After purchasing a set of smart light bulbs for a particular fixture, many people are faced with the trouble of getting them to work together. I get it. Who wants to have to turn each light on or off individually, especially when you are used to turning all of the lights on with the flip …
The SimpliSafe Base Station may be called “the brains” of the security system, but the Keypad is used to control the whole thing when it is not connected to Wi-Fi. For something as important as a home security system, you want to make sure that you understand every aspect of it. Right now, it’s time …
The Master PIN is your key to using the SimpliSafe Security system. As a result, I have seen lots of questions surrounding the topic of PIN codes, so I decided to write this article that will hopefully help you out. First, I want to point out that there are two types of SimpliSafe Security systems, …
There are lots of times when someone might want to completely reset a device they have. One example that I recently came across is wanting to reset a second-hand Blink Camera to its factory settings so I could start the install process from scratch. This particular one was a Blink Indoor Camera, but what I …
It is true that Google Nest has allowed us to have a smart home that is easy and efficient to use in the sense that it makes everything so simple. You can access all of your home’s smart features with just your smartphone. That’s why the Nest Thermostat has found its way in a lot …
You’ve probably seen it right there on your Ecobee’s home screen. The eco+ icon displayed under the temperature. Have you ever wondered what it meant, or what eco+ does? Hopefully I can clear up any questions or wonderings that you have. What is Ecobee eco+? Ecobee eco+ is cost saving and environmentally friendly software feature …
Ecobee is pretty good about providing instructions on how to install and maintain your smart thermostat, but there is no guidance on how to uninstall them. The closest I could find was their instructions on how to remove the backplate. The backplate is the part that is screwed into the wall and that the Ecobee …
Ecobee, in my opinion, is the best smart home thermostat with Google Nest being a close runner up. One thing that these two leading smart thermostats have in common are remote sensors. Google actually emulated Ecobee once it saw how useful and effective these added sensors can be. So, what makes the Ecobee sensor so …
Smart thermostats have become a staple among smart homes as a money saving device, as well as a real convenience if you forgot to set the temperature before leaving the house. Smart thermostats have been on the market for a number of years now, and continue to improve over time. The sensors that accompany them …
Smart Thermostats, as well as all smart devices, require software updates from time to time. Software that runs on these smart devices is often called firmware. The firmware on most smart devices is usually updated automatically, but occasionally a device may need to be manually updated. How do you Update Ecobee Firmware? Ecobee thermostats and …