Hi all!
First post and new to home automation but really eager to invest time and money in this now after accident/surgeries has left me with long term mobility problems.
I've started with handful of Z wave dimmers, on/off sockets, and an Aeon usb stick. I'm running inControl software (free, not convinced I'll stick with it looking for good alternatives), tasker (love it) and autovoice. This has already made my life alot easier with heating, lighting, boiler....
My next task is to try include appliances into the network. My washing machine, dryer dish washer all "turn on" but only to a stand by mode. Then a setting is picked and the true "start" begins once a button is pressed.
I've seen Z wave appliance modules out there but these seem to do little else but monitor wattage and provide standard on/off control than actually interfacing with the units they're plugged in to. Am I wrong?
So how could I do this? Would it require whole new connected appliance? Start soldering into the electronics? I hope there is an easier way. Couldn't seem to get a clear answer online, hope you guys can help me out ;-)
Thanks for reading this!
Drew
First post and new to home automation but really eager to invest time and money in this now after accident/surgeries has left me with long term mobility problems.
I've started with handful of Z wave dimmers, on/off sockets, and an Aeon usb stick. I'm running inControl software (free, not convinced I'll stick with it looking for good alternatives), tasker (love it) and autovoice. This has already made my life alot easier with heating, lighting, boiler....
My next task is to try include appliances into the network. My washing machine, dryer dish washer all "turn on" but only to a stand by mode. Then a setting is picked and the true "start" begins once a button is pressed.
I've seen Z wave appliance modules out there but these seem to do little else but monitor wattage and provide standard on/off control than actually interfacing with the units they're plugged in to. Am I wrong?
So how could I do this? Would it require whole new connected appliance? Start soldering into the electronics? I hope there is an easier way. Couldn't seem to get a clear answer online, hope you guys can help me out ;-)
Thanks for reading this!
Drew
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