Questions tagged [smart-home]
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How to Fix my DIY Smart Switch Install
I've been installing smart switches and mostly seems like working fine. This one location though, seemed okay at first but after a power outage the breaker tripped unless I removed the right switch (see picture) in this three gang box; on a…
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Where to connect a common wire to a Burnham alpine Furnace
Like many on this site I am trying to install a smart thermostat. I have 3 wires, 24V Red, white, and blue at the thermostat, but only 2 down at the boiler. My boiler is a Burnham Alpine model number ALP080P. I can see where the contractor cut the 3…
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Ecobee SmartThermostat - Blue connected to W at furnace, what to do?
Trying to install my new ecobee SmartThermostat. Furnace is a Trane heat pump, 20 years old from when the house was built.
When I looked at the existing thermostat, it has RGWY.
So I thought I needed to install the PEK. I went up into the attic and…
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Smart/Wi-Fi septic alarm monitors?
I'm looking for the way to be alerted remotely when I get a septic pump alarm in my summer house. The septic pump is a traditional one, with a buzzer that goes off when the float gets too high and there's obviously no "smart connectivity in the…
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Is it possible to have a smart switch control a wired switch
I have an older house, where running the new wires I need is challenging. I have a light that is on a switch at the top of the stairs, and I would like to add a switch at the bottom of the stairs also. So, my question is if there is any possible…
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No voltage on old thermostat wiring
I'm trying to add an amazon smart thermostat. I don't have a C wire, but there is a spare black wire behind the thermostat. I put my multimeter on 200 VAC and expected to see 24 VAC on the red wire. I'm pretty sure I need to plug in my black wire at…
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Y wire on thermostat connected to C on furnace
I have a very similar problem to the question Why is Thermostat Y wire connected to C terminal on furnace? . The big difference is that I dont have an "extra wire" to use. Only 4 wires go to my thermostat.
This is the situation:
Thermostat: I have…
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Can I use a Honeywell Cwire adapter on a 2-Stage Condensing Furnace?
I'm currently trying to add a Amazon smart thermostat to my Trane UH2B060A9V3VA furnace. When I had my AC service earlier in the year I mentioned the project to my heating and cooling guy and though I don't have a C wire he said I could add the…
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Robust Home Automation without reliable internet
Currently I have a Aqara home hub with temperature sensors and TP Link Kasa smart plugs which I am using to control heating and lights. I currently use IFTTT, but it's not expressive enough for my needs and I'm worried that if I'm away and wifi…
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Wiring color / gauge for pigtails at the junction box
Hi I need to bundle my neutral wires as well as ground wires with the addition of short pigtail/jumper wires
The 4-gang all run on the same circuit A17B as shown in my photo.
Questions for the short pigtail/jumper
does this mean I have to use a 14…
Raffi
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Fire / smoke detectors with email notifications
Are there any fire / smoke detectors that can send an email notification when activated?
I don't want mobile phone notifications, only email.
It's not important if it meets any fire safety regulations as it won't be replacing my fixed fire alarm…
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Replacing an existing 2-wire doorbell transformer with a 3-wire transformer
My newly installed Ring Doorbell Pro 2 wasn't functioning properly due to low voltage and Ring sent me a new transformer (specific product here here). When I went to remove the doorbell chime from the wall I saw that the transformer wasn't located…
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Best way to control many lights with a single switch
My living room is 70 feet long and almost 40 feet wide at the widest point. (Yes, I realize this is a lot of space.) In the ceiling there are 50 can-style light fixtures, each of which currently has a BR-30 LED bulb. These are controlled by about…
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Shelly2 Dimmer in 3-way 4-way circuit
My first posting here. I am trying to add a Shelley2 dimmer in a 3-way or a 4-way switch to add dimming and smart switch capability because I do not have a neutral wire inside the box so I chose Shelley2 since Casa from TP-LINK required neutral for…
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What features or terminology do I need to look for in selecting a suitable climate control solution
Background:
We have a heat pump driven central heating system with four zones. Currently, the system operates as follows:
The heatpump heats a deposit of water
Water pumps, 4 in total, connected to 4 "dumb" thermostats deliver hot water when…
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