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Homey Pro is how Home Automation SHOULD be! Well, mostly…

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The Homey Pro smart home hub has incredible options for home automation, BUT there are also some limitations to know about! Homey Pro smart home hub: https://amzn.to/3RqTq7f (affiliate links) Check the Homey Pro Apps for compatibility https://homey.app/en-us/apps/homey-pro/ My smart home favorites: https://www.amazon.com/shop/smarthomesolver FOLLOW ME Subscribe to Smart Home Solver: https://bit.ly/3joO1dZ Subscribe to Reed’s Smart Home: …

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Ultimate Smart Lock Comparison: the 8 BEST on Amazon!

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I compared some of the best smart locks and tested them hands-on. Let’s find the right one for your home! Schlage Connect: https://amzn.to/3YP0AUf (🏆 Best long term) Kwikset 916 Z-Wave: https://amzn.to/3qHlF6x Schlage Encode: https://amzn.to/3sppq12 (🏆 Best for AirBnB) Lockly Secure Pro: https://amzn.to/3KNoGZV (🏆 Best offline access) ULTRALOQ Z-Wave: https://amzn.to/45GMbLZ Aqara U100: https://amzn.to/45EMreB (🏆 Best fingerprint …

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Home Automation Ideas that Save Me 6+ HOURS a week!

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These home automation ideas save me 6+ hours per week! 🤯 Roborock anniversary sale starts 8/29: https://bit.ly/3OCsY7v Part of this video is sponsored by Roborock. Lutron Serena shades: https://www.serenashades.com/ Unifi doorbell: https://amzn.to/3s7A7VF Kasa energy monitoring outlet: https://amzn.to/3sipek9 Lutron light switches: https://amzn.to/3YH08aG Ecobee smart thermostat: https://amzn.to/3OEvQRk Rachio irrigation controller: https://amzn.to/3sjiqTm Echo Show 15: https://amzn.to/3DZaCbI (affiliate links) …

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Smart Home Tour 2023: Fully Automated! 👀

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Welcome to my smart home tour 2023! Here are all of the updates to my smart home, with LOTS of home automation along the way. Want me to tour part of YOUR smart home? Fill this out: https://forms.gle/bgUVgZUfBHh4AuGE7 *Links in chronological order (affiliate)* Pixel Tablet: https://howl.me/cjZ0hLVy62I Apple TV: https://howl.me/ckfR47VTwKw HomePod 2nd gen: https://howl.me/ci1FDwxRKyp Light strips …

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Google Home Automations are now 100x BETTER!

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I set up home automation ideas using ONLY Google’s new script editor. Let’s see what I can do! Pixel Tablet: https://howl.me/cjZ0hLVy62I Nest Hub 7″ 2nd gen: https://homedepot.sjv.io/jrOoq5 Nest Hub Max: https://howl.me/cjZ0lgcNBsq (affiliate links) Google Script editor: https://home.google.com/ Google Script editor examples: https://developers.home.google.com/automations/example-scripts Intro to the Google Script editor: https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/13323253 Create a Google Script walk through: …

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The temperature in my house is always PERFECT

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I automated my smart thermostat so the temperature is always perfect! Here’s how… ecobee thermostat Premium: https://amzn.to/3r5xfbs ecobee3 Lite: https://amzn.to/3JCFthG Aqara Presence Sensor FP2: https://amzn.to/40quRYN For the room presence detection Bluetooth tracker on Luna: https://amzn.to/46wF0Ym ESP32: https://amzn.to/43WGEjE 3D printed case for the 30 pin version: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5171826 (affiliate links) Here’s how I set this up: https://youtu.be/g53jpdWoXVk …

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Google accidentally made the ULTIMATE Smart Home Dashboard!

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The Pixel Tablet is a great smart home dashboard, but it took some work to figure it out. Pixel Tablet: https://howl.me/cjZ0hLVy62I Nest Hub Max: https://howl.me/cjZ0lgcNBsq (affiliate links) Dashboard tour + my previous set up: https://youtu.be/ci1jWk5kL5Y Advanced smart home dashboards comparison: https://youtu.be/Gz7ShWaojGc My smart home favorites: https://www.amazon.com/shop/smarthomesolver FOLLOW ME Subscribe to Smart Home Solver: https://bit.ly/3joO1dZ Subscribe …

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The PERFECT blend of Price and Features! Roborock Q Revo

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Roborock Q Revo is an incredible value! I’ll compare it with the more expensive S7 MaxV Ultra and S8 Pro Ultra. Roborock Q Revo: Purchase a discount code for only $14.99 and get $225 off the Q Revo. 6/1-6/10: https://bit.ly/discount-q-revo Purchase your product from 6/11 to 6/30: https://bit.ly/Q-Revo1 Thanks to Roborock for sponsoring this video. …

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Light Strips: have I been doing it WRONG for years?

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Time to replace some smart light strips! Let’s figure out if I should build my own or use some that are pre-assembled. *Pre-assembled* (affiliate links) Govee M1 with Matter: https://amzn.to/3onqCjG WiZ https://amzn.to/3MDxYc3 Kasa https://amzn.to/3WdjVgN Corner channels with diffusion: https://amzn.to/3ox4h3g Deeper channels with diffusion: https://amzn.to/43gfvbK *DIY* _RGBWW Light Strips_ BTF-LIGHTING 5050SMD 24v https://amzn.to/3WDHmQp WiFi controller https://amzn.to/3pQS3D5 …

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I built a smart home using AI… it surprised me 👀

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What does AI mean for YOUR smart home, right now and into the future? ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/ Bard by Google: https://bard.google.com/ My smart home favorites: https://www.amazon.com/shop/smarthomesolver FOLLOW ME Subscribe to Smart Home Solver: https://bit.ly/3joO1dZ Subscribe to Reed’s Smart Home: http://bit.ly/3EulO02 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmartHomeSolver Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smarthomesolver/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smarthomesolver 0:00 Intro 0:23 Creating automations 2:13 Complex automation 🤯 3:38 …

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