- In this video, you'll learn all the elements
of a smart home and all the neat features you can operate
from your mobile device.
That's starting right now.
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So today the topic we're gonna discuss is
elements of a smart home.
And before we begin, just to preface it,
we are in a Brookfield show home.
So some of the products that we'll be showing you today
may not be the same as the ones that you'll be purchasing
or the ones in your homes,
but they do have similar functionality.
So I'm gonna introduce Josh Brinkman
who is with Brookfield Residential.
And we're actually gonna start with a smart door.
- So with the smart door,
to activate it, first thing you're gonna do
is you're gonna push the Yale logo button.
Push that and it'll turn on the keypad.
Say that you're outside and the door is locked,
- Press and hold to activate. - You're gonna enter
in your code.
So for right now, for this purpose,
we have it set to one, two, three, four.
So we're gonna push 1
2-3-4 and then the check mark and that will unlock the door.
Then you have access to your home.
If ever you wanna change the code for your door,
you'll push the Yale button
and there's a settings button here in the top right.
- Enter the master code-- - You'll push that.
You'll have to enter in your master code.
So we'll put the master code.
One, two, three,
four check mark. - [Robot] Settings menu.
- Brings you
to the settings menu. - Press each number
- to hear available settings. Now, it does talk to you,
so it'll help guide you
through each step, but to change the master code,
it's simply the first option. - Change the master code.
Then you push the check mark. - Enter a four
to eight digit passcode.
- So you enter in your - Then press
the check to continue. - new code and you push
the check mark and it'll change it for you.
So let's say we're gonna change it to the year.
Two, zero, two, zero, and check mark.
(beeping)
- [Robot] The master code is set.
- So now that code is changed. - Main menu.
- So let's simulate-- - Touch each number
- that it's locked again. - to hear available...
Done with settings.
- So now that it's locked, we'll enter in our new code.
So two, zero, two, zero.
(buzzing)
And it's open.
(dings)
If you ever do wanna change it again,
just go back in your settings menu and change it.
- Can you do all of this on your smart phone as well?
- So you can't change the code on your smart phone.
From your smart phone,
you can simply open and close the deadbolt.
But you're not able to actually change the code
on your smartphone.
- And is it possible to connect that code to,
let's say, your garage door, or anywhere else
that you may have a smart lock?
- So you can connect it to the system
and if you have multiple smart locks,
they'll all be in that same one.
So you can label this one as, say, your front door.
And if you have one on your garage door,
you can label that one as the garage door.
So in the app, you actually have the choice
of selecting your front door or your garage door.
- Perfect, did you have anything else to add
in terms of a smart lock?
- So with the smart locks, because they are
exposed to the exterior elements,
the batteries do tend to die.
Now, that's because of the cold,
it does drain the battery quite quick.
Now, to do that, you're gonna go
on the back side of this deadbolt.
And in the top here, there's an actual little hole.
You just need a pin.
So I have just a really small Allen key
for the purpose of this.
You're gonna insert that pin in the top,
push down and pull this plastic cover off.
Now you have access to all your double A's.
So you wanna place that and it does talk to you.
It does say that you need to replace your batteries.
It gives you about three-day notice.
Eventually it's gonna say, "Batteries are very low,
"please replace them now."
It's gonna start getting a little more aggressive.
At that point, you need to change your batteries.
- Okay.
Awesome.
- In the event that you do not change your batteries
and the lock completely dies,
there's a fail-safe mode to open this.
So underneath of your touch screen, there's two prongs.
What you'll do is you'll take a nine-volt battery
and you'll hold it underneath there.
It'll be able to activate the lock
and then you enter your code in and you'll be able
to gain access to your home.
- Okay, 'cause I was wondering if it's just,
for security reasons, you still need to enter your code in.
- You still need to enter your code.
If the battery completely dies, it will lock itself
and you won't have access.
So that's the only way that you can reactivate that lock
to gain access to your home.
- Perfect.
Anyway, so let's go to the smart thermostat next.
- Josh, can you tell a little bit more
about the smart thermostat?
- So this is the Honeywell Home Prestige IAQ thermostat.
It's got a full touch screen.
You can completely program it to your usual schedule.
You can put permanent holds on certain temperatures.
In here, you can switch it for your circulation fan.
You can have it run all the time.
You can have it circulate
about 35% of the time or you can have it run
as the heat and the cold air comes in the home.
You can also go to the system.
You can change it from heat for in the winter time,
cool in the summer, or you can turn it off.
And in the menu, you can change the schedule.
You can go on vacation mode.
So say you're leaving the house.
It'll turn down the temperature while you're gone.
The color themes, you can change the colors,
the preferences, and then it just shows you
your equipment statuses, your temporary schedule changes,
security settings, dealer information,
and installer options.
- And how?
You can do all this on your smart phone too, right?
- You can.
So through the Honeywell app, you're able to control that
off of your smart phone.
- Great.
And I know you can, in our previous video
about the HRV system, which you can check out here,
I know
Luke was talking about the HRV system
that you need to control,
but this can control it as well now.
- So this new smart thermostat eliminates
the ventilation fan switch
because it has the capability to run it.
So you still have-- - Great.
- your bathroom HRV switches, but this eliminates
your main ventilation fan switch that's on the main floor.
- And how often do I need to,
do I need to update this?
Does it have an update from Honeywell or whatever system
that you plan to use?
- So as long as you're connected to WiFi,
it should regularly update itself.
Now, if it ever does have any issues,
there are ways to go into the settings
and redo the firmware for it.
- Do I need to charge this,
the control panel?
- So it is hardwired, it's got the power from the wire
that's in the wall.
- Perfect. Awesome.
So anyway, let's go up and check out
the smart smoke detector.
So, Josh, can you tell me more about this smoke detector?
How is it different than a regular smoke detector?
- So this is a smoke and carbon monoxide detector.
So it's a combination of the two.
And it's also smart phone-enabled so if it does go off,
sensing that there's smoke or carbon monoxide in the area,
you will get a notification from the system, itself,
as well as on your smart phone.
- So how often do you need to recharge this?
- They are operated off of batteries,
so it will go as long as the batteries are still good.
When they do start running low, it will notify you
on this and your phone to replace the batteries.
- And what happens if I accidentally set it off.
Let's say I'm cooking and there's smoke coming up.
How do I turn it off?
- So to turn it off, there's two methods.
The first one is to push the center button
with the nice logo on it.
The other is to actually turn it off from your smart phone.
- Perfect.
So we're actually gonna go over to the smart cameras now.
So, Josh, tell me more about the smart cameras.
- Sure, so there's three different cameras
that we do offer as upgrades with our homes.
The first one is the indoor cameras,
which you can place anywhere throughout the home.
The second is the outdoor cameras
and the third is the video doorbell camera.
- Oh, cool.
Can you tell me more about the features?
- So the features are, if there's any motion detected,
it actually sends a notification to your smart phone
that there's motion in whichever room that you put it in.
The difference is with the video doorbells,
it can actually detect that there's motion outside
or if there's a person approaching your home.
And it will actually send a notification saying someone
is at your front door.
- Awesome, can you show me a little
bit on the phone? - Yeah, sure, here's the app.
- So for the doorbell, can actually see
and it'll show you the notification.
- Exactly and you can actually talk to them through the app.
- Oh, cool. - You can respond to them.
Say you're having a package and it's coming to your house,
and the courier is at your front door.
You can tell them to drop it at the front door--
- Oh, wow, that's pretty cool.
- and close it up.
- Awesome.
Did you have anything else to add?
- No, that's about it.
- Awesome.
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