[Shop-talk] left the light on?

[Steven Trovato]

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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