Which means you have no control over anything in your house, like lighting.
Hah, that's dead wrong, I have complete control over everything. The switches work like regular switches so guests can use them without even knowing they're smart. Not all lights turn on/off automatically, some are only turned on (ussually through the app, almost never physically unless it's a guest) when extra lighting is needed. Some lights turn on always (closet lights when closet doors open) and some turn on sometimes (kitchen under-cabinet lights at night or when cloudy/etc during the day). Some even turn on with specific variables like the kitchen ceiling lights when the stove turns on as an example.
EDIT: just a note on the bathroom, never automate those. Nothing aggravates everyone more than the lights turning off while pooping or showering.
EDIT: just a note on the bathroom, never automate those. Nothing aggravates everyone more than the lights turning off while pooping or showering.
True dat, although if my kids can't be arsed to turn lights off after them then they will deal with the consequences. We have 3 bathrooms, and the "kids bathroom" is the only one I automate the lights on because they were just ALWAYS on. Now the lights turn off 10 minutes after they're turned on like the ones at work unless the button is long-pressed.
The ones at work were motion-triggered so I used to keep a bouncy ball in my pocket. When they went off I would lob that ball under the door of the cubicle to flip the lights and get another 10 minutes of Reddit, then just washed the ball while I washed my hands.
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u/jackd90 Oct 05 '20
Hah, that's dead wrong, I have complete control over everything. The switches work like regular switches so guests can use them without even knowing they're smart. Not all lights turn on/off automatically, some are only turned on (ussually through the app, almost never physically unless it's a guest) when extra lighting is needed. Some lights turn on always (closet lights when closet doors open) and some turn on sometimes (kitchen under-cabinet lights at night or when cloudy/etc during the day). Some even turn on with specific variables like the kitchen ceiling lights when the stove turns on as an example.
EDIT: just a note on the bathroom, never automate those. Nothing aggravates everyone more than the lights turning off while pooping or showering.