[Shop-talk] left the light on?

[Steven Trovato]

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 
><<mailto:strovato at optonline.net>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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