
Posted on 10/22/16 at 10:45 pm to mctiger1985
So it didn't affect you?
Posted on 10/25/16 at 2:02 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
Anyone found a hub 2 yet? Reddit says they are popping up in stores on the West Coast. San Diego to be exact.
Posted on 10/26/16 at 3:52 pm to LSU5508
Fresh off the truck.
A few Home Depot's in BR have them. Use the app and you can track them down. Only 3 available at the stores.
Transfer was easy. Lights seem to have a faster response time.
This post was edited on 10/26/16 at 6:27 pm
Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:08 pm to BooneTrails
Are you guys using the Amazon echo to control?
Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:37 pm to LSU5508
I'm using the dot, but yes. Thermostat, lights and shortcuts are the only things showing up though. I have to test my alarm on my phone when I want to frick with the kids. Of course, it wouldn't make much sense to let them know it's coming by yelling out my intentions.
Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:39 pm to junkfunky
Does the dot have any limitations compared to the full Alexa?
Posted on 10/27/16 at 5:04 pm to LSU5508
There isn't a difference in regards to the smart home features. The biggest difference is the speaker on the Echo is better.
Alexa device comparison
Alexa device comparison
This post was edited on 10/27/16 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 10/27/16 at 5:30 pm to junkfunky
Home Depot in harahan has 3 hub 2's as of now.
This post was edited on 10/27/16 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 10/30/16 at 6:59 pm to LSU5508
Spotted them at walmart. Picked it up then talked myself out of it. Going to wait to see what specials HD will run on them, and give them a chance to get everything ironed out.
Posted on 10/30/16 at 9:05 pm to mctiger1985
I have the hub 2 Up and running. Everything works fine accept schlage locks. Apparently when you pair they stay hidden. Wink is aware.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 11:17 am to LSU5508
CAD "best value shades" review
So for my shade solution as everyone knows I opted to go with the "steves" brand blinds from Steve's Blinds (easy to look up this website online).
I had some fairly large windows to cover and I shopped around for quite awhile and nothing came close in terms of quality and options so I took the plunge.
I paid a total of $210 (including shipping and overnight production of my custom-sized blinds) for 3 shades.
I also kickstarted $160 ($49 x 3 + $10 shipping) for MOVEZ zwave motors supposed to ship in the spring.
Blinds are VERY good quality. I went with 18% transparency solar shades and it took me no time to install them. Very impressed so far.
* easy to remove chain cuff that I took off for now because I didnt want to drill holes in the trim i would be swapping out with the motors in the spring
* little 'bead' to clip to the chain at the correct spot to lock the shades 'down' movement at the precise location you want.
* opted for solar shades because i didn't want to block my view but these make a HUGE difference for the afternoon sun
* in the pic below you'll see the color-matched chains just hanging loose as I am not using the cuffs for now
* 1 day build/free shipping. very slick.
here's some before and after (and in before CAD's house has trashy christmas lights that have fallen off)
BEFORE
AFTER
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
hopefully the zwave motors will be the finishing touch.
So for my shade solution as everyone knows I opted to go with the "steves" brand blinds from Steve's Blinds (easy to look up this website online).
I had some fairly large windows to cover and I shopped around for quite awhile and nothing came close in terms of quality and options so I took the plunge.
I paid a total of $210 (including shipping and overnight production of my custom-sized blinds) for 3 shades.
I also kickstarted $160 ($49 x 3 + $10 shipping) for MOVEZ zwave motors supposed to ship in the spring.
Blinds are VERY good quality. I went with 18% transparency solar shades and it took me no time to install them. Very impressed so far.
* easy to remove chain cuff that I took off for now because I didnt want to drill holes in the trim i would be swapping out with the motors in the spring
* little 'bead' to clip to the chain at the correct spot to lock the shades 'down' movement at the precise location you want.
* opted for solar shades because i didn't want to block my view but these make a HUGE difference for the afternoon sun
* in the pic below you'll see the color-matched chains just hanging loose as I am not using the cuffs for now
* 1 day build/free shipping. very slick.
here's some before and after (and in before CAD's house has trashy christmas lights that have fallen off)
BEFORE
AFTER
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
hopefully the zwave motors will be the finishing touch.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 11:37 am to CAD703X
very cool, can't wait for you to do the Zwave motors. This has been a segment dominated by Lutron, nice to see so many cheaper alternatives popping up.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 8:18 pm to TigerWise
I have you to thank. I was looking into lutron Serena but for my size windows it was ridiculous. Closer to 3k than 300.
If the movez solution works I'll be spending 10% of that.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 10:25 am to CAD703X
CAD,
You screening my emails? You went silent.
You screening my emails? You went silent.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 10:44 am to LSU5508
quote:
CAD,
You screening my emails? You went silent.
doh, no i dont log into that account unless someone emails me from here and i'm looking for it.
hold on..will respond now.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 3:28 pm to CAD703X
Cad, its sent.
Also to those of you that use Alexa, how do you keep her from getting confused on like rooms. For instance I have a light named Living Room Recess and a wink shortcut named living room lights(for all lights in the living room) when i ask for the living room lights, she tells me multiple options found.
Also to those of you that use Alexa, how do you keep her from getting confused on like rooms. For instance I have a light named Living Room Recess and a wink shortcut named living room lights(for all lights in the living room) when i ask for the living room lights, she tells me multiple options found.
This post was edited on 11/2/16 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 11/2/16 at 3:36 pm to LSU5508
see my reply. you missed one key piece of information...
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