Hi,
I been thinking that maybe I have so many stuff that I don't even need, couple of new stuff and used, is that bad? I hope my wife doesn't read this forum.
Any ides of what to do? Installing them of course.
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Pfffttt! That's barely a start on a real hoard, heh!
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A hex on your words! We are sound-minded enthusiasts. That's my story and I'm sticking with it. 
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The Lowes Iris closeout didn't help the pile get any smaller.
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Clearly that's not enough.. I only see one Hub in there and no Lutron Smart Bridge PRO or related Lutron devices like the pico remote.
The good news is you are in excellent company here...
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Haha, yeah, honestly I had a lutron pro bridge on ebay watch list but I already have my full house switches on z wave, 1200sqft home with more than 100 devices total, plus all those in the boxes, a Xiaomi order coming, i can't have the lutron! I have 2 HE hubs installed, that one is the spare
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I've been looking at the Lutron stuff as well after reading all the threads... so tempting but so unnecessary..
Also apparently we both need a 3rd HE hub - one to act as a controller and run all the cloud services....
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Man, I'm falling behind. Only have two.
Unnecessary? Blasphemy!
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Seriously though, I think there is a dopamine rush when a new device is successfully paired.
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Haha so true.. I just paired a Zigbee door sensor then put it in a drawer. Looking for a place to mount it.
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This was my pile awhile ago, was going to keep track of my progress, but then I got more stuff so I need to update the picture.
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You're right it is addictive and expensive. What I have done to help is to turn to bargain hunting as well. I got:
6 Sylvania contact and temperature sensors (Zigbee) for $5.84 each from amazon
1 Smartthings 1 gen motion sensor $12 from military store
2 Smartthings 1 gen water leak sensors $12 each from military store
2 ADT water leak sensors $10 each from best buy
1 Smartthings 2 gen Hub $25 from home depot
4 Sylvania Outlet plug $16 each from amazon
1 Sylvania Outlet plug $15 from amazon
1 Google Lenovo 10 inch hub $99 from walmart
This way I save money and I keep my addiction in check.
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Dang, I paid the same for the 8 inch
Yes they sold fast. People went in buying them all to resell them lol
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Yes it has to be some type of compulsive behavior.
HaHa, you amateurs. I have so many devices that they all can't fit in a picture, with a 12mm Fisheye lens.
I sometimes lose track of where I placed a device, fun to track down. Only have 125 devices and some 10 more to move from ST
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It’s no cure for this affliction but being located in another world region (Australia, in my case) has a very limiting effect on the condition.
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I am in the same boat. I have 15 Zooz switches to install but I have been postponing the task as I have to run a nuetral wire to the switch box from the light. Glad the entire house is piped.
I just installed a bunch of the Zen23 & 24's for our upstairs... Went with the toggle to keep consistency with the rest the switches in our house. They work well - the dimmer is a little slow to turn on/off but we are getting used to them.
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We definately have some amateurs here... Allow me to school you all...
Wrong! There is no such concept in home automation.
Rule #1... If you have it, you need it.. 
Also wrong! There's no such concept as a hoard in home automatiom.
Rule #2... Unused devices are considered a spare parts. (at least as far as the wife goes). 
Wrong again! You need three hubs to be considered an enthiousiast.
Rule #3... Real developers have a hub specifically for testing code. In this case, you will need 4! 
So much so learn... I'm sure you'll all get there some day.. 
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