Home automation ideas should be ACTUALLY useful… and these 10 are! π
Video of how I set up these automations:
SwitchBot Blind Tilt:
Light strips in bathroom:
Bathroom light switch:
Front room light switch:
Amazon Echo 4th gen:
Garage LED lights:
Motion sensor with RGB light:
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0:00 Intro
0:26 Bathroom blinds
1:25 Showering automation
2:46 Front room lights
3:38 Skip automation with notification
4:42 Automated dinner music
5:15 Garage lights
6:59 Charge the Tesla reminder
7:29 Kid pick up reminder
8:11 Garage open light indicator
8:41 Doors are open alert
9:35 Spouse approval problems
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MUSIC
Doctor Momentum by Slynk
The End by EVA
If you want to see how I set everything up, hereβs the video on my second channel: https://youtu.be/3Oh5H6IFKj8
I use a few different smart home platforms and thereβs a TON of information, so I hope it helps! Happy New Year π
Rube Goldberg strikes again π
Coloured Bathroom lights to tell you when you need to get out of the shower. I’m suprised I’ve managed without this as I’m often stuck in the shower for hours wondering when to get out π π
It’s interesting watching this 3 years later, and seeing a few of these “very practical” automations became annoying and were turned off. Just shows that over time what seems practical can become super annoying over time.
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