Most water heaters have a vacation setting. On Jan 8, 2017 8:16 PM, "Jay Weekley" <par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote:
> It would be nice to turn the water heater off and keep my ac/heat on > minimal settings while I'm away for extended periods and turn them back on > a few hours before I get home from my phone. > > Paul Stewart wrote: > >> >> 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 <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of Chuck McCown < >> ch...@wbmfg.com> >> *Reply-To: *<af@afmug.com> >> *Date: *Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 4:20 PM >> *To: *<af@afmug.com> >> *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:*af@afmug.com >> >> *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:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Stewart >> *Sent:* Sunday, January 8, 2017 2:40 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *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 <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of Tushar Patel < >> tpa...@ecpi.com> >> *Reply-To: *<af@afmug.com> >> *Date: *Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 8:40 AM >> *To: *<af@afmug.com> >> *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 <p...@paulstewart.org> 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 <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of Joe Novak >> <jno...@lrcomm.com> >> *Reply-To: *<af@afmug.com> >> *Date: *Friday, January 6, 2017 at 4:13 PM >> *To: *<af@afmug.com> >> *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 >> <iluvbroadb...@gmail.com> 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 >> <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> 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 >> <iluvbroadb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Is there any real money to be made in home >> automation? Any recurring revenue? How about >> headaches and problems? >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature> >> Version: 2016.0.7996 / Virus Database: 4749/13731 - Release Date: 01/08/17 >> >> >
