I Automated EVERY Minute of My Day

[@SmartHomeSolver]

There are around 50 automations in this video! I just filmed myself from the time I woke up til I went to bed. I explain some of the more advanced automations in an article that you can check out here: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/automating-every-minute-of-my-day/ Remove your personal information from the web at Joindeleteme.com/SMARTHOMESOLVER, use code SMARTHOMESOLVER for 20% off

[@Saturn2888]

I was talking with my wife, and I actually have a lot of similar automations! I got some new ideas from your video regardless!

[@DominicAndElijah]

I really loved this video. TY for putting this together.

[@loola456]

Now make a video of your wife shouting at Alexa/Google for no reason

[@PeeGeeTips]

That ‘self healing’ automation DEFINITELY needs its own video, the various issues random power cuts we’ve experienced over time causes me far more headaches in making sure my smart devices operate uninterrupted

[@anthonygrubb8211]

Second that!

[@Paw_Low]

Third that!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks for the suggestion, that's a good video idea!

[@Drew-ql3gq]

Ya

[@generationgeek]

A cat is another way to automate being woken up every morning

[@donaldhoudek2889]

You need a pressure sensor under the toilet brush holder so that when you take the brush out to clean the toilet it will tell your wife that you are in the process of cleaning the toilet and when you return brush to the base the sensor will notify her that the cleaning process is complete and is ready for the "Toilet" inspection. Great video!

[@D8686M]

Why does his wife need to inspect the toilet?

[@quantumsystems9382]

@@D8686M Only married men know the answer to this :)

[@sheldondmanson]

@@D8686M😂😂

[@D8686M]

@quantumsystems9382 I am married. We’re both adults though. We both clean, and nobody needs to “inspect” afterwards because my wife isn’t in charge of cleaning and this isn’t a prison camp.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Haha that's genius!

[@charlesxavier1904]

Another one of these videos from Allies perspective to see how much she uses/likes when it comes to your automations.

[@aj_mckinney]

My wife would love that haha! Good way for you to appeal to a broader audience base Reed....

[@richarda3764]

She seems willing to mess with the automations more than some people. My wife is okay with them as long as it all works perfectly. As soon as it messes up or conflicts with what she actually wants to do, she's out and complains a lot to me about how it all sucks. She has zero patience for trouble-shooting.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Great idea!

[@bobsmith1841]

You need to have the moisture sensor for the plant trigger a drip system to water said plant lol 😂

[@EthanShalev]

Your bathroom is the size of my living room!

[@OGKenG]

My whole apartment

[@cesardiaz5135]

Didn’t you see the porch?

[@bestdjintown]

then your living room is the size of my apartment :) 😅😅😅

[@OGKenG]

@bestdjintown 🫤

[@mindblockandroid]

I would be very interested in a video that shows how to make your smart home more resilient to failure! The auto rebooting of smart plugs in your house is awesome!

[@realfamimation]

Bro is going to automate his breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure next *waitaminute*

[@TuberTugger]

Was going to question how your shade automations work on days when it's not sunny. Then you mentioned being in Arizona and I realized how silly I was.

[@brendanm720]

I like the Paul Hibbart avatar on the comment segue for the read ad.

[@johnmerryman1825]

I love your funny outro clips, and of course the home automations. I've been slowly adding more automations to my Home Assistant - thanks as always for the inspiration!

[@ryoukosan11]

This is great! I'd actually pay real money to see a complete tutorial on this, even if it ended up being several hours long. Make it a master class on Smart Home for Dummies: Beginner to GOAT!

[@NickNackGus]

Nice! Something I've got on my alarm you might want to try - set up your alarms in your calendar instead. Then you can adjust your alarm for any random day/week months in advanced.

[@lawjamesr]

I’ve been able to do a few alarm things through iOS, but the integration with Android definitely makes it more straightforward. iOS Shortcuts is good, but even with the iOS18 updates, it’s still not the most intuitive scripting language. Super fun seeing ‘a day in the life’ of Reed! Definitely gave me some ideas.

[@_yugi_]

Thats very cool! Thanks for Sharing! I would like to see a video on how you set everything up and another video about the downsides or struggles you had & keep having and what you would like to change/add/improve.

[@scottdenton3023]

That is an insane level of automation!

[@pedrorocks1313131]

The pressure sensor on your bed is great but one tip. Rotate the pad so that it’s laying on all the wood supports. It’s to hold it a little better also maybe it reads more areas in your spot and will cover your body length

[@John-Smith02]

11:52 I have the electrical switch replaced with an electrical switch with some lights pointing down, its always on when it's dark, but I also have a battery powered motion sensor light in a different spot in case the power the house goes out. Both are dimmable and the battery powered one is only on when its dark enough and if there's movement.

[@MadMike78]

Great video! You gave me a bunch of ideas to run with. It would be cool if that floor mat could weigh people, so it knows who standing there.

[@BenjaminMorin-s9d]

Thanks for the video. I never realized that the Withings integration was fixed so that the sleep sensor would show occupancy natively. I just mine out of the closet and set them up again. Thank you.

Dude. You ARE the smart home.

[@brentkleinman6926]

The kids sneaking out and turning off the tv is genius!!

[@mean1979Brains]

Ha ha. That look at the end. I think that's my permanent face when it comes to chores at home (and picking up the endless amounts of toys that seem to distribute themselves all over the house thanks to my children) 😂

[@LikeARoboChicken]

The Shower part is insane, get a circulation pump.

[@erik....]

You can't just get a circulation pump, you need a return line too.

[@NateAsOfLate]

Correct... I have a circulation pump and no return line. And I have an automation that turns it on/off throughout the day based on motion on the bathrooms and kitchen (where water is used).

[@chrisabrams1238]

I added a pump and the comfort valves but I found that I needed to add the valve under 3 or 4 sinks to make the tankless water heater fire.

[@NateAsOfLate]

@@chrisabrams1238 I added one in our master bathroom sink and one in our kitchen to cover both directions the hot water runs in. But we have a tank, so there were no functionality issues with it only one the one sink initially

[@zeddpilsner4]

@@erik.... there are types that use the cold water line as the return loop. look at the Grundfos Comfort System as an popular example

[@tatts4life838]

I’m slowly getting into automations. I only really have two or three. Our house is slab on grade so it takes forever for the hot water to get from the garage to the other side of the house, especially in the winter. So we installed a hot water circulator that unfortunately has one of those old time dial timers. But I hooked it up to a smart plug and have it set to turn on in the morning on days we go to work. I also have it set to turn on after a certain amount of time when I go for a run so I have instant hot water when I get home. I also have a setup that turns it on when I leave the gym and go home. Unfortunately the gas station and drug store are in the same area so it turns on the pump sometimes. I need to figure out how to be a little more precise in the location. And like you I have a smart switch that turns on our outside lights at sunset and off at sunrise

[@tatts4life838]

Another automation I want to figure out is how to have the bathroom exhaust fan turn off when humidity levels have dropped back to normal after a shower. I saw someone mention it in a video but I’ve never been able to find that video again to ask them how they did it

[@Renegade605]

​@@tatts4life838use a home assistant helper to make a derivative sensor for humidity. If %/min change is a large positive number, the humidity just spiked (the shower is on). When the %/min is a large negative number, the humidity tanked (ie. the door was opened). Wait for the %/min to get back to around 0, and it's stabilized and you can now turn off the fan.

[@carolinascotsman1914]

Bluetooth tracking room to room video would be awesome thanks for the ideas

[@DmytroDukov]

Turning lights upon detection the vibration of a piano seems questionable to me as it implies you would enter a dark room and start playing (what?) in darkness. I'd put a plain mmWave presence sensor and be done with it

[@anpc86]

Your videos give me inspiration… I’m starting to get into the rabbit hole for smart lighting, trying to figure out what hub/bulbs/switches to go with… I think I remember you have videos here and there where you say which ones you like I think Philips hue bridge but go with ikea bulbs…the switches though are confusing … what I really want to automate are the outdoor lights Phoenix Suns!

[@cameronhill2true]

You've got to switch those office LEDs to WLED. It works great with home assistant, and the customizability is endless. I made mine using cutable strips, a Dig Uno and a defuser bar. It takes a little work depending how you set them up, but it's worth the hassle. They're pretty responsive and I have yet to experience them going offline. It could make for a good DIY video.

[@patiakreles]

I don't have any automation at my place and your video motovated me to stay the same 😂. It feels like a huge investment to have everything automated. This feels too structured and I hate notifications. I can't live peacefully with one alarm, I would 100% loose my temper with that co2 light. I like to take my time to do things, I work in a pc all day and at the end of the day I really crave to interact with the PHYSICAL WORLD!!! it's so satisfying to turn on the lights 😂

[@0SaYu0]

Reed, Please make a video about the pressure sensor! Would love to have one, my DIY one just doesn’t work that well. Keep your good work going, love your videos!

[@remcoland]

I also made an automation to check my alarm, and it has changed my live. Funny to see more people use it.

[@DrewY213]

I'm not at this level yet but I'm slowly and surely automating more and more of my day. My employer has all my accounts and computer locked up tight so I can't leverage them to automate my busy light outside my office yet.

[@actuallyrichie]

This is awesome! I would love to a build smart automations like this.

[@actng]

pretty smooth segue to the sponsor! linus needs your help with that lol

[@HomeIsWhereTheSmartIs]

This sounds SO MUCH like my day it’s scary 😂 I might have to do my own version of this video as I’ve recently added a bunch of extra routine automations to keep my kids in check and going to bed on time.

[@Psoewish]

I'm quite curious how you did the lights being dynamic based on playback state of the tv. I've kinda automated mine to depend on tv power state which is fine but having the lights come on when I pause would actually be so cool.

[@scrampker]

If you have an android based TV this is dead simple. Shield TV, etc. my LG and Vizio also share state.

[@Psoewish]

@@scrampker I have an Apple TV but I'm pretty sure I can make it work on that too, I did some looking around after this and found someone that had a setup like that using some motion sensor linked to playback trickery or something. Haven't gotten around to testing it yet though but it looks promising.

[@scrampker]

@@Psoewish just fyi I did a quick search and there's a native apple TV Hass integration already. Let's you control and also view the state.

[@Quesito_verito]

I'm impressed and I got a handful of ideas for my HA journey. Thanks for the videos! . Btw, which lock are you using in the studio/office door? Thanks!

[@PatrickBulteel]

Awesome!!!! But wait - you do know you CAN have an automation that SETS the alarm for you on your Android phone, right? That way you can set an early alarm for when your calendar event is before your normal alarm goes off. You can also open and activate apps on the phone, so start Strava when you go running (which the phone can also detect). And you could have unlocked the door when you arrived home when it detects a person at the door and your location is arriving home.

[@TheShrugLife]

This was amazing.

[@robertbeyers1308]

Reed one thing to help you get enough sleep and be able to wake up on time. Is by going to talk to your doctor and get a sleep apnea test. If you're having a hard time waking up in the morning like I do sometimes it's probably because you have sleep apnea and you don't know it yet. So talk to your doctor and get tested.

[@EricWelander]

Now we just need a self cleaning toilet to be announced at CES. Seems plausible as long as it’s somehow powered by “AI”

[@michaeldandl9012]

But it needs a "Made for Homeassistant" Tag !

[@SmartHomeSolver]

😂of course it would be powered by AI!

[@alvaromunozcerrato8118]

Me encantan tus videos, pero ahora que estan tambien en español disfruto mucho más ❤.

[@-Gruntled]

When I saw you turn on the shower water and then the fan I thought you might consider a circulation pump like I have. When I turn on the fan in either bathroom or the light over the sink, my circ pump gets the water hot out on the extremities of the house. I feel ok about the electricity use since I have solar, and waste less water than before I added that automation.

[@thewicked8642]

Great video. Thanks for sharing all of these ideals. Do you have a link for the Lockly front door lock? I tried looking it up, but don't see one quite like yours.

[@Omaricon]

Note: Plants won't filter CO2 into O2 if there is no light in the room, in fact, they will begin cellular respiration, which will convert O2 into CO2. This is why they move all plants out of patients rooms during night, as the plants can actually eat up all the O2 in the room. I'd love to know how you can detect the use of the webcam!

[@arthur5234z]

Loved it! You forgot to mention the RFID tags.

[@shanemiles194]

I'm going to show this video to my wife, then maybe she'll be grateful that my Smart Home obsession pales in comparison.

[@kgrayman]

Out of everything from this video, I'm jealous that he gets to sleep till 8AM lol

[@sndanddmx]

Love the nod to Paul Hibbert!

[@chrisabrams1238]

Looking at your kitchen, is that a KB home? I have the same wall texture and kitchen cabinets. Enjoying your channel!

[@mjcoughlan123]

Love the projector! Which Optoma do you have/recommend?

[@heatherprauto]

Thanks for sharing!! Love all the inspiration

[@chrisc_1012]

A full video needed on the self healing automation

[@TH3xR34P3R]

I use the aqara leak sensor in occupancy mode with a preassure sensor for automations for when I am in or out of bed, for the alarm I use hassalarm that when It sees the next set alarm it turns on the switch to run the alarm automation which handles my hue lamps turning on based on what time in the morning it is. I have the lamps and led strip set to use circadian lighting to automate temperature and brightness. The led strip I use in the bathroom for saving turning on the main light since it has an exhaust fan tied to it which is using the wasp in a box blueprint to keep it on as long as occupancy is detected, a dehumidifier via a matter based power strip is tied to my switchbot 2 hubs humidity sensor to help reduce that and it's also controlling the exaust fan to tell it to turn on with a 30min timer once its above a threshold that matches when I am in the shower. I just got and installed the airgradient one airquality sensor so I can also monitor my co2 levels in my home and have it automate putting my ac in fan mode to promote airflow and remind me to open a window. As for a doorbell I use a shelly button as my doorbell button and have an automtion to turn on the monitor on my rack where I have my camera feeds show and it also takes a snapshot to display in a persistent notification to show who is/was at the door on the phone at the time, I even use tasker to automate putting the phone out of silent mode, play the sound file for the trigger word in the notification title then put it back in silent. As for smart plugs I have one setup like a wattman to monitor my pc wattage usage and I have a wake on lan automation that runs after 9s after the plug is turned on heh. A lot of my controls I also have mapped to my streamdeck xl when I am at my desk for quick access and everything else is your standard motion/door sensor triggers and I have one that automates power cycling my NBN modem then restarts my router after 5min of the internet being down.

[@vitalis]

Try to automate sleeping early than forcing you to wake up every morning

[@gregormartynus6178]

What’s your smart lock for the entry door? Can it tell who opened the door, so that you can do automations based on that?

[@youtubxkip]

"Warming up a shower water", I'm looking into separate project to cycle water via boiled to make sure it is always the right temperature

[@raulmateo7711]

Gracias por el audio en Español. Me encantan tus videos y te copio ideas (la de las luces de la ducha la utilizo con mi hija adolescente y también he agregado Alexa para marcarle el tiempo). Thanks. Miro tus videos desde España.

[@Liefx]

I hope you see this: what pillow is that? I spent hundreds of dollars trying to find a pillow that works for me and I need something that supports my head when it turns from left to right and this pillow looks like it might do the job

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I love my pillow! It's expensive, but my neck gets stiff so Aly got it for me as a birthday gift. It's the Coop Eden Cool+, here's an affiliate link: amzn.to/3V6A3kM

[@deutschland09]

The function is good, but it has become horrible when your videos are displayed and played with German pronunciation and German video titles. I'm from Germany, but it's just not you anymore.

[@deutschland09]

I have set the audio track to your original language English. But the German video title, which it still shows me, cannot be displayed in your original English. Too bad.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Oh shoot, it's something that KZbin has enabled by default so I'll see if I can disable it.

[@timderks5960]

Yeah, YT's push to translate everything to the viewer's language is HORRIBLE. I understand that there are a lot of people who only speak one language, and who would greatly benefit from automatically translated (sub)titles and audio, but for those who just like to watch content in multiple languages, it's absolutely horrible.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Alright I think I disabled the title and description being automatically translated for this video. I'll leave the audio track enabled as an option if people want to change to it though.

[@danielboulland4123]

​@@timderks5960I do agree. I cet thé translation in French and god its hawfull! Pause back to original and i Can enjoy 😉 i'd love to automatically revert it to original 🤣

[@JamesGeddesTV]

8:36 Can someone tell Reed that dishwashers were invented in 1850? 😂

[@MarBlessed955]

Setting up the 'Bluetooth headphones' in HA because I love it. Needed that for when I turn my headphones on but already have my gloves on and can't reach my phone. But how did you make it play the specific playlist/podcast on Spotify?

[@SnoringVids]

"Honey im going on a run". Gonna have to try that one for my romance 😂

[@Xeniosfitness]

bro took this shit to the next level

[@lougonzmart9466]

La RESPONSABILIDAD te levanta INMEDIATAMENTE.

[@JamesSpeirs]

With the number of home automations you have, what kind of hardware are you running on? Also, are you using HAOS or docker install?

[@russebbing]

You need a bed shaker to wake you up! Put it between your matrice and box spring. Easy to! Bed shakers were intended for the hearing impaired but they are great as they don’t disturbed your partner as much as a radio.all you need to do is hook it up to a plug-in transformer plugged into a smart plug. Easy! I’ve yet to install new fire alarms. I’ll connect this to the bed shaker.

[@daryleganchua1328]

Whats your smart door on office? And how do you integrate lockly lock?

[@aobrien4734]

Would love to see how you set up a lot of that

[@dansilchuk]

Have you considered getting the presence switches from Inovelli to get rid of the plugged in sensors?

[@Saturn2888]

I have! After watching Linus's recent video, I realized, they look gaudy, but they would look like part of the house as ugly wall switches.

[@dansilchuk]

@ what switch type do you prefer? In my opinion they are some of the best looking smart switches.

[@Saturn2888]

@@dansilchuk I dunno what I was saying looked gaudy 😆. I think I meant my buttons and Everything Presence Lites. They stand out, but they could be completely hidden as Inovelli switches! I bought my first Inovelli switches as Zigbee fan controllers. That's a project I've been trying to do for years. Once I figured out you could control them from the switch, I bought some and found out light dimmers aren't the same as fan dimmers, so I bought the Inovelli to replace my Enbrighten (JASCO). I also bought some in-fan units too as the upstairs fans aren't all on light switches! Point is, I agree that having switches in the walls with motion or presence detection makes them blend in with the house. I don't like light switches in general because they mess up my smart lights, but I could solve that with Inovelli switches as they can turn off the relay in software! Lastly, I have all these IKEA Rodrent switches that work SUPER well. I can put them wherever I want on any wall, and they're also magnetic. I just don't like that they look like they don't belong even though I can place them in spots that make sense unlike my current light switch panels (they're so complicated in this house!). I'm torn at the moment for what I wanna do if I move. In this house? Oh for sure, I'm gonna put a few Inovellis in so my kids and guests don't keep resetting with my smart lights if I move. But it's not an affordable way of doing it. Switch covers make way more sense cost-wise, and that's what I've gone with for now. So really, I don't have a preferred switch. I'd love to explore more options. I know a lot of people use Lutron, but I really don't like proprietary systems no matter how good the brand is.

[@maheAT]

Thumbs up for listening to Metallica to wake up! There is one thing I don't get with all your automations: What happens if your day is totally different from a normal day? Like, school ends earlier than usual? Or other stuff which possibly messes up time triggered automations? How do you handle this? For us, every day is different, as work/school is very dynamic. We have to get up at different times, we are not at home at the same time or for the whole day, ... So I'm looking for ideas/inspirations how I could possibly solve this problem with my automations. (heating, lights, ventilation and so on) Everything needs to be dynamically, depending on time, sunrise/sunset, who is (not) at home and whatever you can think of. Makes it pretty complex.

[@iso_2013]

2:40 How does your dashboard know what room you're in?

[@gregormartynus6178]

Bluetooth presence

[@iso_2013]

@@gregormartynus6178 how is that granular enough though? It feels like that wouldn't give very good accuracy

[@caedis_]

@@iso_2013 many bluetooth presense detectors. Enough to triangulate which room you are in

[@Jeppedy]

I gave up on ESPresence. Great for general "spaces", but couldn't get phones to emit consistently enough to be dependable

[@EsotericArctos]

Turning on the "Porch Lights" at night must be a USA thing.... I know here we only turn on exterior lighting when we are actually out there and they are turned off all other times

[@doctorhomie]

These automations are based on a daily and timely routine. Wouldn't the triggers going off on days when you're not following that routine get pretty annoying? Is there a way you control that?

[@visheshsharma8367]

What tablet and arm do you use at your desk in the office for the dashboard.

[@tylertoepke-floyd4755]

Any chance we could get links to some of the devices featured in this video? Like the pressure sensors, occupancy sensors or motion sensors?

[@tamn3]

What pressure sensor do you use for the bed? Thanks

[@clxlcov]

Is that universal remote the control 4 universal remote?

[@LarsPlougmann]

Great way to transport the kids.

[@realfamimation]

Bro got his life ON LOCK

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Reed.

[@CNCPRINTBLOGSPOT]

Ahhhh i was scarried about the automatic switching to another language from youtube. The Audio Soundtrack... in german ^^

[@VipulSharma0809]

I am surprised to listen it in hindi. didn't expect😅

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

Great ideas!

[@Dylansworkshop]

I’m 55 seconds in and I already like the fact that it played for whom the bell tolls by Metallica🤘🎸

[@dustinjorden6594]

could you make a video about more of the self healing options?

[@ApolloAutomation]

Reed, Thank you for sharing your home with us, and an even bigger thank you for showcasing our small company’s PLT-1 Plant Soil Moisture Sensor! We truly appreciate your support and are excited for your upcoming videos, especially those featuring Home Assistant. Please let us know if there are any questions! Best, Justin Apollo Automation

[@RC-1290]

Unfortunately a single plant won't be enough to lower the CO2 level. Maybe try a few barrels of algae.

[@horsegirly5]

WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING ON A NAKED PILLOW ?!? Where is your pillow case? Ew?! 😂

[@bobsmith1841]

Plz do a video on permanent outdoor lighting

[@veritas.sounds]

Cool man. Super tech

[@9THR33]

can you explain how that pressure mat automation works?

[@NickCamposs]

What is your smart home dashboard app called? I currently use Alexa on mine but yours is way more functional and intuitive!

[@murraywaters9130]

Home assistant?

[@NickCamposs]

@murraywaters9130 thank you!

[@charlesdiekmann9594]

Which lockly lock do you have?

[@hamodalbatal464]

8:50 how about automate your dishwashing with a dishwasher?

[@KING-MT-3311]

How much is your electric bill

[@TecSanento]

do you have any energy related automations ?

[@clairerovic]

Grinning to myself, I have so many Toys. Yet my day is never the same, so often the automations get in the way. I personally I like words to trigger actions,,,, grumble... I sometimes😢 mispronounce the words after a glass 🍷🥂