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re: Official WINK HUB Home Automation thread
Posted on 11/30/16 at 10:42 am to diat150
Posted on 11/30/16 at 10:42 am to diat150
quote:
are there any smart thermostats that will look at temps in the rooms in the house and kick on the fan to regulate temp, or look at humidity and kick on the AC to bring the humidity down?
I think the ecobee has remote sensors that you can put in rooms away from the main thermostat, if that's what you mean.
I have a non-smart ceiling fan remote that I can set for a certain temperature and it will turn the ceiling fan on/off/faster/slower, if that's more of what you mean.
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Posted on 11/30/16 at 6:44 pm to pongze
yeah I read about the ecobee but it doesnt do shite for humidity and it also really doesnt do shite to regulate temps across rooms. you would think that at least one of these manufacturers would have implemented this by now.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 12:27 am to diat150
Anyone here use the flex strips from Osram or Hue? Any good uses other than under cabinet lighting ?
Posted on 12/7/16 at 5:07 pm to LSU5508
CAD have you looked into the newer Ring Pro or Skybell HD? It looks like the Skybell HD has free footage storage for a week. I still would like to have the door bell answering feature, plus be able to stream the footage to my surveillance system.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:26 pm to LSU5508
Have 2 Hue Gen 1 strips behind tv. Meh. Gen 2 is supposed to be much brighter though.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:00 pm to LSU5508
Under cabinets, above cabinets, behind TV, built in bookshelves lighting, under island granite and base... Lots of ways to use these strips.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:47 pm to tigersnipen
How do y'all hide the power? install outlets in the cabinets?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:08 am to CarRamrod
quote:
CAD have you looked into the newer Ring Pro or Skybell HD? It looks like the Skybell HD has free footage storage for a week. I still would like to have the door bell answering feature, plus be able to stream the footage to my surveillance system.
not interested until
A: i get one that looks less bulky and ugly
B: they stop trying to force you into a bullshite subscription or disable features
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:10 am to CAD703X
i dont think im all that interested yet either. For starters our house really isnt the gathering point for friends. So our doorbell doesnt even ring that often. So from a practical standpoint I personally dont have much use.
But to your point i agree they look pretty cumbersome.
But to your point i agree they look pretty cumbersome.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 11:22 am to bbap
I wouldn't mind being able to see a front view of the person at the door but when either of my 2 security cameras that are pointed at the front and carport doors detect motion I get emailed a video clip to see who it is. There's just no way I could justify the price of a Ring.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:44 pm to LSU5508
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How do y'all hide the power? install outlets in the cabinets?
Try and use existing outlets (microwave) (fridge). If not then yes install outlets above or in cabinets where it makes sense. Doing it yourself if you know what you are doing is pretty easy, or an electrician for a few hours isn't more than a few hundred.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 2:03 pm to tigersnipen
I just got my hands on some of these and found this disclaimer a little funny. I guess CAD's love for Honeywell isn't mutual.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 2:08 pm to TigerWise
well you got your hands on the contractor model.
honeywell has had 2 versions of every stat they make since..well..forever.
i think the only difference is the contractor version has a 5y warranty and the consumer one is 2.
thats what happens when you are the KING! you market one product for professionals and one for DIYers.
honeywell is going to #MAGA
honeywell has had 2 versions of every stat they make since..well..forever.
i think the only difference is the contractor version has a 5y warranty and the consumer one is 2.
thats what happens when you are the KING! you market one product for professionals and one for DIYers.
honeywell is going to #MAGA
This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 12/8/16 at 2:18 pm to CAD703X
I know I'm just messing with you brah.
Posted on 12/10/16 at 12:29 am to TigerWise
Quick little update on my WINK stuff (since its a slow wink news day)
Here are my 'milk glass' lights over the kitchen island from a few months back and how they look with the new hues when i'm messing around with the colors. don't regret spending a penny on them. it was hard to get a decent photo of the lights but they look great IRL
Here are my 'milk glass' lights over the kitchen island from a few months back and how they look with the new hues when i'm messing around with the colors. don't regret spending a penny on them. it was hard to get a decent photo of the lights but they look great IRL
Posted on 12/18/16 at 9:11 pm to CAD703X
Guys,
How many of you use the go control motion sensors for automating lights? I set one up to turn the bathroom light on in the middle of the night but the lag makes it pretty useless. Right now the lag is about 5-10 seconds to turn the light on and 3-4 minutes to turn the light off. This eliminates it from being used as a true motion sensor for a light. Any other good uses for them.
How many of you use the go control motion sensors for automating lights? I set one up to turn the bathroom light on in the middle of the night but the lag makes it pretty useless. Right now the lag is about 5-10 seconds to turn the light on and 3-4 minutes to turn the light off. This eliminates it from being used as a true motion sensor for a light. Any other good uses for them.
This post was edited on 12/18/16 at 9:40 pm
Posted on 12/19/16 at 10:08 am to LSU5508
there's a trick to speeding up the detection of those motion sensors but i'll have to dig around to see if i can find it.
its a common problem, the 'detection' delay is set too long out-of-the-box.
its a common problem, the 'detection' delay is set too long out-of-the-box.
Posted on 12/19/16 at 10:20 am to LSU5508
I abandoned using them to turn lights on because of the lag so I just have them turn lights off when no motion is detected for 15 minutes.
Posted on 12/19/16 at 1:23 pm to CAD703X
Thanks Cad that would be helpful.
Posted on 12/19/16 at 2:19 pm to LSU5508
You are on Hub 2? What brand of switch or smart bulb are you turning on? From the time the sensor blinks, the light comes on instantly. Actual sensing takes a couple of seconds, but it is placed higher than recommended so I'm hoping that improves once its mounted correctly.
ETA: I assume CAD is talking about using the test jumper. I could never get it work and I saw someone mention the other day it didn't work on gocontrol sensors.
ETA: I assume CAD is talking about using the test jumper. I could never get it work and I saw someone mention the other day it didn't work on gocontrol sensors.
This post was edited on 12/19/16 at 2:29 pm
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