[Shop-talk] Looking to automate fan with remote pressure pad switch
Eric Russell
ejrussell at mebtel.net
Thu Feb 7 12:46:12 MST 2019
Train the cat to throw a switch?
https://youtu.be/lpi19vExbzc
Would a motion detector switch work? I put one in a walk-in closet - it
simply replaced the standard switch. Enter the closet and the light
comes on. The switch is set to keep the light on for a few minutes then
turn off the light if no further motion is detected.
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
On 2/7/2019 12:40 PM, Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA via Shop-talk
wrote:
> I’m looking to remotely control an existing fan.
> The fan is currently manually controlled by a
> normal 110V 15A wall on-off switch. I’m looking
> for hardware that can replace the existing switch
> and operate the fan for a pre-set (hopefully adjustable)
> length of time. The new timer hardware would be wirelessly
> controlled by a remote pressure pad.
> Here’s the scenario:
> Cat comes into the laundry room (where the cat box is
> located) and enters the cat box. The pressure pad would
> be outside the cat box entry and the cat would activate the
> pressure switch in the entry pad and a wireless signal would
> be transmitted to the 110V power switch located in the existing
> wall mounted gang box. In my case, the entry pad is very near an
> existing outlet, so it could be 110V. The fan would automatically
> come on for a pre-determined amount of time, then automatically
> turn off.The cat exiting the cat box would have no affect on the fan
> since it’s already running.
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