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Home automation - why? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am failing to see the interest in having tons of IOT devices to manage, connect, segment, etc… Why would someone want to do it? To be clear, I have friends deep in it but… I still don’t understand. Can anyone try to explain the magic I am failing to see?

Edit: Thank you all for sharing your experiences! The ones I found more interesting are those that can easily translate in reducing or tracking consumption. The rest I hear but makes more sense when I look at it from an hobbyist perspective.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Here is a list of some practical uses so far:

Get a notification on the phone when the washer is done.
Charge the car when electricity is cheap
Turn on humidifier if sufficiently humid and no motion near it for a while
Automatically lock the front door at night
Toggle lights with a shortcut key on the keyboard
Change target thermostats for different rooms and different time of day.

Also nice to learn about the house:

Breakdown of electricity usage. (How much actually goes to heating, car, etc)
Answer questions like "When did I really go to bed last night?". Etc