Touring a Subscriber’s AMAZING Smart Home in Georgia! 😮

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0:00 Intro
0:21 Dog's water bowl
1:29 Keeping it cool
1:55 Lighting automations
3:55 Towel heater
4:52 Sense energy meter
5:09 Converted theater
5:44 Cameras
6:55 Next tour...
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MUSIC
All of the music throughout is by Nihilore.
Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/7LV...
Ending song is The End by EVA.
open.spotify.com/artist/6UIs5...

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Shout out to Riley and his family for opening up their home to us! Want me to tour YOUR smart home? Fill this out: docs.google.com/forms/d/1YguzPKbs6m8LppW5mEPKzjLkk4-q0lgzqv1CEN5P2lU/edit

[@nilstrabant1870]

Hey, what about some houses in Europe? Or US/North America only and other continents only via Teams/Zoom/etc to keep the travel costs small? :D

[@b0ater2]

Very nice Have you done any automation with PoE lighting ?

[@Alice_ILoveOliver]

Nope

[@Zenith_Akuma14]

You could say the river is gorg-ous, right?

[@domramsey]

I've always been of the opinion that a lot of automations are solutions looking for problems, but I have to admit this video is great. I really love the format of visiting other people to see what they're doing - it's not something I see on YT very often. So please do more!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks so much for the nice comment! I love visiting and seeing other smart homes so yes I will do more. I also agree sometimes I might be looking for problems for how much I’ve automated around my house so I’ve been guilty of that.

[@MrRoguetech]

No doubt, many automations are just gimmicks. But lighting controls, in this case for the shop and the child's room, improve life. I have many lights automated to turn on/off, set level or color, at as minor as it may sound, it is a pretty massive life improvement. However, I think this video conflates a "smart home" with an automated home. Cameras aren't smart by themselves. But they can be, using object or facial recognition.

[@rileywindham]

Awesome video! We enjoyed having you over, come back anytime!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Riley! I had so much fun over there!

[@joshuamarchner1606]

Hey Riley, FYI it looks like the tree on the way to your shed is covered with poison ivy vines.

[@alexfilipe9921]

Wasn’t aware of starling until this video. Decided to go purchase one but upon going onto the site saw that they won’t work anymore after April 2024.

[@rileywindham]

@@alexfilipe9921that is only for the nest secure security system, all the cameras will still work!

[@MathewSchaffer]

I can't believe I never thought of automating lights to the door lock/unlock! I just set that up immediately. If someone unlocks the back door at night, the back lights will now turn on, and then turn off when the door gets locked again. Genius!

[@Iisakkiik]

Man what an awesome idea to tour your viewers homes! More of the same PLEASE 😁

[@user-rd9kb6ox1v]

All the lighting automation is great!! Love the connection between door locks and the indoor lighting.

[@savrip]

Nice new addition of the SMART HOME SHOWCASE! I'm looking forward to more smart homes. It's great to see other ideas that I would have never thought of before.

[@ofirmasked5481]

tell Riley to add a scale sensor under the water bowl (prob' connected to an esp32 with esphome) this way he can automated the water topping in case the bowl is too light (which means off course there is not enough water) p.s. if you want to make sure the bowl is there, so there is no water fountain in the kitchen - you can use magnetic window sensor. connect the magnet under the cabinet and the actual sensor to the bowl

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Those are some good ideas!

[@BenvanBroekhuijsen]

I almost want to get a dog now...

[@KTibow]

just make sure to add a delay so you don't start running the water onto the dog's head

[@BenvanBroekhuijsen]

@@KTibow I'm sure Luna loves a free shower every now and then 👿

[@pjohnson21211]

hah! my thought....was talking to fill the bowl was WAY too much effort. The auto refilling idea is a great solution to this :-)

[@markhowell4003]

I have those same Yale locks and never considered to automate lights with the lock/unlock action. Great idea!

[@saethone]

Should definitely consider a weight sensor so you know when the water bowl is already full! Also, I'd be real careful about having an automation control the gas! It should definitely have some kind of a failsafe as the kiddo gets older to ensure only an adult can trigger it, and NEVER let it turn on without an explicit command.

[@abderrahmaneidrissi6623]

What automation controls the gas?

[@pubbstarr]

@@abderrahmaneidrissi6623 Probably a voice command in German

[@Ashley-pt1ey]

@@pubbstarr STARTTT DEINEEE GASSEEE HANSS!!!

[@saethone]

@@abderrahmaneidrissi6623 He mentioned its a gas fireplace that the voice command turns on

[@samadmirza301]

Damn it Reed!!! Now my wife wanted the towel warmer also 🤦‍♂️ and the fireplace…killing me 😅 OK, fine. Take my money Amazon 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@SmartHomeSolver]

😂

[@reggie2803]

Thanks to you and Riley for bringing more smart home content.

[@tankthebear]

Good job Riley some good ideas there. I like the smart home tours keep em coming!

[@Gregor_A]

Nice. I got a towel warmer too and use the humidity sensor to turn it on and off. Lifesaver here in Thailand otherwise you'd have wet towels all day in this jungle weather

[@ShUisREAL]

Hey does your towel warmer truly dry the towels? I have always wanted one, but not for the warm towel benefit, I hate when towels stay wet all day and the in get mildew so we are constantly washing towels. This could be a solution to that. Figured I’d ask. Thanks

[@JKStudios101]

It's incredible to have smarthome gadgets. It makes life easier. 😊

[@kennymurphy4493]

Brilliant video. I love to see other peoples homes for some inspiration. I’m looking forward to seeing Jimmys home. If you fancy a bit of international travel and coming to Ireland give me a shout.

[@Hackrifice]

Awesome! Great idea! Stoked to see more in this tour series!!

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

I love this style of video, great tour, awesome that you were able to make it out to Georgia to film

[@dronenb]

Dang what an awesome series. Excited for the next ones. Seeing what other people come up with is always fun. Miss the joke at the end though!

[@danieltanguay3954]

Miss it too !

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Riley and family. Thanks to you too Reed. 😊😊

[@KimmoJaskari]

I have an electric towel heater/dryer. It doesn't get super hot, but nice and warm. Anyway, I turned it on by accident in like June, and noticed it in September. That sucker uses a lot of wattage... I need to put a monitor on that and maybe automation to kill it if it's been on a few hours!

[@randygreen007]

Though it’s not as fun as the smart watering bowl there are several types of self filling water bowls for dogs, cats, chickens and other sizes for larger livestock. They just work using pressure to know when to stop filling.

[@dreamleaf6784]

This is way more useful content. We can learn what's good from many houses.

[@lackr0073]

Great video, love the automation ideas!

[@koryholding1491]

Fun new style of video. Fun to see what other people are doing

[@TechWithBrett]

Awesome tour! Blink twice if Jimmy is holding you hostage.

[@AutomatedHouse]

🤫

[@mr.o5577]

It's funny to me that a towel heater is a big thing lol, every single house in Finland have one, it's mandatory, just like a bidet

[@mikeyfl]

Awesome video, great idea Reed!

[@DIYtechie]

I really like this “smart home tours” concept. Like @Youthman’s Home Theater Tours.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks! I’ll have to check out that channel too!

[@jamesmonahan7872]

lovely home and great solutions. Tie between the automated water for dog and the towel heater - you are costing me money Reed. But love seeing how others have setup their home. Thank you

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Haha 💸 Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@IAmComicallyCartoonyYKnow]

so glad its on georgia, georgia barely gets any recognition.

[@MrDingleberry31]

Very cool. Some good stuff there.

[@1csearle]

Really sweet automations

[@sayubu]

Freaking awesome video man !

[@mikemcdonald5147]

Riley im so jealous. I don't have the money nor the knowledge to setup all that. You rock.

[@JeffFromMichigan]

Add some sensors to that dog's bowl, have it auto fill and shut off. Add a water sensor behind the bowl for auto turn off, just in case ;)

[@DJSweatJacket]

Nice, keep up the good work👍

[@larton]

That water bowl is gamechanger.

[@fortniteinminecraftt3794]

Can you do a light switch tour also?

[@nonamebae]

Wow beautiful home

[@jakebarwick6549]

I need to know how they did all of this. It’s awesome

[@cameronb9434]

Hey, great vid. I want to know if you have any ideas for a sump pump monitor? My basement has flooded because our sump pump failed. Do you have any recommendations on something that could track/read the water level and alert us if it gets high?

[@Thunder-2050]

Amazing House. You should do more tours like this!

[@wscottfunk]

Nice ideas. I was all set to buy a Furbo for dispensing dog treats until I saw that there was a $6.99/mo subscription required. 👎

[@danfitzpatrick4112]

😮 Been doing smart stuff for years myself but .... Not sure I would want or need all of that automation. As I add more automated WLED light strips in my kitchen..... 🤣🤣🤣

[@Valnurat]

How do you control the hunter fan to start an stop?

[@krypinz]

Is there any options/set up that is fully offline not requiring internet connection?

[@colepascua]

This is amazing lol

[@Griffin-jz1uw]

😊 wow grate vid

[@KimmoJaskari]

Dog bowl might need a weight sensor, to prevent water flow if it (for some reason) is already full. But nice automation. Now if the bowl could also clean itself... 😂

[@alextechtai]

Does Nest Secure support affect Starling integration?

[@brandonguz7728]

Esta increíble el bebedero para los perros. Amo tu contenido aunque no se mucho inglés los subtítulos me ayudan mucho. Eres mi inspiración para muchas cosas de mi casa saludos desde México 🇲🇽

[@Doodmeister0]

Are the wemo switches zigbee ?

[@lance3198]

Riley, I click on the link for the towel heater and it comes up as here's the other options. 1. What brand? 2. The thing that I'm trying to make sure is when I use a smart plug it comes on to the setting I want instead of resetting every time. It seems like you've solved that with yours and I want to just have that hit information

[@lance3198]

I see that it has an on-off switch and it's Ama. But it looks to be hardwired I need it to be a plug in.

[@bhargavamin9148]

How he did the smart theater. Can you give idea about smart theater room.

[@anishkapur8158]

Where did he buy the towel warmer from?

[@mbecker163]

GREAT VIDEO!!! Excellent idea showing other people's homes, I didn't think it would work. But you're really brave to travel to Georgia on the river, that's where Deliverance occurred. 😅😅

[@Zanooka]

Wait can we get a tutorial on how he got water to the kitchen island!?

[@electricvehiclehead]

What is the intro song that you used? Is it a remix of Space Song?

[@cameronburrell5651]

We have a eero wifi mesh router and its the best

[@RichardsScott]

Cool shirt. Can you provide a link for it please?

[@dreamleaf6784]

Tutorial to set up my yale lock to turn my patio light on and off. Where can I find? Me needs it, me wants it

[@TyDaSpace]

It's a very simple automation you can set up. What system do you use? Amazon , Google or Homekit?

[@dreamleaf6784]

@@TyDaSpace I figured it out pretty quickly

[@navs485]

2:23 "Riley and his wife just had a baby..." Riley comes into camera with a 'Eat local' tshirt... I see what you did there 😅

[@thomastevis8655]

Awesome videos sorry I’m soo late

[@BenvanBroekhuijsen]

Hmm instead of jokes we are doing teasers now are we? Can't wait to see what our fellow nerds have cooked up for us.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

You won’t be disappointed!

[@AutomatedHouse]

👀

[@justanothernoobe]

I think this is my first time watching your content. Pretty cool automations going on. Just a question though ... is that a joke in your end credits? "You're don't want to miss it!" ... you are don't want to miss it??????

[@TyDaSpace]

it confused me as well for a bit. It's just the snippet for another video. basically telling you to stay tuned for the next person's house video coming soon

[@Multilive1000]

He needs to discover Home Assistant

[@TiagoRamosVideos]

👌

[@mncam4422]

Was really hoping it would have been more.... intelligent than just a shopping cart of BestBuy integrations. There's so so so much more that could have been improved without going full on HA or scripting and just looking beyond the first layer of consumer toys :-)

[@TyDaSpace]

That's the beauty of smart home consumer tech. You do what works for you (You can be advanced all you want or you can be basic as well). It doesn't always have to be so complicated. This works for him and his family. Most people cannot even do what he has done so pops up to him.

[@spikemedia7868]

Can someone get me some glass bottled dr pepper to europe🥲

[@thenintendoman]

Oh no! His TV is too high

[@ironcrafter54]

Great video, but the thumbnail looks a bit odd

[@gashead2]

Nah nah nah, thunder

[@sonicchad1]

Need to add a Furbo warning now my dog is mad because she doesn't have any treats, otherwise great video like always.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Haha oh no!

[@Chris-rs4bh]

This man's electricity bill must be horrible

[@zxcvbnmmasdfghjkl]

Like for filthy frank!!

[@dixienormus8097]

Nice to be rich I guess :P

[@tedev]

i suppose that the "Amazing" was for clickbait...

[@bodkinsbestphotography]

Some people have a perpetual hard-on for this stuff. I'm sure it tickles their fancy.

[@badtoro]

Nice entry level home automation. Hopefully he will be bit by the automation bug and do real automation.

[@terra_incognita683]

Wow, that's a lot of ewaste.

[@Jimbo234GW]

I used to love watching your videos. But, today, after watching just 3 videos, youtube is now blocking me from watching any further videos. As such, because I can no longer watch your videos, I am forced to unsubscribe. Sorry.

[@KarthikKesiraju]

Can you suggest hoe can I routine with alexa and nest thermostat? Example if my room temperature comes below 14c, then I want heat to be be truned on . ? I didnt find this skill in alexa .

[@alohava]

You came to Georgia and didn't say hi? Rude! This is pretty cool, I guess I have to get to know @rileywindham

[@monas.6839]

I love love love this! Riley’s smart home is amaze balls…please make more videos like this, Reed! 🙏😀