The worst things about owning a smart home

[HalD (Hal)]

Everyone here will relate to this.

The Worst Things About Owning a Smarthome

[HA_fanatic (Bob)]

He missed an important aspect, it’s addictive!

My Home Automation Addiction

As I was upgrading to Hub v2, I started realizing how much money I have spent over the last couple of years when I first started with SmartThings as a Kickstarter backer. I started out slow, got the hub, a couple of switches, a few multisensors, and a motion sensor. Then every month, I would start adding a device or two like a garage door opener, electronic lock, sirens, thermostat, water sensor, smoke sensor, more switches, more motion sensors, more lights, power meters, voice control with the Amazon Echo, remote controls, and the Harmony Home hub. The list goes on! Now I have my sights on the Phillips Hue but I can’t quite justify the $200 price tag…at least not yet…is it worth it? I’ve added the total cost over the last couple of years, and its a little over $1600.00. My addiction is c…

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[whoismoses (Eric)]

I have over 400 devices in my home connected to SmartThings. If I move, they are all coming with me. I’ve spent way to much money and don’t see myself getting the full return. I have saved all of the dumb devices I’ve replaced (switches, plugs, lights, …) to put back upon moving.

I would say the most frustrating thing about HA is that is works perfectly about 98% of the time. That 2% is a huge pain and the 2% always happens when you really need it.

The second most frustrating part (given that I have over 400 devices) is the battery management.