Hi, For smart heating I use a system from a company called Tado. I purchased it because of its Homekit integration but actually, I find I very rarely have to use the Homekit side of the operation because it all just works. The basic setup is a smart thermostat. However, you can also add smart radiator valves to individual rooms. The system geolocates via the Tado app and reduces the set point of the thermostat gradually as you move further and further away from home. Critically, it also raises the temperature gradually as you return, so if your house is particularly cold and you're far away, the heating will switch on long before you arrive home. Multiple users are supported and geolocation is based on the user closest to the house. The system also has integration with weather forecast data and builds a model of how quickly the house warms up and cools down so that, for example, instead of setting the heating to come on at 7:00 AM, you set the house to be warm by 7:00 AM. On a cold day this may trigger the heating to start up at 6:00 AM, but on a warmer day it might not come on until 6:45 AM. Setup is an absolute doddle as all devices have a QR code on them, which you just scan into the app and let it do its thing. Only snag is that I'm not sure how compatible it is with US heating. If you can get it, though, I couldn't recommend it highly enough. Matthew
From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] Sent: 25 November 2018 17:00 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: what devices/appliances are people using with Apple Homekit? Thanks, Jeff. Just curious, do you control the thermostat through any of these interfaces? We currently have a nest, but I'm thinking I'd like to have a thermostat I can control through Siri. Currently looking at the Ecobee3. Donna On Nov 25, 2018, at 10:57 AM, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name<mailto:mailingli...@berwick.name>> wrote: Hi Donna, All of the products I use work with Homekit They also work with Google Home. I have both systems in my house, so I wanted cross compatibility. The iHome ISS50 is a 5 in 1 sensor. It can report back on things such as: temperature, humidity, motion, sound and, light. Apparently, sound monitoring doesn’t currently work with Homekit, but you can monitor through the iHome Control app. More information at: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/ihome-ihome-iss50-5-in-1-smart-home-monitor-iss50wc/10488097.aspx<https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.ca%2Fen-ca%2Fproduct%2Fihome-ihome-iss50-5-in-1-smart-home-monitor-iss50wc%2F10488097.aspx&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ccac2ce9c8edd43f6f5f008d652f772ae%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636787620058986572&sdata=2oKEwB8p3Vuzgw83tg7ZCNEybLg5%2BgNIu7yx%2BHLHDbc%3D&reserved=0> I use the iHome Control app, Philips Hue and Home for my needs and find all of them accessible. Jeff On Nov 25, 2018, at 11:52 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com<mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: Hi Jeff, thanks for this. These are some of the devices I am considering. Are they all controllable by Siri? Also, what is an iHome ISS 50? 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