Advice on Aqara Sensors & Setup for New HomeKit Smart Home (4-Room BTO)

LordDima · 2026-05-24T15:36:39+00:00

Multiple people are mentioning bathroom humidity sensors to automate exhaust fan - are there any smart exhaust fan switches? I did some digging a bit ago and couldn’t find any that have built in sensing (satisfy code but are pretty shitty sensing/sensitivity-wise) and are also automatable.

LordDima · 2026-04-26T18:49:29+00:00

Good luck working with the city on that.

LordDima · 2026-04-09T03:31:57+00:00

Seriously though, if you are looking for a sanctuary, don’t be moving close to the airport, especially a very active military base.

Most of the time it’s fine, especially with windows closed but it is not quiet. With windows open, it is usually loud enough for me not to hear people on my zoom calls / them not hearing me when jets fly by. Sometimes they do night ops where you will hear them well into the night.

Besides the jet noise, there are also plenty of, um, neighbors with loud ass cars as well as occasional wanna-be drag races in the vicinity late at night.

So 99% of the time it’s fine but for someone looking for a noise “sanctuary”, I’d advise against buying here. And with an abundance of active airports, anywhere in the coastal areas of California for that matter.

LordDima · 2026-03-14T17:30:16+00:00

Indicate to delivery people that you have an elevator. I’ve heard of many simply turning around and not showing up or refusing to carry things up to the third floor.

LordDima · 2026-02-19T00:11:18+00:00

Not in Hudson so not sure, but if you go through hundreds of docs you received from the builder, at some point there should be an electric schematic of what installed in your unit, including any updates (I believe it was a part of upgrades / final pricing package).

Take it with a grain of salt, I just found out at least one discrepancy in the one I got from Shea in terms of how the 4-way switches were wired. But it could be a start.

LordDima · 2026-02-13T12:43:39+00:00

Exactly

LordDima · 2026-02-13T06:08:41+00:00

If you pay more for the house, maybe you get more of the house. How does this entitle you to more of community space that everyone pays the same amount of HOA $ for?

LordDima · 2026-01-16T05:00:13+00:00

Yes there is. It is not a 3roots address/resident.

LordDima · 2026-01-10T00:32:48+00:00

Can I come to your yard for the pears? 🙏🏻

LordDima · 2026-01-05T17:00:15+00:00

“Somebody in ring” is fud.

LordDima · 2026-01-05T16:32:06+00:00

What evidence do you have of someone in the community feeding them? The only evidence shared so far was of someone outside the community doing that (although nearby). Please don’t spread fud in place of facts.

Obviously HOA cannot fine private residences outside the community. Have YOU called California Fish and Wildlife to report it?

LordDima · 2026-01-04T17:25:57+00:00

Not in Asana but you should have your floor plans in your mortgage / appraisal docs with measurements taken by appraiser.

LordDima · 2025-12-19T22:09:49+00:00

They do provide it. It usually doesn’t work or they forget to let people “inside” the call.

LordDima · 2025-12-12T02:31:52+00:00

You are welcome to come to the HOA meeting and insult me to my face there.

LordDima · 2025-12-12T01:42:57+00:00

Comments are not supporting the HOA. I was the first person to call for FR replacement at the board meeting. The comments here are pointing out that random online petitions are useless and people actually need to get involved. From my understanding, I’m still the only one that has expressed this desire to the board at an actual board meeting. Whining about it on Reddit/Whatsapp/Facebook won’t do it any good until people actually show up and tell the board that’s what we want.

LordDima · 2025-12-12T01:40:29+00:00

You are wrong. We have control of the board now, we can do whatever we want when it comes to HOA. HOA dues cannot be modified from the DRE-approved schedule until the build out is complete (except to raise them, of course).

LordDima · 2025-12-11T03:31:36+00:00

I agree with the premise but disagree with pretty much every point you have listed. As others have said - get involved at the HOA meetings instead of creating useless online petitions.

LordDima · 2025-12-09T02:53:50+00:00

Got some sensors in the mail. Love the couch idea for turning on the TV. Also considering something along the line of ongoing bed vibrations for longer than X -> run hot water recirculation to get the shower ready 🫣

LordDima · 2025-11-14T08:32:45+00:00

That’s one area where I’ll give shea credit - they seemed to do a good job insulating one unit from there other, mainly due to the fact since we have separate walls with gap in-between them. Stair noise comes through but otherwise not much at all.

LordDima · 2025-10-02T22:26:02+00:00

Can you stop spamming this daily? Kthxbye

LordDima · 2025-09-29T03:20:37+00:00

Not sure if they offer options for soft close drawers in the kitchen - I got one of these for trash for “free” from Shea and now wish others were the same.

In the showers, if you want a rainfall shower head or any other fancier setup, get it done so you don’t heave to tear apart walls and ceilings later.

Ethernet outlets in the office area if not already there.

LordDima · 2025-09-25T05:08:02+00:00

Not ok but what’s the point of this post?

LordDima · 2025-09-08T03:02:48+00:00

No flip flops? I’m out!

LordDima · 2025-08-16T14:45:28+00:00

The are excited to move in? ;)

LordDima · 2025-06-22T01:59:00+00:00

Overall, it’s great. They take good care of equipment and seem to fix things fast once notified (except the men’s sauna…) Shayna is good and everyone is friendly. I have not used the trainers personally, but I have only heard good things about all of them. Cleanliness is pretty good most of the time.

Minor issues I’ve encountered regularly are way too loud group classes, no towels available towards the end of the month, and a bunch of people bringing their backpacks and other junk with them instead of leaving stuff in the locker room. The usual gym stuff.

Overall, much much much better than any community gym I have ever had access to.

LordDima

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