Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

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Giving neighbor access to smart switch? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by shanihb@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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My porch light sometimes gets left on and annoys my very nice neighbor. It’s on a schedule but sometimes someone turns it on after the scheduled off time and forgets to turn it off. Is there a way to give her access to that switch only? I am using Kasa wifi switches and Alexa in the rest of the house. Thanks.

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[–] Stone_The_Rock@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If time between X:XX PM and Y:YY AM and light has been on for more than 15m —> turn light off.

[–] stoatwblr@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Also, if it’s bothering your neighbor, you may want to revisit the fixtures you’re using"

THIS - big time

light trespass is a major issue and illegal in most jurisdictions worldwide. In the UK it's classified as a "statutory nuisance" and dealt with under the Environmental Protection Act 1990

OP needs to fix the throw of the light or risk his local authority (council) issuing an order which gets extremely expensive to ignore

[–] TeaProgrammatically4@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Huh... wish I'd known that 5 years ago...

[–] recplayb@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

my neighbors never complained but i had flood lights on all corners of the house, pendant lighting for the front and back porch, sconce lighting by the overhead garage doors.

pretty shitty with a lot of light pollution in every direction..

swapped everything to dimmable recessed lights. much much better.