How do you use SmartThings?
I'm interested in how SmartThings can be used. Do you do lights, monitors, cameras? Do you use it all the time or only when you're gone RVing? I think this doorbell looks cool - you can even t...
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At our house we have:
An Amazon Echo.
A Philips Hue hub with lighting in the bedroom, living room and kitchen. A command to Alexa will activate any or all of them.
A few Wemo devices. One is on the exterior light that comes on at dusk and off at 12:01am and a couple that we can control when/where needed from an app or by telling Alexa to turn them on.
A Sensi programmable thermostat from Emerson. I looked at the Nest products but didn't need the options as much since I was always home. (work from home). Now we just keep the house at a constant temperature and I use the app to monitor that everything is working correctly.
a Chamberlin MyQ garage door opener with an app that I can open from anywhere in the world (used when riding my motorcycle and on the way home)
I've got a couple of cameras but never did fully deploy those. They're boxed up in a closet. Not sure why I never put any effort towards these and they're "large" compared to the choices now.
All of these can be monitored on the road, etc and I have used IFTTT to create some recipes as well. The house is mostly automated to come on and off, cool/heat as needed and make it look like someone is home even when not. I've brought some of this into the RV by way of an Echo Dot but I have a long way to go... (I'm an electronic junkie)
An Amazon Echo.
A Philips Hue hub with lighting in the bedroom, living room and kitchen. A command to Alexa will activate any or all of them.
A few Wemo devices. One is on the exterior light that comes on at dusk and off at 12:01am and a couple that we can control when/where needed from an app or by telling Alexa to turn them on.
A Sensi programmable thermostat from Emerson. I looked at the Nest products but didn't need the options as much since I was always home. (work from home). Now we just keep the house at a constant temperature and I use the app to monitor that everything is working correctly.
a Chamberlin MyQ garage door opener with an app that I can open from anywhere in the world (used when riding my motorcycle and on the way home)
I've got a couple of cameras but never did fully deploy those. They're boxed up in a closet. Not sure why I never put any effort towards these and they're "large" compared to the choices now.
All of these can be monitored on the road, etc and I have used IFTTT to create some recipes as well. The house is mostly automated to come on and off, cool/heat as needed and make it look like someone is home even when not. I've brought some of this into the RV by way of an Echo Dot but I have a long way to go... (I'm an electronic junkie)
