I recently moved to an apartment building in Aus where a fob key (the one in the pic) is required to open the building doors and operate the elevator.

If it is possible, how would I go about copying my current fob to the RFID sticker or something similar? I plan on sticking it to the back of my phone case. Is there a better way than using RFID stickers? If there was some way to operate it with an Apple watch that would be awesome.

I saw that things like Apple Wallet aren’t able to operate the readers due to the frequency though.

I have had a look online for answers but it doesn’t seem super clear. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

The price is not too expensive. It is best to buy it online.

I live in a very hot climate, where it's not unusual to hit 110°F-120°F (45°C-50°C) on a warm summer day. And the surface temp the yard rocks or pavement is more like 160°F-170°F. Hot enough to kill an old dog in an hour.

A friend called me today in a panic because she forgot her dog on the patio for almost an hour. Luckily the dog survived (after a cold shower and hydration) since there was a little shade and it was only 112°F today, but it's a problem. I have yet to make this mistake, but I worry since it only takes once while intoxicated, overtired, or otherwise distracted. Happens every year with dogs (and children, unfortunately).

Some people use kitchen timers, phone reminders, little manual boards, and other devices when they let their dog out to potty. But they all require extra effort. Is there a totally automated way for me to remind myself if the dog has been out back for more than say 15 minutes in 105°+ temps?

I want to get a radiator fan to force the heat from the radiator in my cellar further out into the room. There are quite a few radiator fans available, and most seem to have good reviews: I've looked at the SpeedComfort ones, and a good few other brands too, and they all look pretty much the same.

However, I was hoping to find one which I could track using an app on my phone. I'd like to be able to see how long it runs for each day, what times it comes on and off, that sort of thing. And I've not been able to find any radiator fans which allow me to do this.

Does anyone here know of any brands or models which do this? (I'm in the UK, if that's significant.)

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I’m having a hard time finding a smart light that’s IC/wet rated, 4 inches, recessed, canless, and Alexa compatible. Help please..

Hi all,

I've got a question

I have a Switchbot Motion Sensor and a Tapo/Dlink Smart Plug and I wanted di make a routine where when Motion Sensor detect a moviment and it's in the dark it turn on the plug, but I don't know how.

Switchbot app doesn't support the tapo plug and Alexa doesn't see the level of light

IFTTT supports the level of light, but it does't work, the plug turn on with every level of light.

Is there a way to make this automation? Or is there a switchbot compatible plug (I live in Italy) ?

I’m in the process of planning the electrical layout for my home (Europe if that matters) and I’m wondering whether it’s necessary to run traditional wires to every light switch, or if modern wireless switches are a reliable alternative. I plan to use the Phillps Hue smart bulbs (or Aqara T2, still undecided) everywhere.

Solution 1: I can run traditional wires and then integrate something like Aqara H1/Lutron Aurora smart wall switch.

OR

Solution 2: I can get something like https://www.amazon.com/Senic-Compatible-Batteries-Charging-Wireless/dp/B084NXWKMH or Philips Hue Smart Dimmer Switch and just skip all the wiring

Would you still recommend running wires just in case, or is it fine to skip them entirely (less work for my electrician, cheaper for me) in case if i go with Solution 2?

i have 7 used ikea fyrtur blinds that are 34 inches wide and 1 used 36 inches wide + their batteries.

before i post listings in multiple places, do you think people be interested/find them if i only list them on ebay? they work fine -- i just moved and they won't fit my new windows. from a cat friendly home. :-)

i'm thinking $80 each + shipping costs, which i haven't calculated yet.

what other info would someone want to know?

(if this is the wrong place to get answers, please let me know where i should post instead) thanks!

I have a Heat-n-Glo fireplace with a millivolt wall switch. I would like to add a WiFi controller too.

The setup is to connect a Durablow WS1001-W Wired Wall Mounted On/Off Fireplace Control Switch & a Durablow SH3001 WiFi Smart Home Remote Control so that they act like 3-way switches ie so that the action of either will change the state of the fireplace from ON to OFF or OFF to ON. Can some one suggest how I might do this ?

I'm trying to choose between these 2 doorbells as they're both in my low price range and tick various boxes I need. If you have used these 2 brands of doorbell, which do you prefer and why? Following are important to me: 1. Accurate motion detection 2. Quality of recording in color in low light conditions 3. Quality of rich notifications. 4. Speed of notifications and accessing clips on phone.

Hey r/smarthome community!

I’m in the market for a home assistant primarily to check medicine descriptions and set reminders for my medicines so I don’t miss a dose. I'm an Indian, I speak fluent English with a neutral accent, but sometimes my speech reverts to an Indian English accent. I need a device that understands me reliably in either accent. I also want it to be able to place emergency calls without having to “fake” an accent in a crisis.

I want to cut down screen time, so a hands free voice first experience is essential. I’m also wary of how much personal health info gets stored in the cloud.

The popular options I’ve looked at so far are:

1) Apple HomePod mini (Siri): I’m not an Apple user yet, but I’m curious about the ecosystem.

2) Amazon Echo (Alexa): Widely supported, has many “skills”.

3) Google Nest Hub (Gemini): I’ve tried Gemini and noticed my accent sometimes flips back to Indian English and Gemini struggles to understand Indian accent.

Are there any other assistants you’d recommend (maybe a lesser known one that handles Indian accents well)? What’s been your experience with reliability for med reminders and emergency calls? Any privacy tips when it comes to home assistants?

Thanks for the help!

Looking to upgrade our main entry lock, and possibly our back lock, but I'm trying to aim to have tap to unlock/lock features for all users both iOS and Android.

Is this a thing? Any product with this capability? I've seen a few offering Apply Home Key capabilities, which should allow iPhones/iWatches to tap for access, but I'm not entirely sure that an Android user could have this option as well.

Hoping this gathers some attention and answers! Thanks!

Hello I just got a moderate ankle sprain, and am laid up in bed for a while. Possibly 2-6 weeks. I don’t make much $. I am trying to set up my current Kasa tp link mini smart plugs, and one Kasa TP link bulb and Philips hue white (non ambiance) bulb to work together using just my watch. The watch does not have a data plan,though I realize I can get one for a mere $10 more/mo.

I’ve been going through AI to learn it and the AI doesn’t know what it’s talking about (using shortcuts app/focus modes/different smart home devices) since it’s diverse info and outdated info. I use iPhone 15 pro with Verizon 5G U.W. 30gb hotspot plan, a IPad 9 with lte, and a Samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5G the Samsungs only used for hotspot gaming from my iPhone using emulators/apple arcade since it’s included in my plan. I pay for apple one as an add on. I realize there’s a 100gb add on for an additional $10/mo and may get that in the future.

I have an echo dot 5th gen with zigbee and wouldn’t mind getting into HomeKit or z wave, matter with thread, etc.

The problem lies in my connection capabilities and that’s due to no Wi-Fi access. I use the hotspot solely because i don’t want hidden fees from Wi-Fi providers or additional fees and I like the capability of sharing connections when away from home. I don’t like to keep hotspot enabled so my goal is to use it completely without Wi-Fi, with Bluetooth only perhaps (for power outages seeing as I live in Florida, also due to not being able to turn on my phones hotspot; was looking at buying 3 hue smart plugs or more, and 2 hue smart bulbs or more), or with my existing echo hub by briefly turning on hotspot for controls. I’d like to stay within the alexa field since I have an echo dot hockey puck style one, and another echo that looks like a half circle. Additionally I have Amazon prime and might want to use voice for purchase in the future. I also like the sheer amount of capabilities the Alexa app offers.

Does HomeKit like an Apple HomePod have to have a Wi-Fi to achieve this? I also wouldn’t mind upgrading to a better watch if that will help me achieve my goal. I have successfully gotten the hue bulb to work through my watch without a data connection turned on for any of my devices using hue essentials app on the watch. I also noticed the watch app master switch for Apple HomeKit/Hue is available for under $10 and may have the same capabilities. Similarly iconnecthue may do the same. I tried voice in a can with no luck, and fell into a $4.99 scam with AlexaCommandsWatch. I’d prefer to make a one time payment for my goals instead of adding the Watch data plan. I also know that going with Philips hue might limit my future purchases for new devices, and that’s something Im definitely going to be needing to avoid since tech is growing so rapidly. I still wouldn’t mind spending the money on hue though since I just got the ankle sprain.

Also I just updated my phone to the latest iOS version 18.6.2 as of last night.

Any help helps and is appreciated. Will thumbs up. Thanks

Hi, I have a DREO portable AC, and I recently discovered that it can connect to an app. I made a schedule with on and off times, and for the first day it followed them. But the second day, it would turn on, but not turn off at scheduled times. It says it’s synced to the unit, and the app itself also displays that it’s off at the scheduled time, even though it isn’t. If I try to turn it on in the app when it is already on, the app crashes. Does anyone know the issue?

Not sure if this is the right place, but I need to program the upper and lower limits of my electric blinders and I can get the engines in programming mode. The pairing is done correctly and the blinders go up and down, just not to the right height. I've got no idea on the brand of the engine and remotes and the previous owner of the house is not much. All I know is that the blinders were set up around 2012. I'm adding 2 pictures of the remote and what I can see of the engine, hoping that might help someone identifying it. Any assistance is more than welcome.

Hey,

Recently bought a house which has an alarm system installed but decommissioned. There is the alarm panel, sensors and then the alarm outside the house. Is there anything I can do to use this system/upgrade it to something smart? I don’t even know if it’s hardwired (assuming it is?). Should I just remove and replace with a new system?

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I’ve just built a new house and I want to control some things (lights, shutters, etc.) smartly via Home Assistant. For now, I’m temporarily using an LTE router and three mesh nodes so that I have Wi-Fi throughout the house.

The problem: when I try to set up Home Assistant, it never finds the device, no matter how long it searches.

Can anyone help me figure out what’s going wrong?

Considering Nuki Smart Lock + Keypad 2 for my Airbnb. Need to remotely manage keypad codes for guests without ongoing subscription costs.

Questions: 1.Remote access: Can I manage keypad codes remotely with just the Nuki Bridge + app (no Premium subscription) after the 1-month trial? 2. Home Assistant alternative: Anyone managing Nuki keypad codes through Home Assistant instead? Looking at Bridge integration or MQTT.

Setup: Euro cylinder lock, not on-site management needed.

Any Airbnb hosts with Nuki experience? Thanks!

Hello,

I'm trying to find a home security system and having trouble finding one that checks all of my boxes. I'm wondering if people have any suggestions where there's something I'm missing.

First, I would like Google home integration because our other devices are on Google home

Second, I would like a wired doorbell and wired flood light.

Third, I would like recessed door open alert sensors.

I can't seem to find a system that has all three. But I might just be missing something obvious.

I currently have SimpliSafe and it offers 2 and 3. So I'm considering DIYing and entry sensor by using the sensor portion of theirs and then a magnet that I just put on the door. Reframe where there's a small Gap. It wouldn't be truly recessed but it would be close. This isn't optimal because the square sensor part would still be visible, but it seems like potentially the closest I can get.

Thanks in advance

Hi All!

I am looking for a digital calendar for my wife for her birthday. She's really wanting one and with our family the way it is it would help a ton. I know a lot of the same features can be accomplished with an app, but for us having one source for everyone in the family to see it would be helpful. My big problem is this, when I look at the main 3 skylight, hearth, and cozyla (dragontouch is you want to throw them in, but they're really just another skylight) None of them really stand out. Skylight and hearth seem nice, but I just have trouble paying a subscription for an already expensive item to get features that are baked in. They just cut them off without a sub. The cozyla would be nice, but its so insanely priced for just being a large android tablet with a small UI twist (if I understand it right). Do any of you have either any input on these, or any other brands I haven't seen in my search? Or a cheaper way of basically building the cozyla without breaking the bank? I really appreciate all the help!

I am trying to find a solution to the following:

• In a room, there is a person that can only use their voice. They have an iPhone.
• In another room on a different floor, there is a person that needs to be reachable by having some sort of alarm or bell go off.
• Edit: it needs to be loud enough to wake them up

Obviously, these two things need to be linked together.

We may simply use Siri to place a phone call. We might get a phone in the receiving room just for this purpose, so that the person there doesn't have to worry about their daily driver phone being set to do not disturb or something.

Still, I wanted to ask if there is a turnkey smart home solution for this setup. I have my eye on smart electrical outlets, which could be powered on by voice command and would ultimately ring a bell.