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After the Install

Nick Creighton
Zigbee
Matter
Thread
Z-Wave
Philips Hue
Smart Home
Wi-Fi
Wi‑fi
Privacy
Samsung Smartthings
Home Assistant
Circadian Lighting
Smart Lock Security
Local Control (zigbee, Z-Wave)
Empory View
Smart Lock
Battery Life
Cloud-Based Smart Locks
Sleep
Bluetooth Low Energy

Real talk about smart home technology — protocols, automations, and the gear that actually works. From Matter and Zigbee to morning routines that run themselves.

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Your smart home is bleeding money in silence. Most energy monitors are blind to the real-time data that could save you. It’s not just about your bill; it’s about the grid.

This episode dives into the quiet magic of Matter and Thread—the new backbone... more

The most reliable smart home sensor isn't from a giant. It’s from a name you don’t know, running on a protocol so new it still feels like a secret. After years of bricked coordinators and dead batteries, the reliability game has finally shifted. Matt... more

This is SmartHome Wizardry.

You've been told the new world of Matter and Thread means your old Zigbee devices are obsolete. That the path forward requires tossing everything out and starting over. What if that’s not the whole story? It turns out, yo... more

This is SmartHome Wizardry. I'm Nick.

Stop shouting commands into the void. It’s 2025, and the real magic happens in the quiet moments. The gentle fade of lights at sunrise, the thermostat adjusting before you feel a chill, the coffee brewing as you... more

Your smart home grinds to a halt the moment the internet dies, a brittle and vulnerable system. But what if it didn't have to? This episode is about building a fortress for your network, making your entire connected life immune to outages.

Nick expl... more

Your Wi-Fi cameras are constantly whispering secrets to your router, choking your network. There’s a quieter, smarter way to watch.

Beneath the easy clutter of Wi-Fi, a new architecture is forming: Matter over Thread. It’s a mesh network. A separate... more

An invisible current runs through your home. A ghost-chart of habits, waste, and quiet expense. In this episode, Nick goes hunting for the fifty silent energy vampires that haunt modern walls.

We explore the two paths to finding them: the whole-hous... more

Your weekend shouldn’t involve hunting for AAs.

On this episode of SmartHome Wizardry, Nick unboxes the quiet war inside your door. Wi-Fi promises easy setup, but feeds on batteries. Thread is the low-energy challenger, designed for endurance. It’s ... more

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Host of the show; engages in hands-on smart home testing and real-world installation guidance.

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What is After the Install about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Real-world-focused discussions about smart home technology, with a strong emphasis on interoperability, protocols, and practical deployment. Episodes compare Matter vs. Zigbee, explore the trade-offs between ease of setup and mesh reliability, and share actionable guidance for building robust, scalable ecosystems. Across installments, the host (a hands-on installer and tester) highlights local control, protocol compatibility, and brand ecosystems (Philips Hue, IKEA, SmartThings, LIFX, Nanoleaf, Lutron Caseta) while offering concrete cost examples, gear recommendations, and troubleshooting steps for persistent issues like mesh health and device reliability. Notable is a candid critique of early-adopter costs and a practical, costs-conscious ... more

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