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I know you probably get a lot of these but I just wanted to thank you for your concise, informative & engaging videos. I'm currently building my first home & you have saved my wife from endless hours of my tantrums and crying "Why can't I just get it to work???". Thank you so much xo

Kudos to Shelly for building devices with a great interface and local control! And kudos to you to continuing to explain great products like this that support local control! We need more support of these types of products and less support to things that don't let cloud access be optional! Thanks for another great video. I just bought a new home and I think some shelly devices might be in my future.

Hi , I like the speed of the information (fast) , no small-talk , short video , just the important stuff , excellent presentation and circuit diagrams . For people who know a thing or two but need a clarification of the devices and features. Just what I needed. Perfect. Subscribed.

Great video, Rob! I would love a "Part 2" where you cover some of their more niche devices like the Shelly Dimmer 2, the Shelly RGBW2, Shelly EM, and the Shelly Uni! I'd love to, for instance, use the Dimmer 2 with a regular non-dimming light switch and have time of day automations in NodeRed determine how bright it is when it's turned on, but a little uncertain how to go about that.

So much good info. My old Fibaro ones started failing recently so looks like I'm going Shelly.

Another solid video Rob. I cannot help but think your teaching and science background is a perfect fit for this. It shows in your delivery of information. I have recently watched multiple videos where the creator calls The Hook Up out as a source and a must for home automation enthusiasts. Keep up the great work.

Thanks for the video. For those of you not in HA yet, there is integration with ST now. I've got 2 use cases I've considered: 1)make a dumb floodlight smart by wiring the relay to the motion sensor and 2)make the dumb light on my smart garage door smart. Why the light can't also be controlled was definitely an oversight when I got the garage door 6 years ago.

I just picked up one of these out of curiosity a few weeks ago... great video!

Make a follow up video about the dimmer version please :)

THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! For years I have been looking for a way to add smart functionality to so many things in my house. Going to learn more about these and maybe buy some.

Thank you! I've been waiting for this video since I found out about Shelly!

Amazing overview and summary!! Love allí te built-in functionality of these little devices

Being able to use them locally, no cloud, just made my day. Off grid sometimes means no phone/ internet.

This is amazing. I had resigned myself to never updating our ceiling lights because my wife loves our vintage toggle style switches but now we both win!

We need an updated version of this video. The 1L model is discontinued and I don't know which of their new models is the equivalent.

A fantastically well put together video. Inspired. Many thanks!

I discovered the 1L a couple of days ago and have one on order. I've watched a few videos on it, but none as clear and consice as yours. As are all your videos. Thanks.

Great video for those getting started with Shelly.

So thorough as usual Rob! I still like the Sonoff minis flashed with Tasmota for ONE of the applications you listed out here (i.e. basic mains switching), they are a little cheaper and deal with 99% of applications I need personally. But great to have the Shelly lineup clarified in a way that I can understand!

That was really clarifying - thank you!

Absolutely perfect timing Rob, I'm currently inventorying for my new house I'll be getting the keys to at the end of this month and this is exactly the info I need. Cheers!

One of the best methods of explanation out there! Excellent video

Whenever I start feeling smart I listen to one of your videos. Brings me right back down to where I need to be. :) Great info but I think I'll stick to my bulky Z Wave smart switches.

These videos are fantastic. Well done.

brilliantly laid out!

Thanks for explaining the operation with the switch at the end, I've had trouble wrapping my head around how that works myself.

Great video Rob, short and to the point.

Awesome video, my experience with Shelly products has been great so far. I would love to see a video on Shelly Uni.

Great video Rob. I love the Shelly products.

Thanks for the clear and concise explanation!

finally a channel with short intros and straight to the point technical info, you got a sub

Great Video with complete Information on shelly

I my opinion you jumped a bit quick to the 1L being the only option is you don't have a Neutral at the switch. Because you can just as easy place the Shelly at the light if you have a box there. It's the preferred location here. And with the 1PM only having a single output the 2x L as input makes no sense. But it is a handy connection point for the L to the switch though :)

Superb video, best in class

My guy your youtube is amazing. Thank you so much for the time you put in. I just happen to be looking at this video but I have looked at a few of your videos. I finally had to say something. Fantastic work.

I installed Tuya smart switches in my lounge and hallway as those switches had a neutral wire. For the rest of the switches I installed the Shelly1 at the light, works great! Most wouldn't even know its a smart Light.

Super informative video. Thanks a million! You should get some WAGO connectors. Makes connecting cables a breeze

Thank you for all the helpful videos! Would love to see one about how to make a ceiling fan smart.

I love shelly1 for dry contacts. I am using it to click any button in any device I want without hustle to find what voltage is on buttons. I smartified my 15yo gate, 3 garage doors, air aromatizer, 10yo coffee machine and many old appliances normally unsmartable :D

I've never noticed you asking for a sub, but you've just got one more ;) Great vid! Good details, all clear and structured. Thank you!

Hi Rob, Great video! For LED lights i always use a neutral wire to connect the Shelly's. If you don't you may have some flickering of the led's if you turn off the lights.

New viewer here. Excellent rundown. I've been watching some of your older stuff on this subject and this was a very helpful update and summary. The *one* thing I think you could add of value is a typical 3-way switch wiring layout. I know there are a number of permutations, but at least get someone going here and point them off to other videos for more. I was convinced you weren't going to mention 3-way switching at all until you touched on the firmware config support aspect. Thanks for this. Just broke down and bought 3 Shelly 1's and a 4-pack of Sonoffs to get started down this rabbit hole

Good video. Very informative.

These are so much better than my Sonoff switches. I like the ability to run 100% locally.

this was HUUUUUUUGE. Thanks Rob!

Thanks Rob. 👍🏻

This is a terrific video. Thanks so much for the high level overview. I'm exploring home automation for a brand new home, and just came across Shelly. This is a completely different model than your typical smart controller, smart home setup. But so much more powerful!

Love the video. -nice clear information - do you have an updated version for the new Shelly products available in 2024?

For no Load in the Switch, You can simply put the Shelly 1 in the light box where the switch wires go (would work with multiple lights as well, just need to find where the switch wires go). Works great!

Excellent content. I love my shelly 2.5 specially for power monitoring. I'm just getting started though but have big ideas. Could you do a video on leveraging voice commands with home assistant and Google home? Specially for replying or broadcasting status and having natural conversations that turn into actions

Awesome video 👍 👏 👍 👏

In case I come back to this video for the 100th time; future me, you're looking for this frame: 7:56 Thanks Rob, this is the best explanation I can find about which Shelly to buy.

Fantastic diagrams and content, please do a similar video on dimming and LED Shelly devices next

Shelly 1L is Great for existing UK systems too!

The app is quite good as well. And the cloud service is free. The whole thing works flawlessly with Alexa routines or their equivalent in the shelly app. Each relay comes with its own web server on a dedicated IP. These products are pure magic in terms of versatility. And they are dirt cheap compared to practically anything out there. I am currently at 22 shelly devices (Shelly 1 and 2.5, Shelly Dimmer, Shelly Socket). This brings me to the only caveat. Depending on your router it will be overwhelmed with Shellys once you really buy into them (which you will). I resorted to a dedicated router just for my Shellys since the WLAN had become seriously unstable.

Great Video!!! Could u do a Video on the various open source home automation solutions?

Do you have an update with all the new models of shelly devices? this was a great video and blog

Great video! I would like to see a video on how to wire a Shelly to a 220 spa pump and how to use a motion detection from a camera to turn on a Shelly. I saw a guy named Troy Hunt had a KZfaq video and did that with a Unifi G4 camera. But he didn't saw how he did it. I would also like to see your preference on which app service you prefer to control the Shellys.

Thank you for bringing the 1L to my attention as my house has no neutral and I have wanted to make my switches smart. Might give them a try.

Rob, thanks for the rundown! I’d like to control my garage door from Home Assistant. Based on this video, I think the Shelly 1 is the right one for me. Do you agree?

Thank you for the video. Best shelly content out in youtube! I have good communication with my shelly devices through shelly app, no lag at all. However, in home assistant I have on my dashboard the three lights (which correspond to shelly 1L wired without neutral) and they have a lag of 30 sec aprox. When switchhing on and off it executes the action immediately but the state of the light in hass does not update till aprox half a minute. Any suggestions? Thanks!!

Great video Rob, possibilities are endless... I have a question on the 1PM, I understand that it doesn't have dry contacts, are L1 and L connected internally?

Awesome

Great video! I learnt a lot from your video. I have a question for Shelly 2.5 wiring for 2 way wiring. I will have 1 normal switch (1 gang) and the other one will be 2-way switch. Do you have any diagram for this setup on how to connect? Thanks.

In our house most switches dont have neutral (NL, Europe) but its pretty easy to get it if you know where the wires go to

Are there any books or sites you recommend to explain the electronics (and programming if needed) you are explaining? I’m just getting into the IoT for home products and want to learn more about how to control these products like Hoobs, HomeKit, JSON, using Python or C to help integrate things better. Thanks for some great videos.

Wooow… A great video that explains Shelly products… I have a question. Which Shelly relay I can use to shutdown my water pump when level reach low ?

Great Video. I have a question as to the correct relay. I have a single switch that turns on the fan and it's light. Firstly I want to be able to install a relay in the fan that would a turn on the light and fan separately. Secondly have the relay or another select the speed of the fan. It has four states off, 1, 2 & 3.

Thanks for this video. I have been looking at the Shelly 2.5 and found this video. A lot of the reviews mention that the Shelly 2.5 is getting really hot. Some people have stated they aren't comfortable putting it in their walls. Have you had any issues with this? Are you concerned about that at all?

The thing I like about using regular smart switches is I can use extra automations to keep the state of the switch and the device it's controlling the same. I have a switch that isn't connected to anything that uses an automation to control a smart plug in the basement, by creating automations that turn the switch on or off if the plug is turned on or off and vise versa they stay synced.

Hi Great channel I love your explanations. I'm looking for a product that can be installed in a ceiling rose that will enable constant power to my smart bulb even when the light switch is off. Do you know of anything?

Available GPIO pins is the thing I'm looking for. As Dr Zzs in now coming around too in recent steams, a light switch is just that (one function). It needs to be more, a PIR, a temp sensor, the ability for a retro fitted an RGB momentary switch (to tell you things - with a colour) this all comes with a few GPIO pins that are easy to get at and able to be broken out.

what a great video, and i think Shelly is developed with great flexability for end users. Now I have a old alarm system that I wanna use the PiR Sensors, since they have a output for resistive is there any Shelly that can check the state of the output of the PiR so i can program to send a notification? thanks in advance

Your videos are great and I have used Shelly 1 and your solution for my garage door. Can you include Hubitat in your videos? I know you are a home assistant man but I moved from wink to Hubitat and not sure I could go to home assistant given the commitment.

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You made me unbox my shelly

very informative video. thank you. I was curious if the Shelly 1 would be the correct unit to operate a fireplace set that I have. it currently has a wall switch that runs down to the unit and powers the fireplace on/off. thanks!

Rob, can you please explain what you would need for a single light controlled by two or more switches?

Hi, Great video Rob. You mention connecting both L terminals on the Shelly 1PM if you intend to max out the rating. Does this advice also pertain to the three L terminals on the ShellyPlus 1PM?

Thus good bro keep it up...but how do we covert evo d5 motor gate to smart by using shelly

4:32 a type for 330V this should be 110V, maybe add a note in the video for that

Love your content. Looking at using Shelly’s to automate pool equipment including lights. Starting with lights. Current lights are 12v, a transformer downgrades power from 110v to 12v. Should I go Shelly 1 in the transformer? Or Shelly 1L in the switch? The lights have been changed from crazy wattage incandescents to 50w LED. Two lights, two separate switches, two separate 12v transformers. Thanks for the incredible content and amazing attention to detail.

Great video thanks. I've been searching for smart switches and reading reviews and it seems like the switches are either tremdsously expensive at scale, or junk that will fail in the future.

Can you do a new video or a part2 for the new shelly relays that have been released? Thanks :)

Thanks for this helpfull guide. Just wondering does Shelly provide a relay that can also dim my light?

Any chance you doing a video on the Shelly i4?

Hi, love the video, I found an answer to my question about which relay will act as delay for a independent circuit- shelly 1. Is there a shelly isolated relay with 2 inputs and outputs? I want to use it enable/disable a pair of speakers, but I'd rather use 1 device rather then two. Thanks Adam P.S. just fried my first shelly, manufacturer of DC PSU put + and - in reverse on the diagram.

Have you experienced flickering with the Shelly 1L? It seems to be very particular to what brand of light is used even with the bypass. I experienced it with different brand LED and CFL Lights. It seems that Phillips bulbs work the best, but I'm not sure why that occurs. I also noticed the voltage output is a little lower than input. If it has 120v in, the out will have around 109-110.

Still helpful after 2 years but curious about updated devices. I'll look and see on your channel search.

Can you please do a video setting up a i4 to a shelly2.5

I am trying to solve a unique problem. For people with ALS who cannot talk and therefore uses an Eye Gaze device, I want to be able to have the eye gaze device energize the relay which will then short two leads together simulating a button push on a Call Attendant Device. From your talk I think the Shelly 1 is the right device. I want to power the Shelly device with a 12v DC power supply. (Think of the eye gaze device as a Windows computer that senses eye movement. I can design a visual button on the screen that would result in a curl command being executed as an example.) Here are my questions: 1: Is the Shelly1 the best device for this scenario? 2. I plan to connect a 12v DC power supply to the Shelly device (much like an old cell phone charger with transformer at the AC Plug) As long as I remember to move the jumper Correct? 3. I can connect the two leads from my button to the O and 1 terminals. I assume the Shelly Bypass would not apply to my scenario. 4. If all is correct, it is a matter of deciding how to talk to the Shelly1. Rest might be the easiest method via the eye gaze device, but I would explore the push methods as well. Thanks!

great video on shelly relays. I'm wondering how difficult they are to fit in the box? I have gone down the smart switch path primarily with athom devices (come preflashed with tasmota) but I have noticed it can be extremely challenging to fit everything in the box. I see the same issue with these shelly relays. Any install videos to show how cramped it gets?

Love the Shellys. I have several setup. What about the dimmer? Lately iPhone app will lose connection after 1min or so (browser is fine). Also my detached state is not sending the signal to the Hubitat consistently on just one of my 2.5 relays (several others don't have this problem). But really these are incredibly great devices!

Came to your channel to see if you had any videos on this and lo and behold - one week since submission. Now if we could find something for 20A....

Awesome summary! QUESTION: In a range hood with two separate rockers for separate halogen and fan motor control (Each rocker has a CENTER OFF position and then a LOW and HIGH position to LEFT and RIGHT, which SHELLY would be best suited to these?

Can you do an update for the pm series

Thanks! Another great video. Any advice on which Shelly model to use with a dimmer? What kind of switches would be required (e.g., impulse)?

Would you recommend putting one of this behind every light switch? Would that be better then say going with lutron smart switches? what is the reliability and long term performance of the shelly? i have a unifi wifi 6 network

Can you use a shelly 2.5 to run a light switch and a fan switch? In the same electrical box