{"id":35,"date":"2023-01-01T19:43:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T19:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssh.uk.net\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2024-12-17T14:05:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:05:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssh.uk.net\/?page_id=35","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Professional Smart Home Services<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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With literally decades of expertise, we decided that we would like to share our smart home (and smart business) knowledge with the world. We want to share our passion for smarts and would love to help you with your smart home.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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We Want to Be Your Go-To for Any Problem You Might Have<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As well as smart home we also consultant on other technical issues, specialising in small business and home office, you can find out more at our other sites.<\/p>

Michael Sage<\/a><\/p>

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Michael Sage<\/h3>

Michael started his smart home in the mid 2000's and has been smarting everything since, sometimes to the annoyance of his wife and child! \n\nHue, Sonoff, ESP, Michael has tried them all, providing they work with Alexa and Home Assistant he's happy!\n\nMichael loves to make physical solutions for smart home control, including flic and aqara buttons.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Briar Simms<\/h3>

Briar likes to focus on the automation side of smart homes, you will find them up to their neck in node red, home assistant blue prints and sometimes coding in mythical languages and chanting to make things work. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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We Are Committed to Exceptional Customer Service and Getting the Job Done Right!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We like to choose the best tool for the job, we don’t want you overwhelmed with complexity or apps on your phone.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We have tried a lot of components from a lot of manufacturers in the past, we do have some core companies we work with, but we also like to remain open minded. The industry is fast moving and last years top device, might not be the shining star this year.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes! We can flash most components for you. You simply send us the device and we can load a firmware for you. Get in touch to find out more.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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We have primarily settled on Amazon Alexa’s ecosystem. However, we have worked with Google and Siri systems in the past and we are very much looking forward to trying Home Assistant Voice in 2023.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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We believe in honesty and trust, so the answer to this one is complex. The answer is maybe, so get in touch and see if we can help or at least point you in the right direction!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Again, it’s another maybe for this one. We have worked with a lot of components and companies, so we can certainly try to help you out!\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes we can! We can provide systems for home assistant, we currently use Beelink Mini PC’s and Home Assistants own hardware. While we can provide smart home devices, we can’t normally beat Amazon’s pricing. We can also help you navigate AliExpress to make sure you get the device you’re after.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes we do! Michael keeps a blog of his smart home and smart van adventures. The smart home adventures can be found here.<\/a><\/p>

And Smart Static adventures can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>

We hope to add more examples over the coming months and intend to start a blog on this site, so come back often!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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