West facing living room is cooking, trying to figure out…
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West facing living room is cooking, trying to figure out the blinds automation
West facing living room hits like 88 by late afternoon in summer, AC's just fighting it. Looked at a few motorized blind options, leaning toward something I can put on a temp trigger so the things actually close before the room turns into an oven.
Where I keep getting stuck is the automation side. Most of the brands I checked want their own hub, then that has to coordinate with a temp sensor and a routine somewhere. We've already got alexa downstairs and homekit upstairs, adding another app to babysit isn't really appealing.
Matter is supposed to clean this up but for window coverings it feels like half the brands list it and half still need a thread bridge or whatever. Not totally clear what's actually plug and play yet.
Still chewing on whether you can pull this off cleanly or if everyone just ends up running the manufacturer app for the blinds anyway.
#home
West facing living room hits like 88 by late afternoon in summer, AC's just fighting it. Looked at a few motorized blind options, leaning toward something I can put on a temp trigger so the things actually close before the room turns into an oven.
Where I keep getting stuck is the automation side. Most of the brands I checked want their own hub, then that has to coordinate with a temp sensor and a routine somewhere. We've already got alexa downstairs and homekit upstairs, adding another app to babysit isn't really appealing.
Matter is supposed to clean this up but for window coverings it feels like half the brands list it and half still need a thread bridge or whatever. Not totally clear what's actually plug and play yet.
Still chewing on whether you can pull this off cleanly or if everyone just ends up running the manufacturer app for the blinds anyway.
#home
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