10 New Home Automation Ideas My Wife LOVES!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks for watching! Trying out a bit of a different format in today’s video, so I hope you like it. How to set up these automations: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/how-to-set-up-10-automations-my-wife-loves/

[@YouTubeUserLol]

Thanks Reed!

[@ayedjed]

where did you build your vibration automation ? in smarthings or home assistant ? because I connected smarthings multi sensor in home assistant using Zigbee usb but I didn't have much to do with it so I am thinking ti get it connected back to smarthings hub to use vibration sensor

[@garyfraser6629]

Hi, love the ideas you upload for us laymen. I've tried to understand Smart home, however it a little difficult for us menials. Is there a link you would recommend for me to review to try and get a blackberry pi going?

[@cashaww]

In one of your videos, you used a Withing to trigger automations. Will you point me to this video? Thank you.

[@natelasley18]

I love how terrible your acting is I mostly only watch you bc of how cringe it is!

[@HughD]

Reid, I love seeing you HA guys talking about solving specific "problems" and not just talking about the latest camera or other WiFi doo-dad. Keep 'em coming!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Hugh, I appreciate that!

[@KaitlinLuksa]

I'd love to see more home automations for stay at home moms! Things like reminders when the kids' school bus arrives at the end of the day, reminders when to start dinner based on what you're making that day, easy ways to keep track of young children/babies all over the house.

[@MusicMonkey5555]

Not sure if you are a Google home owner, but they have a big set of "family bells" around this that we have been loving. We also use routines for the all lights off thing he did by saying goodnight, and it only works with our voice.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

That's a great suggestion! And I almost forgot to pick up my daughter from school the other day so I clearly need these. 😬

[@iggman18]

@@SmartHomeSolver Would you be able to suppress the alert on days that there is no school? I did that with my "Trash day" notification, so that any week with a holiday delays the notification by one day.

[@andrewjamesbondoc1405]

Do you have fart automation?

[@TechWithBrett]

If I ask my wife to make a list, will you come automate it for me? These ideas are next level!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Sure, I can make a trip to Utah! Just send me the list haha

[@mobilelegendsmoskov893]

Bruh even Brett is here! Brett i m from Germany love you, i ll make them for you and send them for free, just make the damn list, is the woman still writing? :)))

[@eagle56786]

DUUUUUDE!!! Using the vibration motor to sense when you’re playing the piano is SO DANG GOOD!! 👍🏽

[@nevillevanderwesthuizen5517]

Hi Reid, I’m also a HA user, and I have Light Switches that I flashed with ESPHome, on the light switches I set it up so that the light only toggles when the the switch if pressed for less then 1 second (locally controlled on the Sonoff) I then have a separate automation in HA that checks if the button is pressed for longer. In the master bedroom this “long press” is used for switching off all the lights in the house. We haven’t switched off the lights manually or with a app for more than a year! I also use this function in other rooms to open blinds, acknowledge a “status light” etc.. Thanks for the great videos! I have been watching them for a while now and I love you ideas for all kinds of automations!

[@caineh2379]

Love the realism and jokes that come in your videos. Super love that you included your family!

[@msbgone]

I am drooling from all these awesome automations!!! Nice! That ending was great, but honestly love how you include your whole family in these!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks! The family and I had fun with this one!!

[@lossless4129]

You seem like such a great father and husband. These are great. Amazing video

[@rhysdavies8947]

Solution 1: I would have considered a pressure sensor in the piano stool as well. Not playing for 5 minutes is quite common when studying music or talking whilst at the piano. Detecting if someone is sat at the piano is what you need.

[@Geoff_W]

Reed hates visable wires though. I'm not sure he would be down for a solution like that, and I'm not aware of any battery powered pressure sensors...could maybe run a Arduino with a rechargeable battery pack or something from inside the bench, but to hide the wires would be a lot of DIY and again...not something we have seen much from Reed on (which is good, I value the fact that he is lazy so he finds clever solutions for lazy people 🤣👍)

[@mackelajt]

@@Geoff_W I made my own pressure sensor for our bed that runs on battery, I had a water leak sensor to spare, which has the the electronics seperated from the water detecting part, meaning there is two wires coming out. Cut the wires off and purchased a pressure pad. Hooked it all up, when pressure is Put on the pad the circuit closes and "detects water". Some templating in HA and I have a bed occupancy sensor instead.

[@jmr]

@Resident Evil I didn't know "car seat" pressure sensors were a product. I'll be buying at least one of those. 😂 I like your user name.

[@Leonvolt28]

@@mackelajt what kind of pressure pad do you use?

[@jmr]

@Resident Evil Thanks! I know what you are talking about now.

[@bill_automated1226]

Really great video Reed. Love how you are getting the family involved, and addressing their use cases.

[@ryant4729]

BRO dont stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the update trying to keep my house smart too

[@rolandkf7448]

I found your channel last Fall when I started on the smart home journey. Your videos have helped me so so much, but thats not the reason I’ve finally decided to comment. This comment is because tonight after almost a full year of smart home and home automation iterations, my wife asked me to set up an automation and Google routine for her! 🙌 Im sure you can relate. After all the mishaps and wrong verbal queues, lights automatically turning on at 6am on a Saturday morning, this feels like she is finally 100% on board with the smart home transition. (70+ devices and a year later) 🤣 But hey, its a huge milestone!! Thanks again for you content.

[@prettybyte6513]

I have enjoyed watching your channel for a long time but this video finally got me to subscribe. Thanks for all your videos and the fun family tidbits you sprinkle in them.

[@sgringo]

This is a great video - very informative. I really like the personal touch of including family members and shots of your house. Regarding "NFC tag: lights off," it seems to me you already had the solution available without having to add additional hardware: "Alexa, turn off all lights." This way, you don't have to be standing in the vicinity of the NFC tag; it will work from wherever Alexa can hear you. You could go even one step further by creating an Alexa routine to trigger the event with something like, "Alexa, bedtime."

[@MichaelBrooksUK]

I've done this with "Alexa, goodnight" and "Alexa, I'm leaving" for when I leave the house.

[@KaleoMgmt]

I used an NFC for a while, but then I just triggered the script when I charge my phone at night. I can still run it manually, but the charging trigger is nice.

[@gracesuarez3154]

These are great. You are a wonderful husband and a great nerd. The child garage light one is genius.

[@midnightbass6596]

Yeah, another upload. My mom only needs the outdoor lights, and the TV and kitchen light strips on, but seeing your automations makes me realize that we are very simple lol have a good day, though Reed.

[@AuthenTech]

Love it man! Fun new format, very entertaining and educational. (I just need to get off ST app, feels so dated)

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks! Yeah I use the Home Assistant app to control all of my ST devices and it feels way more modern.

[@AuthenTech]

@@SmartHomeSolver - Home Assistant looks so much more powerful and better UI... although that upfront setup looks intense! Maybe you can do a setup walkthrough video tutorial someday ;)

[@PrydeWater901]

Gotten a bit advanced for my skill level, but it’s still entertaining to watch your smart home grow.

[@SerhiiYastrebov]

Instead of Motion sensor you could have gone with Presence (occupancy) sensor that uses doppler like Aqara FP1, it is very accurate and can detect even a non-moving persons, and also is used to detect sudden falls (very useful for monitoring elderly)

[@SmartHomeSolver]

That’s a good point!

[@sillvvasensei]

I don't think the FP1 is listed on the Aqara website or Amazon.

[@SerhiiYastrebov]

@@sillvvasensei it might be their internal product, it is sold on aliexpress. But its not the only device, there are alternatives.

[@Fine_i_set_the_handle]

@@SerhiiYastrebov they dont think there will be a big demand for it out of china so its not being sold anywhere except china as of right now

[@SerhiiYastrebov]

@@Fine_i_set_the_handle I suspect that reason was different, because aliexpress stores were selling it only after working hours, seemed like it was forbidden to sell it to other countries. But it is available now. Also, there are alternative devices, this one is most known to me.

[@bagrubmeister4973]

Great video Reid. A bit advanced for me but great ideas! My wife was just saying this morning I just want a button! I don't want to use my voice LOL.. I am using the brilliant system from brilliant Tech for my switches and I have 2 control pads. They work awesome and control my sonos and integrate with ring video cams. The switches can do motion sensing and you can also assign a scene to any switch using a double tap created in the brilliant environment. Well I created a scene this morning that turns off all the light in the bedroom, bathroom and close and stops the music by double tapping one of the switches. This is a routine when leaving the upstairs for work. My wife already left for work at the time so I can't wait to show her to see what she says! I know we all have to remember the wife factor

[@durtydeedsREI]

Love the humor in your videos.

[@Travisrogers87]

The actionable notification is exactly what I’ve been wanting from the Roomba app for years. I had no idea this was even possible as a custom solution,… super excited to try it

[@ShaneCreates]

Great video Reid. Love some of those b roll shots. And I love the concept. Great to see your problem solving and solutions for your wife’s automation ideas. 👍 👍

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Shane!

[@danielleboon1543]

These are awesome!! Probably the best video on automation ideas I’ve seen in a long time

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Wow, thanks!

[@markw365]

Humidity detection to turn on the bathroom exhaust fans. Did this and my wife loves it. Use a reference sensor elsewhere in the house and compare the two for the swing in humidity when the shower is on.

[@GoostavaRS]

I always look forward to your videos! They are great inspiration with added humor.

[@102179mark]

Live the ideas you have here! I'll be attempting to migrate to Home Assistant, hopefully sooner than later. As for your "it's nicer outside than inside", I've got something setup that will text me when the temp has dropped enough outside to open the windows. Couple that with the automatic sliding door opener I bought to let the dogs out when no one is home, and a whole house fan system it almost achieves what you're looking for. Granted if I want windows open we have to do that manually, but with the sliding door opening, and the whole house fan kicking on when it's nice out, we manage to stay pretty comfortable.

[@d5kenn]

Lol, one of my main automations is for the piano lights too. I love your vibration sensor idea. What I ended up using was a radar presence sensor pointed at the bench, which turns on the lights as you sit at the bench. The problem with turning off the lights when done, is that sometimes someone will wander into the room while the piano is being played and sit on the couch and start reading, and it's no bueno to turn the lights out of them as soon as the first person is done playing. Still working through the best way to do that....

[@tamedthethreebears]

Automation is really cool and a perfect setup for a haunting movie

[@KaleoMgmt]

We set up a "School Day Routine" in HA using Time triggers and Trigger ID's. At 6:30am, the LED strips around our kids' beds turn from 1% Red to 5% Green. They know it's okay for them to get up and take a shower. At 7:00, the lights in their bedroom turn Soft White at 20%. At 7:10, their lights turn to 50%, and their Echo says, "It's time to start the day". I'm using TTS in HA to broadcast. The morning goes on with some other reminders (medicine, tea, etc.), and at 7:40 all the light in the house turn on and the Echos broadcast a "5 minute warning." At 7:45 the "Get to the Car" message is given. At 7:50 all thd lights turn off. In addition to the Time Trigger and Weekday Condition, I added a Helper called "School Routine" and use that as an additional Condition. If the kids are on Spring Break or have a day off, I can paused/cancel the Automation at any point.

[@snipewa4]

Lol! This was so good. Hope the family had a lot of fun putting this one together. I really like the temperature notification to open up the windows/doors. Oh! Reed, I was thinking how stoked you’d be of my troubleshooting on making my outdoor string lights smart/dimmable while finding a way to work with google and homekit (could only find one smart plug that works with alexa/google/homekit). The extent of my smart devices starts and ends with Hue but I was able to tie in a non hue product using different automations to get the desired results. Anyways, I’ll keep expanding and learning as I go, your ability to manually code things is impressive to say the least. All the best

[@Kamodomon]

That last one is a really good idea.

[@jdllim]

The piano automation is amazinggg

[@barbsdee3831]

Aww Luna don’t listen to him, you are cute 😍❤️

[@mikekang2502]

I love that while he’s introducing the most developed technologies he still use the simplest thing, just a sheet of paper.

[@davedewulf2403]

So glad I found your channel! This is great content….I’ve been stuck with a Crestron system for the last 5 years that I absolutely hate!!! I’m a tech guy and had no idea about how much limitation the system would yield. Now I’m in the midst of moving to a new house which I will be setting up with similar tech to what you’ve been posting about. Great seeing all your ideas and experiences, keep them coming!

[@leicaman]

Happy wife happy wife!😊

[@HoGalant]

Practical! Real life use case ftw!

[@kanarie93]

dammn, that garage light flashing is a true safety measure man. Never thought about those kinds of things, smart home is not only comfort. Its also family safety using your existing stuff with some smart programming. Realy interesting stuff :D

[@Geoff_W]

Ha! I actually have a 'brush your teeth' reminder already 🤣. I also have a button I made out of an M5 Atom Matrix (5x5 pixel screen built into a button, with wifi) and it shows a countdown timer while I brush my teeth. Pressing the button also flips a switch in home assistant, and if that switch isn't flipped before I turn off the lights while in bed (pressure sensor for bed) my Google assistant tells me I forgot to brush my teeth. It's been a great reminder since it's a habit I just struggle to keep up with otherwise. I could see myself doing something similar when I have kids.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Wow that's a great way to be reminded! Yes, would be perfect for kids.

[@PhilLesh69]

My all time favorite automation was when I turned on the insteon wall switch to my master bath exhaust fan. if it was between 8:30a.m. and 10:00 a m Monday through Friday (Meaning a quick shower and tooth brushing before getting dressed and leaving for work), and the outside temp was below 50, it started my car. And since my viper smart start would shut the car off after 15 minutes, if i t was below 40 it would turn the car on again after 16 minutes. Add in the space heater turning on in my bedroom and kitchen and the wall heater in the bathroom going on to warm up the rooms I use while getting ready for work, and I was never chilly on cold winter mornings. Keep in mind this was about twelve years ago, and it wasn't easy to get insteon and viper to talk to each other. I had to set up a dedicated email address to receive the insteon notification and autoreply to another address through an email filter to trigger an IFTT action script. Eventually I was going to have my coffee grind fresh beans and brew a lot and turn on some other appliances based on when I turned off my alarm in the morning, but then I sold that house.

[@pgyver]

Love your content, I have my whole house hooked up to HAss and am always trying to figure out automation ideas.

[@MakeItWorkTech]

toilet paper automation is a must! thumbs up for that one 😂 I laughed out loud, and my wife had a disgusted look on her face 😅

[@SmartHomeSolver]

it's a definite must 😂

[@AtracBreezy]

Bedtime is easy. Two pieces of cardboard, foil connected to two wires and some weather strip foam. Connected it to an ESP32. Basically when the two pieces of foil touch, it will be “on”, aka someone is in the bed. If you put it under the mattress when someone is laying in the bed, it will cause the two pieces of foil to touch. I’ve had this set up for 3 months and it works perfectly.

[@darkmauriceravel]

I love your channel and really likes how you do it and laughs a lot with your sketchs family. You give me a idea, but is complex about how can i open my outside automatic gate for car and my dogs doesn't escape 😮‍💨. I'm thinking of produce a sound that they have previously associated with a prize they go to the inside, the detector sensor works, free a snacks and some (i'm thinking yet) close the dog door and later open the outside gate (this is easy with a broadlink) to get car inside my property. I need this, because i can't use my automatic door because i must first lock them and later back to the car and open the gate (and automatic door practically hasn't sense if i must go down). Anyway thanks a lo for you channel.

[@lasseriis33]

The ending of this vid is epic!!😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@everitt11]

Read your blog on how to get Luna's timestamp working, I got it time stamping, great! just can't get it to show me the "time" ago... Kinda changed it up a little bit and using this to show me when the main doors to the house were opened as opposed to having to click through for "more info" for more of a quick glance.

[@HATipsByLarry]

got to love HA makes a lot of local fast and amazing automation's possible.

[@pearlgirl6150]

I am SO stealing that piano vibration idea for my kids!

[@minimekw]

I believe I’ve commented before saying my favorite part is the end cringy dad joke and it never fails, keep it up!

[@MatthewSumnerDPTATC]

I've been trying to make a "nice outside" automation for months that didn't pester us. I'm totally stealing this, thanks!

[@marn200]

2:54 what’s that service you have in the tablet? That seems like lot of options

[@michaels5167]

Reid, you let me know when you automate loading/unloading the dishwasher and laundry. 😂

[@piyusjai]

For robot vaccum since I have a 2 floor house. i run the main floor at 3AM in the night… Turn on the smart lights and let it do it’s job. And I run the upper floors at 3PM… these are the two most unlikely times for us to be at those floors… One drawback if some guest is staying over and since the guest room is on the main floor if I forget to turn the automation off… they’ll be disturbed

[@matthewgaffney4312]

Anyone notice you aren't checking for rain before opening windows? Either way perhaps just adding a condition for a local check for rain might be good.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Good idea! It definitely cools off when it's raining here, so that could be a good condition to add.

[@matthewgaffney4312]

@@SmartHomeSolver I often only will open the windows on the side where the rain is not blowing in. Those smart windows on north south east west groups sound great. 😀

[@KeyBored101]

This is great, a practical application for a smarthome

[@Mr2011Sami]

That's pretty good!! Great job!

[@piyusjai]

For light switching off at night I use my ring alarm sensor. We always arm the house right before we go to sleep and that turns off all the lights

[@esenterre]

Awesome! Really loved that video! Great family! :)

[@Porthos799]

You are a good home automation genius

[@michaelheaton3712]

Hi. Really like your videos. I have a question, here in the UK home energy prices are going sky high. I just wondered if you had any idea on the background energy use of all your homes smart tech. I know you have a lot of alexas but also lots of other hubs, sensors and smart lights in order to link everything together. It would be very interesting to see if all that tech adds up to something or nothing on the energy bill. What do you think? Thanks

[@EsotericArctos]

The open window automation could also have a condition so it does not run if it is below a certain temperature outside too . Some great automation ideas here though. I should ask my partner too. Sometimes I am too geeky to think of normal things :)

[@TheRealAnthony_real]

Notify whoever when the house is "armed home" when movement is detected in the morning .. to avoid having the alarm sound if anyone is sleeping ;) this is a cool automation

[@OldGamerGeezer]

The button for kids on the toilet was good. Sadly we dont have Alexa here in Norway. Meaning that automation would require a little more setting up at my house, running HA, hue, smartthings and google home so got a couple of options going but not been able to set it all up yet as I`m very new to HA.

[@SiddheshBagade]

wow.. liked the new format

[@PsyChoBelGian07]

What's the software you are using on your ipad? Awesome video btw!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Home Assistant

[@kubamaliszewski1167]

Home Assitant have season sensor so you could use it as condition in temperature alert.

[@miguelg.sanchezweckx4523]

I feel in love with Luna

[@aesp533262]

Love the channel. Can you offer some suggestions for how to make the smart home “wife friendly” regarding interaction with the home? We struggle from our setup not recognizing us as individuals. Her voice/my voice. Geofence conflicts. Maybe a great video idea to present her side of the experience.

[@Yuriyper]

Great inspiring video! Thanks

[@melissah3772]

Wow this is truly amazing!! I am just now diving into the world of automation, and I love your channel! I am leaning toward a raspberry pi for home assistant. I am fairly technical and love the idea of setting up automations for my wildest dreams, but not sure what I need to buy to get started. I'd love to see some videos in the future starting from step 1 of automation

[@Fine_i_set_the_handle]

If you run home assistant on raspberri pi there is a good chance the sd card will fail and you'll lose everything, i would only use a raspberri pi to do some simple testing to see if home assistant is right for you and then switch to a mini pc for a proper installation.

[@AntonKrall]

Hi! great video! one question, what are you using for your automations and the dashboard you showed on your video when checking the info of the vaccum robot?

[@myblueberry000]

I love your idea on the Piano practice reminder. Do you need to have the Home Assistant program to create the automations?

[@MarcSolomonScheimann]

Great video, one of your best

[@mikeoleksa]

This is a bit older video, but you having the Broadlink Wi-Fi smart button in it reminded me to ask. I have one, but I can't get it to stay connected. My router, an Asus RT-AX86U, the remote button, and the S3 hub are all within 10 feet of each other even. I tried new batteries, moving the hub closer to where the button mainly gets used, and closer to the router. If you see this comment, does anyone have any suggestions? I really like the thing. When it works, it's awesome. Unfortunately, I spend more time reconnecting it than using it.

[@mrxmry3264]

6:04 have you thought about weight sensors in the bed? I got the idea from a youtuber in Scotland.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Yes I’ve used that in a past video but I didn’t want it to trigger when it shouldn’t.

[@cozmic8004]

these are sick! love the robot vacuum one

[@Bennett_Taylor]

What software are you using to make all these automations work?

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Home Assistant, you can see details here: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/how-to-set-up-10-automations-my-wife-loves/

[@robozzy]

Hey Reed, thanks for all the videos. One questions: rarely I go to bed early, but when I do I want all the routines to stop when I run the Good night routine. Is there a way for a routine to overrule the rest of the routines? Kind of like: If routine A is running> then do not run routine B and C. Thanks!

[@BadIdeasBureau]

You've probably solved this by now, but for anyone else that comes across this: Make a toggle helper, e.g. "Good Night Activated". In your Good Night routine, set that toggle helper to "on" In your other automations you want to prevent after you've gone to bed, add a condition of "state" "Good Night Activated" "off" Add another automation to turn the toggle off at an appropriate time (or add it to your "getting up" automation, if you have one)

[@jish145]

You owe Luna an apology for that cuteness comment 😤

[@rob1971]

Some great ideas there Reed, well Ali 👏🏻

[@EnricAragorn]

Hey guy! Oh, about the Vacuum! great idea! I have and old roomba at home (no wifi). I need a new one. What do you recommend for a domotic dad like me (cheat, and HA compilant, please!). About the motion sensor od the doog door. I have some issue with the cat door. How do you know if Lune is in or out home?

[@adumont]

Thanks, great video. Seeking approval of the spouse or family is a must indeed. I've taken the idea of NFC tags, and already implemented a couple Automation around the house based on tag, but you mentioned in the video you restricted some automation to only allow your wife to scan the tag (to avoid kids abusing it). How do you recognize gnose who scanned the tag in an automation? Or how do you limit it to only one user/phone? I can't find any such trivial condition. Thanks in advance.

[@jeremygilroy5593]

Great vid (like all your vids). I alway find new ideas or helps to spark other ideas. Question - The new Smartthings contact sensor....where are you still finding them? Are you using the new Aeotec version?

[@SmartHomeJunky]

I looked at your website for your different automations…was trying to setup the Robovac one. Wasn’t sure where i should setup the YAML file you mention after creating the helper. Would you have a more step by step instructions? Thanks!

[@atvtargoviste]

Hello, what are you using as a hub? HomeAssistant? It looks awsome.

[@ronm6585]

Lol. Thanks Reed. Great automation ideas.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Ron!

[@sygys]

You need a bed sensor. We have a weight sensor. Not only does our system know some one is in bed but also who is in bed or when we are both in bed. This works perfect for all night automations. We even activate the camera recordings with this

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I’ve used that in a past video but I didn’t want it to trigger when it shouldn’t.

[@unknownfancy]

Happy mother’s dayyyy

[@mikekappasig]

question about the garage door lights. I think this is an awesome idea, but if you get home and walk in the house before closing the garage door, do the lights still blink? Or is there some sort of override or a way to tell it to only run when you have been home more than X minutes? That seems like it could get messy with 2 adults coming and going, to not flash the lights all the time.

[@Proracing37]

Love tris videos Reed! Thanks a lot. Can you share your setup panel dashboard?

[@pausalpa]

Great video! Loved it (: By any chance, does anyone know which is the software where he configures all the automations? Thanks in advance (:

[@Jod4light]

Great content and ideas!! Could you post or link the app used to automatize them?

[@SuperMoula]

Hi ,Reed I love watching your videos I just want to ask is there a way to let Google mini speaker remind me to do things ?I just set alarm but do not know how to let the speaker mention the specific reminder Would you please explain this? Thank for everything

[@bartbrueck]

For something like the Piano Lights On and Off, can both of these triggers be called in a single automation? Im not seeing how, if that is how its done. Easy to make 2 automations... just curious if that was possible.

[@stanw205]

I have have Kasa remotes to turn my heat tapes on in the attic to keep my gas furnace condensate from feezing when it’s draining to the outside of the house. Is there and app I can use to turn them on automatically when the outside temps go down to freezing? I also have SmartThings. Thanks

[@BoxyMoxyNoxy]

Great video. I'm just starting out with those automations little by little. I'm trying to make an alexa automation for my echo dot so when I say good night It will shutdown the lights + shutdown the echo led clock lights + set an alarm 8.5 hours from that moment. I did not manage to do it through my alexa app. How do you think I will be able to do it? Thanks!

[@Geoff_W]

Alexa isn't capable of mathematic functions as far as I'm aware, so you probably can't do this. You would probably need to add home assistant to your setup for that.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

You could create a custom command for the Alexa routine. I tried it and it could create a timer 8 hours from then.

[@MichaelToub]

Great video !

[@MountahaJaber]

And here I thought my being able to turn off the family room tv while I'm in my bedroom using the lg app as me being superior to others lol. Great content, thank you for sharing.