1 Year With an Aqara Smart Home! (Product Overview)

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In todays I'm running through some of the Aqara products that I have been using for the last year and sharing my thoughts and opinions on them.
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0:00 - Intro
0:25 - You may remember
2:18 - My setup and other options available
4:07 - Aqara H1 Lightswitch
6:30 - What isn't good with the H1
8:13 - Aqara Motion Sensors
9:22 - Aqara FP1
10:20 - The FP1 is an eye sore
12:04 - Contact Sensors
13:55 - Problems with Contact sensor
15:04 - TVOC
17:19 - TVOC Improvements
18:56 - Summary
20:08 - Outro
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Sonoff Zigbee Dongle
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@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oapyma-nuqu1mmw.html This diagram was meant to be replaced by a neat graphic 😂😂 Enjoy my Paint sketch!

@nagyba 2 ай бұрын

What about Matter support on the switch? Is it important?

@Theoriginal1981 8 ай бұрын

Very informative video. I was looking at their light switch and came across your channel. +1 subscriber 👋

@marcosgama2879 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, great video! I do have Aqara devices and I use them without any issue. I also have 3 Ikea blinds that comes with repeaters and buttons, all of them working fine and separatedly, for example the repeaters are extending the mesh network for any device and I am using the buttons for triggering whatever I want. I am using the Sonoff dongle like you, plus Mosquitto and Zigbee2MQTT. Let me give you an idea about a two way possible configuratiom. Let´s assume you are controlling only one light, you can use 1 smart wall switch H1 downstairs and 1 wireless remote switch H1 upstairs! The wireless remote switch will only togle the smart wall switch. Got it? Again, you are doing a very good job for the community, helping everyone! Thank you so much for the great videos!

@jasonwilliams7632 Жыл бұрын

Nice update, been using blu tac for contact sensors in test and it’s worked a treat. Testing has gone longer than the delays between your updates 😊

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

*applies burn cream* 😂

@BrandonDoyleMN Жыл бұрын

Nice video, aqara makes great products

@latrompetasonara Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing! I have a question about the switches. I bought one to try, bearing in mind a replacement of the traditional switches. However, many of my switches are in frames of 2-3 items (single switch + wall socket is the most common combination). I tried to install one of those and it doesn't fit. My electric boxes are standrad size (at least in Spain) but I haven't seen a single picture of any Aqara H1 together with an EU socket. Did you have the same problem? I have the feeling that everyone using Aqara H1 has sepparate wall sockets 😅 Thanks again for your time and dedication! 😊

@dowen01 Жыл бұрын

Been waitting for this one, thanks for doing all this and sharing what you learn I love the Aqara product line but it can be frustrating with home assistant I have just purchased a hub to use in tandem to hopefully alleviate some of the problematic devices I run into every now and again.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Haha yes I got there in the end. What issues are you having and what is your setup? The Aqara hub works well, the only issue is that with some devices HomeKit doesn’t share all the device controls.

@dowen01 Жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech (I use ZHA) Primarily the Aqara E1 Curtain Motor, it has being the bane of my existence for about six months 😅 Setting it up just using the buttons just does not quite seem to consistently do the same thing every time. There's no way to reverse the motor if it thinks it's open rather than closed and vice versa. I have four of them, grouped into two groups for two sets of curtains. To control two a pair to do the simple open and close, I ended up creating four routines where is the inverted open or closed where required and added buttons to my dashboard. 😅 And bafflingly, unlike the earlier blind motors if you want to re-pair it you have to reset them as well clearing the travel ranges. So I couldn't even if I had the hub configure the travel ranges in the app then repair it homeassistant preserving the travel ranges like I can with those blinds. I then made the amazing decision to rebuild my zigbee network and I couldn't get them to set back up properly again, this even is ignoring setting the travel range which is an absolute nightmare. 😂 I am happy to report although a slight workaround the new hub arrived it paired relatively easily with Home Assistant through Apple Homekit (I had to reset the hub first for some weird reason) both sets of curtains are working perfectly I can even use the mushroom cover cards with both the position slider and the open and close buttons, and it works beautifully. Only slight bug which I'm ignoring for the time being is all four motors have disappeared from the Kara app I don't know if that's normal behaviour? If I need to edit the settings again I'll just repair them as it's a relatively straight forward process through the new hub. I do have a light switch project coming up as well which I would like to uncouple the relay, by the sounds of it in at ZHA this isn't always possible on all the variants. (I'll be pairing to home assistant first so I guess we shall see).

@DarkV0rtex Жыл бұрын

Really wish the light switches had dimmable options as well and a triple :/. otherwise i'd be swapping the whole house now.

@TheBroz 4 ай бұрын

Get the Candeo units for dimmers

@ronm6585 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark.

@tabss777 Жыл бұрын

Hello Mark! Thanks for your video. Had any issue with device loose pairing (contact and pir) because they don’t find best new parent in zigbee network? Also delay for PIR activation like 2s?

@frankraym Жыл бұрын

Yes please 🙏 and can we see the best advanced home automations in home assistant ? I'd love to see a step by step for battery notification in home assistant

@zhuodonghuang7049 Жыл бұрын

The easiest way is to use blueprint, just Google it, there are many of them

@danjones3956 Жыл бұрын

Good video, I also use a lot of aqara. Would be nice if they did the switches in anthracite though.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

More colour variations would be nice. Some of the new Aqara products are in different colour tones. So you never know!

@HJay Жыл бұрын

I’d love to see a walk through on how to connect the H2 to Home Assistant. I am new to Home Assistant and totally confused…

@groovestudios3852 4 ай бұрын

So if I get the H1 double rocker, 1 button will control the light, and I can configure the other button to do something else?

@fallenwout 2 ай бұрын

Question @Mark Watt Tech : if you use it in coupled mode, does the switch then still work is home assisant is down or connection is lost? (does the relay still click as a standalone switch) Edit: Sorry, you tell it @5:40

@Yama_1291 Жыл бұрын

Mark, try Blu-Tack, or whatever your local equivalent of reusable sticky putty is, for mounting sensors. It leaves no residue, lasts a really long time and is much easier to work with than those foam sticky pads.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

I did originally use it but in one situation I removed a chunk of the plaster with the sensor. My wife was not happy 😂

@clintbarton2280 9 күн бұрын

Hi, I’m thinking of getting Aqara wired light switches, but I’m confused on the wiring as on some videos the mention decoupled etc. my current normal switch turns on hall and landing light but I’m going for a 2 switch and 2 ikea bulbs so one switch turns hall and the other the landing. Any ideas on how I would wire the switches

@kwekpenghong 9 ай бұрын

with the new home assistant yellow, can i use the yellow to connect my aqara devices, and then use homekit to control my aqara devices via home assistant? (Note: I do not have a Aqara Hub) Thanks alot

@SmartHomeHASHTAGS Жыл бұрын

First time viewer. I would have liked to just see you using the Aqara app routines first and then branching out to home assistants. A lot of what you spoke went over my head. Maybe I will have to watch your first video on this 3 video series.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Hey Michael. I did originally plan to show both methods for each but it became a lot of work. As I actively use Home Assistant I opted to just use that route. The Aqara app is great but you are limited to just the Aqara ecosystem.

@foresightconsulting 7 ай бұрын

I've recently invested quite a bit in a couple of M2's (more on that in a second), three T1 LEDs 'repeaters' [not] and various flood, contact and temp sensors. I initially brought just one M2, but found that the end devices (battery stuff) was a tad unreliable at the extremes of our home.... so I brought three T1 LEDs to act primarily as repeaters (likes a good, but really I wanted a 'dumb' wired zigbee repeater...... but the T1s don't seem to do that, and tech support have failed to discover why.... so I ended up sharing the devices over two M2s (not ideal). Any of this resonate ? or differ from others experiences?

@bat3332 Жыл бұрын

Since you asked I want you to do more videos on yolink products or any other products that use LORA. I find yolink to be rock solid but under represented

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

This has been on my list for so long but it keeps getting delayed. It’s on my list for this week so let’s see what happens 👀

@Alan-db4mq 2 ай бұрын

Have you done a video on your alarm system?

@qbks 11 ай бұрын

Does H1 Switch support light dimming, e.g. with a long press?

@icchisicchis Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, great video. Do you think it would be possible to create an HA script/automation to dimm a light with a long press on the aqara wall switch?

@janvavra8253 9 ай бұрын

I am also curious about that. I have one H1 switch at home. And there is a problem that I don't get release event from any button. This means that hold dimming function is not possible. Because you don't know when to stop dimming automation. Does anyone have an idea how to do it? Is there a realese button event? I don't have that in my Z2M setup.

@RahulParmar1978 Жыл бұрын

I really wish someone had told me this so here's a PSA for all, 99% of my ZHA ZigBee network connectivity issues are due to Aqara contact sensors and temperature sensors and 1% due to Sonoff, Ikea, Samotech, etc

@Theoriginal1981 8 ай бұрын

I’m looking to order their wired light switch. Do I need the hub, if I want to use it through Apple HomeKit?

@patrickwright-temple6183 10 ай бұрын

Hi Mark, i am really enjoying watching your videos, however, i am having trouble setting up a fan to turn on at a given temp range via the Aqara temp sensor i think i need aAqara smart plug but i can't seem to find one anywhere if you or any of your followers can point me in the right direction i would really appreciate their help my, assistant is Google by the way so if you know of an equivalent plug that will do the same job then i would use that instead, thanks all in advance.

@dsdlonyer Жыл бұрын

Good review Mark, What is the battery life like on the sensors? I'm using Sonoff and they seem to eat batteries.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Battery life has been very good. As I mentioned I haven’t yet changed a single battery out. Which sonoff one are you using? I quite like the new Sonoff temp sensor with the LCD screen.

@dsdlonyer Жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech SNZB-01 to 04 with the Sonoff USB dongle 3. I think I'm definitely going to order some aquara though.

@213garcia Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. I have a some issue with these switches via Z2M. 2 of 3 which I have, don't report status change once I mamually press them. Saw some solution to pair them with ZHA and then go back to Z2M but it doesn't work for me. Saw also some external converter which should repair the issue, but it broke whole Z2M... Have you got such issue?

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Heya. What version of Z2m are you using? I use the Edge version which I should have mentioned in the video. I don’t have any issues like this and I’m using about 18 of them. I’m also not using any converters or extensions for z2m.

@kefalboy Жыл бұрын

Great video. I use Aqara motion sensors too. Did you have any "ghost" sensor activation? I have this problem sometimes and I don't know how to solve it.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

I haven’t had any ghost experiences with the Aqara ones. Initially when the P1 launched I had dropout issues which has since been fixed. One of the main problems I’ve had is that the older sensors can sometimes lag. Are you experiencing a lot of ghosts?

@semmu93 2 ай бұрын

i have false positive motion detection quite frequently, but a solution for this is using something like alarmo, which supports sensor groups, meaning it only triggers if e.g. multiple motion sensors activate, this way you can easily avoid false alarms from one single sensor

@MartinHiggs84 Жыл бұрын

Great video and echo your thoughts have the no neutral switch with older electrics shame as you lose the router functionality.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you do yes. At least you get to enjoy the clicky paddle! :)

@MartinHiggs84 Жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech exactly 💯 agree feels great 👍

@szilardcsotya5161 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. How did add the P1 MS to Home Assistant? I bought some and z2m edge says that it is not supported, so I failed to add these sensors to HA. Thanks for your reply.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Heya. What version are you using? Mine have paired to z2m edge no problem. An alternative would be via the HomeKit controller however I’ve noticed that the timeout controls are not visible in HomeKit controller.

@szilardcsotya5161 Жыл бұрын

@@MarkWattTech Thanks for your prompt feedback Mark. The model is Aqara Motion Sensor P1 MS-S02, SKU AS038G1W01. Cheers

@asopok Жыл бұрын

Are you using aqara magic cube? If yes, is there a way to get Blueprint for Z2M to work in home assistant? The blueprint I got doesn't work flipping to the side is not recognised.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

Heya. I’m not no. I played with the original one and never actively used it. It just became a paper weight.

@tay3140 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got the newer cube and SkyConnect and all I’m getting is shake and rotate. I was wondering if the Aqara E1 USB stick Hub would help. It’s a cheaper version of the M2

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

@@tay3140 using the E1 dongle you can expose the device to Home Assistant via HomeKit Controller

@nickbailey202 6 ай бұрын

I'm about a month into a hardcore transition into smart home and I'm having a hard time. I just need to know if the aqara mini button can operate the Cync by GE light bulbs. I'm assuming it can, but you said you're using a zigbee dongle, and the aqara hub, and then passing through to homekit.That just sounds like a lot.

@MarkWattTech 6 ай бұрын

With your bulbs you would be best to pair directly to a zigbee dongle.

@nickbailey202 6 ай бұрын

@@MarkWattTech If cync by GE can pair with Zigbee, that would be great! I'll do some searching.

@ricardomagalhaes1984 Жыл бұрын

8:10 Wiping the switches but the question is whit what ahhahahaha, have you fund a god product to clean them and don't damage the switch? what do you use?

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

I use baby wipes and they’ve been fine and don’t strip the plastic or anything 😂👍🏻

@krayzieegg7294 Жыл бұрын

Bro here is the scenario. I only have a sonoff bridge pro, alexa echo dot w/o zigbee and a couple of p1 sensors and a couple more zigbee device which are not relevant to the question. No home assistant, no hubitat and no diy hubs. The question is will i still need an aqara hub on top of my sonoff hub pro to use my aqara p1 sensors? If yes is there any workaround like tasmota so i wouldnt have to buy another hub. Thanks a bunch

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

If you only have the sonoff dongle you would need to be running something like Zigbee2Mqtt to control and connect your devices. You can directly link the aqara Zigbee devices to your amazon echo with nothing else and control them all in the Alexa app. Edit - Just realised you said your echo is without zigbee. You would need a hub or something else to bing them all. I would recommend Home Assistant :)

@grahamshaw5531 Жыл бұрын

I've replace my 2 Aqara motion sensors due to them being unavailable too often, with Philips Hue. Has someone once said "They just work"

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

What zigbee setup do you have? One thing that was cut from this video was my immense zigbee mesh from all of the light switches 😆

@grahamshaw5531 Жыл бұрын

I was running HS on A Pi400 with a Sonoff & ZHA. Ive now moved on to a HS Yellow. But still no joy with the Aqara motion sensors.

@Joseph-ko2kl Жыл бұрын

Nice info Mark. "Everytime I pull these out they get suck in the device..." 1st world problems Bro. LMAO.

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

😂😂 it really is

@ianpierregomes8373 10 ай бұрын

are the wall switches zigbee routers?

@MarkWattTech 10 ай бұрын

Only the switches that have neutral feeds are routers 👍🏻

@XxBretterzzxX 9 күн бұрын

5:09 how do i setup the double and long press actions, only single shows up in automation

@alexgirbescu3123 9 күн бұрын

Same problem, did you fix it somehow?

@XxBretterzzxX Күн бұрын

@@alexgirbescu3123 no, all i can find is that its only the wireless switches that can do it, which is odd because h1 can be converted to wirelss switch mode

@saintpara1980 Жыл бұрын

I'm definitely moving to more Aqara products thanks to your sonof dongle / Z2MQTT tutorials! One thing that is doing my nut though- have the P1 motion sensor which detects Lux in the toilet. What I want is for Home Assistant to turn on the light detecting motion but only if the Lux is below a certain level. I can do it with times but because of the lovely unpredictable UK weather, times of darkness fluctuate! I can get it to turn on if Lux is below x value, BUT once the light is on the Lux increases so it then turns off after a short period of time as its then too bright to re trigger. What I want is to save the Lux value every 10min to a helper and then when motion is triggered, use that value to decide if to turn on. The automation that updates that value would be set to only update if the light is off. BUT can I get the Lux value into a helper? Can I heck! Any help on how to do this (I.e. get the Lux value saving into a helper and how to then compare the two values) would be so appreciated!!

@jonaspidkovas8416 Жыл бұрын

Did you try Aqara door bell?

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

I’m testing it currently :)

@steffenfrkjr1424 Жыл бұрын

Get on with the series 🙂

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

😂👌🏻

@AlexMarcoDAngelo Жыл бұрын

So no one uses Dimmer Light switches?

@MarkWattTech Жыл бұрын

I personally don’t. I often don’t use main lights and usually just use accent lighting. All my light bulbs are zigbee rgbw but I still also use smart switches

@venjsystems Жыл бұрын

MQTT - 726 devices and 1367 entities ?!?!?!? holy smokes

@michaeljarcher Жыл бұрын

I just got two switches to play with, and I can't even open the battery for one, so have returned them. Their stick pad design is shit, it needs something better, they using poor quality plastic which is easily damaged. And now after you video I head leaving residue on the wall, now just made me remove the excellent TVOC unit which also was a pain to put on the wall. Let's hope they use more western minds in the product designs. As they will get trampled over with the likes of Xiaomi longterm.