Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Looking for help/advice on using smart light switches with smart bulbs; Alexa (alien.top)

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

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As we all know, using a smart light switch with smart bulbs causes problems when the user turns the switch off, killing power to the smart bulbs.

I wanted to ask if there is an affordable solution to doing so without having to go with expensive decoupling smart light switches. I was thinking of hard wiring the smart light switch and smart bulbs, both will always have power. Can then toggle the smart switch to send a command to Alexa to tuen the lights on/off. I am daily confident Alexa will know the state of the bulbs, but cannot confirm. Don’t know if that will help. MTIA.

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[–] Typical-Ad-6730@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B099KFQT6B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have this switch coupled with Sengled Smart Bulbs. If manually pressed the switch does cut power to the bulbs, but when I manually turn it on or ask Alexa to turn it on, the bulbs come on and I can control brightness, color, and temp via voice, app, or routine.

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

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