[Shop-talk] left the light on?

[Jim Stone]

FWIW, I am a big fan of motion sensors in the shop but have had the same problem with the lights going out when I’m doing something that doesn’t trigger the sensor.  My patch was to put a smart bulb in wall plug fixture.  When I get caught in the dark I just ask Alexa to "turn on the backup light.”  That is just a patch because I am too cheap to replace a perfectly good switch; I will eventually put in a smart motion sensor switch and that should solve all my needs.

> On Jan 18, 2023, at 11:06 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> Yes, as I said, timers and motion sensors is another way to go.  I have done that in other areas.  If I'm working under the car one evening, I really don't want the light to go out.  Then I'd have to crawl out in the dark and flap my arms like a bird to trip the sensor.  I don't think that would be best for this location.  
> 
> -Steve
> 
> At 10:17 PM 1/18/2023, Al Fuller wrote:
>> This doesn't address your question about notification, but how about a motion sensor for the lights? Once you aren't there for a period of time the lights shut off.
>> 
>> ________________
>> Best Regards,
>> Al Fuller
>> 
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 6:46 PM Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net <mailto:strovato at optonline.net> > wrote:
>> I find that lights and other things keep getting left on in my 
>> garage/shop that should be turned off.  If I leave the garage door 
>> open, I get notifications on my phone from my opener.  I'm looking 
>> for something like that for my lights.  I can use something like a 
>> smart bulb or smart plug on a circuit controlled by a wall switch.  I 
>> can see if the smart device is alive or if power to it has been 
>> cut.  I can also replace that wall switch with a smart switch.  I can 
>> then see the status of that switch.  What I don't seem to be able to 
>> do is tell it to send me a notification if the light has been on for 
>> more than an hour.  I have looked at a few smart switches, smart 
>> bulbs and smart plugs.  Obviously, I haven't checked them all.   None 
>> seem to support doing this.  I thought maybe IFTTT would help, but I 
>> haven't figured out how to do it.  Do any of you have any 
>> ideas?  Also, I know I could use timers, motion sensors, etc to 
>> control things.  That would be another way to go.  Right now, I just 
>> want a notification based on being turned on for an amount of time.  Thanks.
>> 
>> -Steve T.
>> 
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