I'm trying to automate watering my houseplants but I have everything from cacti to fig trees that need different watering schedules.

I want a system I can adjust for each plant and season via an app.

Does this exist? If not how do I diy something with these requirements?

I couldn't find the answer to this anywhere (seems like a common problem is the strip being too long). I want to buy a backlight strip for my monitor, but the one I need is unavailable in the longer size. That got me thinking: could it be okay to use the shorter one or would it just not look as intended?

I was looking at smart light switches such as the Tapo Smart Switch and was wondering whether I can programme a 2 gang light switch to have one of the switches control something else, such as an LED strip or another device. Would this be possible through Home Assistant automations, such as if when the unconnected switch is pressed it could trigger something else? If not, what other products would suit my use case scenario?

help I'm looking to get a small desktop dial to control things like volume but I also would like a dial on the hub to control the brightness of my room light, now this room light is connected to and Alexa is there anyway to connect this dial to my Alexa to change the brightness, any help would be appreciated I don't even know where to start with this.

Hello, Is there a way to automate/remotely control submersible water pumps those are controlled by a control panel such as depicted in the attached image? I want to control on and off of 1.5HP submersible water pump using Alexa voice command or an app.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts in advance!

Hi everyone - recently moved into a new home. The living room lights are controlled in two places - a regular on/off switch by the front door, and a rotary dimmer switch in the centre of the room.

They appear to be in series - there are only two wires going into and out of each switch, and they both need to be on to turn the lights on.

I'd love to make it a two-way system the usual way, but don't fancy tearing up the walls to get the extra wire in!

Is there a wifi/zigbee etc system that could help me out here? I've spent the last hour or so reading up on a whole bunch of stuff, and am rather thrown by the number of options! Some seem to work with dimmers, some don't, some need more wires, some need less... is there a simple solution anyone can recommend?

I currently live in a dorm without wifi, and i need a smart plug that can turn on and off at specific times of day with zero wifi requirements. I've been searching for a while, and i can't find any that meet my requirements.

Need something that

• auto unlocks and lock, with multiple users

• has a keypad of some kind

• can play nice with home assistant

• maybe zwave, as long as it doesn't compromise auto unlock

I currently have an August generation 2 with Wi-Fi bridge, and it works okay but the battery life on rechargeable battery seems pretty bad, and it'll often just have random little problems

However the auto unlock and auto lock features I use pretty much constantly and I don't think I can live without ever again. The door just unlocking for you as you pull I the driveway is too good. Bonus points for a lock which has this feature for multiple users, so it'll auto unlock if I'm already home but my wife comes home too

but I'd like to get a keypad as well just so I can really ditch my physical keys

As well as possible home assistant integration down the line

I could go for something with zwave but I haven't messed with that, and don't know which bridge I'd want to pick up

So what's out there which does all this? The Yale assure assure lock 2 I see thrown around a lot, but isn't that powered by August on the backend and thus also buggy? I also see the schlage sense mentioned but isn't that discontinued?

As per post. I've got an AppleTV as a "controller", which as far as I know means it works even if I lose internet, and I've got a couple smart plugs and lights that, while they work with HomeKit, I'm not thrilled with the reliability on (require periodic reboots as they stop responding).

We just moved to a new house and I'm looking at redoing a bunch of electrical, and as part of that making a bunch of it smart. This ideally would include more advanced sensors like outside security lights that can detect light and motion, but with smart feature controls allowing manual/scheduled overrides, etc.

There's also a propane fireplace that has an old remote control/controller that doesn't seem to be working that I'd like to replace with a Smart controller, as well as a ceiling fan, again with broken remote control (I'm assuming there's not much I can do without replacing the whole ceiling fan, but maybe?)

Range would include potentially a couple acres of outdoor space, though I've been considering adding an outdoor WiFi AP- but I've heard some protocols (Zigbee?) can cover hundreds of feet and relay with each other so this may not be necessary?

I guess my questions are:

Is there a drawback to sticking with HomeKit? I like the security focus, integration with Apple (it's what we have), and simple setup/configuration.

Are there brand(s) the community would recommend for security/reliability/service/etc?

Thank you for your insight!

We have a crazy number of motorized Roman shades (like 30!) from The Shade Store in our house, all purchased 3-5 years ago, and they've been failing right and left, especially recently. The company has been remarkably unhelpful in resolving the issue; the only remedy they're offering is to continue replacing the failed motors with more legacy motors, even though we know that those are just going to fail sooner or later also.

My question here: has anyone successfully replaced legacy motors from TSS with their newer 5v motors? They claim that that's not an option and that getting the new kind of motor would require a full remake of each shade (which we would have to pay for) -- but we know that that's not true because their technicians have already replaced one of our legacy motors with a 5v motor! We're planning to get a lawyer involved and I'm hoping to gather more evidence that they're lying about the motor replacements.

If there's a better sub for this, let me know and I'll remove and repost.

these 2 roller shades are automatic, the middle will be too. BUT i have to move them 3 inches higher so window inserts can be installed to save heating for the winter months. wife thinks it will be hideous to have the shades outside of their existing "pocket."

any way to make the roller shades nicer on the outside in the higher position?

OR just remove the roller shades altogether? if so, what should i get instead?

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Hey everyone, so I found this product and was wondering if it's any good on a home setup. I heard good reviews about it but it was mostly for commercial use case.

Just want to know if it works better than those pir sensor and most importantly if it's safe haha.

Lmk, thanks!

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/9W-18W-22W-parking-lot-lamp_60699568791.html

I'm interested in automating my roller blinds with something that intrgrates with HA, but the Aqara drivers are so expensive!! Has anyone tried cheaper ones that have worked well for them? Any advice would be very much appreciated!

Hi, I'm looking for a (cheap) way to automate these curtains, you need to rotate a "wand" to move them up and down (like this), the only solution I found on the internet is a "smart wand" that costs around 200€ if not more, is there a cheap way to achieve this? Thanks in advance.

For instance security code is set up as "0411". Device can be unlocked also with "04111", "041111" and so on until maxing out characters limit. Did anyone else experience this?

I have Govee water sensors and Govee lights, and eufy home security system.

I'm looking for a glass break detector that hopefully does not require purchasing a whole new hub security system.

Any suggestions?

I need to set up a wifi based relay, so I can detect a (240v) voltage in one location, and use that signal to close a relay in another location. Any recommendations on which products or brands should I look at? I'm in the UK

Many thanks in advance

Hi everyone, while I was having some work done on my electric gates I had a Shelly Plus 1 installed - this has been great and allowed me to toggle them in my automations.

I'm wanting to monitor the open/close state as I can currently only toggle them. The shelly has a sw input that I'm hoping to use but I wanted to double check which output of the gate I should be using first.

The gate in question is a LiftMaster CB11 - instructions/schematics https://manuals.easygates.co.uk/PDF/misc/cb11-english-only.pdf

I'd appreciate any input, thanks!

https://i.imgur.com/Y6SyD0p.png

Hi all. Looking for some advice on wiring a shelly i4. Basically have a 4 gang switch at the entrance hall (only 3 are being used) some are two way. I'm looking to make 1 of the switches "smart". Am I better scrapping the current set up and using the spare live and neutral and just running a live wire to each switch or what's the best way of sorting. I have circled the switch that I want to make smart.

Hi! I'm new to home automation and this is my first IoT device. The bot is Agaro's Alpha floor cleaner bot. It uses an Android application called "Smart Life" to connect to the bot. (The website also states its compatible with Alexa and Google Home). Now I've a spare 2.4GHz access point/router and I tried connecting it to the bot and connected my phone to it too. The app works mostly fine on a local network without access to the internet, but sometimes randomly it stops listening to commands, and also it doesn't show the house map. I'm fairly certain these functions don't require connecting to an external server, but oh well that's the way it's designed I guess. So currently, I've connected that router via bridge mode to my home's real access point with internet access.
So I was just wondering if somebody knows how to self-host a "Smart Life" or Google Home compatible device. You can assume I'm fairly technically savvy and can learn my way around Docker containers and whatnot (honestly it's a good excuse for me to learn some DevOps).

So basically my switched outlet in my bedroom is in an awkward place and I was wondering if there’s a product that could plug into a switched outlet and act as a transmitter to another product plugged into a non-switched outlet that is a receiver and will provide power when it receives the signal. Kind of like a smart outlet product but I’d like to use my light switch and not include any extra wires or need to do any rewiring.

Please and thank you if you know about any product that works like this or that you think could solve my problem 🙏🏾🙏🏾

Looking for recommendations for a smart lock with a deadbolt as our house can be left unattended for months at a time - hopefully one that doesn’t break bank either.

Random question:

Does anyone have a license key and copy of homeseer v1 or v2? I recently had to repair the mini PC that ran part of my home automation with Homeseer 1.6 that is X10 based. I use to know my key but lost it. I have bought a copy of HS4, but I prefer HS1 and HS2 for X10 related stuff.

I read about the Wiim Amp in this group and decided to get one. See the photo for how the wiring looks for my in-ceiling speakers. While setting it up, I noticed that 2 out of the 4 speakers (one from each pair) only play low frequencies, while the other two play the full range of music as they should. Additionally, only 2 out of the 4 wires for each speaker seem to work: for one speaker, it’s the red and black pair, and for the other, it’s the green and white.

When I connect only the red and black wires for one of the speakers, there’s no sound. I tried connecting the wires individually to the Wiim Amp and also used a speaker selector, but I get the same result. I also used a 9V battery to test the connections, and there’s crackling sound only with 2 out of the 4 wires on each speaker—green and white for one speaker and red and black for the other.