Everything my Smart Home Can Do in 2021

[@TechWithBrett]

What else would you like to see added to my smart home this year? What will you be adding to yours?

[@OurAppleHome]

Frankly, we are obsessed with Nanoleaf Essentials thread stuff with the HomePod mini in our house. So fast to respond! We will likely be adding more of those in the smart house this year (and a vid coming soon)

[@smarthometechnologee]

Is there any way I can contact you. please advise.

[@GrandmaHatesTech]

@@smarthometechnologee How about a 200 pound dog to guard your house?

[@itsdamiks]

I would love to see more smart lights GU10

[@TechWithBrett]

Socials DMs should work.

[@Mzaleli16]

Finally a youtuber that cares about their viewers smart device . Thank you for muting the magic word that will trigger our device (:

[@RobertSanz1]

I wasnt sure why he muted but now I know.. thanks

[@skampp]

I kept looking for the Google Home Lip Reader

[@Hooman88634]

ohhh, thats why, hahaha

[@mlfitness67]

Shazam!

[@KingfinnGTA]

Ho is watching in 2009

[@Teriteri22]

I imagine watching this again in another 20 years feeling “ omg that’s old!”

[@GodsChild145]

Most people will look back at it saying wtf did I do that for!!! I have completely given all my privacy away to government and hackers!

[@Kimhjortsbjerg]

Fortunately we can always call it retro and say that it is driven manually !

[@OHCAM5]

@@GodsChild145 you can do all that offline you know. You have already given your privacy away to government and hackers by simply having a phone.

[@diegogervasoni3432]

@@OHCAM5 yeah lol, the only thing that can happen is a blackout... then we're fucked

[@OHCAM5]

@@diegogervasoni3432 most of these things can be operated manually if needed so not really

[@Polkster13]

For dark bathrooms and dark hallways, we have installed electrical plug covers that have a small LED strip in the bottom of the cover. It has clips on the cover that touch the sides of the electrical plug when you put the cover on. It also have a light sensor built in and it only comes on when it is dark. It provides plenty of light to see where you are stepping when walking around at night or going to the restroom and uses just a small amount of electricity at night. No automations and it is always on and available for use when it is dark. We also installed some underbid LED light strips that have a motion sensor that comes on when you get out of bed. You can control the time they stay on, the intensity, and the colors of the light strip. It even has a remote to go along with it. It comes with two devices so you can put a light strip on both sides of the bed when two different motion detectors, so whoever gets up, the other side doesn't come on too unless they get up as well. 2 Pack - SnapPower GuideLight 2 for Outlets [New Version - LED Light Bar] - Night Light - Electrical Outlet Wall Plate with LED Night Lights - Automatic On/Off Sensor - (Duplex, White) Under Bed Lights, LEHOU 6.56ftx2 Motion Activated Illuminated RGB Include Warm Color LED Strip Light Kit Motion Sensor Night Light with Automatic Shut Off Timer for Bed, Cabinet, Stair, Toilet (Double) I tried to post links to the Amazon page for each but it wouldn't post. So I just posted the title of the product instead.

[@jupamoers]

I use my Alexa for a lot of different tasks^^ When I say "it's warm", she activates the cooling fan; when I say "it's cold", she activates the heating fan; when I do my laundry, I use Drop In to hear the machine's beeping notification, when it's done; Good morning reads the news and turns on LED strips; Good night turns the LED strips on 1% red

[@darinsmith9468]

A less expensive option for a closet or bathroom where you want the lights to turn off when vacant, but doesn't really warrant a full smart switch is to get a motion-sensor switch. Lutron makes a nice one. It will turn on when you enter the room and has a configurable time to turn off after no motion is seen. I put one in our laundry room since my wife often forgot to turn off the light. It works great. Now adding them to closets, pantry, and back hallway. Saves money over a smart switch or smart switch + motion sensor for those areas that don't really need any additional automation.

[@thomassimneej7921]

Automation is amazing. The only reservation I have is the reliability and durability of the system, as well as the maintenance cost when required.

[@jeffpvictoria]

Well Done Brett! One video you may consider is to include your wife and children and how they find the smart home integration. I have a much smaller integration and my wife at first complains about how the system works, but then seems to adopt the new technology, and would now complain when it’s taken away. Thanks for your helpful videos and your calm cool style to share your knowledge of smart technology, keep up the great work!

[@sleepyvampireboy]

Omg this looks so nice! I usually stay away from smart home stuff but I think now I’m gonna start setting things up. It all looks so nice together and is really clever how some of them work together like that.

[@MarkPlante]

Amazon now sells LED Garage lights that work very well to brighten your garage. My wife is a teacher who is currently using our bedroom as her virtual classroom. The lighting in the room is horrible for the video classrooms that she does. As a quick, cheap solution, I bought her one of these lights to use in the bedroom while she is teaching and it has worked great. I made a quick video of me installing it and the difference it made. I won't spam the link here, but let me know if you'd like to view. Love your videos, just starting to build a smart home with Alexa and some Wiz bulbs and also using a couple of Wyze Cameras for security. Great info on this channel that I will use when my wife lets me spend some more... : )

[@TechWithBrett]

Great idea and it's always good to be prepared with new ones!

[@berylwhite2983]

Congratulations on getting fiber optic I got mine in March last year except for 3 days when someone cut the main wires coming into town it has worked perfect. Your smart home looks wonderful! I hope you enjoy it every day. And one last big congratulations congratulations on your next child. Take care and thank you for the home tour

[@MrAjw312]

Thank you for muting the "Hey Google" parts!

[@DarioKham]

@ brett..muting it....is that for security reasons or video editing reasons?

[@TechWithBrett]

The reason is that if you are watching the video next to a Google speaker or have Google Assistant on your phone, my voice will still active your device and make them to start going crazy. So it makes the viewing experience much better.

[@SuCoGoddess]

Lol. He mutes it because, if not, your phone and other smart devices (if you have Android, will be going off each time he says it - unless you're watching with headphones.

[@mikkelc1075]

@@SuCoGoddess bruh, he literally said that 4 days ago

[@northwiebesick7136]

@@TechWithBrett actually, idk about you, but I recommend having google learn your voice so it's harder for others to activate your smart devices accidentally (or otherwise)... I'm not sure how that works for the google home devices though

[@davidsterling1363]

I love all things smart tech. There is a cost though and I would like to know how much energy your house uses with all items off. Meaning the parasitic energy loss from having all these devices on standby waiting for commands.

[@Drippy_Blerd]

I wouldn't imagine its too much. My smart bulbs use about $1.08 per year according to Sengled.

[@hometechUK]

Nice smart home & reviews. Lets hope FINALLY this year google adds a zigbee hub to there 2021 home hub refresh (fca says yes)& FINALLY let's 3rd party access to routines like amazon does. Need a smartthings sensor to trigger home automation within google home. Please.

[@angelvalenius286]

Don’t know if this help you but our ceiling fan had a “dim” light too and after a few weeks we realize that you hold the remote light button to adjust intensity. It might be make it a little more practical.

[@andi]

The tip with having smart light switches is so useful! I always end up having hue lights offline that I then can't control via my echo or phone because the switch is turned off. Really enjoyed watching the tour! :D

[@1990ALECRAM]

Smart light switches are the best. But I have the Smart bulbs so I ended up buying switch covers so people don't turn them off.

[@harevalkyrie5373]

There is one thing I found absolutely essential to do with automation. Scheduled amd/or remote window ac power sockets. I drive all week, come home with a cool home without any input of my own or wasting power

[@DougForce]

I was wondering how you used ‘Turn on the lights’ in each room and then you explained how it was room specific. Thanks!

[@matthallett4126]

Where is the time marker for that?

[@TechWithBrett]

I talk about it in the bedroom section.

[@nevillelongbottom1628]

About 14:10 ish

[@jchsmartsecurity4345]

This video made us feel that everyone can freely combine to achieve smart home automation.

[@danielbelokon]

Very cool, can see a lot of this being very convenient (especially the shades) - though some of the lights are a bit overkill imo, and I think using a single assistant for everything is more ideal

[@Pandroo018]

Yeah lol some are a bit trivial. It’s cool to see the commitment to making it as smart as possible. I Would rather make my entire home smart then do half smart and have basic

[@dalsgaard12]

I don't have a smart washing machine, but I do have a cheap zigbee accelerometer. When that detects motion for 1 minute, Home Assistant sets a timer for an hour, and then wait until the accelerometer hasn't detected motion for 10 minutes. By then the laundry is done, and I send a notification to phones, and make a speaker announcement if someone is home. :)

[@emmgeevideo]

I decided to watch to get some ideas of what’s possible. I have to say, many of these use cases are advanced ways to flip a light switch. I think home automation is still a solution waiting to find a problem in many cases. I cringe at the thought of all those controllers laying around the house, waiting to be lost and/or run out of battery power.

[@od2437]

I also set up routines to create different light conditions. I have 13 lights in my living room so I created a couple different routines, I call them dark, bright, etc, and you just say hey google then the routine name, google will only turn on certain lights defined in that routine (and turn off the ones you don't want), saying 'hey google, turn on light' will always turn on all lights in a room and that can be too bright sometimes. I also set up a routine called Two, which is used when I'm done with the living room and plan to go up stairs, it will turn off most lights on the first floor and leave just 1 or 2 small lights, and turn on my second floor lights.

[@phil32757]

All this computational power so that I won’t have to look anymore at when the bottle is full and turn off the faucet. What a time to be alive.

[@salkin43]

Ridiculous.

[@tmsala59]

Beautiful And Outstanding Home! You've Done Well With All The Cool Toys! Stay Safe All Of You! Thanks Brett For Everything! God Speed To You And Your Family! 🙏💖💕

[@leogodreau9505]

I always think that I should be close to having everything I need but then I watch one of your videos and I get into the "I want that" mode. We have a couple of Ikea smart blinds that work well but I need some Switchbot smart curtains. Maybe more motion activated automations. Thanks Brett!

[@TechWithBrett]

Sorry not sorry... lol. I really think there is a ton more I can do with some of the motion automations.

[@leogodreau9505]

@@TechWithBrett I set one up in my furnace room with Smartthings and it's not great and it's probably because of all the electrical interference and distance from a WIFI point. Need to work on it to get it right

[@MontegoBayTechTalk]

Smart curtains?! *Gone to Google*

[@JoeyRoqs]

Great tour! It’s interesting how there are so many devices I’ve never even heard of! That sink is crazy!

[@TechWithBrett]

And there are more new products everyday. I will never be able to collect them all.

[@daltonridgeway]

Thank you for not saying "Hey Google" I can't tell you how many people other than me have turned off something in my house 🤦

[@MontegoBayTechTalk]

That is hilarious. An episode of Big Bang Theory where they turned off somebody's lights in Thailand or somewhere from the apartment in Cali lol.

[@divineoracle4809]

I absolutely love your videos. I've been growing my smarthome for the last year, but there is only so much you can do in an apartment 😭 When we get a house next year, I will enjoy having a nest thermostat, a ring doorbell, a Google hub, and some smart blinds. You just showed me a lot of things that I didn't know existed!

[@arliesam217]

All the best to you and your wife and have a blessed weekend

[@spaciouscube1094]

I didnt know it was roo. Spacific. I've always said turn on kitchen lights or what ever to make sure it knows which lights I want on

[@abstyle001]

Beautiful smart home, and congratulations on your new baby.

[@SCTR7]

Nice home Brett. Thanks for the tour of your very smart home. 👍

[@hunniemaxandtheirhumantoo3351]

samsung are phasing out their hardware line of smart home devices to mostly concentrate on software, in the UK it is is almost impossible to find smartthings hub or the switches

[@TristynRusselo]

TP-link kasa will soon be releasing hardware. Almost identical to what samsung used to sell.

[@Tagnz]

Samsung is making home items like Samsung branded dishwashers, ovens, fridges and even laundry machines to come with hub integration

[@OurAppleHome]

I’m loving all the automations, what a great video! I’ve been debating on smart blinds, but the automatic closing was amazing, might have to go to Ikea and pick some up for a future video we do.

[@TechWithBrett]

I still need to test their or but it really is so nice to have them open and close all on their own.

[@KitKatsTube]

Where did you purchase your blinds from? Also what brand are they? Both living room and kitchen. I especially like the blinds in the kitchen

[@chostazy]

@@KitKatsTube i was looking for a while as well. There is no reliable brand (at least I wasn't able to find) . Only MySmartBlind by Tilt looks like having something acceptable, but 150$ per window. Brett, what are you using?

[@chostazy]

Just found that Brett did a video about it, so he uses MySmartBlind with Solar panel, so be ready to spend 200$ per window. Unfortunately there is nothing else available at the market..

[@SPLENDORISTA]

Ikea?? I haven't seen many options there???

[@TenshiR]

Congrats on the new addition to the family!

[@wimschoenmakers5463]

You need a Athom Homey controller and connect that to your Google Hubs. Then you can use devices running on Z-wave, WiFi, Zigbee, 868 MHz, 433 MHz, bleutooth and Infrared. All in one controller.

[@WenloGames]

Thought the same. He could replace like all the other "brains" with one homey

[@colepascua]

I love how it switches from "I am a child of God" in the bathroom to "You keep me safe, I'll keep you wild" in the bedroom lol

[@Shadow__X]

And the kids room has a "my gospel standards" poster

[@Shadow__X]

Well it's framed but still kinda a poster

[@kxp1996]

@@Shadow__X I thought the same thing. However, the two are not mutually exclusive. You can achieve both things in a healthy relationship. Seems like they got balance in their lif and tech in their home. Loved watching the video (pardon our fun at your expense)

[@Shadow__X]

@@kxp1996 is this spam or did you just not get the point of my comments?

[@jamesmisaak]

I don’t think you get children without getting a little wild.

[@khari96]

Instead of having the bathroom light on a timer to cut off you can add a door sensor and program it to cut the lights off when the door is open and turn on when the door is closed. This and maybe motion to cut it on when you just want to look in the mirror or something with the door open

[@RohanShahm]

Not many folks close the bathroom door fully. I tried to implement this automation and it was never used as bathroom gets colder than bedroom with doors closed

[@tommyboydiy1484]

Love the setup. You should try the Bond hub bridge for your fans. I use it for both my ceiling fans on two different floors and it runs both by voice or with your phone app.

[@TechWithBrett]

I just need more IR fans. Glad to hear it is working well!

[@jeffreymayes907]

@@TechWithBrett Why? You already have Lutron for at least one fan, and some of the shades, why add yet another device controller? You already have too many as is.

[@ethanchow9170]

14:30 that’s actually smart I remember I used to live in an apt where the smoke detector in the kitchen was expired by who knows how much and it went off randomly if you breathed on it. They should let you use the motion after the smoke detector is expired though. Or replace the actual sensor yourself

[@deepelto5275]

Can you make a full list of all the smart home products u have

[@adityarajarora]

Check his amazon link in description he is having full list on Amazon

[@TechWithBrett]

I finally made one for you! techwithbrett.com/my-smart-home-tour-2021/

[@LA-db9xj]

Great video! I've been building our smart home over the last two plus years. We have a number of devices now. Smart displays, thermostats, lights, cameras, lock and a monster home-theater. I love what I'm able to do with technology. My wife uses SOME things, but tends to not use others at all. Which leads me to this conclusion. IMO, I think that the more people there are in the home. The less that everyone in the home will fully adapt to using it. Although in my mind I'm trying to makes things better for both of us. It really ends up being only me that uses all of it. So the trick is to not end up with overkill.

[@MontegoBayTechTalk]

Me and my husband are both tech nerds so I actually told him I want a smart darn near AI house and he got on KZbin and led me here. I'm in love. Next thing i need is automation on lawn sprinkler system and to see if they came up with anything smart for pool areas.

[@LA-db9xj]

@@MontegoBayTechTalk Maybe that's the difference. My wife is tech savvy(when she wants to be), but not a tech nerd.

[@kckepu]

I love your Latter-day Saints stuff around the house, especially your quote on the bathroom mirror.

[@nance2719]

I just wanna say thanks for dimming the volume when you said ‘hey google’ those ads always set mine off 😂

[@toxzic_3604]

I am first and I know that tech with brett is amazing all 344k subs deserved

[@ryanh1544]

Awesome tour... Never even considered the faucet, I'm gonna have to add that and the blinds to my plan. Something I'd add for the laundry room, en suite toilet and walk in closet lighting is a non-smart lutron motion sensor light switch... That way if you're walking in or out with an armful of laundry you're not fumbling for switches and it'll turn itself off when you leave.

[@RedditStoryNights]

Hey Brett, how do you use multiple Google hubs/home minis in multiple rooms which are nearby. Mine triggers in one room if I ask another hub from another room.

[@AmwayJVPerez]

On your store link, I don't see the 2 types of blinds that you show in the video. Please share. Thanks.

[@1dering11]

this is what people in the 80's used to dream about

[@MarkPPG]

For you ceiling fans, you should look at the Bond controller. Works great for fans (and blinds) that use RF remotes

[@TechWithBrett]

Great recommendation! I actually have one setup at my parents and they have 5 ceiling fans that controls and was super simple to setup. The main issue with my home is I have 3 fans fans that don't have IR remotes so I need to come up with other options.

[@MarkPPG]

@@TechWithBrett Home Depot sells an RF receiver/sender that you can add to an older fan. Might work for those fans.

[@ericreed2864]

@@TechWithBrett Try the Fan/Light control from Inovelli. I have 7 fans in my house that I converted and it works with SmartThings. I have it tied in to Google Home and my ceiling fan/lights now work with voice or the wall switch.

[@TechWithBrett]

@@ericreed2864 Did you wire a separate fan wire? That is the main issue with all my fans is that I don't have the extra wire available and will need to re-wire.

[@ericreed2864]

@@TechWithBrett No, that's the beauty of the Inovelli switch, you just need three wires, a hot , a neutral and a ground. The new switch essentially becomes an RF remote, there is a receiver that is placed in the fan canopy that changes the fan speed high/med/low/off and functions as a dimmer for the light. It looks like a standard Decora style switch with a button for the light and the fan. If you look for it on Amazon, you can read my full review. They're a bit pricey at $70 each, but I've converted all 7 of my old ceiling fans in my house and they work great. They are Z-Wave devices and integrate with SmartThings and other hubs. Inovelli has other Z-Wave switches, I'm going to replace my Wemo wall switches with their other products as they integrate right into SmartThings. I already have a couple of the Inovelli 3-way switches, next I'm going to get a couple of their dimmers.

[@matadaniel6520]

Love your smart home tour Brett thanks for sharing! & love your time stamp in your video. So need a home like yourself awesome 👍Congratulations to your beautiful family with the pending arrival 👶

[@montazmeahii6029]

I don't have Google products but I appreciate you muting yourself when you trigger your assistant. That's very considerate of you.

[@HellSpawnRulerOfHell]

Using Home Assistant can connect all the smart devices.

[@nicolasraby2967]

I think he's going to have to use home assistant soon because apparently smart things is on its way out !

[@owenvideo1]

Can’t wait to watch the full thing tonight. How do you like the ring? I feel like the ring 3 was a total sham. All sorts of subscriptions needed to get the full value

[@TechWithBrett]

I really liked using the Ring Video Doorbell Pro. Ring can now auto display the video feed on Echo devices and that was my only real compliant when I used it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKuchJWLoc-mf5I

[@designbuild7128]

nice walk through. although, we get to see the bane of smart home functionality. Even Samsung's smart things features like scenes, automations, cloud based triggers, etc can be aggravating at times. It is critical to know the limitations and design factors (local control vs. internet reliance for example) to ensure fallback to primitive usage. otherwise, guests and family will not like; and the DIY'er unless you have years of patience can get tired of chasing issues too :).

[@Fine_i_set_the_handle]

samsungs smart devices suck thats your problem, hubitat solves all those issues, this dudes entire house is a cobbled together mess of random switches assistants and devices thats also why he has so many issues 3 different brands of light switch all in one 3 gang panel what a joke

[@U2haveanicedayty2]

Brett Amazing Video as always, Glad you also mentioned the time because it does take time to get it just the way you want.Much respect for mentioning the names as well.Congrats Deb. 💯👌✌

[@everythingaboutmi3416]

Finally a home tour Thank you Brett👍👍👍

[@sygys]

Check out home assistant it's all in one. What I don't see much is a sensor in the mailbox to give you a notification when you got mail. I have that installed in mine. And it's pretty sweet

[@jerryleong3555]

Finally a new house tour!

[@nathanaeltembi4375]

WHOA!! This guy literally spent $1 million on lights and shades!!!! #goals

[@BeardedTechGuy]

You need at least 3 more smart hub products! :)

[@TechWithBrett]

Don't tempt me, haha!

[@BeardedTechGuy]

@@TechWithBrett You know you wanna! I'm pretty sure you can fit at least two more on that shelf and if you get creative with magnets or hot glue you could easily mount another 3 on your switch 😂

[@marekekes]

Love the subtle cuts when it doesn't respond to 'switch on the lights' or 'close the blinds' 😵‍💫

[@moniquem783]

You have a lovely home. I love that you’ve set up smart devices that make life easier, without going overboard and creating a techy geek house. This is the kind of thing I want to create. I have watched some of your HomeKit videos too and am tempted to go down that path, but might end up with 2 systems. HomeKit for anything with cameras so it’s local, but I might want Alexa for switches etc as they are cheaper, but also in Australia we don’t have as many smart products available so having 2 platforms will give me more options. I already have a firestick so Alexa makes more sense than Google.

[@TheAdatal]

Amazing!! Greetings from Peru!!

[@mirandab0807]

This is so nice. I imagine if I had the monwy, this is the first thing I'd do with it lol. I'm having a house built now and have dreamed of having a house like this. Hopefully I'll be able to add things in as I'm able to.

[@melissamartinez7877]

Another Great video, thank you for sharing Brett.

[@supernova8962]

I use the flic in my car when I arrive home...i just hit the button to turn on light and my work station

[@Rann1986]

Well done! Now you need someone to decorate your house.

[@TechWithBrett]

Don't tell that to my wife...

[@brooke5126]

I think the house is beautifully decorated

[@bobbaurhyte8281]

Someday, pls review smart ovens. Hate our Kitchenaid dumb oven that shuts off after pre-heating if you are not there to insert food and press start.

[@bzipoli]

dude, CONGRALUTATIONS!

[@ManDom878]

Nice Jesus drawing! He's my friend too. Thanks for the tour. Definitely helps with my transition to a smart home

[@dannywinget]

Good stuff!

[@TechWithBrett]

Hey man! I have a long way to go to catch up to your epic smart home.

[@visitapopkaourworld9727]

I love the tour and use of technology! Also, the wall art in the master bedroom Loll'll - Classic!!!!

[@juoig7799]

12:20 Imagine if the kids find out how to use all these smart things and start messing with them.

[@KirkandRA]

Fun Hack To turn all light on with Google assistant say "Lumos" Turn them off say "nox" It's a Harry Potter thing that Warner Brothers and Google came up with 👍 Oh if you say it to Google home it only turns them on/off in that room you're in 😁

[@TampaTec]

Great job 👍

[@Momo_monikki]

What is the best way to utilize your wifi when building a smart home. Should you have a router or mesh connected to your Wi-Fi?

[@akioaslan]

Wow this is actually the future, today.

[@realtyrocks1969]

I have a set of automatic keys for my vehicle. I set them on the counter and tell it to stay. When I get up in the morning they are automatically in the same exact spot I left them. It's crazy.

[@ecard0]

How many time are you saying « SMART » 😂 Nice video !

[@TechWithBrett]

Hopefully I said it more than saying Shmart.

[@ecard0]

Have you ever thought about using something like HomeAssistant to move everything in one system?

[@TechWithBrett]

@@ecard0 I have heard good things about it. I might try it out one of these days.

[@jarremesadieu8836]

Awesome. Working towards my smart home this year. Started with a TP link switch that you have.

[@LightsOut21]

I think it’s funny how all these tech reviewers awkwardly stare at their Google or Alexa when they give it a command and wait for it to respond lol overall good video

[@alwyndmello2972]

Brett I need to convert the wife and get her buy-in to change to a smart home. Can you make a a video along these lines (simplify). I learnt a lot from your videos.

[@RohanShahm]

Better to get smart switches over lights since they have wall control. Good to have built in automation; for instance, I have auto light turning on when door is opened for the nursery (at certain hours).

[@winterhawk1987]

Since when has turning on a light switch been such a difficult and strenuous task

[@phil32757]

I know right? And what about filling a bottle of water!

[@Humphrey181]

C’mon. You know you can integrate SmartLife into SmartThings. No need to replace the bathroom lights. Great video. Thanks for the tour.

[@TechWithBrett]

Mine isn't importing. I'll give it another try.

[@Humphrey181]

@@TechWithBrett Not all SL devices will import into ST - the joys of TUYA. I had to create Tap-to-run ON and OFF ‘scenes’ in SL to expose the devices to IFTTT. You’ll need to sync SmartLife with IFTTT and use that to trigger a virtual switch for each light in SmartThings. Painful to set up the first time but work flawlessly once it’s done. They can get out of sync if use both SL and ST to toggle the device, be warned. So switching the virtual switch in ST triggers IFTTT to trigger the on or off ‘scene’ in SL. Convoluted I know. Give it a go before giving up in disgust. Good luck.

[@carterhobson310]

Great Video!

[@John-ww3ji]

Super cool Smarttek with smoothie and smarties. Dazzling on approach and landing.

[@tooyotta]

Im not good at English, however I understand it's amazing.

[@Smilesignature]

Hi Brett! Fantastic that you showed you're home. I love it with all the technology. Hubs Google home Philips hue. But it's different here in Sweden to get what I want. Thanks for the video 📹 👍

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

Wait till the power gose off and back on again lol

[@TechWithBrett]

I can't remember the last time the power did go off, but it will be fun to see what happens.

[@RohanShahm]

And this is why you get Inovelli switches which far outperform anything else on the market.

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

@@RohanShahm whow

[@tommymoree]

For your wireless fan look at Bond. It will control 6 RF/IR devices. It's works with Alexa and Google..

[@abgrosner]

My favorite thing with smart devices is when “ok google “ doesn’t always work

[@a1norarobles]

Right!? Lol

[@abgrosner]

Totally. It irks me because I never know for sure

[@abgrosner]

Also I may talk too fast for it to register so there’s that too 🤷‍♂️

[@robertalfonso9114]

This was a great video. Showed a lot of amazing possibilities. I wanted to ask a few things. The first thing is how you set your lights up to be automated and controlled by a switch? I would appreciate any help you can give me.

[@samhodson4814]

Ooo first!

[@jeffmontero9242]

I am slowly turning my house into a smart home, the home was built in the late 30's (my Grandparents home) the electrical wiring is old I would like to add a smart thermostat the wiring in my house has two wires the smart thermostat has three is their a smart thermostat out their that I can use? I am running into the same problem with smart wall switches do you have any suggestions?

[@SpaceStrike]

Get a smart home electrician consultant

[@TWatcher_]

4:14 Noice

[@harton80]

Hello, you've done a great job! Have you tried Red Series Fan+Light switch (Z-wave) from Inovelli? It's just great to control your light and fan both from 1 switch. And in bonus, you can create shortcuts and much more 😊 It works very well with a bunch of hubs. I think it's juste the best to control any fan with light. Inovelli dimmer/switch are also good with smart bulbs because there is the possibility of deactivating the relay so that there is always electricity which feeds the smart bulb.

[@HarryWexler]

Very cool! A lot of smart plugs. My plan is to start replacing everything with a smart plug with just a smart device. Smart plugs are aweful and don't seem to get any better with time. Maybe back it all up with replacing all to smart outlets

[@807D14M0ND5]

What makes them awful?

[@Shadow__X]

I have only a single smart thing, my ceiling light, and even that it amazing, especially with an echo show 5 in the same room and the remote puck (Ikea system) it's really useful for automation, like waking up to either warm light or really eye cancer causing blue light. I also have some scenes set up, like "Alexa, light to normal" that sets it to daylight white at 100%, saves me a lot of time fiddling with the remote