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I'm not talking about each time you use it. I'm talking about initial purchase. In regards to milk and things of that nature that are more easily trackable it could work. This isn't necessarily for every item you would need. If you had an egg basket for example in the fridge, it could see that there were only 3 eggs left or the milk was out in 3 weeks ago so it needs to be replaced etc. Sensors could say a Gallatin of milk weighs X amount when you put it in. Now it weighs Y. because of that it needs to be replaced

That's why I didn't go solar. We talked about it when we built our house but the numbers didn't add up. When I look at our electric bill we never would've paid for it unless we kept the house for 40 years

Everything already has bar codes on it. You can scan the items you want to track as you put it away and possibly enter the expiration date into the system. For tracking qty, it may be that an item has to be located in a certain area. While it would change how we interact with our groceries, we are already accustomed to doing things differently when we automate things. If it makes life easier long term, I know both me and my wife would be ok with it

I agree 100%. Why buy something if you're just going to turn it off or not use it to Save a few pennies. At the end of the day, none of this stuff is cheap. If you can afford to do automation, you can afford the extra 20 bucks to enjoy the fruits of your labor

I just want automation. Whether it's a voice assistant or writing it down, it's still me or someone else needing to do something to ensure it happens. I just want to get to the point where it's responsive vs reactive

That looks pretty cool but it already does what I'm doing with automation. Kimdof redundant to have 2 different systems turning stuff on/off. In regards to knowing energy usage, to a certain degree I don't care. I've done what I could to minimize how much energy I'm using such as led bulbs, newer TVs, etc. In the end, when I turn something on, I know power is being used. How much isn't going to make me turn it off

You can do that now. I'm referring to the fridge automatically doing it for times when you don't add something to a list or the status changes while you're gone

I definitely agree with that. Give me something that keeps me up on what's missing in the fridge. I'd love to go to the grocery store and get an alert that I need something from the fridge automatically The only thing I like about my dishwasher is that it opens automatically once done to help with drying. That part isn't "smart" related but is the best feature.

I have some smart appliances but rarely ever use the features. When we first got them, I tried to use them (new toy). Over time, I found myself forcing myself to use the features. For example, we can start the dishwasher remotely and get notified once it's done. Reality is, once full we generally start it immediately or start the delay for later right then and there. Notifications..... Who needs them? Who rushes to unload a dishwasher? I wouldn't purchase them specifically for their so called smart features though.

Are we ever wrong???!!! Don't answer that. Lol

All of this is being over thought. Michel has already stated the 994 is not going anywhere. At some point Polisy will be an all in 1 box but the 994 will continue to stick around for those who do not need the things that Polisy brings. Since the op has already stated he has no desire for nodeservers, Polisy shouldn't even be part of the equation. Not only that, it may be 1 to 2 years (if not longer) before the ISY gets ported over. Not really worth waiting to install locks to save 50 bucks.

I would have to agree

If you turn on hue bulbs you'll run into this problem. However if you control the hue scene itself you do not. This is with NRs or nodeservers

With you running yours for 7 years, I doubt you can improve over reliability like that. With that said, there's no difference to warrant buying another one vs upgrading the one you have. If you are planning on using nodeservers in order to incorporate 3rd party devices such as hue, harmony, Sonos, MyQ and more, then Polisy would be a good buy as it adds that capability to your ISY. Long term it will be able to replace your Isy instead of being an add-on device.

They no longer offer the discount for pre release

There's a big difference between 800 and 1100 lumens. 800 lumens are standard 60w equivalent led bulbs. This is what I use throughout my house. My flood lights are 1600 each bulb (3200 total) and those are plenty bright. I couldn't imagine having that much light in a single room (6600 in my bathroom ceiling alone if using milights)but to each their own.

I personally don't use "smart" bulbs for main lighting. Hue bulbs are about 800 lumens which is more than sufficient for me. If you're looking for blinding light then it probably wouldn't be suitable. I reserve smart bulbs/strips for lamps and accent lights. For 1, it's cheaper to use a switch with regular bulbs and 2, I want to avoid anything that needs to go through something to work. If my hub or isy fails, my lights will still work. If my hue hub fails or router goes out, I'm left in the dark. When it does happen, we all know it'll be 10 at night when I need it working the most. If lamps or accent lights fail to operate, I won't lose any sleep. I can get to it when I get to it. But if my regular lights go out, I have to drop everything and do it then

Personally I prefer hue as it has a strong ecosystem outside of Isy (I cant wait for the hue box to be released). I also prefer using a hub vs WiFi for a variety of reasons. Especially when using a large number of devices. Lifx would be my second choice as I like that they are building a full ecosystem. I've also seen their customer support responsiveness first hand. Many people here like Milight for the price point. It fits all that you say so it may be you best bet

Factory reset motion sensor and re-try. Also, make sure it's in linking mode while you're adding

You can just purchas the zwave module. Zwave plus is zwave. Just the newer version.

I doubt it's a low load issue. I've used all insteon dimmers with less load than that (except for 2474). It may be an issue with your particular bulbs itself

You could just put a sensor on the door. A device installed locally would provide better information over a cloud based system

You're welcome. Glad I could assist

The OP says he THINKS which means he assumes. He could be wrong. It could be from devices within the home as we as other stuff. At the end of the day he bought a 100 dollar item which can help his home but doesn't hurt. It would cost more than the 90 bucks the Eaton costs just to get an electrician to take a look at his grounding which may or may not be an issue.

When you create a scene, you must set the device states in the scene itself and on the controller. Because your scene works properly when you control the scene but not manually, It sounds like you only set your device parameters in the scene. Look at the scene you created. Click on your controller device (the controller is red). You'll have to set your device parameters there as well