Smart Home Tour (before I move)

In this video, Chris gives a tour of the smart technology and automations in his home prior to moving it all to a new house. He's moving just a few miles away to a home with a bigger yard that doesn't have an HOA.
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[@colincheng6674]

I like the inclusion of the daylight sensor. I do find that there are days when the lights come on too early and other times when the lights come on too late all because of variability in the cloud cover.

[@handydadtv]

Yeah it’s nice to have.

[@colormaker5070]

Im starting my home assistant journey today and found your channel to have all the information all in one place. Im going to spend the holiday break to binge watch your channel. Merry Christmas

[@handydadtv]

Thanks so much 😊

[@knowyourjoe8826]

Nice house and thanks for the tour. Why did you decide on this ecosystem for y'all's smart home? Just curious if have you ever tried Apple Home? Will y'all being moving into another home with an HOA or a place that will allow you to install permanent Christmas lights?

[@handydadtv]

New house has no HOA and will definitely have permanent Christmas lights! I’ve been an Amazon Echo user since they were first released and I never tried anything else. However, the multi room audio has been problematic lately and I’m looking into Sonos for the new house, which isn’t as open a floor plan so one speaker won’t cut it.

[@mattmess]

Just found your channel and I’m enjoying your videos. Love how you get straight to the details in a clear and concise way. We moved last year and I built a pretty expansive smart home and while I was doing it, said to myself, “what happens if I move”. Well, I look forward to seeing how you transition all those devices to the new home. Personally, I would dread having to set everything up again, but I suppose that is the price we pay for our nerdiness 🤓 Good luck and I’ll be following along

[@handydadtv]

Thanks! We closed on the new house a few days ago and I’m already making a to-do list. Like they added lights to other lights instead of adding a new switch. Drives me nuts. The easiest way to solve it is with smart devices.

[@cbcdesign001]

Nice place but HOA must rank as one of the stupidest ideas ever. The idea of a bunch of interfering busy bodies telling me what I can or cannot install on the outside of MY house is offensive.

[@handydadtv]

An HOA is more than just rules. It’s also a collective bargaining organization that negotiates services for everyone in the community. Like trash and landscaping. If I was staying, I would definitely have applied to get approval for permanent lights. Not impossible.

[@matthewlewis5631]

This is such a foreign idea here in Australia. We have Owners Corps for apartment buildings and attached townhouses etc (aka strata) but for my house which I own in suburbia… no one tells me what I can or can’t do provided it’s within council rules and building code (ie I can’t build right to my property line etc). water, gas, electricity etc is all a direct relationship with the supplier, garbage, sewerage etc is all handled by council and included in our quarterly rates (approx $250/quarter).

[@handydadtv]

@matthewlewis5631 Home Owners Associations are only found in private communities here in the US. My next house will be as you describe as “suburbia” where I only have to obey the town laws and construction code.

[@enderst81]

Very cool, can't wait to see how you put the new one together :)

[@handydadtv]

Thanks 😊

[@jbsdiytv]

Really cool smart setup. The homeowner will have fun getting use to all that lol. I’d like to see their reaction. If they pick it up quick, they are going to have a blast in that home

[@handydadtv]

No, you missed my point. I’m taking it all WITH ME.

[@jbsdiytv]

@@handydadtv oh dang lol!! Yes sorry I missed that

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

Great tour! I added it to my smart home tour playlist and subscribed. Excited to see what you do at your next place

[@handydadtv]

Thanks for subscribing! Welcome to the family!

[@KeyBored101]

Nice home, I can't wait to see the journey with the new house

[@handydadtv]

Thanks so much 😊

[@ertertertttttt]

Highly recommend that you pull all smart “stuff” that is built into the house. Smart homes just confuses and deters people from purchasing. Some people do want the smart “stuff” but then support becomes a nightmare as they think that they can support it themselves, but can’t so they continuously call you for help. Your mileage may vary.

[@handydadtv]

I excluded “all smart home devices” in the listing. Not to prevent confusion for the buyer. Because these things are valuable and I want them.

[@Dave--FkTheDeepstate]

Nice setup 👍🙂 FYI, Google Assistant plays white noise, forest sounds, ocean sounds, etc etc.

[@handydadtv]

Thanks but I’m not switching to Google Home. www.androidauthority.com/google-smart-home-3319869/

[@arjunc2266]

Hey HandyDad! Exciting to hear that your moving! Hopefully that means more projects and renovations.. however I’m sure it’s a bittersweet feeling leaving the home you invested so much time into making ‘smart’. I wanted to ask what Wi-Fi drives your smart home? I have A LOT of smart plugs/bulbs/switches that operate from Alexa, however my Wi-Fi oftentimes lets me down as only part of my routines play due to lack of bandwidth or 2.4ghz. Also what community is this HOA located in. We are in single family home in Central Jersey and considering moving to an HOA maintained area so i don’t have to keep up with the grass/snow. Lol.

[@handydadtv]

Gotcha covered. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqqnoX-AfrCaZq8 That will all be coming with me too!

[@apex007]

you moving because you got tired of the HOA?

[@handydadtv]

That’s a side benefit. Primarily moving for more outdoor space. My wife loves to garden.

[@apex007]

@@handydadtv lol. you seemed like it was the best idea since they took care of the lawn. Now you see how bad they are

[@handydadtv]

@apex007 Believe it or not, the new lawn is bigger than my old one and it’s a corner lot with a lot of sidewalk to edge! I won’t be taking care of it myself. *Maybe* when I’m retired. Unless they invent a robot edger.

[@sleepingwonder]

@@handydadtv they have already invented one

[@handydadtv]

@sleepingwonder I’ll be on the lookout for that!

[@marauder2575]

How are the new owners going to control the cabinet lights when you take your zwave switch with you?

[@handydadtv]

Stay tuned!

[@TinkerandBuild]

If you were setting up a new system (I have Smarthings and 3-4 switches), but want do my entire house and am going to start with switches. What would you choose as your goto switch?

[@handydadtv]

My go-to switch has been TP-Link Kasa lately handydad.tv/5uz0. They are very inexpensive, support local control by Home Assistant and work with all voice assistants. I have really good WiFi coverage in my house so they are very reliable.

[@matdrummer16]

Where did you get those WLED fairy lights?

[@handydadtv]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZeohZmMasepobM

[@Aimtjie]

Please can you let me know what fairy lights you using with wled?

[@handydadtv]

Watch this one and find the link in the description: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZeohZmMasepobM

[@Aimtjie]

@@handydadtv thank you very much

[@buster8273]

What light sensor are you using?

[@handydadtv]

This one: www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804583250438.html It defaults to WiFi. You need to select Zigbee.

[@colincheng6674]

I wonder why you were so quick to ditch your Insteon devices? I still have all of my devices running without paying for the subscription fees and still get integration to Home Assistant and cloud free functionality.

[@handydadtv]

I loved Insteon. I was stunned and so hurt, without any warning, like my wife left me. I’m a content creator so I immediately looked for alternatives to help my audience. I initially went with HomeSeer which has an AWESOME Insteon integration. But I always wanted to conquer Home Assistant (I tried several times) because it was so popular with my viewers. I did not like Home Assistant’s Insteon integration, especially compared to HomeSeer and ISY. Plus I wanted to explore other protocols, like Z-Wave, Zigbee and Lutron.

[@colincheng6674]

@@handydadtv did you get rid of all of your Insteon devices? To this day, there is no device that I've found that matches the responsiveness of my Insteon sensors paired with an Insteon switch - it is instantaneous and does not require the cloud.

[@handydadtv]

@colincheng6674 Yes I saved them. My daughter still has Insteon in her house so I’ve got spares for her.

[@wadetomczyk8043]

Holy hell that's a lot you have some work to do in new house ha.

[@handydadtv]

Nah my collection is relatively small. I have followers who have 100+ smart devices.

[@cheddarmac7935]

Can you please provide a link to the the wiz light bulbs you have in this video.

[@handydadtv]

Whoops! Missed those in the description. Thanks! WiZ 60W A19 Color LED Smart Bulb 👉🏻 handydad.tv/rv8x WiZ ST19 Color LED Filament Smart Bulb 👉🏻 handydad.tv/60f1

[@jsjiang6120]

What a nice house you have! It seems that you still use Alexa for voice control. Sometimes there's delay depending on the network server condition. I'm wondering why you don't use voice control directly by Home Assistant?

[@handydadtv]

I haven’t tried that yet.

[@joncarr2006]

@@handydadtv I'm looking at getting away from alexa soon. Let me know if you beat me to it.

[@davidpeters7447]

I have a delay but it is reliable. I only use Alexa for lights and a few seconds is not an issue. It is nice saying turn off downstairs lights and it just works.

[@jsjiang6120]

@@davidpeters7447 I know, but isn't it better with no delay at all by Home Assistant?

[@joncarr2006]

@@jsjiang6120 I'm missing something, can you link an integration that HA uses direct voice control? I didn't realize that was an option.

[@JimHalo784]

Have you ever had to reset all your home automation when you lose power to the house and the generator does not kick on

[@handydadtv]

I have Home Assistant and my network equipment on a UPS.

[@JakisTakiTyp]

Where can I buy this frame?;>

[@handydadtv]

Frame?

[@alexh.6853]

👍👍👍

[@handydadtv]

Thanks 😊