№ 01 Smart Home
Thread Border Router Placement 2026: Make Matter Devices Reliable
Plan Thread border router placement for Matter smart homes with coverage checks, Wi-Fi coexistence, backups, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
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№ 02 Smart Home
Smart Water Shutoff Valve Setup 2026: Leak Sensors, Valves, and Vacation Mode
Plan a reliable smart water shutoff setup with valve choices, leak sensor placement, alerts, vacation mode, testing, and maintenance.
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№ 03 Smart Home
Matter Smart Lock Setup 2026: Thread, Renters, Codes, and Access Control
A practical 2026 Matter smart lock guide for homeowners and renters: Thread hubs, access codes, privacy, batteries, fallback keys, and platform setup.
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№ 04 Smart Home
Home Assistant Backup Plan 2026: Keep Smart Homes Working Offline
Build a resilient Home Assistant backup plan for 2026 with local control, network notes, snapshots, Zigbee backups, UPS sizing, and recovery drills.
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№ 05 Smart Climate
Smart Thermostat Heat Pump Guide 2026: Compatibility, Rebates, Setup
How to choose a smart thermostat for heat pumps, dual fuel, C-wire problems, Matter support, comfort settings, and utility rebates.
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№ 06 Smart Home
Matter 1.4 Smart Home Protocol 2026 — What Finally Works
Matter 1.4 supports cameras, robot vacuums, energy management, and battery devices. Apple, Google, Amazon all certified. Real-world setup guide for a multi-vendor smart home.
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№ 07 Smart Home
Smart Plugs 2026 — Matter Compatibility, Energy Monitoring, and Standards Compared
How smart plugs differ on Matter certification, energy monitoring resolution, voltage spec, and ecosystem support — covering TP-Link Kasa, Amazon Smart Plug, Wemo, and Aqara Matter-over-Thread plugs.
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№ 08 Smart Home
Smart Bulbs Compared — Philips Hue vs Wyze, Sengled, and Others (Real Lumens and Reliability)
Philips Hue costs 4x competitors. Are the lumens, color accuracy, and ecosystem worth it? Wirecutter testing data and 5-year reliability comparison.
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