# Controlling different old-school apartment entrance buzzer

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**Created:** [January 25, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/controlling-different-old-school-apartment-entrance-buzzer/116622 "2018-01-25T22:03:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/controlling-different-old-school-apartment-entrance-buzzer/116622/4 "2018-01-26T17:21:45Z")

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Speaking just for myself, I would probably get one of the robot button pushers and use that instead. It will cost a little more, but you won’t have to do any wiring. 🕶 Integration is through IFTTT.

I myself use Naran Push Microbots for stuff like this, they are well engineered with a lot of options, but the UI is kind of clunky and they are expensive.

Here’s a thread with recent discussion (this is a clickable link)

> [@Dumb aircon - smart hack?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/dumb-aircon-smart-hack/106528):
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> Hello SmartThings people, i’m hoping someone could help me with a home automation aircon hack. As part of my home automation project i’m trying to “smartify” my old dumb ducted aircon. Want to be able to at least on/off control it via Alexa or a phone app. I’m actually not invested in the SmartTHings ecosystem atm, but do have some z-wave devices and a hub, and an alexa. P.s. im in Sydney, Australia. We have annoying non-standard aircons here. The aircon is a 10yr old Temperzone ducted multi-zone system which has a proprietary interface (no popular smart thermostats are compatible, i’ve checked), and also doesnt come with an IR remote. The only way to control it is via a physical wall panel (and this sends signals to a control box that’s in the roof void). I was hoping to achieve some …

![IMG_4770](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/original/3X/d/1/d124e0bd5ffc0f75277a479453c214d4a65bf120.JPG)

There’s a new similar device just coming on the market which costs less but has A less elegant design and fewer features called switchbot. Kickstarter backers have theirs, but it’s just coming out for wide release. I’d wait a month or so and then see if you can get it at Amazon, it might be sufficient for this purpose.

And the switchbot discussion thread:

> [@SwitchBot -- microbot push competitor](https://community.smartthings.com/t/switchbot-microbot-push-competitor/116055):
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> Just noticed that IFTTT has a (new?) service for SwitchBot [https://www.switch-bot.com/](https://www.switch-bot.com/) Looks like a decent microbot push competitor. Anyone has experience with this?

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