House Tour @ 50k Subscribers
https://youtu.be/6x8cPEMEVTU Lots of Questions about the switches I’m using. They are BHOnofre. https://bhonofre.pt/ I did a couple videos about them: https://youtu.be/dVL2EADSTsY https://youtu.be/FwSEqPfgRTI
Beginner’s Guide to ALL Holiday LEDs
https://youtu.be/tXvtxwK3jRk I am on a personal mission to bring freaking cool Holiday LEDs to the masses. You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars or have a degree in computer programming to have the coolest multi-colored LEDs in the neighborhood. If you can hang Christmas lights, and have a computer (and fingers), you can do…
DIY Window Shades – Motorized Automated
In our house we have some big East-facing windows. When the sun hits those babies, it’s like a magnifying glass. The sun through those windows is strong enough that it has faded the colors of our furniture. And in the summer it gets way hot in that room and we have to crank the Air…
Home Assistant 101 – The introduction you’ve been waiting for
As the title indicates, this is an introduction level video. My purpose is to explain the basics of smart home control options and then talk a bit about Home Assistant. What it is, and why you would want to use it. This is really about creating a “Smart Home”. Having a smart home means you…
Connecting Google Home w/o Home Assistant Cloud
Before starting ensure the following: – * Home Assistant configuration has to be externally accessible with a hostname and valid SSL certificate * Ensure you are logged into your preferred google account in your browser and mobile device. First we need to create a project titled “home assistant” with the help of Google Actions https://console.actions.google.com/…
Presence Detection with Life360 (or OwnTracks if you prefer)
Presence Detection: One of the most useful, and yet elusive, features of a good Smart Home is location tracking. For as long as I’ve been involved in the DIY Smart Home community (which admittedly hasn’t been very long), there has been a clamoring among the people in search of the “best” way to incorporate location…
Smart Bathroom
Smart Bathroom There are a lot of ways to smarten up your home. It’s easy to find Home Automation ideas for your bedroom, living room, kitchen, office, or garage… But the one room that usually gets forgotten is the bathroom. It’s time to correct that, and show some smart home love to sanctuary of the…
T1 Mounting & Temp Sensor
T1 Mounting & Temp Sensor The search for the perfect Smart Light switch has led me to the Sonoff T1. There are a lot of things to like about the T1, but the one big knock against it is the style. Let me show you what I’ve done to make the T1 more Wife-Approvable. And…
Make your own smart Thermostat, for a lot less than a Nest!
We spend a lot of money to keep our houses at a comfy temperature. So, it makes a lot of sense to keep a close eye on our climate control systems. That’s why one of the first “big-deal” smart devices was a thermostat. But for $250 I’ll bet we can DIY ourselves something just as…
Don’t get off the couch! Control your TV and Stereo with Home Assistant using the Broadlink IR Bridge
HA Forum for Broadlink Manager Download Broadlink Manager HA Docs for Broadlink IR Switches Welcome back to the World of Home Automation. If you are a human with electricity, you probably have one of these. This is the Broadlink RM Pro. And this, is his little brother, the Broadlink RM mini. In the next few…