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Smart Thermostat Reading the Wrong Temperature? Fix the Placement

A thermostat that says 21 while the room feels like 17 is usually in the wrong place or measuring its own heat.

Routines that fire sometimes are harder to fix than ones that never fire. Here is a method rather than a guess.

A glowing screen on the bedside table at 3am. Night mode, ambient sensors and schedules all exist, and none are on by…

Bulbs in the same group showing different shades of white is the commonest smart lighting complaint. Here is why it happens.

A smart lock should run a year on a set of batteries. If yours lasts weeks, something is making the motor work…

A camera that shows a live view but saves nothing is worse than no camera. Here is what stops recordings and how…

The app says heating, the radiators are cold. Here is how to tell a thermostat problem from a boiler problem without calling…

A notification that arrives after the visitor has left is worse than none. Here is what causes the lag and how to…

Lights coming on at 3am are almost never haunted or hacked. Here is the list of things that actually cause it, in…

Washing machines, ovens and fridges are the hardest smart devices to get online. Here is why, and what actually works.

The app says offline but the light is on. Here is what actually breaks with smart plugs and how to fix each…

A speaker that drops offline every few hours is usually fighting your router, not failing. Here is how to find the cause…