Homematic Shutter Actuator Review

After the Homematic radiator thermostat we are testing another important wireless actuator on Funkyhome.de today and that is the Homematic HM-LC-BI1PBU-FM Wireless Shutter Actuator as a kit as well as a ready-to-use device. If you want to operate your marquee, blind or roller shutter, you can buy a simple roller shutter timer. However, if you want to program it comfortably on your PC or via smartphone app, you should take a look at this wireless shutter actuator from Homematic. Just … Continue reading

Homematic Radiator Thermostat Review

Today we test on Funkyhome.de the Homematic HM-CC-RT-DN wireless radiator thermostat as kit. Radiator thermostats certainly belong to the most important elements of a smart home. For many it is certainly one of the reasons to begin a Smarthome, because the advantages of an intelligent heating control are obvious: One can temporally determine, when which radiator in the house is adjusted to the desired temperatures. This increases living comfort and saves money on heating. With the kit one can save … Continue reading

Homematic Radiator Thermostat Teaching Guide

In this small Homematic Thermostat teaching tutorial on Funkyhome.de we show newcomers how to teach-in a Homematic radiator thermostat to the Homematic control unit and how to set up the radio thermostat. Furthermore, we give tips on how to upgrade the radiator thermostat.

Homematic CCU2 Central Review

Today we would like to present on Funkyhome.de a test of the Central Control Unit 2 or briefly CCU2 from Homematic. It is not absolutely necessary to connect the actuators and sensors of Homematic via a central unit, because it is also possible to establish connections between each other. However, the experience only really starts with the Homematic CCU2 central unit, as it enables complex connectivity and extensive programming. In today’s review, we would like to test the Homematic CCU2 … Continue reading

Shelly BLU Door/Window and Shelly H&T Gen3 Guide

In the new Shelly Shelly BLU Door/Window and Shelly H&T Gen3 instructions on Funkyhome.de, we show you how to set up the Shelly BLU and H&T Gen3, update the Shelly BLU firmware, set up a window alarm, switch off the radiator when ventilating and switch ventilation on and off if the humidity is too high, for example.

Shelly Smart Home Review

On Funkyhome.de we take a look at some devices from the Shelly Smart Home series today. These can be integrated directly into an existing Wi-Fi network and do not require their own base station or hub. To get the best possible introduction to Shelly, we’ll take a look at Shelly EM, Shelly 3EM, Shelly Plug S, Shelly Button 1, Shelly HT, Shelly Plus 1 and Shelly 1PM in the following test. In addition, we have written a Shelly installation guide … Continue reading

Ring Video Doorbell Pro with Ring Chime Review

With the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, we test on Funkyhome.de a great WiFi doorbell with motion detector and video streaming. The Ring Video Doorbell Pro is a smart WiFi doorbell with a surveillance camera that can be paired with an iOS or Android-based smartphone or tablet and also communicates via its own WiFi door chime. In the following Ring Video Doorbell Pro with Ring Chime WLAN Door chime test, we will see whether the high-tech WLAN Doorbell with camera from … Continue reading

Funkyhome Online Magazine

The Funkyhome.de online magazine has been published for international visitors in English! Before we get down to business, we would like to briefly explain what Funkyhome is all about, what we will show on Funkyhome.de in the next days, weeks, months and years and how the Funky Home Online Magazine came about. Nowadays one can automate its home inexpensively, thus control for example the light, shutters, heating thermostats or similar. But at least when you buy a house, there are … Continue reading