Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video I swap our my old Kitchen Recessed Smart LEDs with a Lutron Diva Dimmer, and show updating automations in this house is as easy as just removing the old device and adding the new one in Home Assistant.
Previous Video on Setting up Lutron with Home Assistant
youtu.be/TTpb6YlYFsY
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Lutron Caseta Smart Dimmer 2 Switch Kit: amzn.to/4arBGyM
Lutron Diva Smart DSimmer Starter Kit, with origianl Pico Remote: amzn.to/43xyOOH
Lutron Caseta Smart Switch Kit: amzn.to/3TnkcN2
Lutron Diva Products shown in this video, but not currently on discount (Affiliate Links):
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Video Chapters:
00:00 - Lutron Diva Smart Dimmer plus why My Home is Smarter than yours - Intro
01:25 - Install the Lutron Diva Smart Dimmer is Pretty Easy
03:34 - Replace a single pole switch with the Lutron Diva Style Pico Remote
04:11 - Why You Might choose Lutron over Zwave or Zigbee
05:57 - This Diva Style Dimmer has a feature that isn't obvious
07:02 - In my Smart Home I just have to add the hardware to Home Assistant and my automations are updated
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
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In this video I swap our my old Kitchen Recessed Smart LEDs with a Lutron Diva Dimmer, and show updating automations in this house is as easy as just removing the old device and adding the new one in Home Assistant.
Previous Video on Setting up Lutron with Home Assistant
youtu.be/TTpb6YlYFsY
Lutron Deals (Affiliate Links):
Lutron Caseta Smart Dimmer Starter Kit: amzn.to/4cvmAtE
Lutron Caseta Smart Dimmer 2 Switch Kit: amzn.to/4arBGyM
Lutron Diva Smart DSimmer Starter Kit, with origianl Pico Remote: amzn.to/43xyOOH
Lutron Caseta Smart Switch Kit: amzn.to/3TnkcN2
Lutron Diva Products shown in this video, but not currently on discount (Affiliate Links):
Diva Dimmer: amzn.to/3ISJrSB
Dive Style Pico Remote: amzn.to/3x8sKjs
Video Chapters:
00:00 - Lutron Diva Smart Dimmer plus why My Home is Smarter than yours - Intro
01:25 - Install the Lutron Diva Smart Dimmer is Pretty Easy
03:34 - Replace a single pole switch with the Lutron Diva Style Pico Remote
04:11 - Why You Might choose Lutron over Zwave or Zigbee
05:57 - This Diva Style Dimmer has a feature that isn't obvious
07:02 - In my Smart Home I just have to add the hardware to Home Assistant and my automations are updated
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - twitter.com/thejeffreystone / twitter.com/slackerlabs
On the Web - slacker-labs.com
Discord - discord.gg/YkMKGHnahh
And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit -
Buy a Slacker Labs T-shirt: https://slackerlabsmerch.square.site/
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![Use Home Assistant in your Halloween Decorating
Automating your house with Home Assistant doesn’t have to be all work, you can definitely use it to have a little bit of fun.
And since Halloween is a big deal in our house, I used Home Assistant to turn our smart home into a Haunted Home each Halloween. One of my very first videos on Youtube was walking through this setup, but I have made some updates so I wanted to revisit it.
This video is a bit longer than my normal ones, and I go a bit fast…I would reshoot it but I am out of time :(
#homeassistant #halloween #smarthome
In any case here are the chapters so you can jump around:
Chapters
00:00 - Turn your Smart Home into a Haunted House - Intro
02:10 - Use Packages with Home Assistant
03:01 - Helpers to make your Home Assistant Automations easier to Manage
05:15 - Smart Home Automations turned Haunted
06:53 - Scripts can simplify your Home Assistant Automations
14:43 - Modifications you need to make to use this in your home
16:25 - Easy Changes to your Automations via the Lovelace UI
Links
The Halloween.yaml - https://github.com/thejeffreystone/home-assistant-configuration/blob/master/config/packages/halloween.yaml
The MP3s - https://github.com/thejeffreystone/home-assistant-configuration/tree/master/config/media/haunted_sounds
Create a Scene on the Fly - [https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/scene/#creating-scenes-on-the-fly]
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - https://github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - https://twitter.com/thejeffreystone / https://twitter.com/slackerlabs
On the Web - https://slacker-labs.com/
And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit -
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Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut
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