[Shop-talk] left the light on?

[Paul Parkanzky]

Check out the Wyze switch. It will still allow you to control the lights
from the switch, can control other devices from the switch (i.e. double
press/hold down to turn on/off other wyze lights/plugs/switches/etc so you
can control more lights than are just on that circuit), and can be
controlled remotely from the app or by Alexa. You can also program
routines. I _think_ you can tell it to notify you if they're on after a
certain amount of time or past a certain hour, but you can also just tell
it to make sure all the lights are off after 1:00 AM or whatever so that if
you do forget and leave them on they'll turn themselves off that night.

-Paul

On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 9:56 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.
> Thanks.
>
> -Steve T.
>
>
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