Re: The Best Value Way to Start Your HomeKit Smart Home Setup

["Phil Harris phil@xxxxxxxxxxx [ukha_d]" <ukha_d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My 'thinking' is that I would chocolate-block the light switches in the
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chen, living room and bedroom so that the light is permanently powered,
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a blanking plate over the top and then (hopefully) mount the Hue wireless =
dimmer switch on top of that ... I'm in rented too! :-)

The other thing is that where I'm living the sparky who wired it seems to
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ave had no concept of two way switching so there's a kitchen light switch
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y the outside door but not by the living room door and there's a living
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m light switch by the kitchen door but not by the bedroom so the wireless
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witches *COULD* be a godsend!

Phil

Sent from another bloody fruit-based portable device...

> On 21 Dec 2015, at 10:48, Paul Gale groups2@xxxxxxx [ukha_d] <uk=
ha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> You mean pair the dimmer switch to ST?
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> There is a user created device type for the dimmer on the ST forums -
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re are still some issues with it though and I've not tried it just yet.
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by using that, it's possible to pair the remote switch with ST as a 4 butt=
on remote and then of course, you can do what you like with it - turn
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f all kinds of ST devices. I think there's an issue using it as a dimmer
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ough as there's highish latency, so holding down the dim/brighten buttons
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ay not respond very well.
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> I'm planning for now, to use them just to control Hue lamps and scenes
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d stich the remote next to the normal light switches - that way, response
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s super fast and can theoretically keep the lamps on so they can be
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ed. Of course, doesn't work if someone turns the physical light switch
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Might just disable the light switch - wire it permanently on and not tell =
the landlord! Mmmm, maybe not. Damn rented houses!
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> Paul.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 21 December 2015 10:41
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] The Best Value Way to Start Your HomeKit Smart
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Setup
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> Paul,
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> Bulb & dimmer kits seem like a bargain. Is it possible to do
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stair' lighting using multiple dimmer switches and ST ?
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> Cheers
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> Stuart
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>> On 21/12/15 10:37, Paul Gale groups2@xxxxxxx [ukha_d] wrote:
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>> Oh you meant the Hue kits, not ST?
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>> 4 more Hue bulb and wireless dimmer switches just got delivered
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>> are very good.
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>> Paul.
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>> *From:*ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
>> *Sent:* 21 December 2015 10:29
>> *To:* ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> *Subject:* Re: [ukha_d] The Best Value Way to Start Your HomeKit
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>> Home Setup
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>> Ordered the =C2=A359.99 'Starter Kit' which they say should be
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>> more accurately, my dad as I'm heading up there for Xmas) on
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>> all being well and the =C2=A329.99 'Wireless Dimming Kit' which
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>> with there tomorrow.
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>> Starter Kit now showing as 'Out Of Stock' again...
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>> Phil
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>> Sent from another bloody fruit-bas


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