Haha, your thermostat issue reminds me of when mine decided I needed heating in July... woke up sweating buckets. Makes me wonder, are these smart devices really learning our habits or just guessing wildly?
Had a similar experience with my "smart" lighting system. Came home late one night and the lights refused to turn on because apparently, it decided I should be asleep already. Ended up fumbling around in the dark like some Victorian ghost story... Honestly, sometimes simpler is better. These devices might be clever, but they're not always practical—especially if your house has its own quirks.
"Ended up fumbling around in the dark like some Victorian ghost story..."
I had a similar issue, though mine involved my thermostat. One winter night, it decided to enter "energy-saving mode" because it assumed I was already in bed. Woke up freezing at 2 AM, convinced the heating was broken. Took me a good twenty minutes of sleepy confusion before I realized my "smart" thermostat had outsmarted itself. Honestly, these devices are impressive on paper, but they can't always account for real-life unpredictability or personal routines. I've since reverted certain features back to manual control—partly because I'm budget-conscious and partly because I prefer not waking up to an icebox. Makes me wonder if the technology is still too ambitious for its own good sometimes...
Had a similar issue with my lights—installed smart bulbs in my old Victorian, and now they randomly flicker at night. Thought it was faulty wiring at first, but nope, just firmware updates at 3 AM. Kinda fitting though...house might actually be haunted after all.
- Had a similar head-scratcher when upgrading our old craftsman with smart thermostats... kept randomly resetting to eco mode at the weirdest hours. Thought it was faulty wiring or compatibility issues, but turned out it was just the device "learning" our schedule (or trying to anyway).
- Gotta admit, your Victorian flickering lights at 3 AM sounds way more fitting for a ghost story than my thermostat troubles. Kind of adds character, doesn't it?
- Still, firmware updates at night are pretty common—guess manufacturers assume we're all sleeping soundly at that hour. Wonder if there's a way to reschedule those updates to a less spooky time...
- Curious though, have you noticed any other weirdness since installing them? Maybe your house is trying to tell you something after all...
