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Default Boy Genius Strikes Again

On Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:59:43 -0500, John wrote:

On Sun, 15 Nov 2020 18:00:43 -0000 (UTC), Bill
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Keyser Söze wrote:
On 11/15/20 9:49 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 11/15/20 8:57 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
Â*In addition to the motion detector security floods around the house,
we have exterior garage and front porch lights that are on switch
timers. I bought and installed these about 15 years ago. They are a
pain in the ass with the tiny screens built into switches that no one
really has the eyesight to see.

So, I saw and bought a couple of replacement switches that are
controllable by iPhone, ALEXA, whatever. Easy to install, easy to read
screen on the iPhone or other device. Work via wi-fi. Despite my
innate klutziness, I installed each switch in about 10 minutes and
once I installed the app on my iPhone, I "programmed" then in a couple
of minutes. Came on at 5 pm and shut off at 6 am. Hot damn.

There are many brands of these switches available on Amazon. The cheap
ones all look pretty much alike and of course they are manufactured in
China. Mine were $12 and change each.



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*Lock Trump Up!*

You are probably the last individual in the group to embrace this
technology. Hint: program them to come on at dusk. I applaud you for
challenging your inate klutziness. Keep up the good work.

I might be. The timers I originally installed worked ok, but were a pain
in the ass to reset if I wanted a change, but not enough of a pain in
the ass to bother changing them. I stumbled across their replacements
while searching for a couple of three-way switches.


Timers always seemed to fail. I installed LED a porch light and deck
lights that have dusk to dawn sensors. Deck lights I just turn on the
switch when I need them and if dark they turn on. Porch light the same,
but always on switch. Why screw with wifi **** on simple stuff.


That's what I've got. Work great!


We have a light in the park pavilion in the neighborhood and they
screwed with timers for years. As part of the things I got tasked
with, that light was part of my job.
I guess nobody actually figured out sun up and sun down change
throughout the year and a power hit screws it up entirely. They kept
telling me a photo eye would not work on the T12F40 fixture. They
tried.
I bought a commercial unit (ballast friendly) for dusk to dawn and it
has been chugging along for about 5 years.
Next time the lamps fail, I am going back with LEDs.

The outside lights at my house are all on motion detectors (About a
dozen zones). They are maintenance intensive but I found out a sun
shade over the ones the sun hits extends their life tremendously. A
piece of aluminum "coil" installed like the brim on a ball cap does
wonders.
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