Nothing EVER Works! - Making a dumb door smart

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Trying to make my old school garage door openers "smart" has left me with a multi-year-long nightmare of different solutions that never all worked properly. Today, we fix it for good with the help of HomeAssistant and Pulseway.
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[@trentthemediocre7596]

The motivation to avoid small inconveniences only to create much larger inconveniences is the story of mankind

[@igordasunddas3377]

That's right, but I hate how companies want to charge absurd amounts of money for basically nothing (or very little), so I can totally understand where Linus' wish to avoid all those companies comes from. I also decided, that if I ever decide to automate stuff at home, I will definitely avoid anything cloud-based. My local server will cut it - I haven't had a single failure longer than an hour (except when I changed hardware) on my local server for about 10 years. Sooo... Screw those buttons etc., which demand internet connection.

[@aarushdhiman2055]

Well said

[@xScottDarkx]

Reminds me of trying to close a door in space engineers for a mod that was no longer supported...Down the rabbit hole!! woooo

[@bartz0rt928]

A decent definition of automation, at least.

[@Cfomodz]

I'm a programmer, and I can verify he is correct.

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

Hearing the struggles of the first few minutes makes me think maybe the 1980s old one button is still best solution.

[@MrJamesJohnsson]

Iron Armenian here on LTTs channel?! :D

[@InsanePorcupine]

Except for it's a security issue like Linus said later in the vid. While effective it allows for someone to break into a car then get your door opener causing you to have to change the frequency or change it altogether.

[@snoopyguy21]

@@InsanePorcupine sounds like an easy fix.

[@RickDupuis]

or talk to someone that can actually help you, not an installer trying to sell you something.

[@jakeeon583]

Eyy iron, big fan 🇦🇲

[@coltonhughes9412]

Can we take a moment to thank them for editing the 'OK Google' so my entire house didn't light up with responses.

[@ssgokuu]

Mine still went off

[@antonygibson_]

@@ssgokuu 😂

[@wassembata]

They did it so that you don't steal his voice when saying "ok Google" and use it against him

[@eliaschadid8842]

@@wassembata really? lol

[@juliet4093]

@@wassembata no they didn't that's so daft, they could easily make him say that now, he's a public figure, they did it to not activate shit

[@abc1DiLy]

I love how he uses his company and sponsorships to renovate/upgrade his house while making the company even more money from views/ad revenue. Winning again and again

[@grn1]

Half expected some reply attacking Linus for this, instead it's just another spam bot (this ones actually got a few videos).

[@theAcum]

I have never seen Linus go through this much character development in a single episode before

[@ic_trab]

It was at least 10 manga chapters

[@codenameprototype6219]

lol

[@UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q]

"I talked to the company's CEO" that's some next level Karen move

[@Blanddog]

@@UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q Truth.

[@StephenMatrese]

He was probably talking to them and ask about it.@@UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q

[@mikemckaydesign]

I love that the entire first half of this video is just the history of the complicated battle fought between one man and his garage door opener

[@backupplan6058]

All to save $1 per month, the same guy who had a Gold Xbox controller made just because...

[@TheRibbon777]

Truly an epic tale...

[@aeNurMCMXC]

@@backupplan6058 it's not about the money, it's about the principle

[@fporcelli2009]

@@backupplan6058 hey it is 1$ a month now but that company could raise the prices or even disappear in 1, 5 or 10 years. He has not only proven a point, but considering how wide his audience is, is safe to say that thousands of people will not pay that dollar every month.

[@backupplan6058]

@@fporcelli2009 and @The Djentleman , could I just point out this is sponsored by Pulseway, a subscription based service with a host that has a company called Floatplane, that literally has a subscription model for content.

[@patronustrip]

I can't believe this man kept me watching him babbling about how his "garage door won't open" for 16 mins and I actually enjoyed it.

[@chasesblog]

This video is the only one that really annoyed me on his complaints as I use a myq garage door opener and it’s iPhone app and have no subscription for it.

[@Jordan_C_Wilde]

Poor Mehdi got himself on Linus' quick dial and now he's gotta help him with every whack project. RIP in Peperonis

[@eivind2093]

Mehdi is now Linus Support

[@nimamaster6128]

They should make a channel called Mehdi Boom Tips

[@Lovely_Lightning]

The first ten minutes of this video is just Linus being a small Canadian rage machine and I like it.

[@lilahrochlitzer1190]

who would have thought a story about a failed garage door would be so engaging?

[@juangranados7458]

Millioner man screams at 1 usd /month subscription garage door fot 10 mins

[@SyFy412]

I just realized Linus is the dad that refuses to call a plumber to fix the kitchen sink only to do it himself and make it worse but with tech

[@1CoLoRz2]

Its not the convenience its the principle

[@syndrodome]

right? most would just take the wireless key faub thing and call it a day

[@MarginalSC]

What's a sink without wifi temperature control?

[@ModrunOfficial]

pretty sure the issue here is if the plumber would charge 1$ a month after the work just because noreason

[@technoturnovers7072]

@@syndrodome leaving the key fob in your car is like leaving the keys under your rug

[@MattWatsonWebDev]

I can’t wait to see the third part of this series after Linus finds out about Home Assistant removing support for MyQ (because of Chamberlain).

[@ChristopherAndersonPirate]

Oh fun. Our 20 year old house we just bought has MyQ on our door opener

[@Gornius]

Going though so many abstraction layers just to open the god damned door. Today's software engineering at its peak.

[@rehmanarshad1848]

it's not software engineering that's the issue, it's service providers who keep charging subscription fees for the most basic integrations. A lot of people including myself do not like subscription fees!

[@rehmanarshad1848]

@@ThatBoyRide you can make and use software that is self hosted. Like what Linus did. You'd be suprised at the amount of Open Source alternatives the community made for basically everything. The issue specifically boils down to IoT devices and their service providers requiring a subscription fee to even use the device you just bought. Literally no one likes subscription fees, and the SaaS model. You're campany is not Netflix and no one cares. You can't blame the engineers for making the bridge and getting their paychecks, when it's the corporate suits who decided to add a $20 toll for crossing the bridge back and forth.

[@herrpez]

peak*

[@organopresto]

Right, he could have just written a 20 line script to control that thing and woulnd't have problems until today...

[@zubayr3862]

Censoring “hey google” was genius give the editor a raise, you just saved so many peoples google homes from going off

[@sizzilien9879]

I agree so much

[@reynaldiwidjaja277]

I thought they only recognize your own voice ?

[@SWJaeTee]

@@reynaldiwidjaja277 that only works on your own phone, not google homes.

[@TylerL220]

@@reynaldiwidjaja277 they do, but it's not perfect. My pixel sometimes activates by a voice that kinda sounds like mine

[@zackthomas99]

This is pretty common in tech videos especially, people normally censor "Alexa" and "Hey Google".

[@ctrl677]

"Nothing EVER Works!" - After working in small business IT for five years I have a deep and extensive understanding of this feel.

[@sonusomniac923]

im not going to edit this.

[@the_kombinator]

Sounds like job security to me.

[@hieracium3317]

Really no different in big busines IT to be honest.....

[@JoonasD6]

Trying to find actually good smart LED lights to my house? Been working on that for a couple of years now. Tried to find a digital mixer with appropriate multichannel audio interface capabilities? Ordered and tried a dozen products over four years and was in contact with support people from many companies, and I'm *kind of* happy now, but the whole scene is full of old tech with lots of compromises and there's always something lacking (usually Windows audio stack, goddamn). (Basically, there's the archaic devices for pro music studio use, which do not have modern open protocol digital expansion capabilities or compatibility, and then there are hifi prosumer stuff which does have the latest tech but they are so dumb, overpriced and there's always some one feature missing or locked away.ARHARHAGRHAGRHAGRHGAHRHGH) Trying to install a small, 2 access point network to my workplace, oh my god it's been a mess for four years. Nothing ever works.

[@todorow22]

Option E) mount a mechanical solenoid above the button in the garage and use that to press the button. Solves your interference problems and is future proof. $10 solenoid and some $2 L brackets would have gotten you there

[@beau2418]

This is why I purchased a Tailwind. It was like $50, and you can also buy a wireless button from them for about $20 that has wires pre-soldered to it to get past the issues with LiftMaster/Chamberlain not accepting analog signals. It also knows when the door is opened and closed due to a sensor that is included, and the best part is that it uses the GPS on your phone to automatically open and close the garage door as you enter and exit (as long as you're simultaneously connected to your car's bluetooth, so that it knows you're driving and not just walking). No voice commands needed, no IFTTT needed - although I'm pretty sure it's available if you want it. It's an ingenuous solution and has been working for me for a few years already.

[@Clinterus]

I love how half of Linus' content now is him monetizing home improvements for himself and his staff

[@allenellisdewitt]

Work smarter, not harder.

[@Cosplayinghuman]

Good content is ending brother

[@OutrightPower]

Can't buy pc parts. What do we expect?

[@zuology3437]

that is what being a business owner and employer is?

[@Clinterus]

@@OutrightPower oh I'm not complaining I think it's hilarious. I'd do the same if I could.

[@wordsmith451]

“OK Google, open the garage doors!” “I’m afraid I can’t do that, Linus.”

[@Flickstro]

Smash cut to Linus taking apart the garage door opener while it sings Daisy.

[@VoxTox]

Too bad editors didn't come with that bit at the end)

[@louistournas120]

There is a software called HAL9000. When you install it on your system, anything that you ask of it, it responds with "I can't do that, Dave."

[@UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q]

You haven't paid the subscription, dave

[@alexisrivera200xable]

Damn Linus was so red around the eyes... That is good old pure and unadulterated RAGE.

[@sambo6256]

or just allergies

[@Katrulzin]

Or cannabis

[@AlasdairGR]

Why not all three?

[@brandoncordell336]

Whoa, stoked to see HomeAssistant on here! It's crazy expandable. I can't wait to add more devices!

[@dumpsterdawg]

Would have been easier just to have Jake sit in a lawn chair and open & close the doors when needed. Also give him a baseball bat for security.

[@omkargurme20]

I see nothing wrong in that

[@Leforge360]

Perfectly viable solution i would say

[@miasinterestinglife]

and when the wrong person is trying to enter, he just shouts "get off my lawn!"

[@GGOWO]

Perfection

[@YouAreBreathing]

Don't forget to feed him, give him shelter, and walk him. Wait, what?

[@Spectraevil]

He could have created his own garage door company with this much effort.

[@duroxkilo]

it's a 3hrs job to install everything for a team of 2 pros, he's fine :}

[@dexterous2513]

@@duroxkilo they weren't being serious

[@johannoas1]

My solution would probably be to use the signal for the door opener in a 20 seconds loop but control the power of it by a relay. So it would work just as before but because without power it can't open randomly

[@prof_esd2462]

@@duroxkilo woooosh

[@DJphotoandtech]

LinusTechDoors

[@adamninezero]

16:43 The way he said "but this is fine" was so unconvincing! I'm sure we'll get a part 3 at some point haha

[@nusermane1076]

That story telling was genius 😂😂😂 Love how the armoured cable next to the breaker panel was fixed with zip ties to the armoured for the EV charger, which in turn is pinned to the patch-worked wall (reference to the EV charger video 😁)

[@mauromerconchini]

The entire first half of the video is Linus having a small problem to solve which evolves into him slowly losing his mind....and I loved every second of it

[@gm2407]

Jon Livits: He is losing his mine, and I'm reaping the benefits.

[@JerryBiehler]

Cant lose something you never had!

[@Chaosghoul]

A thing to add for anybody wondering: Yes, Home Assisstant works on a Raspberry Pi as well, so you don't need a server in your house

[@InterFelix]

And it works really well. I have a RPi 3 B+ lying around my house that hosts Home Assistant as well as some other Docker containers. It's plenty. Also, there is a Synology App for Home Assistant, so if you have a Synology NAS in your home you can just install Home Assistant with the press of a button. Of course it's a little more complicated if you want to get into the nitty-gritty stuff, because it's trickier to access config files.

[@spicybaguette7706]

It's also more power efficient lol

[@jfolz]

I also wonder what leads the HASS website to recommend a Pi4. I did buy a Pi4 because the 3 hardly cheaper, so why the heck not... but now it's running HASS among quite a few other things and as expected it's just bored.

[@RogueRen]

So you're saying... The solution is Linux

[@blihkeempat740]

@@RogueRen always has been

[@Markqcheese]

Some of the modern garage doors still have an analog relay input on the garage door opener itself. So basically, instead of having to connect the relay to the door opener, you would connect the relay to the garage door opener motor itself - might be worth looking into.

[@Kytori95]

It's amazing how these simple upgrades take so much effort... I went through something similar with some LED lights for my cabinet... Long story short I've now got some strips with a smart plug, sounds simple!

[@Verlisify]

"Then it hit the fan" HOW COULD IT GET WORSE? "I decided to use the app. How bad could it be? Terrible" THIS MAN CAN'T GET A SINGLE BREAK

[@CourtneyRoberts1982]

He could just Shield the two wires to prevent them from acting as antennas....

[@MarterElectronics]

@@CourtneyRoberts1982 no he should have soldered a pullup/down resistor. Just a single resistor....

[@combatzip664]

420 LIKESSSSSSSSSSS

[@manaspradhan8041]

@@_inthefold people are just so desperate to make businesses where there doesn't exist a viable one. Harassing customers shouldn't be a business. Only insanely incompetent people would be desperate enough to start something this shit

[@HazewinDog]

have you never DIY'd? I think most people find this very relatable lol

[@reecegeorgens1755]

What a legend Linus scrambled the ok google sound so it doesn’t accidentally set off anyone’s home systems watching this without earbuds

[@chaffix8459]

The first 'ok google' still triggered one of mine :((

[@CarlSlime]

Give the credit to the editors. It was probably their idea. Linus doesn't do any editing

[@Excludos]

Doesn't Google use voice recognition? Heck, even Bixby (insert vomit noises here) does that, so you can't just activate every phone in the area by shouting it.

[@jakesimm5889]

@@Excludos it uses it for the lock screen. I've set off a few people's Google assistant when their phone is unlocked.

[@chaffix8459]

@@Excludos it does but I believe only for sensitive information (calendar, plans, reminders, where's my phone, etc.) I have a variety of Google home minis scattered throughout my home and for basic commands (lights, TVs, music) none of my friends have any problems triggering the assistant

[@LunaticCharade]

Bonus with the home assistant subscribtion, you support the development! Well worth it i think. Also i think companies having a good home assistant integration is a real mark of quality, either they are involved directly or just having good APIs and documentation Will do it, the community is awesome and super at creating support for anything as long as we are allowed to.

[@dzablow]

you literally posted this on the same day that I installed home assistant vm to my unraid machine. I'm so excited to see what you do with yours.

[@LinaSaha-hf9nz]

This is like narrating a History lesson that Linus fought valianty over the course of 2 years :)

[@neilpandit4157]

Hehe amogus

[@l3wisgg258]

SUS SUS SUS SUS

[@kz.irudimen]

And the whole time I was thinking "smh my head this is why I use HA and try not to rely on bs closed services"

[@npnickster]

I spent 10 minutes repeating to myself "He needs homeassistant" and have not been more relieved in my life when that's what he did.

[@ZillionPrey]

Home Assistant Takes a little time, which he probably doesn't have because of LTT and Family. (I am one of the Hass Community, and I love it :P)

[@Jimmy_Jones]

@@ZillionPrey Sounds like he didn't actually do it.

[@Kraechtshammer]

YES same here, I was going mad and then finally all went well

[@kuhluhOG]

@@ZillionPrey fun fact: "Hass" is literally the german word for "hate"

[@ZillionPrey]

@@kuhluhOG I know :) Die meisten sagen da HassIO, Hass oder eben Home Assistant zu. Deshalb Hass :D

[@HOkayson]

This is by far the most relatable video Linus has ever made. I would have been taking every one of those little bodge steps to try & fix it, especially when my friends would all be yelling Home Assistant at me whilst I did each one 😅

[@v2357]

In This Video: Local millionaire spends hundreds of dollars and a lot of hours in order to save 12$ a year.

[@nicksparrow009]

hahahaha right

[@grn1]

Worth it, or it would be if tiny keychain fobs didn't exist that can apparently connect to your phone and integrate with Google Assistant (another comment mentioned them). I have on many occasions gone the extra mile to avoid paying subscription fees.

[@RannonSi]

It'd just be one of those things that are in the background, siphoning money from you. Besides, we never know when it'll go from $1 to $2, $5 or more per month.

[@w00master]

It’s still fucking stupid to pay a subscription to IFTTT or Chamberlain.

[@EatMyYeeties]

What's funny is that he ended up going back to it anyway, and then STILL had to resort to DiY methods for it to work lolol.

[@haswam]

When he ended with “this is fine” I knew this isn’t the end.

[@wyattlewis2461]

yup

[@cubertmiso]

would you stop? median is over 200K eyes per vid?

[@haswam]

@@cubertmiso Honeslty, I would pay $1 a month.

[@cubertmiso]

@@haswam I agree. Loved the new roasting videos. They were surprisingly funny to watch. LTT maybe not for educational purposes but have some good fun.

[@yatikarton2735]

how did we go from "i want to open my garage" to "This is my Raid NAS"

[@Baalaaxa]

I love this because I can relate to the frustration so much.

[@BenderdickCumbersnatch]

HOLY CRAP, THANKS! I had no idea about Home Assistant. It's amazing!

[@nothijacked]

This was the most incredibly convoluted garage door story I have ever heard, props for fighting for your $10

[@johnmiller2905]

To be fair, he tried that option and it wouldn't open the doors.

[@Corei14]

Lol he still had to pay for a domain. And it's a yearly thing

[@johnmiller2905]

@@Corei14 lol no he didn't. The guy already has plenty of domains he could branch off of. If he did buy one, it was only because he didn't GAF.

[@valentinmakes]

"Open the garage door!" "I'm afraid I can't allow that. Your subscription ran out"

[@cidshroom]

"I'm sorry I can't let you do that David, our quarterly earnings report came in..."

[@shrikeyy]

That entry Linus. Most excellent.

[@LiquidOats]

You can physically feel the amount of pain, Linus went through during this whole thing

[@dylonadams1660]

not really lmao. he kinda made the problem himself. Garage door fobs work pretty great. I dont understand why he made such a fuss about people stealing them and breaking into your house. That's not a very huge occurence and there are ways to keep it hidden. My parents velcroed it to the bottom of the drivers seat. Easy to reach and its hidden.

[@mtlanglois]

What I learned is that when something is broken at linus' house, his wife complains about it and eventually he makes a video on it so he and his writers can spend the day fixing it.

[@jorismak]

I don't know what is worse here... Linux freaking out about a $1 p/m (or $10 for 10 years was it?!) subscription fee for fancy garage-door-opening, or Yvonne actually moaning about it not working when she could just take the remote and push the button... or walk inside to press the button. I'm nerdy and love 'solutions for non-existing problems' sometimes, but this video has had me yelling at the screen "JUST f*cking WALK 10 feet" multiple times....

[@sfadhjkl4112]

@@jorismak Clearly you don't use a garage every day because getting out of your car to walk inside and open the garage door is a massive pain in the ass and also a security issue.

[@08mario08]

Well it’s all for the content right?

[@jorismak]

@@sfadhjkl4112 A security issue?! You're afraid to get out of your car? Your problem is not the garage door then :P

[@jamtea573]

The irony is that the monetary value of the effort and equipment put into this solution just to avoid that $10 a year probably exceeds the subscription cost of $1 a month to the point where it would be a 100 years before it broke even.

[@Timmah200]

I can already open and close my garage door with a voice command and no wifi needed...."hey son, open the garage door!"

[@louistournas120]

I'm afraid, I can't do that, Dave.

[@drshaurya]

LOL

[@josephbodhorn6511]

Give it a few years and that too will no longer work, especially if you have Wi-Fi

[@chrisdetrin7359]

based boomer

[@B3ASTM0D3.]

Hahahaha. Love it

[@robr3978]

Thank you for documenting the pain we all go through with myQ

[@RannonSi]

This is a great vid about the problems of "Smart home/stuff" that are hosted/controlled by someone else! Seriously, if I finally decided to actually get s smart home, this is probably the route I'd try.

[@theblubus]

The "OK Google" Dubs were cracking me up It reminds me of years ago watching some troll name himself "Xbox off" in CoD so whenever he'd start trolling someone, they'd call his name then disconnect from the server lol

[@PuertoRicangamer]

If only my fellow PlayStationers had were that clever then again ps voice is like a old man with dementia

[@okctrl]

Every time he said it my Google went fucking stupid

[@Janz_u]

This isn't fully true story, going to correct only because the real story is actually more fun. The thing was this troll was shouting "Xbox off" to his mic and it would turn off other guys Xbox since they had voice control enabled and used speakers 😅

[@theblubus]

@@Janz_u I saw that vid. that was a different vid that was also hilarious. Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it's automatically not true lol

[@mrdali67]

@@Janz_u I really think 99% of us got it the first time 😂 These things still work, and you can still after about 3 decades of Microsoft standard keyboard commands get people that ask a random question in an online game “how do I xxxx” to hit Alt F4....

[@lmaoroflcopter]

How to break into Linus's house: - Walk to letterbox. - Open letterbox. - Say through letterbox - "Ok Google open volt door"

[@_BangDroid_]

BRB

[@alaninnovates6353]

Well I bet they have some kind of voice recognition or smth

[@wta1518]

"Okay Google open Odyssey door"

[@moo3993]

I had the feeling that's why you can't open the door with the myq app and google assistant integration. Linus still can't win

[@jeevanjacob4102]

Do North American houses have letterboxes in the doors like Europe? I thought they had the box things next to the door or the streetside ones.

[@JaviepalFordring1]

Finally!! Linus started to use Home assistant! I been hinting you guys for ever with that!.

[@user-ni2tp6ey6l]

I love these kinds of videos where Linus tells a story

[@GamerTime_2002]

I think it's absolutely absurd and insane that it's almost impossible to get away from a subscription FOR YOUR GARAGE DOOR

[@noblej7897]

They want to bleed you of money forever. You'll own nothing and you'll be happy.

[@HackCausality]

Or just push a damn button. Get a five dollar remote, push the button. Have a button on the wall, push the button. Just push the damn button.

[@stealthwang]

linus keeps trying to use IFTTT is the problem

[@pvisequaltonrt]

@@HackCausality or skip the buttons altogether and have a manual garage door 😂

[@narex45635]

@@HackCausality As mentioned in the video, there are security concerns with using that button from the car. The software level security of the signal being sent is not relatively complicated and can be 'sniffed' with good effect. There are other ways that would pose a security risk but that's probably the big one.

[@bugato]

Linus: look we made a gold Xbox controller Also Linus: heck no I won't pay 1 dollar monthly subscription to control my garage door

[@ProjectFraz]

Priorities. I wouldn't pay a subscription to control a door either but I also don't have the money to have a gold controller.

[@alfredulaj3985]

He tried to pay for it but it was garbage did you not watch the video

[@Hathos9]

I fully agree. I would feel insulted by there being a subscription to begin with.

[@robw7035]

Its not the price. Its always about value. You’d pay 500k for a house but not $500 for a piece of bread even though its 1000 times cheaper.

[@ProjectFraz]

@@alfredulaj3985 we clearly watched the video.

[@Alphamancam]

Listening to Linus's struggles is slightly amusing and I don't know why. Ima grab some popcorn while watching this video...

[@TodorKatsarski]

The only thing I know is Linus won't pay that $1 a month ever. (I wouldn't too)

[@aaronjohnwee7704]

it's been a while since I laughed this hard and share the struggle at the same time. Thanks LTT

[@GadgetAddict]

It sounds like Anthony needs to build an open-hardware garage door control system 🙈 in partnership with electroboom 😁

[@tahayt6142]

Now that would be amazing

[@VTXHobbies]

All you need is a raspberrypi with a relay hat. Using python you can make a simple program that controls the relays. I've set one up over wifi before. There is a problem though, you'd have to be connected to the house wifi to use it.

[@Erispedia]

Maybe StuffMadeHere could also join in.

[@becejlbe]

Esp8266, relay module, a lot of aliexpress and a little bit of programming.. you re done)

[@dside_ru]

@@becejlbe or... Tasmota/ESPHome and a bit of configuration with no programming.

[@user-eu2nf5sn6g]

Some people fight depression, Linux fights garage door opener companies. I’m starting to like this man more and more

[@shoeonhead]

Linux huh lol

[@kanbekan]

Did you mean Linus not Linux?

[@badsomething]

No no no... there was so much wrong with this video... the only thing Linus is good at is making his life miserable. I only watch Linus when I want to get my blood pressure up. He's the king of teaching people bad practices and dives into projects without understanding the tech he's working with.

[@blubell_e]

@@badsomething nice sarcasm

[@archygrey9093]

Linux?

[@ChristopherAndersonPirate]

We bought a 20 year old house and it has an older garage door opener, but has MyQ added on top of it so I can use the door fob or the app to open and close it. It’s nice living in a slighter older house because the appliances are generally older, like the dishwasher is from 2004 when I was in HS, has a leak we need to fix but it works amazingly well. I don’t use the MyQ app though, I just keep using the old door fob instead.

[@thalesgodinho11]

Halfway through video the old simple switch begun to sound so freaking amazing

[@alexanderafgan9594]

It's low-key satisfying to see Linus rant and slove the problem I'm never going to run into, ever.

[@Raarrrinator]

Just install Home Assistant! You'll find problems to solve which you never knew you had 🤓

[@alexanderafgan9594]

@@Raarrrinator that sure seems like the thing I wanna do 😂

[@jarrodwest5733]

This is basically just a longer version of that Malcolm in the Middle intro where Hal tries to fix a blown light and ends up with the engine out of his car.

[@hchskxnbcj]

Hal ,could you repair the lightbulb? (He rolls from under the car) What do you think im doing right now!?

[@crh18]

@@hchskxnbcj which episode is this?

[@ThysiosX]

@@crh18 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5O2lpuZiZZsq5I

[@lasarousi]

Reality is more amazing than fiction.

[@TheHappyKamper]

That intro is the story of my life when it comes to home DIY tasks.

[@jhavens12]

Honestly shocked that you mentioned HASS - that's what I've been using for years. Thank you for using it in the video!

[@Spoggi99YT]

This is like a documentary about a man‘s slow journey into insanity

[@ChadTries]

Scrambling "Ok google" so our phones don't pause this video is the real victory

[@epic_clint]

My thought exactly.

[@sonicsabbath]

Only for you lot who are slaves to your home devices. Say alexa, google or whatever you want in my house, nothing will happen.

[@marer1000]

@@sonicsabbath ok

[@itsBAY35]

@@sonicsabbath wow you must be super cool

[@serenitatis2191]

steven

[@Grolnn]

I was actually screaming to my laptop: "Use Home Assitant, damnit!" Turned out you did! Welcome to the community :)

[@andytuinman]

This. I was like. Wait but Home Assistant has this and is super easy. So why are you not using Ho.... Ahhh yes great job and welcome to the great world of Home Assistant and spending a lot of money to automate every little thing in te house xD

[@solidsnakeandgrayfox]

Lmfao. Screaming worked yay

[@arantes6]

Same here ! Welcome to the rabbit hole, Linus :D

[@khaydin]

Yep, same. Why was he trying to re-invent the wheel so many times? SmartThings, Hubitat, Home Assistant, etc can easily do this with zigbee/z-wave devices and/or cloud to cloud connections. I was fully prepared for him to try another bass ackwards way to do this. I see so many people fall down pitfalls like this with their home automation setups where they try to center their smart devices around Google or Amazon. No no no. You need to use a purpose built hub/platform as the center. The voice assistant should be an input/output interface, not the brains.

[@majik11111]

Conveniently I have already been running Home Assistant for 2.5 years in a VM :) Still need to make my own garage door 'smart', but that's a project for this summer!

[@AeroL1909]

I bought two Meross garage door openers with google assitant and HomeKit comparability. So far no problems and has worked very well!

[@AkifRashidSteez]

You remember those episodes on early 2000 family comedies where the dad tries to do something he should have gotten a professional for and shenanigans ensue? Yeah, Linus, yeah.

[@CreativityNull]

That's how it is every time Linus does a video about his house. He brings in Brian the Electrician/HVAC guy sometimes, but he still has to "help"

[@aronseptianto8142]

@@CreativityNull and to be fair, he does help decently well

[@Mo-pp7zb]

My dad still do that

[@biglazybob9330]

My thought exactly. The intro rant I could pretty much see Linus in that Married with Children episode where Al goes nuts trying to figure out what the mystery light switch does. IIRC it did the light in the doghouse.

[@CreativityNull]

@@aronseptianto8142 Usually

[@MrCharlieBros]

Linus: Spends entire days trying to get his garage door working Snazzy: Okay so I just plugged this thing and it's done

[@TheMelbournelad]

It’s the Linus way

[@amcp]

That’s the benefit of HomeKit! It’s all locally controlled. No relying on third party services.

[@morells09]

Was just thinking that lol HomeKit > Google Home any day of the week

[@2297william]

You could (not ideal, but it's the solution I chose for a project a while ago...) use a servo on the physical button of the garage door to actually press them. And use some kind of force sensor on the floor beneath the door to physically check the status of the garage door. That way it is also applicable to any brand 😁. Although this does work for now! and it is less likely to need replacement components like the servos which could break

[@DaveDGRGray]

The moment you said "Home Assistant" I was like yeah, Linus has joined the squad! Welcome! It's a powerful beast! Anyone else making the jump to HASS, one bit of advice... Back it up daily! Not that it's buggy, just know that one day you'll do something, and you'll wish you had a backup...

[@RashidTak]

PSA: If you want to get shit like this done for free (except the cost of the parts of course) please contact your friendly neighborhood engineering students. We do project like these all the time and would be glad to actually have these applied in the field. We might even agree to do it for free if you do our laundry for a while lmao

[@tanmay______]

Yeah, this could be done easily with an arduino or an ESP. The most exciting part in this video was the part where he opened that box and soldered wires directly to the PCB. That’s exactly what I would’ve done in the first prototype lol.

[@chrisrebert9271]

The laundry tedium is real!

[@brenlouissurio2404]

Yeah. The pcbs and the whole system he has shown are way overpriced lol. Pretty sure I can create a better one for cheap.

[@kailashj2145]

@@brenlouissurio2404 so damn true. Bit of an overkill using a separate server for opening the door XD. If he had flashed a new firmware for the esp in the relay board that he chucked off on the first place everything would be fine

[@zac_in_ak]

Hmmmm raspberry pi zero w to the rescue? Or maybe the new shiny pico

[@itzgrinchy]

I have never seen one man get so worked up over a garage door opener. It's even more strange that this is mildly entertaining to watch

[@Cosmitzian]

Just certain types of people. I'm also one of those, and i have epic stories of struggle and amazement about the shittiest and tiniest of problems that everyone would just not care about or bother with. But some people are just specific about life and bending the world to their will.

[@OsmanKarca]

First world problems I guess.

[@GroundHawkX]

Linus I bought that exact item months ago for work to automate our dealership garage doors. Then trying to get another one I received 2 crushed units in the process. But they work great!

[@jessyallen7387]

I bought one of those when I saw that video of you installing it and irlt worked great for about 3 days then started activating on its own and also when I would go to open door it would open a bit then activate again and go down

[@LoxIronman]

What I learned: It's easier to send a Tesla Roadster to the moon than building a Smart Garagedoor opener.

[@superJK92]

yes but actually no

[@Marin3r101]

Stupid comment

[@Qardo]

@@superJK92 The Tesla Roadster never went to the moon. It was shot into space. Most likely may end up hitting some planet but within our lifetime.

[@gamerf3643]

@@Qardo that person never mentioned the moon, only OP did...

[@TomokoJinx]

@@Marin3r101 no u

[@Brileyjamison]

I love how the muffled “hey google” so as to not have other people’s google assistant go off if they’re using speakers. Very thoughtful, I love u guys. Keep up the great vids!

[@Photonicody]

It still activated my google assistant though lol

[@Beakerbite]

It's also for security so people can't snag Linus's "Hey Google" to break into his devices. Granted, he's got so much audio out there that I'm sure someone could cobble together a proper "Hey Google", but still.

[@D3nn1s]

@@Beakerbite does it have voice recognition?

[@alexrsps141]

@@D3nn1s pretty sure. I know “hey siri” on iphone does

[@afriendonline8564]

@@D3nn1s it does, no guarantee it will actually work though. Someone could 100% fake linus’s voice if they tried hard enough.

[@philipdevries3413]

Would love to see more HomeAssistant videos :)

[@wumperX]

That was a really exciting rollercoaster.

[@meismagiic4779]

Me who uses a walkie talkie next to an Amazon Alexa trained to activate a servo that presses my garage door open button with a really long arm: 👁👄👁

[@jorrit_o]

Wtf😂😂😂😂

[@neb_setabed]

I actually thought about that when he was saying that the garage door was going off randomly because of interference in the Wire. He could have just used a Servo to push the button, wouldn't have to change a thing with the rest of the setup just simply attached one to the NC on the switch

[@illuminoeye_gaming]

Ur a dimension above us all

[@ms102111]

If you're not capping you should actually record it LOL

[@inamecomeunico8935]

Goldberg switch for garage doors xD

[@hieayu7773]

The easiest solution is buy another 80's garage ddoor opener: No monopolies, no subscription fee, just a totally working garage door.

[@waterflame321]

Stop speaking sense.

[@venom751998]

I wouldn’t though, security is an issue without rolling codes

[@manaspradhan8041]

Buy a manufacturing facility for the tech, and sell it as ltt door openers

[@RandomGuyComments]

Linus reads this but makes it out of gold

[@thibautrey]

FINALLY !!!! It should have been home assistant all along. You're gonna love it. Welcome to the home assistant family.

[@kylenewton6274]

I'm only 7min in, and I'm exhausted. This is an amazing dive

[@maxj9204]

"a regular fob is a security risk, so I'm connecting my door to the internet"

[@XxTWMLxX]

@asdrubale bisanzio anyone from across the ocean in another continent can access your ip address providing they know what they are doing too.

[@PEZ1514]

You can literally use a pin pad lock for the door

[@sveanthesecond4564]

@@XxTWMLxX Yes, but if they are across the ocean, them opening your garage door isn't overly problematic is it?

[@michaeljames1893]

@asdrubale bisanzio Rolling code transmitters have been around since the 2000's so that problem has long been solved. The real problem for Linus is Chamberlain don't seem to have an OSC input anymore which means integration with other systems is not an option.

[@churblefurbles]

@@michaeljames1893 Yea the only thing one would need is an auto close timer, k.i.s.s.

[@TheDwarvenGameing]

Who else would completely love to see him go super overkill with automating things in his house, like his lights, sprinkler, doors, and more

[@absalomdraconis]

I remember that some of the old home automation advertisements showed above floor lighting that would turn on when a motion detector triggered for some particular room. Enough light to navigate by, but not so bright as the overhead bulbs.

[@Assassincreed6398]

That would be a awsome series

[@Lappuz]

@@absalomdraconis you can buy those off amazon and they simply plug into the wall and work

[@sonusomniac923]

nobody cares about linus mid life crisis.

[@jimbob2088]

lights and sprinklers turns on and off as Linus rages into the camera

[@SirLuLzDalot]

Linus losing his mind with “That’s a bit of a security problem don’t ya think” …had me in tears

[@BayareaXotics]

The IP address and server solution was very interesting I would love to have my house or other items be smart/tweaked to my own liking! I would like to dig deeper and learn more.

[@orln]

this man runs his own servers which opens his garage doors for him, legend

[@josephraines2161]

F***ing legend

[@AltonV]

@@mokujin4076 it is if you are using it for other stuff aswell

[@FrostedBattlefield]

I thoroughly enjoyed hearing how Linus kept digging himself deeper into the rabbit hole lol

[@NotTheStinkyCheese]

it also shows why "normal" people (aka : non-geeks) would simply pay the subscription fee and be done with it. It's why companies like that can afford to charge money so you can improve convenience features of your own ff-ing home while grabbing you by the family jewels every time they want more money ....

[@StephenMatrese]

Try, fail, fail better. He almost had it before the clod integration with MyQ. He just needed pull-down resistors for any noise. Also, making the wired buttons essentially wireless is such a cash grab.

[@StephenMatrese]

No, it shows why you should learn, but take baby steps (one project at a time), and research. The MyQ app is inferior. @@NotTheStinkyCheese

[@ChristopherAndersonPirate]

@@StephenMatrese yeah there’s always some small thing that Linus misses that causes him to make more problems than he solves

[@prosperow]

Video of the year !!!! I feel your pain man great solution :)

[@oisiaa]

...My Tesla Model 3 & Y automatically opens/closes the door when I approach or leave. It is GPS linked and sends the signal when I'm about 30' from the door. Works perfectly. I can also use the Tesla app to open/close the door by using the car's transmitter. Slick stuff!

[@Slaterking2010]

Can't have garage door problems if you don't have a garage in the first place. *taps head.

[@SyntheticFuture]

Genius!

[@overzone666]

This is like when you're sitting at the lunch table and you ask your friend how his day has been and he unloads his semi-serious dilemma onto you for 25 minutes until lunch is over

[@paulelderson934]

Pretty much yeah

[@gileee]

I don't know why but I still love these kinds of rants

[@duroxkilo]

@@gileee that's great to know because i'm on the opposite spectrum and also don't know why :}

[@ChibaCityBlues]

🤣 I feel this! So much! Ended up using Home Assistant as well...

[@mattadams7915]

I actually ran into this exact issue when upgrading a garage door motor for a customer that i did their home automation... the remotes still use dry contacts, so we soldered onto those and controlled using relays. Using Leviton HAI Omni Pro II boards

[@trollichu504]

Gotta love how the intros are different for their special videos

[@klaudiajenka3987]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWiwnaeYhbGWerM...🤣

[@bart7729]

@@klaudiajenka3987 Didn't know they had bots for linking videos

[@baltmatrix]

Question: do either of your cars have garage door fobs built into them? My father's Volvo does. He held a button down up near the rear view mirror, then click his fob. That copied the fobs signal. Then he locks the fob in the glove box. The best thing is the carfob doesn't work if the car is off.

[@lu4414]

That's sounds so clever lol but never saw on a car over here

[@hankbae4098]

my 2004 (i think) Honda odyssey had that feature as well.

[@etekweb]

@@lu4414 In the US anyway, HomeLink is a standard feature on most modern cars (mid 2000s to present). It's really neat, and supports virtually any garage door opener.

[@shukterhousejive]

Literally every new car above a certain price range has had an integrated garage door fob for the past decade or so, there's no reason to do this unless you run a KZbin channel where you can make a funny video from it

[@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks]

this is a sign that those devices are VERY insecure... in theory an attacker can just capture and copy that same code and open your garage door whenever, you need to use a certificate based system... with a validation layer. and i don't think the garage door manufacturers have caught on to that yet...

[@AndresRodriguez-uu5ni]

that Hell yeah! from david really touched my heart

[@OthmanAlikhan]

Thanks for the video =)