Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In todays video we are looking at the Sonic shut-off valve by Hero Labs. I quickly run through some of it's features and share my thoughts and experiences with it after using it for 6 months.
If you after a smart valve for Home Assistant or other platforms. this more than likely isn't the valve you're looking for. If you're after a valve that you can install and forget and have peace of mind that it will reliably do it's job then I would highly recommend this one.
Thank you to Locket for sponsoring todays video.
UPDATE!
Shout out to Craig McGowan for pointing out a new HACS integration that has been created for the Sonic. You can find it here :
github.com/markvader/sonic_hacs
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0:48β - What's in the box?
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2:32 - Setup
4:03 - Features and How it Works
8:47 - Todays Video Sponsor Locket
9:56 - My Shut-Off Experience
10:37 - Sonic Pricing
10:53 - Smart Home Integration (There isn't any)
11:35 - Things I don't Like
13:10 - Wrapping it all up!
14:25 - Outro
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In todays video we are looking at the Sonic shut-off valve by Hero Labs. I quickly run through some of it's features and share my thoughts and experiences with it after using it for 6 months.
If you after a smart valve for Home Assistant or other platforms. this more than likely isn't the valve you're looking for. If you're after a valve that you can install and forget and have peace of mind that it will reliably do it's job then I would highly recommend this one.
Thank you to Locket for sponsoring todays video.
UPDATE!
Shout out to Craig McGowan for pointing out a new HACS integration that has been created for the Sonic. You can find it here :
github.com/markvader/sonic_hacs
β¬ π₯ VIDEO CHAPTERS: β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬
0:00ββββ - Intro
0:18βββ - What is it?
0:48β - What's in the box?
2:10β - Packaging Change
2:32 - Setup
4:03 - Features and How it Works
8:47 - Todays Video Sponsor Locket
9:56 - My Shut-Off Experience
10:37 - Sonic Pricing
10:53 - Smart Home Integration (There isn't any)
11:35 - Things I don't Like
13:10 - Wrapping it all up!
14:25 - Outro
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In todays Im running through some of the Aqara products that I have been using for the last year and sharing my thoughts and opinions on them.
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0:25 - You may remember
2:18 - My setup and other options available
4:07 - Aqara H1 Lightswitch
6:30 - What isnt good with the H1
8:13 - Aqara Motion Sensors
9:22 - Aqara FP1
10:20 - The FP1 is an eye sore
12:04 - Contact Sensors
13:55 - Problems with Contact sensor
15:04 - TVOC
17:19 - TVOC Improvements
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20:08 - Outro
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