They do not PM. I’ve tried.rvs007 wrote: ↑ Not sure if Dell does price matches but you can PM Lowes and get the zigbee outlet for $20.99. The zigbee outlet can act as a zigbee repeater to expand your zigbee network.
https://www.lowes.ca/product/flood-sens ... et-1157810
You may wanna check if the username needybulb is available..needybot wrote: ↑ Just an observation... I replaced my incandescent bulbs for energy friendly ones. Then I replaced them for smart bulbs that work off an app. Then I replaced them for Apple and Google Assistant compatible. I'm beginning to detect a pattern here. lol.
Smart light bulbs seem to be a natural option to replace all sorts of fixed electrical devices and sensors. Perhaps one day they'll even reach a point where they are much like smartphones that replaced basic phones. It seems plausible we''ll see smart bulbs with integrated co2, smoke, motion, humidity, ir, lidar, sound, and other sensors all in a single package. Then throw in mesh wifi/lifi/futurecommunication tech, cameras, decent speakers, mics, and maybe eventually even 2D/3D projection devices.
This begs the question.. how often should one upgrade their smartbulbs?
If you have a dimmable smart bulb you can more easily set color temperatures in different areas. That's where I've found the most use out of my LIFX bulbs, I lower the color temperature automatically to help me get to bed much easier.itemsale2003 wrote: ↑ If the bulb burns then you need to buy a replacement smart bulb. Is it not easier to replace your switches with a wifi switch instead and have a normal incandescent bulb. I don't see the advantage of a smart bulb unless they are priced same as a normal incandescent bulb
Thanks. Any recommendations for smart light switches. I'm shopping around and the cheapest I found are the Levitons at around $20 a switch. Is there something cheaper?
Don't buy cheap, get z-wave if you want to keep it expanding and trouble free.itemsale2003 wrote: ↑ Thanks. Any recommendations for smart light switches. I'm shopping around and the cheapest I found are the Levitons at around $20 a switch. Is there something cheaper?
What features would I look for (some switch specs show "direct remote only). Perhaps if you could provide a link to the switch. I'm finding the zwave switches to be $29 a piece. I plan to use them with a smartthings hub.lifeisfuneh wrote: ↑ Don't buy cheap, get z-wave if you want to keep it expanding and trouble free.
if you're going with smartthings and you want to do zwave, i recommend inovelli. they go on sale periodically. the red series allows you to program scenes/actions (requires a bit of manual setup)itemsale2003 wrote: ↑ What features would I look for (some switch specs show "direct remote only). Perhaps if you could provide a link to the switch. I'm finding the zwave switches to be $29 a piece. I plan to use them with a smartthings hub.
Where can you get Leviton switches for $20?itemsale2003 wrote: ↑ Thanks. Any recommendations for smart light switches. I'm shopping around and the cheapest I found are the Levitons at around $20 a switch. Is there something cheaper?
Thanks but those appear to be Bluetooth only (no z-wave) so not quite the same thing. I'm not sure where you live but it's also in USD - who knows how much it would cost to get across the border to Canada.itemsale2003 wrote: ↑ 1000bulbs.com
