12 Of The Best Smart Home Automation Ideas!

[@TechnoTim]

Thanks for having me on! I think I turned the nerd up to 11 on this one!

[@leosgospel]

This is awesome not only do I get to see incredible automations I can implement into my smart home, but it gives other smaller content creators exposure, all the while allowing you to put out a video and focus on your EP1

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Glad you liked the video!

[@jakeasmith]

Smaller and larger! I love the community and camaraderie you all create, as well as your trust to let some of these guys be fully… themselves. Awkwardly, their complete, authentic selves. Lmao. Happy holidays to all of you!

[@Skinnamarink.]

@@EverythingSmartHome Please help me understand. what is the reason for dbag thumbnails? do you think people respond well to this? nope, us humans are soooo sick of these fake ass facial expressions... oh wait. i guess if your trying to target the tiktok morons, youre doing it right! thats not a demographic anyone should seek tho... yikes man

[@makeitworktech]

Great video! Thanks for including me! Paul and Stu were hilarious 🤣

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks for being a part of it, the battery automation is 100% essential when you have more than a few battery devices!

[@VPSmartTech]

I am also monitoring the batteries with an automation and it's very convenient for 99% of the devices. The only device that needs to be checked more than once a week is my smart lock.

[@HomeAutomationGuy]

Thanks for having me on! A great collection of automations from an awesome collection of people! Happy holidays all! 🎄

[@keviincosmos]

I just noticed Louis' respond to Hilbert. And the text on Louis' shirt 😅. Love the humor and bond you guys have. It's sooo good for us viewers 🎉

[@mikosoft]

One of my first automations was actually blinds control. Over time I have expanded it to a monster of an automation that takes input from temperature sensor inside, temperature, light intensity and wind speed from a weather station, sun position and even room occupancy to control blinds in 4 levels (open, half closed half tilted, fully closed tilted and completely closed). It works almost perfectly in every situation imaginable.

[@Gerwin-]

And every time it does not, you fine tune it and it keeps getting smarter.

[@longiusaescius2537]

@mikosoft huh

[@paulhibbert]

Who's this Paul Hibbert guy? Seems like a right nob! Happy Christmas Lewis, this video is awesome, nice to see Alan! xxx

[@EverythingSmartHome]

A real perverted guy I hear 👀 Merry Christmas Paul, thanks for taking the time to join in! 🙏🏻

[@imeach2897]

He's a bit of a baiter 😉

[@paulhibbert]

@@EverythingSmartHome thanks for having me you utter filth bag. Xxx

[@TaylorPeterson913]

BeardedTinker showed a way to resume music after making a broadcast on google home! He is my new hero!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Haha awesome!

[@ajithprabhakar]

I second that, I will surely modify our door open reminder that goes to our kitchen nest hub, which stops the music

[@kreliz2845]

Had to pause the video immediately after starting in order to give a like for the sweater alone. *chefs kiss*

[@EverythingSmartHome]

The full thing is even better 👀

[@kreliz2845]

@@EverythingSmartHome I concur! I enjoyed that. Great content as always and happy holidays!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Happy Holidays! 🎄

[@maliciousloki]

Late to this video but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the collaboration! Thanks for bringing all these folks together!

[@danielwolman]

hibbert being hibbert

[@SMLP]

I’m not even that far into the video but already looking forward to it… he is the Master 😏

[@TenshiR]

@@SMLP is that you Paul🤔

[@SMLP]

@@TenshiR 🤣 try saying home assistant 3 times in a row without thinking about him

[@TenshiR]

@@SMLP I heard if you look in a mirror and say " OOOH THE ZIGBEE!!!" 3 times he'll materialise behind you and smack you with a mackerel. 🤫

[@paulhibbert]

@@TenshiR 🐟💥

[@HoDe2209]

So cool to see everyone in one place . Good job binging everyone home for Christmas , Lewis 😁

[@dankelley9361]

Just an excellent job of including some new & some of my favorite content providers!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

All down to the other great creators for being a part of it! 🙏🏻

[@diogor420]

The best smart home collab on KZbin! Lovely video!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏻

[@aduncaroo]

A dude created a motor to shut his doors if the smoke detectors go off? 🤔

[@TrevorMatthews]

Awesome job! Brought some of my fav youtubers together into 1 video. Well done!

[@ShaneCreates]

Hey Lewis, thanks for including me among such amazing creators! Happy Holidays!!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Happy Holidays Shane, the honour was all mine being able to host everyone! Thanks again! 🙏🏻

[@TomsDIYShop]

What a cool idea with excellent execution! You've taken collaboration to a whole new level! I've finally finished evaluating all of the different HA solutions and have decided to make the move from ISY / Insteon to Home Assistant. I have a pretty extensive investment in Insteon switches, outlets, sensors, etc., so my goal is to continue using that gear as I grow / expand my automation capabilities! Thanks for putting this out here, it was awesome! Maybe next year, I can share one of my favorite automations!

[@TheDark0rb]

Love that you have reached out to and included other channels in your video here, I have some new ones to go have a watch of now :) Have a great Christmas & New Year!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

It's an honour to have so many cool creators in one of my videos - Merry Christmas to you too 🎄🎅

[@SJPDurham]

Lewis came up on my feed. Enjoyed the different contributions from Paul Hibbert and Stu. Good to hear from the other people.

[@michaelkosinski9189]

Love the morning wakeup routine, I have done that myself. I have a SONOFF NSPanel in the Master Bedroom with a Coffee button on it that triggers the start of the day! Love it!!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Ooooo coffee button, I need one of those!

[@mariocastelhano6375]

Thank you Lewis for all your ideas and contributions to Home Automation. I wish you, including your family and friends a Merry Christmas 🎄and a Very Happy New Year 🎉. All the Best. 👍

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too Mario! 🎄🎅

[@stevenll6279]

Loved this video! Super inspiring! It's fun to see all the youtubers i have seen when informing myself about smart homes and automations to be a kinda like a lil community i love it!

[@macmovieman1]

I’ve been watching a lot of KZbin videos on home automation and this was single-handedly the best one that I have seen today. It was great to meet so many KZbinrs and get to know you and your channel. New subscriber here.

[@uSlackr]

Your scene when Paul threw it back to you was hilarious!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

😂

[@sierpus]

What a great idea Lewis to gather all those folks in a single video :) Well done all!

[@user-nc3o-Mila]

Thank you Lewis for all your ideas and contributions to Home Automation. I wish you, including your family and friends a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year . All the Best.

[@BudsSmartHome]

Thank you Lewis. You put together a great computation of smart home enthusiast. Merry Christmas to you and yours! 🎄

[@adfjasjhf]

I'm working from home for the whole week so my favourite automation is that whenever I receive a call or I'm in a meeting, my ambient light turns red to let everyone know that I can't be disturbed right now. Light turns off whenever I end the call or the actual meeting. It's really the "awkward family moment life savior"

[@EverythingSmartHome]

That's a really good one for home working! Thanks for sharing

[@VPSmartTech]

I use the same automation and I love it! ❤️

[@ShaneDuchock]

Not 100% SmartHome, but my favorite uses much Tasker. If I plug in my phone and place it face down after 8:30pm while at home, Tasker does a "Say" action to tell me if there are any home security issues (open/unlock states), checks my next alarm and says that too, sends SSH to a pi that locks my cars, turns all lights off, sets my phone to silent and dims the screen.

[@ansientwun]

A truly great video and I loved the commedy bit between Paul Hibbert and you

[@TinaPierce-g8y]

So cool to see everyone in one place . Good job binging everyone home for Christmas , Lewis

[@Gk2003m]

1:55: my front door automation: a) if door (contact sensor) open, lock remains unlocked. b) if door closed, lock locks. c) if lock unlocked but door closed for more than three minutes, lock locks. This spares me ever closing the door while the lock is locked, and ensures that if someone unlocks the door but for some reason does not open it the door is quickly re-secured.

[@stevecalise9299]

Awww snap look at @PaulHibbert dropping a Home Assistant.. Home Assistant.... Home Assistant....... automation!! Nice job on the video Lewis!!!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

It was all the amazing creators who made it happen! 🙏🏻

[@d39brown]

That was such a great video! Collaboration between my favorite home automation you tubers! Thank you and Merry Christmas to all of you!

[@JosephLittich]

I'm a little late seeing this video, it just now made it into my stream. Most of these guest are already in my stream. I think the only one that was missed was the handydad guy. Cheers for the share! I hope this continues to be a tradition.

[@findelbaines]

One of my newest automations that I love; I have automated internet speed tests so that I can track internet speeds (upload/download/ping) at any time in the day. But... I also like gaming, and when the automated speed test runs it can effect my ping. So, I have my PC report to my home assistant if I am playing a certain game, and then it skips the speed testing until I finish.

[@kallisto_ofzo]

The best thing is that every KZbinr uses his own style in this video 👌🏻

[@PoseidwnTech]

Awesome! Well done Lewis! Congratulations for 100.000 subscribers!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks so much!

[@bradleys.cooper7665]

This was great! Thanks Lewis for including all of these creators!!! Love it!!!

[@ajithprabhakar]

Another great video, I got some great ideas for my morning routines, BTW I have few automations that you may like 1) Keep the Switches on - I have few bulb outlets connected to the smart bulbs and my light automations go bananas every time my wife or daughter turns off the switches, I created an automation which will be triggered when the switches as turned off and it turns the switches back on, sends an announcement using the smart speaker of the room not to turn off the switches and turns of the lights after 15 seconds ( 15 seconds delay to ensure that the bulbs are connected to Wi-Fi) 2) in-store shopping reminders using HA zones, this will send a reminder to other person( if i am at store notify my wife and vice versa) to update the shopping list 3) turn off the lights and motion sensors in my home theater (Based on Denon AVR status) and turn lights and motion sensor on when the HT is turned off Wishing you and your family Merry Christmas and a happy and successful 2023, hoping to see more products and videos from your side

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Those are some good ones, thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas to you too!

[@TechySpeaking]

5:55 That dude is going to get stuck in his burning house. Terrible idea.

[@chrisc_1012]

I couldn't believe what he was saying A potential fire & he's shutting his kids into their rooms Literally the worst automation I've ever seen

[@JohnnyThjo]

Closed, not locked. Closed door restrict oxygen to the fire and smoke to spread in the house.

[@dsdlonyer]

Another great video, especially seeing all the different options from other channels. My favourite automation is when the doorbell is pressed. If it's dark it will automatically turn on the porch light. But what I really like is that it will take a snapshot and send it to my TV. Merry Christmas to you all.

[@xXDeadJesterXx]

Lol, the Paul Hibbert outtakes at the end were classic!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

The essential outtakes 😂

[@streetwiztech5505]

Lewis, and all the other guys. Thankyou for all your effort in creating the video's that you do.. not only am i entertained, I'm also educated and inspired to try new things in my own smart home. so thankyou very much and i wish you all a merry christmas

[@MartFishTank]

Already commented this on your discord community, but commenting for engagement. :D Using this opportunity to wish you a wonderful Holiday Season, and thank you SO MUCH I don't think y'all know how valuable you are on literally carrying the HA community on your backs. If it wasn't for these people videos I would have gave up! What a ride. Totally ready for 2023 and whatever it has to bring to us!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙏🏻

[@scottmuench6855]

Loved the collaboration! Thanks for sharing some new to me channels

[@eyegeethree]

What app was being used with the automation for the Light dimming when watching TV?

[@marck_]

Hope you had a great New Year’s Eve Lewis. One question though, I saw the kitchen morning routine helper. How do you set that? Is there an automation to set it after a specific time or something?

[@kchassa_]

Hello community! New member from Brazil here! Happy to receive all this useful tips! Thanks!

[@junkins]

Thanks Lewis, another great video. I love all you guys. Thanks for all of the interesting videos and ideas this year, can't wait to see what next year brings. 😊

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks for all the support this year Jamie, as always it's very appreciated!

[@JoeSrebernak]

Great video idea, Lewis! I thoroughly enjoyed watching this and even discovered a couple new tech KZbinrs to start following. Happy Holidays!

[@CAviles]

Now I remember the reason why I don't visit Hibbert channel anymore. Thanks for the other options, I like your channel!!!

[@BryanMcKibbin]

Some great ideas there. One thing I did notice is that Stu used Aqara temperature and humidity sensors. I have tried these but can't get them to work reliably. Anyone got any tips?

[@Kingoftheslams2020]

Loved you bringing in all these great creators!

[@netblue]

My favourite is the one that turns on my coffee maker every morning and after the coffee is brewed turns it off. All automated based on the motion sensor upstairs(using the Envisalink integration) , a tasmotized Sonoff S31, a switchbot button pusher and a bluetooth proxy . Fine tuned with a couple input booleans for the morning routine and power consumption steps. All knowledge learned in the last year from the youtubers featured in this video , including this channel. Thank you for the great content .

[@gabioancea4769]

Hello Lewis , first, happy holydays, second, my favorite automation is when I am leaving my home and I get in my car, my phone is automatically connect to my car Bluetooth, after is connected, the gate is automatically opened. Also when I am coming back home, I have 2 zones defined on map, and when I enter in that zone and phone connected to car Bluetooth the gate is upended. This help me not waiting for the gate to open when I am back home. Thank you for your awesome videos.

[@blindelectron]

whoa, the amount of smart home creators in this video, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen one that has so many before, nice job, Luis.

[@chrislambe400]

My first automation is outside venetian blinds with a shelly 2.5 and esphome. Open at sunrise and close at sunset. The automation will not fire if the down button on the wall is fully pressed in.

[@oakfig]

So cool to see all of our favorite home automation ppl in one video. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@Morridin19]

Collabs like these are great. Would love to see more.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@dougle03]

Well done Lewis. I'm sometimes a critic, but always happy to praise where youtubers are doing good. You've had quite the year, I really hope 2023 only gets better and more successful for you. Good luck 🙏🙏

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks Peter, appreciate it! Have a good Christmas!

[@AndrewDanne]

Thank you Lewis. Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas to yourself, your family & your crew. May the New Year bring you more inspiration, and great times. Cheers from Australia & love these videos. Congrats & cheers to all the contributors.

[@VPSmartTech]

Very cool! I love to see automations and get inspired. Thanks to all contributers ❤️

[@andyhamdorf1446]

Thanks Lewis. Well done. Your a champion. Keep up the great work. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Australia

[@mynameisusedz]

this is so sweet :) Good job on this collab with everyone!

[@youseeus123]

Hey, how do you got all upcoming Events in a Text for TTS? I struggle with that since months.

[@scotty3785]

What is the round keypad that you are using at the 12:40 mark?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

ZigBee one from Develco

[@marck_]

Nice battery blueprint, I also use that (well a modified version to send me a pushover but you get the gist)

[@EverythingSmartHome]

🙌🏻

[@montef]

I definitely need to add the battery check blueprint to our house. Great idea! I will be looking for the particulars of it after the holidays!!

[@marck_]

@@montef Nice one! It’s easy to use so you should be up and running in no time

[@traskth]

Hey Lewis, im personally wanting to replicate your morning announcment idea, with my own few twists, now that i have a speaker in my home. I was wondering what your code is for the annoucement itself, so i have a starting point.

[@mikepaine1628]

Any chance you can make a version of the fp1 that uses a dual core esp 32?

[@MannyHaarp]

What a great video! I definitely need to install home assistant to run some of the automations here!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks for watching!

[@VPSmartTech]

Do it! 😀

[@74357175]

This is great! There is always a new channel of interest in there, that some of us haven't seen yet.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Glad to hear it, lots of great creators 🙏🏻

[@bill_automated1226]

Great job Lewis. Also pleased to see so many home automation folks in one video.

[@Alphasig336]

Smart Home. Putting motion LED lights in every coat/shoe closet around the door. It lights up shoes under coats so you can see what is their. Though there isn’t a smart connected as it isn’t needed. I have GAS valves on my outdoor kitchen valve to turn it in and close. It alerts if someone turns it one manually or through a command. It also shuts off 2 hrs after being turned on. It also shuts off at 8pm and Midnight though these were before I got the countdown working. I have a Shelly on my light post that I can say blink light post if someone is looking for my house. It blinks for 5 minute and then returns to previous setting.

[@xtremeideaz]

Wooooooow ! all my Favs in one video! what more can i ask for! Thanks Lewis. Happy Holidays!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Happy Holidays to you too, thanks for watching!

[@roussell]

Loved this! Happy Holidays to all my favorite YT HA creators!

[@Dylan_Lanckman]

I'd really like to know how Bearded Tinker made the resume script. I really need that for my backdoor notification doorbell.

[@chrisdixon5241]

Great video Lewis, so nice to see so many other smart home channels that I watch represented! Wishing you all a fantastic Christmas and a great start to 2023... oh and change the combination on my luggage! :)

[@appeltaartnl]

This video felt just like when I was a kid and all my favorite cartoons had a crossover episode! Awesome!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Love it 😂

[@Chipchap-xu6pk]

That was a treat, Happy Christmas to you and all the KZbinrs that joined in! Just one thing; 12 contributors, three Brits and the only three that involve sexy times are the Brits. You've confirmed to the world that we're a bunch of pervs.

[@Nur__]

how do you watch something with that window open seriously?! 17:10

[@jasper265]

What are you using as a bed sensor? I've been thinking about what I could use in that role, but couldn't really think of anything.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Made a couple videos about it in the past 😅

[@jasper265]

@@EverythingSmartHome any hints on what video to look for? I scrolled through all your videos before asking, but couldn't tell which one to watch from scanning the titles and thumbnails

[@RossReedstrom]

@@jasper265 had to dig back aways kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHSomJh6g5WFgtk it's a weight based sensor

[@jasper265]

@@RossReedstrom Thank you very much!

[@emmgeevideo]

Really clever idea! Thanks for showcasing the other talented home automation KZbinrs. Now if we could just get Shane to lose the hat. Shane, you're not a teenager anymore...

[@mileslocman]

Loved this so much great video and amazing concepts keep up the great work guys

[@EverythingSmartHome]

🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@pageb018]

Louis, can you post the code/template to get your google nest to delver the weather and news and such. Having trouble with that one. Great video, happy holidays and here's to a great 2023.

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Have covered it in a previous video and article on the website 😅

[@ChunkySteveo]

So many smart home hosts! Amazed how many I know and subscribe to!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Haha they are very talented people!

[@dog_ds]

Nice sweater 🙂 I used a sonoff button and integrated it to Zigbee2MQTT and used WiFi plug and LEDs to automate click to switch LEDs And double for Christmas tree

[@kimheymans6662]

Nice one man! Maybe a blooper video of what went wrong filming the last year as the next one? Merry Xmas and a happy 2023!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I have so many bloopers 😂 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@kimheymans6662]

@@EverythingSmartHome please… do… share!!!!

[@victorbw]

Maybe ive missed it, but it would be nice if these creators/malers also could focus a bit more on on-prem solutions instead of the perma-online-stuff like google :)

[@EverythingSmartHome]

I think the majority of people use Home Assistant in this video if I am not mistaken, with the second most popular being Homekit which is also local

[@victorbw]

@@EverythingSmartHome thank you for clarifying it. Keep up the excellent work mate!

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Thanks!

[@topgundk]

Brilliant idea for a video. Really inspiring and have right away added Battery monitoring to my setup :)

[@dj-duvalflboy1549]

My eight-year-old just showed me how to make an automation for my IPhone for when I plug it in and unplug it; so that it says funny saying in the process. 📱🔌 Everything I just saw this video is way advanced and over my head. But eventually, I’ll get there by watching all these channels. 😂 Good collaboration video. I now have to go back and watch the ones from all the other years too.😊

[@rrr92462]

Door close automation gets my vote. Didn't even know there was such a gizmo!

[@Kurzei]

Didn't expect this to be one of the funniest videos I've seen in a while.

[@vicb2389]

This was good. I was going to skip the Apple people but their ideas work without that stuff. Outtakes were good too.

[@christianbottger493]

Got my EP1 today, just right before xmas :-) What's next? An ESPhome based smart speaker? Or an ESPhome based Video doorbell with 2 way audio?

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Awesome! 🥳

[@nstg8]

My favorite home automation is this: I eat dinner (and sometimes lunch) in the family room and that almost always includes watching tv. The automation is as follows: when you turn off the tv (logitech harmony) it turns on the moen smart faucet in the kitchen to the hottest setting so that by the time I get to the sink I can rinse off my dishes to put them in the dishwasher. It then will turn off the lights in the family room (if they were on which is conditional from a light sensor) 5 minutes later.

[@SMLP]

Great video… enjoyed that and found a few creator I wasn’t already following 👍🏻

[@EverythingSmartHome]

That's what it's all about! 🙌🏻

[@anonymousgirl5150]

I have a question, once you told me that for security/privacy I may create a vlan or use my smart home as local network, which I get it, but what I really want to knowz, if there is a way to use "Alexa" or building a voice helper similar to Alexa, that won't spy on my lifestyle or network or whatever 😂❤ thanks

[@jayachandranp246]

I got ep1 today , thanks 🙏 playing it with now it’s fantastic 🎉

[@EverythingSmartHome]

Really glad to hear you like it, enjoy! 🥳