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> Smart switches are a lot better of an idea, and they recognize the reality that most of the time the best time to turn on the light is by touching the switch
by zxvkhkxvdvbdxz 2y ago
> Smart switches are a lot better of an idea, and they recognize the reality that most of the time the best time to turn on the light is by touching the switch when entering a room.
i went with precense sensors instead, stuff light up as i move across the house, and will be removing the switches.
- ocdtrekkie 2y agoYou know what I really hate when I am up at 3 AM trying to move about the house without being blinded? Probably your lights.
- theshrike79 2y agoThat’s why the lights go on at the dimmest setting at night. Or not at all. It’s literally one extra if clause in the logic
- ocdtrekkie 2y agoAnd then when I need it brighter? Or if I don't want the lights on at all? Sure, you can manage an increasingly programmed logic path for every conceivable option, but it's way easier to just hit the light switch. There’s a point where you're spending a multiple of the cost on equipment and a huge amount of time, to save you a net amount of... zero effort. It becomes a waste.
- kyorochan 2y ago> but it's way easier to just hit the light switch > to save you a net amount of... zero effort This is just not true. I have 7 lights in the room I'm in right now, and I want them to all turn on and off together. This was a huge pain before I had smart lights.
- zxvkhkxvdvbdxz 2y agothen you change brightness or on/off using the homekit integration. its literally on my lockscreen
- zxvkhkxvdvbdxz 2y agouse adaptive lightning
- ghostpepper 2y agowhy not leave the switches for emergencies?