The home automation and Smart Home tools and software which are now currently available are allowing me to fulfill what I have wanted to do since I was a kid. The first device was a Samsung Smartthings Hub v3, and the rest is history. Here’s a quick list:

1. Samsung Smartthings Hub v3
2. 8 GE Z-wave wall switches (4 installed)
3. 4 Sylvania Smart Plugs
4. Google Assistant
5. Ecobee v4 Thermostat w/ Alexa (Alexa is deactivated, I’m with Team Google.
6. Wyze Cameras
7. Alfred Camaras
8. U-Tec Cam-Gardian DVR w/ 4 CCTV Cameras (worst company/ customer service ever in the history of man)
9. Samsung Water Leak Detectors
10. Sylvania Z-wave switches
11. 2 X Best Protect Smoke Detectors
12. Hubitat Hub v3
13. August Smart Lock
14. Google Mini
15. Zooz ZEN20 Z-wave Power Strip (hooked to Hubitat for local control so I can reset the interwebs when the Comcast nerds forget to feed to squirrels)