ULTIMATE AQARA BATHROOM - Creating a HomeKit Smart Bathroom using Aqara

ULTIMATE AQARA BATHROOM!
My bathroom is now super smart! The below Smart Home products have come together in perfect harmony to help me create the Ultimate Automated Bathroom designed for simplicity and functionality. Pair Aqara sensors with basic automations and switches to trigger lights, fans and scenes that are perfectly customized for you and your family!
Thank you AQARA for totally hooking me up! And while I can't thank them enough for all these amazing products, I'll still share any feedback and considerations to help you decide if these are right for you.
Here are all the products that I'll highlight in this video:
1 Door & Window Sensor
3 Wireless Mini Switches
2 Water leak sensors
1 Temp & Humidity Sensor
1 Smart Plug
1 Motion Sensor
2 Smart Wall Switches
5 Nanoleaf Essentials Light Bulbs
1 E1 USB Hub
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
00:35 Aqara Overview
01:00 Aqara Hubs
02:02 Aqara Products Used
02:13 Lighting
02:34 Ventilation
03:01 Leak Detection
03:13 Bathroom accessory safety
03:21 Aqara Wall Switch
04:45 Nanoleaf Bulbs (No Aqara Bulb in NA)
06:11 Aqara Motion Sensor
06:25 Home + 5 App or Eve App
08:40 See Automations in Action!
09:31 Adaptive Lighting
10:25 Aqara Mini Switch
11:38 Exhaust Fan
13:00 Temperature & Humidity Sensor
14:06 Aqara TVOC
14:21 Aqara Wireless Mini Switch for toilet
15:08 Aqara Leak Sensor placement
16:18 Aqara Smart Plug with Timer function
17:08 Final Thoughts
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[@devinhedge]

I love what Aqara is doing. I can’t stand seeing all of the devices sitting around, and the battery powered stuff, and wall warts. We need these things to be hidden or mostly hidden.

[@Polkster13]

My wife's hair curlers don't have an on/off switch. You plug them in and they turn on. You unplug them and they turn off. The issue is to remember to plug them in at the appropriate time and remember to unplug them when done. Therefore, I installed a ConnectSense in-wall outlet and plugged her curlers into it. I put an Aqara contact sensor on the shower door. Whenever the shower door is opened in the morning, a scene called Shower Time turns the outlet that the curlers are plugged into comes on for 20 minutes. So when she gets into the shower, the curlers preheat. When she gets out of the shower, they finish heating up and by the time she is ready to actually use them, they are ready to go. This way she doesn't have to remember to plug and unplug them. I have an Aqara Temperature and Humidity sensor in both of our bathrooms. Whenever the humidity gets above 75%, the exhaust fan turns on for 10 minutes. The fan is controlled by a Lutron Caseta light switch. I have motion sensors in our second bathroom that doesn't have windows. They turn on the ceiling light and the vanity light depending on what part of the bathroom you are in. They are set to turn off after 20 minutes. These lights are also controlled by Lutron Caseta light switches. I have Aqara leak sensors under my three bathroom sinks and under my Garden Tub in the Master bathroom. I also use these under my other sinks, hot water heater, refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer, and HVAC air handler.

[@TheBradLloyd]

Great tips and set up Frederick! Smart idea to use a contact sensor on the shower door to trigger your shower time scene for your wife’s curlers. Thanks for watching!

[@toddbush3987]

Well done. Aqara integrates so well with HomeKit. I added a HomePod and a Moen smart shower unit. Makes for great automation with music and the shower temperature adjusted before you ever get wet.

[@TheBradLloyd]

Wow, I love that!! I’ll have to try that one day. Thanks for sharing!

[@misstubbie1313]

What a great video Brad! You inspired me to smarten-up my elderly parent’s bathroom but had no idea how to make the motion sensor NOT turn the lights off while someone is inside the shower, out of the sensors detection reach. A door & window sensor did the trick as you very cleverly demonstrated. Lights turn on after a certain time in the evening ONLY if it’s dark enough (below 4 lux) and lights turn off after 3 minutes of not detecting motion, EXCEPT when the door is closed (like you’re likely to have it when showering) After midnight lights turn on very dim and turn off after 1.5 minutes when a late night visit to the bathroom is required. Sadly Aqara doesn’t ship to Mexico so I’m using Philips Hue devices but everything works flawlessly!

[@myHomeKithome]

Great video, Brad! You have a really nice set up in your bathroom! I particularly like the exhaust fan automations. I really wish it were easier to integrate HealthKit Devices like toothbrushes in scales into HomeKit. Maybe one day…

[@danoliver7161]

Why not place the leak sensor in the shower and use that to turn on the exhaust fan. Works better in a shower than a tub but still viable

[@JazJonFL]

This is exactly what I've been looking to do thanks. Everything is on order :)

[@TheAustin2099]

Your videos are really detailed. Thank you.

[@russebbing]

A water leak sensor should be connected to an automatic water shut off valve actuator. Both my sister and dad had leaks costing them oulble digit thousands. No alarm would have saved them. An alert depends on someone being around and wastes time. Sense water, the water is immediacy shut off to the whole house. Cheap insurance and is the original reason for me getting my smart home system 10 years ago. The system I have cost $100, though I am about to upgrade to a more powerful actuator with backup power for about &240. Requires no plumbing if you have a 90 degree ball valve (very common). Some like the Econet bulldog. I currently have the dome actuator.

[@kenzzie519]

Hey Brad, nice video. Lots of interesting possibilities. Thanks for making it

[@TheBradLloyd]

Thanks so much! Appreciate you checking out the video!

[@jeremiahpowell3028]

You could also get the humidity sensor from the HomePod to trigger the fan to turn on if you didn’t have that other sensor but I know the sensor isn’t going to be as good as a dedicated sensor

[@jhardy0786]

I love the leak sensors small and battery last a very long time

[@TheBradLloyd]

Agree! For example, Eve Water guard is great, but it's big and you need a power source. Not to mention, much more expensive.

[@Dr_Cole]

Brad, this video is totally great. I keep coming back to it as I am working over the entire house, but really feel like the bathrooms were a great place for automation. I have a question and a suggestion. First, the question. I have a few Eve Home devices that have been somewhat obviated by recently adding 5 more smart sensors on the EcoBee. Do you know if the Eve devices are sensitive enough to use the humidity as a way of telling the lights to not shut off because someone is in the shower? As we do not have an air tight house (which sounds utterly brilliant for Canadian Winters and efficiency), windows are often open especially during our summer and I’d suspect that can appreciably reduce the room’s humidity build up. Both of my showers use shower doors, so some Eve door sensors are a decent back up. As a recommendation, this is a delayed follow up to your request for new ideas on videos we would like to see in 2022. Given your wholistic conceptualization of the bathroom, I think many of us would benefit from seeing this done for all of the major rooms in the house. In particular, the kitchen and front/backyard with this wholistic approach would be awesome! I can see using a soul or major vendor as a partner, like you did here with Aqara. I can also see other rooms requiring a balanced approach. I also recognize that you can’t do one of these even once a month, as the thought, planning, set up, and filming will take time. But just the idea of a series like this would make me giddy 😀. Keep up the fanatic work, Brad.

[@SebastianCanale]

You gave me some nice ideas, thanks!

[@howtoinvest4yourself241]

Your Video has inspired me to automate my Master bathroom. I will being using a mix of the Aqara app and Home kit as well as home assistant... Wish me luck.. I am a total noob.

[@TheBradLloyd]

There are so many possibilities! Good luck!

[@TheHockey1980]

Love your video! So to make my fans in my bathroom and bedroom smart I can just install a smart switch?

[@robertbolton9154]

Super smart ideas!

[@TheBradLloyd]

Thanks Robert!

[@stephanieschmitz232]

Thank you Brad for your fantastic video! I'm a complete newbie with smart home but already own philips hue lamps ( not bulbs) which are not yet installed. If I would reconstruct your settings would the Aqara switch work with my hue lamps? Thank you for your help!!!

[@A-ee7hh]

I love that ! You have shown what I have been babbling about for while now lol Can you confirm this would work with hue light as well?

[@michaelwerbick]

if you used Lutron switches and a hub you could still use light switches normal and put motion into the bath too.

[@shailong3254]

Very well done

[@TheBradLloyd]

Thanks Shai!

[@edric_munster5531]

I use the motion sensors with Alexa routines and they work well. Unfortunately the humidity sensors or leak detectors don't work with Alexa routines. Hopefully they work with Alexa to figure this out.

[@Mediiiicc]

Don't need a switch for "always on" functionality, that can be done by wiring correctly to bypass switch. After that the switch can be added into the mix, basically connect the line/neutral to the switch but don't have a load connection. This would allow you to still make automations with the top button.

[@Rollingstone2009]

I’m a smart home geek in Canada, but I’ll tell you two instances where simple is better. In my bathrooms I have a $30 switch with humidity sensor that I never touch. Comes on when needed. Also in closets, a simple $30 led light with motion sensor from Amazon. Simple.

[@TheBradLloyd]

Sometimes that’s all you need! Thanks for sharing.

[@PlENSAENVERDE]

If I have a Aqara M2 in my dinning room and i want to use aqara devices in my bedroom that is aprox at 15 meters i can use the new small aqara hub just like a way to use aqara devices everywhere? i mean, use the small one as a “aqara main hub extension”?? Thank you buddy!! 😊

[@dannyvfilms]

I had no idea the Aqara switches could turn off the power relay to work with smart bulbs properly. I’m in!

[@TheBradLloyd]

Yeah, it’s a great feature! Thanks for watching.

[@wcknecht]

Check out the Inovelli red switches and dimmers. Currently only z wave versions of those though.

[@camiloparrasalazar9157]

Hey Brad! Nice video. You gave me some great ideas for my bathroom and my kids’. I have a question! I have many Aqara Smart Wall Switches throughout the house. Are these compatible with smart light bulbs? In my country are Aqara Light Bulbs for sale but I was very intrigued for what you say in the video. Greetings from Chile!

[@TheBradLloyd]

Hello Camilo! I’ve personally only tested their smart switches with nanoleaf bulbs but I suspect they should work fine if you have the physical switch disabled. I hope the Aqara bulbs come to Canada soon so I can try them!

[@Halsalloum]

Thank you for the great video. I have Aqara hub and I wonder if I can extend the range of my hub by installing Mi smart home hub to act as repeater? I don’t want to use wall switch (with neutral) as repeater!

[@TheBradLloyd]

To my knowledge that will not work. You could use an Aqara smart plug though if you wanted, or add a separate hub.

[@bigcaesarr]

Quick question: When you disable the top button of the Aqara light switch to retain power to the light bulbs, does that top button still function as an "ON"button when the lights are off? Or does it do nothing?

[@TheDrMusician]

A new sub

[@TheBradLloyd]

Thanks so much!! Welcome to the channel!

[@AlejandroTaylorEscribano]

What about e1 light switches? Can those extend the range of the network?

[@Homerosish]

I removed all Aqara motion sensors to Hues, best investment ever

[@TheBradLloyd]

Thanks for watching. I like the hue motion sensors as well!

[@pghatak]

As a recent user of Aqara Smart switch (wired) - no neutral I have a question. If you make the switches wireless (decoupled), you can't turn off the power supply (replay) physically. But then if you want to control it in automation (Apple homekit) the only 2 actions you get is the switch turn or OFF - But this in turn will turn off the relay itelf. Sp how do I control "Switch presed" event from a Aqaura switch, and control nanoleaf ?. Weirdly the Aqara app, only sees Aqara products, and no other "Matter" products even when I upgraded the M2 hub to matter.

[@therealjonwsmith]

Great video. Where can I find that slim outlet extender?

[@TheBradLloyd]

Thanks Jon! I got a 2 pack at Costco for about $30 (in 🇨🇦). The brand is called “charging essentials” USB/AC Wall charging outlets.

[@davidorellana8946]

what wall plate i can use on my single or double rocker switch? if i loose the original wall plate

[@mjcuknet]

More that three minutes and my air freshener comes on. In my bathroom. Also I have 4 spot light. 1 stays on longer and dims to warn you that you have one minute to move. If the door sensor is not shut.

[@TheBradLloyd]

That 's hardcore, I love it!! Sounds like a great setup!

[@saisusheelsunkara462]

Cant we run it as shortcut to achieve doing everything from the homekit app?

[@TechWithTony]

Awesome work. Does the aqara leak sensor allow the aqara hub to give us an audible alert or say “water leak” or does only Apple Music subscription the way to give an audible alert?

[@camiloparrasalazar9157]

The sensor itself can’t make an audio alert but you can add an automation for a sound alert through the hub.

[@TheBradLloyd]

Yes - agree. That would have been good to demonstrate in the video.

[@ctlspl]

Why not use the water leak sensor for the fan when showering?

[@AlexManMe]

Woh, 5:32 how does that work, I thought if you press the button it will cut off power or is it because it’s something to do with the neutral wiring?

[@TheBradLloyd]

Hi Alex, there are many cool effects (scenes) that can be downloaded in the Nanoleaf app and then synced with HomeKit.

[@imuluer]

Does It work with nest thermostats?

[@Hedrakk1]

I’m always wondering: when you setup automation in third party app, is the iPhone used to set the automations needs to be present at all time in the house to make it work? Thanks.

[@TheBradLloyd]

Hi Jean-Francois, no the iPhone does not need to be present as long as you have a home hub such as an Apple TV or HomePod mini etc. Hope that helps!

[@DustinTownsend]

Any idea if the Aqara hub would have a conflict with Hue hub since both use Zigbee? And would they merge into one Zigbee mesh?

[@TheBradLloyd]

You won’t have any issues with interference. They cannot be merged though, so separate hubs are required for both.

[@tommygraham1990]

Thanks for the video. I’m having an issue. I have my lights set to turn off when there is no motion detected and to turn on when motion is detected, but as soon as the lights turn off, the motion detector detects the lights turning off and automatically turns them back on. This is with the G2H Pro. If I use the P1 sensor, will it fix this issue or are my lights just going to keep cycling on and off?

[@tommygraham1990]

Can I make the motion sensor in the g2h pro only detect motion in 1 minute increments or is that only the p1 sensor?

[@robertbrown9373]

I’ve got a question about the convert to wireless remote switch function. Aqara customer service keep telling me that when this feature is enabled you can only program the buttons to control Aqara devices in the Aqara app; yet you appear to be programming them in HomeKit. Am I missing something? Advice would please be appreciated! 6:09

[@moniquem783]

Could you use a humidity sensor to stop the lights being turned off when someone is in the shower? Or if you create a shower scene with the light will that be able to override the motion sensor?

[@TheBradLloyd]

Hi Monique. Possibly. Using a 3rd party app you could add humidity as a condition. Depending on other automations they could conflict though, so you may have to play around with it until you find what works best for you.

[@ellisbarnes4761]

Will doing a turn off after 5 minutes if no motion work if done in the home app work as I don’t have the switches, and using hue bulbs. Or does the 5 minutes not reset if motion detected after 2 minutes for example? Please help. Great video as always

[@mikecantin7760]

The timer resets if motion gets detected again . So if motion detected after 2 mins from first motion, and not again after that, it should turn off after 7 minutes from the initial motion

[@TheBradLloyd]

Yes, totally agree. The Aqara sensor looks for motion every minute, and like Mike said, the timer resets each time motion is detected.

[@ellisbarnes4761]

@@TheBradLloyd thanks!!

[@ellisbarnes4761]

@@mikecantin7760 thanks Mike!!

[@wusenaeh]

Will Aqara move from Zigbee to Thread?

[@Eusoof]

Hi.. for motion sensor, is it suitable to put inside bathroom with have high humidity (assume no fan install)?

[@TheBradLloyd]

It’s not waterproof, but should be able to handle humidity without issue.

[@JRMillion]

Hey Brad, I recently installed a couple single paddle with neutral switches in my daughters room. I disabled the physical switch on one of them because I ended up putting hue bulbs in. However. I don't see a way to map that switch press outside of the aqara app. Do you trigger anything with the press of your disabled switch? If so how?

[@TheBradLloyd]

Hi Jamie. The wireless mini switch should be available in the home app. Like any Aqara accessory you add, it will default to the room where the hub it’s paired to is located. Within the home app you can program single, double and long press. Hope that helps.

[@JRMillion]

@@TheBradLloyd Hi Brad, sorry I should have been more specific, I was talking about the wall switch. I turned on the wireless mode so that it no longer toggles the power, but the press of that button appears to only be exposed in the aqara app, whereas it stays a normal switch only in the home app. I also have wireless mini switches but was hoping to control these lights with the switch, but if that's not possible I may just use another aurora.

[@TheBradLloyd]

Hi Jamie - got it. The double rocker would work (using the bottom button to control hue or other HK lights), but not the single rocker. Aurora would be the best way to go!

[@robin9609]

Are you concerned about any Wi-Fi jammers/ hackers for aqara security devices?

[@elsellodesalomon]

Porque tienes deshabilitados los subtítulos? yo uso la traducción automática de substitutos generados automáticamente. Pero en este video me aparecen "substitulos desactivados" asi que no puedo usar la traducción automática

[@TheBradLloyd]

Lo siento, buscaré arreglar eso.

[@nickpanzeca7640]

I have a question Brad. I installed a mini switch into the Aqara app but how do I push it over to home kit? It doesn’t automatically go to home kit after installation. Thanks for any help

[@TheBradLloyd]

Hi Nick! You just need to bind it to an Aqara hub that you have added to HomeKit. The hubs have a HomeKit code and will show up along with any devices connected to the hub. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!

[@nickpanzeca7640]

Thank you Brad. The button finally Showed up! Keep up the great videos!

[@TheUnofficialMaker]

How many adult devices? Wow that's complicated!

[@jahairafaber3022]

Please turn on captions??

[@AZUTRAC]

Do you have a blog where we can post automation screenshots? I think i can give you better mini switch functionality in your bathroom.

[@AZUTRAC]

I have it so i can control the lighting to my liking by just either single pressing or double pressing. Every time i single press my button from an off state, it turns to 100%. If i were to single press again while at 100%, it goes down to 80%, and so on in 20% increments. Same for double pressing but that just makes it 20% brighter. Long press turns off the light. Double press while in an off state starts the lights at 5%. Only issue you can run into is if someone sets the brightness through the app. But i have it so i can long press and start over basically… That’s a lot.

[@TheBradLloyd]

Sorry for the delay! I do have a website www.TheBradLloyd.com with some blog posts and episodes with each video. This sounds helpful Jiordi and would love to share!

[@AZUTRAC]

@@TheBradLloyd please do!

[@kdm313]

I get cool setup. But a bit overwhelming

[@TheBradLloyd]

I hear you, it's a lot of information since there are so many options...

[@jack91522]

The aqara mini switch has an annoying delay. Also can't be discovered by alexa or smart things

[@matthews4159]

philips hue,,, HUB , Bulbs & their motion sensors ... will do ... E V E R Y T H I N G .... you are having to automate with routines etc

[@JTFAISTL]

Do you have smart toilet or toilet seat ?

[@TheBradLloyd]

I don’t, but that would be cool! One day….

[@edwardm6276]

shilling be shilling

[@Miguel-pm2mo]

Bro turned a simple light switch to a way OVERCOMPLICATED chore. Just use your got dam hand bro