Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Smart Homes - The Mentor (PCI done / Keys Friday) 123Feb 01, 2017 5:37 pm Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Smart Homes - The Mentor (PCI done / Keys Friday) 125Feb 02, 2017 12:16 pm The house is looking great! Looks like it's really coming along. The backyard is looking great too. I need to start thinking about what we are doing with ours once the house is built. Have to admit I'm slightly envious of your automation system. I've taken the first steps into some kind of automation with our build by opting for an iZone controller and a few iLights to get us started. I'll slowly add to the system as money allows but I don't think it will be on the same level as your set up I just like the idea of being able to turn on the aircon when I'm on the way home and also hooking the retic up to the system as well. I think home automation is definitely the way of the future. Love what you have done with all of the sensors and various settings such as light level depending on time of day and automation in the toilets and bathrooms. Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 Re: Smart Homes - The Mentor (PCI done / Keys Friday) 126Feb 02, 2017 12:22 pm SilentBoB The house is looking great! Looks like it's really coming along. The backyard is looking great too. I need to start thinking about what we are doing with ours once the house is built. Have to admit I'm slightly envious of your automation system. I've taken the first steps into some kind of automation with our build by opting for an iZone controller and a few iLights to get us started. I'll slowly add to the system as money allows but I don't think it will be on the same level as your set up I just like the idea of being able to turn on the aircon when I'm on the way home and also hooking the retic up to the system as well. I think home automation is definitely the way of the future. Love what you have done with all of the sensors and various settings such as light level depending on time of day and automation in the toilets and bathrooms. Yeah, we're looking at a split system for the Master bedroom and evap throughout the house when we can afford them. I'll be custom coding and interfacing the A/C Units using raspberry pi's to work with the solar system. So if energy export is higher than what the A/C consumes, and the internal temperature of the house is over 24-26 degrees turn them on automatically while we're generating the power. If power generation or internal temperature falls below the thresholds then turn them off. That way, we make the most savings on energy usage by consuming what we are generating instead of buying from the grid in the afternoon when were not at peak production. Re: Smart Homes - The Mentor (PCI done / Keys Friday) 127Feb 02, 2017 12:48 pm Smart move! I'll eventually have sensors in rooms that I'll add to the iZone system so if it detects no one in the room it shuts off that area of the house (can do it manually from the phone app without the sensor in the interim). Not sure it will lead to much in the way of savings but hopefully should make the system a bit more efficient. We might upgrade to solar one day but at the moment it's a fair way off for us I think. Our build thread with Smart Homes for Living in Wellard https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=86092 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16286 Shelly switches require a paid subscription for full access to all features which is ridiulous given the lifespan of a home and if you were to sell it or buy a home with… 2 4532 We hired Darbecca to do every stage inspection, and I strongly recommend them to anyone that asks me. They were amazing. Thorough reports with photos at every stage,… 6 7143 |