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Hom3r · 02-11-2020, 17:20

I setup and funded my own smart home, not hard to do at all.

I have 5 TP-Link Smart Plugs, and 19 Philips Hue bulbs (10 are colour and 1 is the light strip) the only rooms not Hue'd up are the bathroom and spare room which is currently a dumping ground to be sorted.

I put a motion detector in the side shed and kitchen.

The dining room has a wall which I have turned into a study, so the main light is called dining room, but I have a lamp with two bulbs, I have set them under a zone called Study so that the 2 light come on along with the dining room.

Best of all with Echo Auto in my car I can tell lights to come on as I get home.

I am looking at what to get next in home automation so will welcome ant recommendations.

02-11-2020, 17:20	#8
Hom3r Mum 30/09/20 Dad 08/08/24 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, A secret Moonbase (shh don't tell anybody) Age: 56 Services: 2 x TiVo 360s, SH5. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G, Ton's of Smart Home stuff, & Cuddy Toy Posts: 17,257	Re: Vitgin Media to launch Google Smart Home trial I setup and funded my own smart home, not hard to do at all. I have 5 TP-Link Smart Plugs, and 19 Philips Hue bulbs (10 are colour and 1 is the light strip) the only rooms not Hue'd up are the bathroom and spare room which is currently a dumping ground to be sorted. I put a motion detector in the side shed and kitchen. The dining room has a wall which I have turned into a study, so the main light is called dining room, but I have a lamp with two bulbs, I have set them under a zone called Study so that the 2 light come on along with the dining room. Best of all with Echo Auto in my car I can tell lights to come on as I get home. I am looking at what to get next in home automation so will welcome ant recommendations. __________________ I'm a Trustee & Secretary for a local charity STAY AT HOME: I found out that mum will never walk again as the coronavirus attacked her nervous system. She died on September 30th. Last edited by Hom3r; 02-11-2020 at 17:33.