That's why for me the manual override is a requirement. The house must work even when I'm not finished or if I decide to refactor my implementation or if I deci

That's why for me the manual override is a requirement. The house must work even when I'm not finished or if I decide to refactor my implementation or if I decide to change software platform. I see a smart house as being a fun project to tinker with that can give me benefits but if the house doesn't work because of some software issue and I need to fix it before I can relax then that project would quickly not be much fun anymore.