I Setup a Smart Home for my Parents!

Join me as I set up a brand new smart home for my parents!
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[@myHomeKithome]

Oh man what an opportunity! My mom went all-in on Amazon garbage knowing full well how amazing Apple Home is. I'm slowly bringing her over. Great video!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Dustin!!

[@ian.ketterer]

That's soooooo cool to have your parents on board!

[@donpowers6033]

Cool! Wish my mom was still alive so I could do this for her!! My sister visited a week ago and got the bug when I programmed an Aqara switch to turn her bedroom lights on and off with options for 100% and 30%. Suspect she will be calling for me to make this possible at her house!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching Don! I think my parents have the bug... it's pretty obvious with my Dad. And my mother has already called asking to help make something else in her home smart, so I guess she has it now too!

[@jhardy0786]

Shane now in phase two you have to give your dad a whole house water shutoff if the water sensor goes off and my dad was a tech geek in his day I wish he was still here to see all the things you can do now with your smart home. Remember everyone enjoy these opportunities with your parents because one day hopefully a long time from now the opportunity will no longer be there. You’re a good man Shane, taking care of your parents and your grandparents. Enjoy doing it together God bless you.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks so much for the kind words and friendly reminder! I agree with you. Took me a while to grow up and realize this, but glad I did eventually 😃. The water shut off valve is a great idea! That just might have to make it to 2.0!

[@BreakTime10101]

@@ShaneCreates do you have a water shut off valve recommendation?

[@morells09]

And god bless America!

[@BreakTime10101]

I love your videos. Setting up this type of stuff gets me excited, I love the Apple ecosystem. 😊 Just curious, why didn’t you hard wire the doorbell on the garage, I would think that would save them from having to worry about recharging the battery? What happened to your arm? I hope you recover quickly. EDIT: I saw your reply below.

[@Dr_Cole]

Damn! Now I’m feeling compelled to hook my mom up. Living 2 hours away, I just know things will go amuck. Why? Why, Shane!? Great idea, as always.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching! Yea, that's what it's like for my grandfather... he's about 2 hours away also. That's why setting things up that you can troubleshoot and adjust remotely, as much as possible, is very important.

[@randygreen007]

How cool that today I was checking out the Switchbot BF sales and low and behold yours truly Mr. Whatley is their expert poster child! Congrats and use tiger balm patches on the sore joints. ❤️💪🏼😎👍🏼❤️

[@technojerry]

Looks like you owe the wife dinner. 😂 She looked a little impatient in the background of one of the part of the video. My wife rolls, her eyes a lot of times when it comes to my upgrading the house. She considers our home to be “booby trapped”.

[@morells09]

Saaaaaammmmmmeeeeeee

[@williammartinez8381]

Shane , great video. It really gave me a lot of inspiration on a project that I’m actually working on.

[@ShaneCreates]

That's great, I'm glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@Micko.1]

Nice! Will do to my parents.

[@dlorbieski]

Great video...hope you and entire family have a safe and restful Thanksgiving holiday👍

[@ShaneCreates]

Thank you! You too!

[@tombe1412]

Great video, Shane. It’s always good to go back to bady 👍🏽

[@Joel67597]

I watch all to time… good stuff. I have a question about the T2. I mounted it in the garage the operate both my garage doors. I used a 12v transformer to power it. Isn’t the T2 suppose to be a Zibee repeater? The zibee signal on the Aqara contact door sensor I put on the door is very weak.

[@eric13music]

Awesome video Shane! I predict this becomes one of your most popular. What a great way to share Smart Home tech. My water sensors have proven invaluable! In fact, I’m now inspired to add more to my home. And you may have sold me on the Aqara hub…⚡️

[@ShaneCreates]

Haha thanks for watching Eric! I agree, those water sensors are indeed invaluable. They have definitely notified me of leaks before they became a big problem. I think I buy more and more every Prime Day or Black Friday. I have them everywhere! 😆

[@Polkster13]

Your Dad looks like he is chillin' in that chair. I think he is going to use that Aqara smart button a lot from that chair. Oh, and since this is a "Members Only" video, I think we have all already subscribed. Unless you are planning on releasing this to the General Public.

[@ShaneCreates]

Haha yes he’s gotten a little more “laid back” since retirement 😂 And yes, I released this video early to members. It will go public to everyone soon. Trying something new by giving members early access to new videos.

[@Polkster13]

@@ShaneCreates Oh, okay, gotcha. Glad to see your folks getting onto the smart home band wagon.

[@wbm1077]

Great job Shane! Can you share how you programed the Aqara button (mini switch) to work? I have two buttons (one as the “on” and the other the “off”) but would rather have it run that if statement that it appears you have.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching! If you are controlling other Aqara products, like the lightstrip as I have in this video, it's super easy in the Aqara app. You can make the button "toggle" another Aqara device on a single press. It's not as easy if automating other HomeKit devices in the Apple Home app. When setting up your button automation, you have to "convert to shortcut" and then use an IF ACTION: IF the light is on, turn it off. OTHERWISE, turn it on.

[@Big_E1967]

“Spread the Smart”

[@dontech4851]

Thank you I ordered all kinds of stuff with the great sale !! On a sad note Now I have to work OT to pay for it Oh well

[@pfjdbdkcjdqa]

Bonjour et merci pour ta chaîne KZbin que je regarde avec beaucoup d’intérêt. Une question concernant la sonnette: Est ce qu’on peut également utiliser la caméra vidéo comme une caméra de surveillance classique? Ou est ce que la vidéo n’est visible que lorsque que quelqu’un sonne? En résumé, peut on surveiller devant chez soit à n’importe quel moment et lier des automatisations de détection de mouvement à cet accessoire? Merci beaucoup

[@RedicL]

What homekit lights are on the tree? Great video!!

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks! They are just the dumb lights that she was already using, plugged into an Aqara smart plug.

[@JCinMA257]

EDIT - Saw you answered below already. Thanks and great video! ----- I use the Aqura mini switches throughout my house. How do you program a single press to both turn on and turn off? Does this need to be done in the Aqara app rather than the home app?

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching!

[@DGYtown]

Surprised Aqara didn’t send you the smart lock. I feel that’s next. Great video

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching! I discussed installing one of those for them also, but ultimately decided to hold off. You're right, that might be a future installation. I decided to take it slow as not to overwhelm them with too much new tech.

[@faengelm]

I'm interested in which smart bulbs you used or would recommend for remote management in a parent's home.

[@ShaneCreates]

I actually don't use many smart bulbs personally. I wouldn't want to use them in a parent's house either unless it was for a lamp/figure and there is no wall switch (otherwise they would flip the switch and kill the smart bulb connection). If I did use them I would probably go with Nanoleaf Essentials (affordable, connects via Thread, no additional hub) or Philips Hue (but only if there are a lot of bulbs since it requires an additional hub).

[@faengelm]

@@ShaneCreates Thanks

[@garanceadrosehn9691]

Nice job.

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Garance!

[@nickpanzeca7640]

Hi Shane great video. In your parents and grandpas house did you use smart bulbs or smart plugs with regular bulbs? Thanks for your videos

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks Nick! At my grandpa’s house I just used smart plugs on his lamps and then automated them with Aqara buttons. He uses lamps mostly. I didn’t do any lighting (other than the Christmas tree and lightstrip) at my parents’ house. Not yet. That will likely be part of “phase 2.” I will probably go with smart switches so they can still use the wall switches.

[@nickpanzeca7640]

@@ShaneCreates thank you for the response. I was curious because I know you don’t use alot of smart bulbs! Already bought some Black Friday Aqara stuff. Have a great Thanksgiving

[@cliquemediaproductions]

Hey Shane, great video. I'd like to know more about the Aqara Doorbell cam. I have a Ring doorbell cam on the house when I bought it, but I hate it. I'd like to know about how to use it wired, etc. Also, I have an M1S hub; would it make sense to add the M2?

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching. Here a link to my Aqara Video Doorbell video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHWphal3erWFg9U I don't see a need to add an M2 hub if you are happy with your M1S hub. I'm using the M1S hub as my primary Aqara hub. It's also what I'm using at my grandfather's house.

[@cliquemediaproductions]

@@ShaneCreates Cool, thanks!

[@titopr64]

Like, always excellent video. I ask you previously, but never received an answer, how do you get those fan icons with moving blades?

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching! Sorry if I missed your previous comment. In the home app, you can change the device type and icon for certain device types. For example a smart plug, as in this example, you can to "display as" a fan, plug, or switch. It's an option in the smart plug device settings.

[@titopr64]

I tried many ways w/o being able to find it. My previous comment was on a video where you install a ceiling fan which also has moving blades.

[@ShaneCreates]

You can change the “display as” setting for plug and switch device types.

[@JockeyCZE]

Hi Shane. How did you setup 2 functions (on/off) for one click on the Aqara button ?

[@ShaneCreates]

Well if you are controlling other Aqara products, like the lightstrip, it's super easy in the Aqara app. You can make the button "toggle" another Aqara device. It's not as easy if doing it in the Apple Home app. When setting up your button automation, you have to "convert to shortcut" and then use an IF ACTION: IF the light is on, turn it off. OTHERWISE, turn it on.

[@DanZimmerli]

My parents want security cameras but on a budget so I’m thinking of helping them get started with HomeKit cameras and an AppleTV so they can see them since they don’t use smart phones and then I can help them remotely like you do for your grandpa

[@ShaneCreates]

That's very nice of you! Could maybe even get them a cheap iPad or something to control the home or access the cameras that way. I've enjoyed helping out my parents with this. I updated their wifi network when I visited on Thanksgiving (much better speeds now). Next visit will probably include smart light switches.

[@msbanda2123]

Nice video

[@ShaneCreates]

Thanks for watching

[@SynisterBlak]

Will the homey pro work for an aquara hub for the leak detectors

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes I have paired Aqara water sensors directly to my Homey Pro hub.

[@SynisterBlak]

Awesome I saw the video on the homey pro so I purchased that along with aqara leak detectors and the bulldog water shut off and the eve water detectors as well

[@littleluce]

Do you have a list of Black Friday deals coming soon?

[@ShaneCreates]

Yes, it's coming very soon! Stay tuned! There will be a lot of good deals on Apple Home products.

[@noggodtv]

Get them a Home Key lock. I bet they will love it

[@ShaneCreates]

Yea that's a good suggestion. My mom uses an Apple Watch every day. I want to install the Aqara U100 lock for them. That might be next.

[@wdillard01]

I really want to be in the Apple ecosystem but I have all brand new Samsung kitchen appliances and blink cameras..any advice?

[@ShaneCreates]

Apple Home currently doesn't support kitchen appliances like Samsung yet. Hopefully with the Matter standard, that will change in the near future. Most people who want to integrate products (that don't natively support HomeKit) into Apple Home will use HomeBridge. It's a little more advanced than your "out-of-the-box" solutions but it's not too hard and is probably the best way to accomplish something like this.

[@wdillard01]

@@ShaneCreates thanks!!! Do you have a video for homebridge? I’m stuck at adding the actual accessories. I signed in to my smart things app via homebridge but nothing shows up.

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

What’d you do to your hand/wrist?

[@ShaneCreates]

I was in a car accident recently that left me with a broken wrist, fractured hand, and a possible torn shoulder.

[@BreakTime10101]

@@ShaneCreatesDang Shane! I hope you will recover quickly. Hope everyone is ok.

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

@@ShaneCreates oh wow, hope you heal quickly and that anyone else involved is okay!

[@utubevdeo09]

Was it expensive?

[@ShaneCreates]

Aqara products are some of the most affordable smart home products you can find, especially products that support Apple Home.

[@Mediiiicc]

The water sensors are inexpensive enough that I use two in the same spot as an extra failsafe.

[@ShaneCreates]

And did you know that you can even attach wires to the terminals on the bottom to extend the range?

[@jhardy0786]

Go Gamecocks Mr.Whatley

[@ShaneCreates]

🤘🤘Yes sir! Love it. That's probably my fault... lol. He's a Bulldog fan deep down (and still is), but I forced him into becoming a Gamecock fan over the years as well.

[@faengelm]

Interestingly, you set this up differently from your grandpa's house. If your parent's house is on your Apple Homekit account, how does your parent's Siri get to control things?

[@ShaneCreates]

I set up a separate home for my parent's house also. I just created it on my phone and then shared access to them. Once you "invite" someone else to have access to the home, they can control everything just the same.

[@faengelm]

@@ShaneCreates Thanks

[@faengelm]

@@ShaneCreates How did you restrict their access to just the "second home" in your account?

[@ShaneCreates]

@@faengelm They don't have access to my primary HomeKit home because I never "invited" them to that one. I only sent them an invite to the home I created for them.

[@faengelm]

@@ShaneCreates Thanks