Yeah and I’m okay with some tinkering as long as it’s adding subtracting etc. I just hate when everything works then 5 months later everything stops and your excluding and including and spend two weeks getting it back to normal than 3 months later it’s another two day session and scouring the internet to find some random post that helps. Then 3 months later back at it. These things really cost a premium. I’m sick of oh well that works then you get it home. It’s a nightmare setup. Works intermittently at best then someone says “oh get this other device it works better”. Well I just spent 40 bucks on this thing that was supposed to work now I have a sensor that’s a waste of 40 bucks.
If you're seriously considering Ecobee I've got a SmartThermostat with voice control and 3 remote sensors I'd make you a good deal on. They are less than 1 year old and flawless.
I recently installed a Daikin One system and they have a proprietary thermostat so no need for the Ecobee.
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I went through a similar transition last fall. My experience says plan on replacing a good number of your Z-Wave devices. Some of mine caused nothing but problems for my entire systems until I got rid of them. There's a lot of old and crappy Z-Wave implementations out there and they will bite you bad on Hubitat. Search these forums for advice before buying replacements.
I would be interested if it will run a humidifier.
It will. The Smart Thermostat with Alexa built-in supports an HVAC accessory, which can be a humidifier, dehumidifier, or ventilator.
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How much are you wanting for it?
I was just telling you it supported a humidifier. @scunny is selling it - you should consider PMing them.
Not sure how familiar with the forum. What aaiyar is suggesting sending a private message. Click on your avatar and select the mail envelope.
If you already know this please disregard. When I was new some of the acronyms I didn't get and didn't know how to do.
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$175 including 3 remote sensors and shipping.[quote="thackstonns, post:26, topic:66920, full:true"]
How much are you wanting for it?
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$175 including 3 remote sensors and shipping.
So I ordered the hubitat in. What devices are you guys using as repeaters? It seems like z wave devices are starting to go the way of the dodo.
ring or aeon ver 7
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I took the suggestion from @bcopeland (My Favorite Z-Wave Devices (Currently)) and got the Ring Range Extender Gen2 (700 series) when I started building out the mesh for my new hub.
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The advantage of the Ring Alarm Extender Gen 2 is that it has a Z-Wave 700 series chip (increased range), internal battery backup, and can send power events (switch from mains to battery, and back) so you can do a graceful shutdown for your UPS-powered hub.
Do I need actual repeaters? Can I get a bunch of z wave outlets? I would like to avoid a bunch of repeaters that don’t serve another function.
It all depends on your house, its layout, the materials in the walls and floors, and the devices you have. Hubitat’s antenna doesn’t have as much gain as other hubs have. Also, it makes it easier to build out your mesh if you start with repeaters.
This might help:
https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=How_to_Build_a_Solid_Z-Wave_Mesh
https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=How_to_Build_a_Solid_Zigbee_Mesh
I've seen them advertised on Home Depot's website. My recollection is a single shade for my office window (roughly 39 inches square) was around $700.
Can someone clarify (or link to) which ring extender you are talking about? I can find a Ring Alarm Extender. Is this the same thing? When I read the description of this device there is no mention of zwave at all. Is this the device and if not please link to the correct one.
That’s the one. Read the small print, you will see “(2nd Gen)”. That’s the one with the 700 series Z-Wave chip.
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What puzzled me was this line:
- Requires the Ring Alarm Base Station and only boosts the Ring Alarm system network
