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Daily Discussion Thread:☎️ Tue 6 Feb 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

hmm. Anyone played with home automation?

realised when stashing something in the basement that I expected the lights to come on automatically like I set them in the laundry. Which got me digging at motion sensors, specifically ones that will trigger a connected socket (running 100m of LED rope light will light up anything) and now I'm looking for a motion sensor that will trigger a connected socket and preferably not need to constantly be connected to an outside cloud network because fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if one that is just wireless will do the job? I've not dabbled but noticed that Ikea has some bits and bobs

Is this anything https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/tradfri-wireless-motion-sensor-smart-white-90370469/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

mmm problem is most of the time when they say "wireless" they mean "not physically connected but requires your wifi to tap into a gigantic backhaul that passes constant data back to our servers to operate"

I'm gonna build a hubitat (I swear I am mum really!) but the box itself is backburnered atm, as is wiring up the basement network-wise so was hoping I could find even some cheap shitty plug in adapter like the remotes you can get for power points.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I have a doorbell that plugs directly into a socket but is wireless to the akshul door. No web anything. Maybe something like that could be reverse engineered to work a light switch instead of a doorbell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

no passthrough :/ the socket part just pulls power to run the receiver and noisemaker parts that pick up the signal from the buttonpress.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, that sucks. It really feels like a self contained "dumb" (ie not smart appliance) motion activated light should or does exist...

There are those lights that are made for sticking in gardens beside paths (though often those are solar), or the outdoor lights that come on but it depends on how far you need the motion detected and the second one might need to be hard wired.

Ikea does have self contained motion lights that run off rechargeable batteries and may be stick on (intended for cupboards or drawers) but they might not be powerful enough for a room and obvious drawbacks with batteries.

There was a self contained outdoor light but it was meant to be attached by a bolt and was solar powered.

Woolies/Big W also has a self contained battery thingy which might work for temporary use until you do the hubitat https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/1074588760/crest-rechargeable-led-with-motion-sensor-medium

Or this little motion sensor emergency torch guy https://www.amazon.com.au/AP-Emergency-Sensor-Light-Rechargeable/dp/B00AC1K3Z4

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This morning kitty was sweet as pie, snuggling and resting her head on my shoulder. Tonight after spitting out her medication I'm being kicked out of bed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Kitties are so unpredictable. Yesterday Ted was biting me, today I am allowed to scratch behind his ear.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

just finished Killing It s2....jeeeeeeeeeeesus chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiist

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Does anyone have any experience with changing owner’s corporations? It’s been two years since the townhouses on our block were moved in to, no AGMs or meetings, no responses to emails or phone messages.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I have eaten far too many cadbury dairy milk peppermint mini easter eggs. And according to their website, Piedmonte's has just reduced the price by one third. Ordinarily I dislike cadbury choc, but I make an exception for peppermint eggses. Just sayin.

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