Home Automation - Smartkit

[ebendl]

The Yeelights just look huge. Do they fit most standard light fittings or only larger type fittings?

Not to bothered about RGB, looking for a good quality White globe, even if it's only warm white.

Yeah no need to even flash it.

I control it locally with Home Assistant no issue.

They are nice and open like that.

Also one of those cases where you can see the light turn on way faster locally via LAN compared to the internet. But honestly, the Yeelight app, build quality, price and cloud services are top notch in any case.

 

[Noseworthy]

All the things you listed are things that really don’t need to be smart so that probably explains it.

I would like to kettle to boil and keep a temperature as well as the coffee maker

This is what the coffee maker looks like

This is the kettle

 

[mtlost]

Thanx guys... will start looking for a good link on Ali fro the yeelights.

 

[Dolby]

Is there a smart home brand that isn't the country - that you feel should be ?

 

[alqassam]

I would like to kettle to boil and keep a temperature as well as the coffee maker

This is what the coffee maker looks like

This is the kettle

I have appkettle works well enough.

Alexa switch on the kettle and keeps it to the temp for 30 minutes

Also can set a schedule

 

[Noseworthy]

I have appkettle works well enough.

Alexa switch on the kettle and keeps it to the temp for 30 minutes

Also can set a schedule

This is a quarter of the price and has brilliant reviews

 

[alqassam]

This is a quarter of the price and has brilliant reviews

No

This one you can't switch on remotely, just control the temp

Also the appkettle was 1800 on special so just over double.

 

[mbayshark]

This is a quarter of the price and has brilliant reviews

Can't switch this kettle on and off, only control the temperature. And it's Bluetooth, no WiFi.

 

[mtlost]

Is there a smart home brand that isn't the country - that you feel should be ?

Zemismart, complete Xiomi range, basically the stuff all the popular youtube channels review and recommend but that's not available locally (only via aliexpress etc).

Tried and tested smart bulbs (I'll even do the trying and testing if I can get various options at a decent price), BC, E27, PAR38 and GU10 varients (warm white options, hate cool white but unfortunately they are the most popular)

That's what I can think of at the moment.........

 

[SmartKit]

Is there a smart home brand that isn't the country - that you feel should be ?

Besides Shelly...

 

[calypso]

Is there a smart home brand that isn't the country - that you feel should be ?

Xiaomi

 

[Icemanbrfc]

So are there anybody in Cape Town, who does these setups as a living?

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Coolio.

Have a huge garden and need to be careful with the number of zones.

Understatement this...

 

[SauRoNZA]

I would like to kettle to boil and keep a temperature as well as the coffee maker

This is what the coffee maker looks like

This is the kettle

See in my book anything that requires manual intervention isn’t worth making smart as you can only go half way.

You need to fill the kettle, you need to put the coffee in etc.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Thanx guys... will start looking for a good link on Ali fro the yeelights.

Banggood.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Is there a smart home brand that isn't the country - that you feel should be ?

Wyze
Xiaomi

 

[SauRoNZA]

So are there anybody in Cape Town, who does these setups as a living?

I have considered it but doesn’t seem worth the hassle over my day job, lol.

Why? You need help? I’ve seen you buy and sell so much kit I assumed you were doing it commercially.

 

[alqassam]

See in my book anything that requires manual intervention isn’t worth making smart as you can only go half way.

You need to fill the kettle, you need to put the coffee in etc.

We normally refill after we use that way it's always full and always available to boil

 

[alqassam]

Is there a smart home brand that isn't the country - that you feel should be ?

Lutron casseta

 

[alqassam]

I have considered it but doesn’t seem worth the hassle over my day job, lol.

Why? You need help? I’ve seen you buy and sell so much kit I assumed you were doing it commercially.

I thought he was a distributor of sorts