Home Repair Tutor

Home automation allows you to control and monitor your home from your smartphone.   This is totally awesome.   Have you ever left home and forgot to turn off the lights or garage door? Well, now you can turn off lights, close doors, or open doors, monitor moisture and more with sensors that communicate with your phone.   SmartThings is one brand of home automation that I recently reviewed on Home Repair Tutor.   They were kind enough to send the SmartThings Smarter Home Starter Kit which comes with 6 different Things or devices   -Hub -SmartPower Outlet -SmartSense Motion Sensor -SmartSense Open/Closed Sensors x 2 -SmartSense Presence Sensor   WIFI, internet, and a smartphone are all you need to use this system.   The Hub needs to be hooked up to the WIFI router and plugged into a wall outlet. It’s super easy to setup, seriously, I’m no tech nerd and did it in 5 minutes.   The outlet and motion sensor allow you to control lights, fans, and AC units with your phone. But what I like best is the ability to progr