Mate your stuff is the gold standard for Home automation, the true ideal of works and is without compromise.
Finally! Been wanting this for over a decade. My friends and family tell me I’m too picky, but I just want my sensors cleanly flush mounted in the ceiling. I’m super glad this is all becoming mainstream! Thank you for your hard work on this! Also, thank you to Louis for making a sensor that ACTUALLY works! 😊
I've been using fusion 360 for close to 10 years and I'm very competent in designing for 3d prints, yet I'm repeatedly impressed at the quality of your designs. You have an amazing intuition for 3d design.
Thanks for making the files free
Buuuuuuddy, just this week I’ve been looking for a ceiling mounted everything sensor, particularly motion, presence and Co2. Thanks for making the files available.
Everytime I watch your videos, it's like I'm watching a friend explain his latest project - your content interesting and approachable, thank you. I've always been interested in this stuff but never got around to doing it. I think I've found the way to go. Thank you!
This honestly seemed like one of the more-simple projects in this series so far but also the most helpful.
You might need to check and compensate for temperature stratification with the sensors so high up. I have this issue in my home in the winter where it is nice and warm up high where my temperature sensors are, but it's cold down by my knees.
I just want to put it out there, but this is probably one of my new favorite channels on YouTube
This is what I am after as well, POE and that exact mount! Get Lewis on board ☺😅
This is quickly becoming one of my favourite channels out there. Pure quality.
It would be a big project, but ive always thought a light switch or light fitting would be an ideal place for sensors. Got the power there, theres one in every room and its not an additional thing, so wouldn't be noticeable unless you're looking for it
Recommendation for the future, build a small lip to one side of the enclosure so you can slip a fingernail in to pull them away from the ceiling. Without it, you risk marking the ceiling when you try to fight springs getting them down.
Dude!! This is incredible. The true SMART home. Good inputs = Good outputs.
I had been meaning to look for something like this.. and you not only discovered it didn’t exist, but then did the hard work of making it. Brilliant! Love your channel and your dedication to making technology blended into the home rather than overpowering it.
11:50 Pro tip: run the hole saw backwards when going thru Sheetrock. Doesn't get bound up, and still cuts as clean as could be asked for
One thought I had for this is to find out a way to include an IR blaster into this design. This would increase the functionality of your self designed remote 😊 This is awesome. I have some EP1s and I love this. Im definitely going to use it. Thank you. You are quickly becoming one of my favourite YouTubers.
Great mount! The problem for me in these multi-sensors are the placement. Usually, the height and position of measuring temp/humidity, lux, and CO2 are extremely different from the effective placement for PIR/presence sensors. E.g. CO2 tends to sink in the air, so it might be a little too late to open the window when your ceiling sensor reports > 1000 ppm :) Another thing is that temperature offset should be dynamic, as heat from the board affects reading depending on ambient level... And this is pretty hard to calculate and apply, so in general i try to move temp/humidity sensors away from boards.
Love this (and might buy some), but just a heads up, you might want to look into home cooling/heating efficiency, as zoning doesn't have the benefits people often think it does. Your home is a thermal battery, and cooling or heating a single room to comfortable from not, costs a lot more than just having your big thermal battery already at a nice temp. All areas within your thermal envelope are sucking energy from all other areas, whether something is actively cooling/heating that room or not, and the cost is efficiency and money. Often the most efficient way to keep your home is to have all (most) internal doors open, with automations on your windows for sun levels (depending on cooling and heating wants/needs) while evenly heating/cooling all spaces. There is some nuance in different floor levels (upstairs where everyone sleeps can be set lower, as heat rises, and generally people don't like direct heat at night, for instance) but it's a good rule of thumb. Thanks for the fun videos. They give me so many ideas for once I get around to similar automations and projects.
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