Me too. My tanks gas been great and cheap to run. Mine is natural gas as is my clothes dryer, heater, and stove top. My gas bill averages $25 a month on average billing.
On Sun, Jan 8, 2017, 7:11 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been tankless for almost 20 years. Love them. > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Sunday, January 08, 2017 6:07 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Home automation > > If you can afford all the latest home automation tech, you probably also > have European style point-of-use tankless water heaters. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *CBB - Jay Fuller > *Sent:* Sunday, January 8, 2017 7:04 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Home automation > > > > > > You know, I came across one of those on the Alabama Gulf Coast last time I > vacationed down there - > > > > * it turned off the hot water when no one was there (but broke - and did > NOT turn the hot water back on!) > > * it sensed when a door was open and disabled the air conditioner. Well > that is just ridiculous!! > > I go to the beach to hear the ocean....I want to hear the surf....and not > sweat while I do it! > > > > Perhaps I should have tinkered with it....(it was October so it wound up > not being too hot) :) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Paul Stewart > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Sunday, January 8, 2017 6:55 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Home automation > > > > Hehe… there are faucets that you can make “smart” now as well – last I > looked they were extremely expensive though. > > > > For practical stuff, I really like to know when bathroom lights are left > on for extended periods of time by kids … when the garage door is left open > at night etc…. especially with the price of electricity here (even with LED > lighting) … > > > > Also, when nobody is home for periods of time I’ll get an alert when > lights are left on … my hot water tank is connected – it stops heating the > water when nobody is going to be around … > > > > Paul > > > > > > *From: *Af <[email protected]> on behalf of Chuck McCown < > [email protected]> > *Reply-To: *<[email protected]> > *Date: *Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 4:20 PM > *To: *<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: Home automation > > > > No, get the dog to take out the trash... > > > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > > *Sent:* Sunday, January 08, 2017 1:53 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Home automation > > > > I guess I have a DumbHome. > > > > And oddly, the things I might want to check remotely don’t seem to be on > the list. Like did someone leave the bathroom faucet running or a burner > on the stove lit. With LED lights I don’t obsess that a light might be > left on for 8 hours. And I don’t need my fridge ordering more eggs from > Amazon. > > > > The worst DIY home automation item has to be these Ring Doorbells. For > the time people spend dealing with their bugs, they could just hire someone > to house sit and call them when someone is at the door. > > > > Now if I could just get the dog to bring in my wife’s paper in the morning. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Paul Stewart > *Sent:* Sunday, January 8, 2017 2:40 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Home automation > > > > Look at my other posts but in short… > > > > Ecobee3 thermostat system with remote sensors deployed on each floor in > different areas > > Zwave vents that are controlled to maintain temperature in different areas > of the house > > Light switches all GE (which do not have instant status option but that’s > fine for me) including dimmers > > Elk alarm system integrated with controller > > Controller is Vera > > Amazon Echo/Alexa voice control > > Weiser touch screen door locks > > Water sensor in basement (zwave) > > Whole home energy monitor > > > > List goes on and one J > > > > > > *From: *Af <[email protected]> on behalf of Tushar Patel < > [email protected]> > *Reply-To: *<[email protected]> > *Date: *Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 8:40 AM > *To: *<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: Home automation > > > > Do you have part list you used you can share? > > You mentioned Zwave. What else? > > > > Tushar > > > > > On Jan 8, 2017, at 5:58 AM, Paul Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > > My house used to run purely on Control4 system .. professionally installed > and quite expensive. I got sick of $125 service calls for rather simple > stuff to be done and decided to replace it with a DYI system…. The Control4 > system with labour and service calls etc set me back around $25k in total. > > > > Right now with the DYI system I have probably $4k invested plus my time … > at most. Zero monthly subscription, zero headaches …. And no service calls. > > > > The one part though that I think a lot of folks overlook (as I did) is > working with electrical in your house … I replaced outlets and switches for > example and the zwave stuff I used is much deeper than normal switches – I > wish now that I had just hired an electrician to mess around with that > stuff in particular as it’s not something I do every day kind of thing …. > > > > I know someone in my area that does home automation for a living … done it > for years. He is very busy … his main clients are folks who have cottages > and wish to remotely control/monitor their properties especially during > times they are not visiting it very much … > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > *From: *Af <[email protected]> on behalf of Joe Novak < > [email protected]> > *Reply-To: *<[email protected]> > *Date: *Friday, January 6, 2017 at 4:13 PM > *To: *<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: Home automation > > > > https://www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/ > > > > Just reading that a little bit may peak your interest in the DIY stuff. I > am considering setting up a system at home. https://home-assistant.io/ is > the software I'd like to use to run it. > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:48 PM, jay weekley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > That's what I was wondering. I look at the stuff Lowe's and wonder how > many people have the knowledge to set it all up but I have zero knowledge > in the products. Maybe it's time to automate my thermostat. > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:37 PM, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > There is so much do it yourself gear out there now I would think the only > money would be in the very high end stuff. Things you probably have to > focus as a sole business. > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 10:23 AM jay weekley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Is there any real money to be made in home automation? Any recurring > revenue? How about headaches and problems? > >
