What smart plugs are compatible with Sense? TP-Link Kasa KP-115. TP-Link Kasa KP-125. TP-Link Kasa HS300. Belkin Wemo Insight Plug. TP-Link Kasa HS110 (discontinued) Can you mix and match smart plugs? You can mix and match throughout your entire home, … Continue reading →

Generally, your home is still safe In event of server outage, your Nest, Ecobee, or other smart thermostat remembers the schedule that it was going to run and continues to run it. It doesn’t need to check in with the … Continue reading →

As a smart thermostat, the Ecobee4 is excellent.Since it also has the same Alexa that’s in Amazon’s own Echo products, you can also ask your thermostat to set timers, perform unit conversions, turn off smart lights, or even play music. … Continue reading →

You can ask Alexa to play music, podcasts, audiobooks, and more on your ecobee4.ecobee4 currently supports Amazon Music, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio. NOTE: Currently ecobee4 does not support Spotify or Pandora music streaming services. Can you play music through ecobee? You … Continue reading →

Netsim. NetSim is a powerful network simulator that you can use to simulate IoT systems. You can use it to test the performance of real apps over a virtual network. If you’re building a new IoT network from the ground … Continue reading →

The ecobee requires a C wire to power on. Make sure you have a wire connected to the thermostat C terminal. If you do not have a C wire, check your thermostat bundle for spare wires you can use as … Continue reading →

Connecting to the internet is just one component of IoT design. IoT systems should check three boxes: smart, connected and secure. What are types of connections in an IoT system? But when it comes to evaluating what type of network … Continue reading →

Power Extender Kit. If you’re lacking a C wire and have at least four wires at your thermostat to work with (refer to this article if you only have two wires), you’ll want to install the Power Extender Kit (PEK). … Continue reading →

Group Philips Hue Lights To group lights and accessories in Philips Hue system: From the Philips Hue app, navigate to Settings > Rooms and zones > Create new. Tap on Create zone, give it a name (ex. home theatre lights), … Continue reading →

You can also find them in Samsung SmartThings, a dedicated piece of hardware. These days, most smart home products actually don’t require a hub, making it simple for anyone to raise their space’s IQ with a simple smart speaker, smart … Continue reading →

It’s small, round and about the size of a tin of beans. It has a row of black and red numbers, which move round as you use more water. How do you read a water meter? To read the round-reading … Continue reading →

A water company is not obliged to install a meter in response to a customer’s request if it is not reasonably practicable to do so, or if it is unreasonably expensive. Can I refuse to have a water meter fitted? … Continue reading →

The red dial is a leak detector, so if everything is off including things like icemakers and it is moving, you have a leak on your side of the meter. What are the dials on my water meter? On the … Continue reading →

University of Southampton research has shown consumers reduce their water consumption by 16.5 per cent after they receive a metered connection — based on the study of a five-year programme to install nearly half a million water meters in the … Continue reading →

The reverse power flow indicator means that there is power feeding from the load side of the meter back into the grid. Three possibilities : The meter is corrected the wrong way around and the reverse led is on. Often … Continue reading →