Neutral wires for smart switches, points for cctv, auto gate wires for infra red sensors, extra wires for doorbell camera, cctv points at the pillar gate too, floor sockets too if you want to light up your sofa or have a smart display at your sofa/corner table, nowadays some sofa even have a motor for recliner and to charge your phone.

Points beside windows for smart curtains, unless you want to use the battery ones and charge every 1-2 months.

Points for robot vacuum, with also a water tap point away and below from the socket, nowadays robot vaccum have auto refill and drain water like washing machine, need have the water drain hole nearby too. Remember to have this for your washing machine too.

A ceiling outlet at balcony or where you want to hang clothes, now they have the motorized hanger will go up after u remove your clothes so it looks neat.

If you doing awning remmeber to add points for that too. No harm to have enough points, it will be very messy when you don't have enough points, wires flying here and there. You later buy an extension cable also another cost, or do casing also cost, ugly too, might as well do sufficient socket points, same price in the end.

Points at toilet for smart mirror or with led lights behind the mirror if u fancy such thing.

Remember for kitchen, do not loop the wires. Others still can as long no use above 3000W

Hi all,

Does anyone have any recommendations for grill gate smart locks that support Apple Watch NFC functionality?

Hello,

I am planning to install Zemismart smart switches for my whole house (with neutral wire).

Reason I chose Zemismart over Moes or Smatrul is because Zemismart has similar color/theme for both normal switches & 30A (for aircond & heater). Planning to get physical button switch, black color.

Normal switch - https://www.zemismart.com/products/zm-pz1
30A - https://www.zemismart.com/products/zn-lrl1e-h

1. Shall I buy these from zemismart.com? or is there other cheaper alternatives? (can't read chinese so taobao is out)

2. How do I know if these switches can act as repeater/router to create mesh network between themselves? asking because I've bought one Moes switch and found out from this review it doesn't act as repeater even if neutral is connected (means I have to buy repeater/hub right)

3. for socket outlet, I do not see a lot of choices available. is it because it's not in demand and not really practical? I am looking for physical button switch & black color too.

any other feedbacks are welcomed too. e.g. buy matter over wifi instead of zigbee, which hub to recommend, etc.

thank you

I am interested in building my smart home, currently with apple tv 4k (thread-capable router). What devices should I start with that supports homekit, matter w/ thread and does not cost a bomb price, with questionable reliability.

as long as its not connected to china server, then its ok.
the china servers are so slow to respond.

aqara app or mihome

you can use china stuff on homekit?

Your D1 is China version?

This will be my first time diving into Home Assistant.

You reckon I can do Aqara China child devices -> Aqara China hub -> Home Assistant -> Google Home and to be controlled by Google Home mini?

Any benefit doing this route? I’m thinking of doing HomeKit + Google assistant together.

Since Aqara China already support HomeKit out of the box, I just need to add Google support through Homeassistant. Unless there’s something more I can do by going through Z2M that I don’t know of.

how to install reolink doorbell?

got it mounted and everything.

added the 2 wires to connect to the front reolink doorbell.
problem was with the box.

i'm not an electrician so donno is it a transformer or doorchime.
instructions are here
https://support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articl...oorbell-Wiring/

https://reolink.com/blog/doorbell-transformer/

https://reolink.com/blog/how-to-install-a-doorbell/
it simply says, if got doorchime box, use the bypass.

if no doorchime box, only transformer, then just leave it connected as is.
the handyman didn't know what to do for the box. all he said, the front has no power, because he wasn't sure what to do with the box despite the instruction provided.

any tips or who to ask who knows how to install this x-x;
found this old thread
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4365517/all

the box looks like this.
The box i have looks like this

https://shopee.com.my/DOOR-BELL-240VAC-Buil...873.16074374415
so how do you set the box for the reolink? i ask the handyman he don't know 



*not sure if this is the same situation, but that box is a chime with integrated transformer if not mistaken

https://www.reddit.com/r/reolinkcam/comment...ransformerbell/

sauce
https://www.reddit.com/r/reolinkcam/comment...orbell_voltage/

https://reolink.com/product/reolink-video-d...#specifications
not sure about box. donno if need turn off mcb before open. i'll wait for handyman to come first 
https://www.reddit.com/r/reolinkcam/comment...ssues_at_setup/
sauce

https://www.reddit.com/r/reolinkcam/comment...rbell_malaysia/



https://www.instructables.com/Making-a-Door...ated-Transform/


or... does anyone know who can call to do this for reolink doorbell?    that is the simpler solution.

well the pic is similar to what i use. i found that off shopee.

for mine it's not open. the outside no labels or anything. scared to open after get get electrocuted 

when able will take pic then.

but overall looks something like that.

i think it's a wind chime with integrated transformer, but i'm not 100% sure (i'm not electrician)  but based on shopee product description for similar box, makes me think that.

this is what mine looks like (yes the actual one) 

so what the so called electrician said, the top right is the one connected to the doorbell. the reolink instruction said, to use the bypass to connect the doorbell wire here, to the transformer.


so the guy said he don't know how to do this part. because he said, unlike the reolink instructions, there is only 1 wire (not 2) in the top right for the chime.

he said, if he connect the bypass from the top right to bottom left, it will cause electrical fire. so i told him not to do it then
so this is the crux of the issue, not sure what to do with this. but currently the reolink has no power until this gets figured out. also no idea what voltage any of this stuff    but if i had to make a wild guess, the transformer must be 240v, then the chime must be getting a lower voltage somehow to work.

found 1 electrician but he said like this
but i already showed the pic of the transformer box, doorbell and the reolink instruction, but no confirmation whether he know can do or not. doesn't sound reliable 

whats the going rate for electrician to setup doorbell? the jobs is actually already half way done.... (already mounted and almost wired at the front). It's just the transformer part don't know what to do 
Do i still need the HLK-20M24?

I get that i may need that, but how to fit that in the box i currently have? doesn't seem like there is space for it    not quite sure what to do here 

this box i get is a chime, and i suspect it's an integrated transformer maybe. not sure what else it's wired for 

i'm ok with that idea, but not sure if that white box is used for anything else other than a chime.



so any idea what doorbell box works?
actually eagle7's idea is already a good one, but what about the box enclosure for it, what to buy for this? and what to do with existing one with all those other wires already there to existing chime? 



also i'm assuming this black box thing only downsteps. it still needs to be connected to a transformer ya? guess i'll try ask seller about this


*update
in my pic at the very top got the 2 wire.

is that where i put the blue bypass wire?

but even if do that it's not the correct voltage? 

Has anyone installed Shelly Pro 3EM to monitor energy load and solar export to grid? I already have solar panels installed with Hoymiles microinverters and a DTU, and I'm interested to track how much energy my house use, and how much end up being exported to TNB. Also can I just hire any electrician to install this for me?

I wonder how was the power consumption for LED stripe light automation, like it was on 24/7 right? But it was connected 240V whole day, but i think dont have cost issue right?

https://i.imgur.com/71d9oV7.mp4