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Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Connected HVAC can be pretty damn great depending on your house. It’s changed my energy usage a lot, and I like being able to adjust temps without walking downstairs in the middle of the night. Although having your thermostat lose cloud support ever 10-15 years is pretty shitty.

Connected doors are also great for handing out virtual keys and ensuring that stuff is shut and locked when you’re away.

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cley_faye@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’m warry of electronic, wireless, and sometimes third-party cloud dependent services, having a say in how I lock my doors or control heating.

I’m a bit old fashioned, but also have to work with solutions where considering the consequences of a compromised entry point is vital. I’d be ok with a way to check that the door is locked, but something that can lock (and, so, unlock) my door remotely? Not a chance. At least, not for a place a value.

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- Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Re the locks - my general thought is that if you really want to get into my house, you’re going to get into my house. A rock or brick is very effective.
  
  Locks just lower the potential for easy crimes of opportunity.
  
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bitwolf@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The Honeywell thermostats support z-wave. So no cloud shenanigans.

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- BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  If you are into that: then tplink kasa switches and plugs can be reconfigured via hs100 app on git hub, so that they only look local and don’t try to reach out to a remote server. You can use the app to connect them to your local WiFi. Then you can control them via home assistant locally (or remotely) and not rely on a corporate server and android app for use
  
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  - bitwolf@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I actually have a few of the Matter supported Kasa smart switches.
    
    They work incredibly well, but they still haven’t been updated to Matter 1.3 so no power consumption statistics in Home Assistant.
    
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- Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I ended up going down the matter, home assistant, HomeKit route so I have some options for local network control.
  
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  - bitwolf@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That’s primarily what I seek out, but my rental has the Honeywell.
    
    Have you found a decent matter thermostat? I’d love to get one when I get a house
    
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