The Braumm switches can be used with both Amazon Echo (Alexa) and the Google Home Assistant.Braumm provides their own app, but the smart plug and smart switch are also compatible with the Smart Life app, since they both work on the Tuya platform. Overall Rating The Braum S111 is a Wi-Fi connected on/off switch that…
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If, and when, trouble strikes while trying to pair or repair devices on your Hubitat Elevation smart home automation hub, here are some smart things you can try to get everything up and running again. These are not unique to the Hubitat Elevation, so if you have problems on any other hub, this information still…
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Hubitat Elevation Smart Home Automation Hub Live Stream Hubitat Elevation setting up devices and building dashboards. This will be a LIVE Q&A. For devices, we will cover tips on how to pair, troubleshooting, exclusion, and features of various types of devices. For Hubitat Elevation Dashboards we will cover basic settings, dashboard widgets, advanced template settings,…
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The Hubitat Elevation Smart Home Automation hub is the new little darling of the home automation enthusiast. But is it good for the normal human just trying to jump into the home automation world. Discussing hubs amongst smart homers can quickly turn into a religious war. Well, I don’t intend to do that here. This…
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Zooz Outdoor Motion Sensor on Amazon The Zooz ZSE29 is one of the first outdoor motion sensors on the market with a reasonable price. The video looks at all aspects of the motion sensor and compares it to the indoor Zooz ZSE40. Here’s the highlights: The sensor has a detection angle of 100o and a…
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Motion detectors are an essential part of every smart home. This is why it’s important to understand which motion sensors play the best with your particular hub. It’s my experience that motion sensors perform differently from hub to hub, which is why I ran these tests on SmartThings, Wink and Vera. This article is dedicated…
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The Dome Z-Wave Plus motion sensor is one of my favorite sensors. I use it in critical locations due to it’s reliability and accurate lux detection. It’s Z-Wave Plus Certified and compatible with most Z-Wave Hubs including Wink, SmartThings, Home Seer, Nexia, Hubitat and other hubs. It’s great for lighting scenes and can be mounted…
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The Zooz 4 in 1 was the winner of my 2018 motion sensor head-to-head video (link below) for SmartThings. This is a very nice (and fast) motion sensor. It sports Motion, Light, Temperature, and Humidity sensors in one compact unit. There’s a lot to like about this unit. The unit has tons of configuration parameters,…
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The Aeotec Multisensor 6 has a lot of promise for an all around sensor. I mean come on, it has six different sensors – so what more could you want? There is a part of me that likes the idea of all six sensors in a single small box. There’s another part of me that…
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In today’s day and age it seems silly to be using an old mechanical thermostat. The benefits of using a programmable thermostat rapidly pay for themselves in terms of energy savings and comfort. Smart Thermostats have the ability to take both of these factors to the next level. Let’s look at the ecobee4, which frankly…
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