Hi,
Now that I have almost finished building my false wall for all of my AV equipment, I would like to investigate the possibility of adding home automation to my flat. Off the top of my head, I would like the following:
1. Automated/voice controlled blind opening/closing; horizontal blinds.
2. Remote controlled/voice activated/motion lights; I have LED GU10 bulbs throughout my entire flat except for the kitchen and bathroom which are BELL 2D ENERGY SAVING FLUORESCENT TUBE Lamp / Bulbs. My spotlights can all dim although I have no setup to do so.
3. Video streaming; Using my unRAID NAS which is in my office. I will be using a combination of Plex/XBMC [on my dedicated media centre] and I am also looking to use Raspberry Pi 2's to stream media to my bedroom and office. [Done]
4. Energy/water monitoring; energy/water waste is my biggest bug bear; I want to be able to monitor my energy usage, so that I reduce it as much as possible.
I have underfloor heating throughout my flat; I have now been told is one of the most non efficient forms of heating? I am hoping to lower my consumption by using home automation (maybe using some sort of weather/inside temperature monitoring?). I am hoping to monitor my water as well
5. Heating management; Exact temperature control via a calibrated setup that can have morning, day, night, summer and winter programs. Each of my rooms excluding the bathroom have individual thermostats.
6. Security Monitoring; I live on the ground floor of a block of apartments which has a camera entry system; I'm hoping there a way to get this camera feed on to my TV? To allow me to view who is at my door and to enable me to release the outside door (magnet lock I think). Currently it's a push unlock button on the telephone entry system which is made by 'urnet'
7. Shopping management; when I run out of a item of food I add it to a shopping list straight away via a old HP TouchPad tablet that runs Android. I currently use 'Out of Milk Pro' for this job [Done]
9. Bathroom - I want to be able to access the news etc while I am in the shower. Any ideas?
There maybe more but I cannot remember, what system would you advise I purchase? A starter kit would be great but I want a "future proof" one.
Max budget is around £800 for everything. Any advice is appreciated.
Now that I have almost finished building my false wall for all of my AV equipment, I would like to investigate the possibility of adding home automation to my flat. Off the top of my head, I would like the following:
1. Automated/voice controlled blind opening/closing; horizontal blinds.
2. Remote controlled/voice activated/motion lights; I have LED GU10 bulbs throughout my entire flat except for the kitchen and bathroom which are BELL 2D ENERGY SAVING FLUORESCENT TUBE Lamp / Bulbs. My spotlights can all dim although I have no setup to do so.
3. Video streaming; Using my unRAID NAS which is in my office. I will be using a combination of Plex/XBMC [on my dedicated media centre] and I am also looking to use Raspberry Pi 2's to stream media to my bedroom and office. [Done]
4. Energy/water monitoring; energy/water waste is my biggest bug bear; I want to be able to monitor my energy usage, so that I reduce it as much as possible.
I have underfloor heating throughout my flat; I have now been told is one of the most non efficient forms of heating? I am hoping to lower my consumption by using home automation (maybe using some sort of weather/inside temperature monitoring?). I am hoping to monitor my water as well
5. Heating management; Exact temperature control via a calibrated setup that can have morning, day, night, summer and winter programs. Each of my rooms excluding the bathroom have individual thermostats.
6. Security Monitoring; I live on the ground floor of a block of apartments which has a camera entry system; I'm hoping there a way to get this camera feed on to my TV? To allow me to view who is at my door and to enable me to release the outside door (magnet lock I think). Currently it's a push unlock button on the telephone entry system which is made by 'urnet'
7. Shopping management; when I run out of a item of food I add it to a shopping list straight away via a old HP TouchPad tablet that runs Android. I currently use 'Out of Milk Pro' for this job [Done]
9. Bathroom - I want to be able to access the news etc while I am in the shower. Any ideas?
There maybe more but I cannot remember, what system would you advise I purchase? A starter kit would be great but I want a "future proof" one.
Max budget is around £800 for everything. Any advice is appreciated.
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