Sargaxon

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

The issue I have with this is that I'm not sure if it's even possible to install a relay/dimmer behind the light switch in a 4way traditional light switch, as the cables in EU are just "forwarded" in a loop to the next switch

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

Thank you for the response, I'll check this out in more detail

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

Thank you for the detailed response, much appreciated!

After reading several other responses, I came to the conclusion that using things via ZigBee might be the best option in the long run, so I can modularly build everything without having to rely on a single vendor.

[–] Sargaxon@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

If I understood this correctly, then I would need to buy smart light bulbs that go with these?

How does the light dimmer work combined with the wall switch?

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

any ZigBee options that pop to your mind?

the cleanest option at the moment seems like installing a relay behind the manual switch which can be paired with a wireless remote switch

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

Thanks for the recommendation!

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

I looked at the products, which one did you get?

I wonder why didn't they put pictures where the small relay goes.. did the electrician connect it behind the manual switch or?

Not sure I fully grasp how this works

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

There are two types of lights in my kitchen, led lights near the wall and strong LED's over the kitchen island - we usually turn them on when cooking, it wouldn't be great if those were motion turned as it's too strong. But thanks for the idea!

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

but then I would have to buy a Smart light which is connected to this module?

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

what's an extractor? how to pair the wireless switch so it works in complement with the kinetic switches? (eg. if I turn on one or the other, the lights turn on, if I turn off one or the other, the lights turn off)

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

I didn't think this would matter, so I pasted some random light switches I found on the internet just so people get the idea as I don't know how exactly it's called.

Would you mind linking your example so I can investigate into more detail?

 

Hey all,

I have a 4 way regular combined light switches on my left, one of which turns on the kitchen light:

The problem is, my kitchen is on the right side of the hallway, so every time I have to go left to turn on the lights.

https://preview.redd.it/bz3qlgtwr22c1.png?width=455&format=png&auto=webp&s=a05d772c9275b5330d7e32b628c3f6f103a26966

I would like to put an additional light switch on the right side of the hall, at the entrance to the kitchen, without having to drill the walls and put additional cable.

Is there some kind of wireless light switch paired with something I could put in front of my lightbulb cable that could work in complement to the existing light switch? I don't want wi-fi solutions, it would be stupid not to be able to turn on lights when internet is down.

 

Hey all,

I hope this is the right place to post my question. I got a raspberry pi 4 as a birthday gift and I'm planning to do a bunch of things, but I don't have the time to do it now. So I would like to get a floor heating thermostat which supports Zigbee (if it has an app out of the box included, even better to start off) to program it at a later point, but for now I just want a more intuitive user experience while setting the floor heating as the current one is super confusing, I have no idea when it even works.

My apartment came with this old thing:

https://preview.redd.it/rwwghg75zy1c1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=0d74d835c08d768eeec6de90cbe241dc34a8489a

https://preview.redd.it/aydw5fy5zy1c1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=07c593516c7db8aa9f7eacdb240f04299f3173a7

I have no idea if any of the thermostats I found online are compatible with my system nor how any of this works. Any help is appreciated!

I'm located within the EU.

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