My wife and I both work and we frequently have to negotiate access to the property for a myriad of service providers. We also have guest from far-flung places, so rather than proving keys we have invested in the Schlage lock to control access to the front door. We used to have one of those old push buttons but once Austin became the target of a parcel bomber, I decided that we needed a video doorbell to push the evidence to the cloud. This is in addition to the nest cams we already have inside.
The Installation Process
The hardest part of the installation process was verifying that I did have a compatible 15-20vac transformer powering my existing doorbell. The transformer was tucked away in the attic, piggy-backing off the furnace power. The nest “wizard” for verifying ease of installation was then very explanatory and I felt confident I could pull this off.
My front door has only a very small gap between it and a wall and so I was concerned that the camera would show mostly wall, but nest had covered this based by including a 30% wedge to angle the camera away from the wall. My cladding is sandstone and is very rough, so I did seal around the back of the wedge to prevent water getting to the wires.
Thoughts after 2 weeks of use
I am very happy with it and my children love the fact that when their friends from the cul-de-sac show up while we are out, they can still chat through the very loud speaker (A volume adjustment would have been nice). I no longer have to provide a code to anyone requiring entry. They can ring the bell and if it seems like the right thing to do, I let them in by unlocking the Schlage. The Schlage incidentally is controlled by my wink hub.
The Hello now has 11 familiar faces and announces arrivals accordingly via the 6 google home devices inside. Actually I have turned this feature off as every visit from a local kid caused a uproarious chorus of out of sync devices inside and upset everyone. It’s really the unknowns that need to be announced and the notification to my Android phone and WearOS watch is quite enough notice of impending visitation.
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Sure. What questions do you have? I can give my feedback on the image recognition and integration with the rest of the nest eco system. Thats about all that springs to mind.
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