[Shop-talk] left the light on?

[Al Fuller]

Not a good look!

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Best Regards,
Al Fuller

On Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 8:08 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 >
> 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.Â
> Thanks.
>
> -Steve T.
>
>
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