The question in my home is, will anyone else be able to troubleshoot if something goes wrong and I am not around.
3 months ago | 11
The kids will continue to not care about turning out the lights when they leave a room, but they will get upset that they have to turn the lights on and just fumble around in the dark out of protest 😜
3 months ago
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I suggest trying to run your home without using anything you have to touch. My husband uses a wheelchair and is unable to use his hands. I'm working on making as much as possible usable for him
3 months ago | 17
I managed to break mine and couldn’t get the zigbee devices to connect. Between my day job and family chores, it took me a week before I fixed it. But my partner and kids missed a whole lot. Finally, you don’t value a smart home by ‘what it can do for you’ but by ‘how much you don’t have when it stops’. And for everyone out there, focus on smartifying your homes in a way that they can still be livable wirhout the smart functions!
3 months ago | 0
I’d agree that it needs to be a week to get the full experience and to properly document what you miss
3 months ago | 3
I recently moved house and didn’t do the home yet, my wife and I always leave the lights on where we’re used to have sensors, everything that was automated we completely forget to take actions, imagine the kids… what I do sometimes is just remove something that I find not useful or it’s automation is sitting there not being triggered for long time because we just don’t use, I try to find a better way to trigger or just remove all together, but honestly I’m a bit minimalist with home automation, I don’t think is necessary have every thing automated, I also lived in a rented house, so didn’t want to go all in because I had to undo everything when moving out.
3 months ago (edited) | 3
My husband leaves all the home automation stuff up to me but has gotten so used to the lights automatically turning on, that in rooms it’s not set up in, he tells me he walks in and for a second, wonders why they aren’t coming on! When you’re so used to the convenience of home automation, going back to basics will be an irritant. Probably would get used to not having it. I suppose it’s like when you’re used to driving a car everyday every where, and then have to walk instead all the time, you can do it, but it’s more frustrating and you get annoyed quicker (or maybe that’s just me 😂
3 months ago | 1
I had to stop my HA and I had so many automations that ran from HA to my phone (starting apps, etc) which made my life worse and it's just painful to have to remember to start apps or open them when I get to a location. HA just made it ALL so much easier. Unfortunately, lack of WAF meant that she didn't even notice and didn't really care. (Except for the opening/closing curtains.)
3 months ago | 0
I participated in something similar involuntarily, when my pc running HA died. I've been without it for weeks now and I don't like it. Wife keeps asking why the heater isn't coming in, kids fans run all night long, outdoor lights staying on... First world problems I guess
3 months ago
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I don't need to look for things in the home to smarrigt - wife will tell me to get it done. Every. Day. Until it works.
3 months ago | 0
The easier life gets, the more people take it for granted, especially the young...
3 months ago | 0
I feel like my wife would appreciate turning everything off lol Say… what about a video that discusses the automations you’ve designed to accommodate the smart home under-appreciaters.
3 months ago | 0
Why. The outcome is obvious, you will miss the automations. Sure you may find you don't need some but we know that already and they are still a net positive
3 months ago | 0
Try a week, also will you be able to eat because you won't be able to use your smart fridge
3 months ago | 0
It's an interesting way to find out which automatons are working for you and which are getting in your way. However, I'm wiling to guess that the fight over the thermostat, who has to vacuum which room, and the nagging about lights will not make anyone happy.
3 months ago | 0
This is a great opportunity to show your family why they need a smart home. And justify to your wife that you need a bigger budget for more smart home toys, I mean house essentials. :)
3 months ago | 0
What I would like a solution for is how to tell a patio sliding door with the flip down lock is locked or unlocked. Not closed. Locked. I've seen patio smart locks and they're expensive. To make it work with a motion sensor looks like it would need something 3D printed.
3 months ago | 0
How does that work when 1/2 your lights and switches will stop working?
3 months ago | 0
Smart Home Solver
Someone recently commented that I should turn off my smart home for 24 hours to find out what I can't live without, and what I don't really miss. 😬
The question is... will my family be happier without my smart home??
3 months ago | [YT] | 84