#home-automation (2022-12)
Discuss home automation projects, tips, tricks.
2022-12-09
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I am curious to know what devices everyone is integrating with.
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For me, it’s:
• mostly Z-wave (thought I would use Zigbee or Matter if starting over)
• Zwave for all sensors (zwave seems very slow by comparison)
• Rachio for sprinklers
• Ambient weather for weather station for hyper-local weather info.
• Sonos for audio
• Bond for RF control of devices like fireplace
• Harmony Hub for control of projector
• Roombas/Scubas for vacuuming / mopping
• Ubiquity for all networking/APs/cameras
• Wired Ring Elite with custom plate for doorbells (due to aesthetics)
• Aqara door/window sensors, motion sensors (tiny, cheap and good looking)
• Envisalink for old ADT/Honeywell alarm system
• Aqualink for controlling swimming pool
• Hue for outdoor lighting
• Remootio for retrofitting/controlling gates and garages
• Some older outdoor Nest cams
• Tons of other integrations like with Peloton, Tesla, etc.
• Custom rest scrapers to pull data from WaterSmart Have everything integrated with Home Assistant → HomeKit. Works like a charm.