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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.
<br><br>
-Steve<br><br>
At 10:17 PM 1/18/2023, Al Fuller wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">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.<br><br>
________________<br>
Best Regards,<br>
Al Fuller<br><br>
On Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 6:46 PM Steven Trovato
<<a href="mailto:strovato@optonline.net">strovato@optonline.net</a>
> wrote:<br>
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<dd>I find that lights and other things keep getting left on in my <br>
<dd>garage/shop that should be turned off. If I leave the garage
door <br>
<dd>open, I get notifications on my phone from my opener. I'm
looking <br>
<dd>for something like that for my lights. I can use something
like a <br>
<dd>smart bulb or smart plug on a circuit controlled by a wall
switch. I <br>
<dd>can see if the smart device is alive or if power to it has been <br>
<dd>cut. I can also replace that wall switch with a smart
switch. I can <br>
<dd>then see the status of that switch. What I don't seem to be
able to <br>
<dd>do is tell it to send me a notification if the light has been on for
<br>
<dd>more than an hour. I have looked at a few smart switches,
smart <br>
<dd>bulbs and smart plugs. Obviously, I haven't checked them
all.  None <br>
<dd>seem to support doing this. I thought maybe IFTTT would help,
but I <br>
<dd>haven't figured out how to do it. Do any of you have any <br>
<dd>ideas? Also, I know I could use timers, motion sensors, etc to
<br>
<dd>control things. That would be another way to go. Right
now, I just <br>
<dd>want a notification based on being turned on for an amount of
time. Thanks.<br><br>
<dd>-Steve T.<br><br>
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