ACROSS THE AREA AND MUCH BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.
CURRENTLY 22 MINUTE TRIP BETWEEN FAIRVIEW AND DOWNTOWN PORTLAND.
FROM YOUR LIGHTS TO FRONT DOOR CAMERA TO THERMOSTAT SEEMS
LIKE THERE'S AN APP FOR EVERYTHING BUT TURNS OUT YOU
DON'T NEED IT. MORE'S DIY EXPERT IS SHOWING US
HOW TO CONTROL YOUR SPHOERT HOME WITHOUT YOUR SMART PHONE.
WELCOME BACK TO AROUND THE HOUSE WITH ERIC G.
WE TALK HOME IMPROVEMENT AND WE'LL TALK TODAY ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY WHEN IS TOO MUCH IN YOUR HOME -- LET'S DO THIS
AGAIN. IT IS GETTING HOT IN HERE. I
NEED TO TURN ON THE AC. ALEXA TURN UP THE KITCHEN
LIGHTS. SOMEONE IS AT YOUR FRONT
DOOR. MAN, WHERE'S MY PHONE.
YOU KNOW, I LOVE SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY BUT IT OVERTAKE YOUR
PHONE AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PHONE WITH YOU AND
LIKE RIGHT HERE I DIDN'T HAVE IT.
SO LET'S RUN UPSTAIRS AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO FIX IT AND THERE
IS A GREAT NEW SOLUTION THAT WILL MAKE THINGS SO MUCH EASIER
AND YOU CAN MANAGE SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY.
I GOT A BRILLIANT SOLUTION. THIS IS NOT MY PHONE.
THIS IS THE CONTROL PANEL THEY'LL SWITCH OUT.
THIS LIGHT SWITCH WITH AND GIVE YOU FULL CONTROL OF YOUR SMART
HOME. THIS IS THE BEDROOM AND I'M
ALWAYS GOT THE PHONE SOMEPLACE ELSE AND NOW I CAN DO ALL THE
THINGS WE NEED TO DO FIRST THING WE'LL TALK ABOUT IS SAFETY.
THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO HOT.
MAKE SURE YOU TURN THE BRAKER OFF.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO TEST IT HERE AS SOON AS WE GET THE OTHER
SCREW OFF. EVERY SINGLE HOMEOWNER SHOULD
HAVE THIS. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL TESTER AND
THIS WILL TEST TO MAKE SURE THIS POWERS ON.
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S CORRECTLY IN YOUR BOX.
DON'T TRUST IT. ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU'RE TURNING
OFF THE RIGHT BRAKER SO YOU DON'T GET SHOCKED.
THESE OLDER SWITCHES ARE ALWAYS FUN.
THESE HAVE A LITTLE CLIP IN THE BACK.
YOU CAN PULL AWAY. SO I DON'T FORGET EASY LITTLE
TRICK IS IS TO START PUTTING THESE AS YOU INSTALL IT BACK
INTO HERE. HERE'S THE THING. EVERYBODY SWITCHES WILL BE WIRED
DIFFERENTLY IN THEIR HOMES. THERE COULD BE THIS AND THERE
COULD BE A TWO WAY, THREE WAY. 4 WAY SWITCH.
YOU CAN HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS OF THE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS SCAN IN YOUR SWITCH AND TELL THEM WHAT WIRES YOU HAVE AND THE
APP WILL WALK YOU THROUGH IT. LAST THING WE'LL DO IS HERE IS
ATTACH THIS BOX TO THE WALL. ONE THING YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE
YOU START THIS IF YOU'VE GOT OLD ELECTRICAL OR OLDER HOUSE, THIS
BOX MIGHT BE DO DEEP FOR THE BOX YOU HAVE IN THE WALL.
YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WILL FIT CORRECTLY.
MOST CASES IT WILL BUT IF YOU GET A SHALLOW ONE YOU MIGHT HAVE
A PROBLEM THERE. THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SCARY
WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH ELECTRICAL BUT TO BE HONEST ONCE
YOU HAVE THE POWER OFF NOTHING WILL HURT YOU IN HERE. JUST
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS AND BE SAFE.
ANYBODY CAN DO THIS. LAST UP, BIEL SLIDE THIS THING
ON HERE. THIS IS THE CONTROL VALVE.
DEAD OF COURSE. NEED TO PEEL THAT SILLY STICKER
OFF. THIS IS LIKE SETTING UP ANY
OTHER SMART HOME DEVICE. YOU'LL PUT IN THE WI-FI AND ALL
THE DIFFERENT THINGS YOU NEED TO DO.
IT WILL GO THROUGH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CHECKS AND NOW WE'RE
SETTING UP ALL DIFFERENT THINGS WE CAN DO.
AND THIS CAN TAKE LITTLE WHILE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PUT EVERY
SINGLE APP, SIGN IT AND SET IT UP.
BUT YOU'LL BE HAPPY WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.
PAEURPB PARPB I CAN GO THAT WAY AND I CAN DO THE LIGHT HERE.
REALLY SIMPLE INSTALL. JUST LIKE A LIGHT SWITCH AND
MORE IMPORTANTLY NOW YOU CAN HAVE A SMART HOME WITHOUT HAVING
ONE OF THESE IN YOUR HAND. THANKS SO MUCH, ERIC.
IT CAN BE HARD TO CARRY THAT PHONE AROUND WITH YOU ALL THE
TIME. YOU CAN CATCH HIS RADIO SHOW