Lights on a timer

km1500

agree with the above and in fact you might want to work out what the current consumption of your sensors are because they are on 24/7 365 days a year pulling power

mumf

Alnat1 said:

mumf said:

In our bathroom and kitchen are LED lights with timers. They are approach lights ,and we set them at twenty minutes. If you are there at the time,it simply stays on. Superb. The rest of the house is led too. 

20 minutes is a while for a bathroom light to be on every time someone goes for a quick pee that takes 1-2 minutes. Don't know how many in your household but this could perhaps mean an extra 18 minutes of unnecessary lighting being on a dozen or more times a day, 3-4 hours extra? If the lights stay on when they sense you are there, why not set both rooms for 2 minutes?

The times set are all personal. Basically,it works for us! One thing I see here on the majority of forums ( all topics)is the attitude of stripping everything down to *every* half penny,to use the absolute basic amount of everything and anything. As a rather poorly chap in a very old house,safety comes first,not that I have to give reasons. 🤣 So right now it’s another cup of tea,and I might even put a 100 ml too much water in the kettle!😆

UncleK

These are great for a bit of light for that middle of the night pee. USB rechargeable.

born_again

debitcardmayhem said:

born_again said:

Seems to be a expensive solution to a non existent problem.
Changing bulb to a more efficient one, OK get that. But fitting sensor, when odds  on you are walking past the wall or pull switch???

How the human race is evolving into becoming more lazy as time goes by. 🤷‍♀️As @cm4ever said. Wasting power, for no reason other than we can, can not be put any other way than laziness.🤦‍♀️

But each to their own 👌

I would counter that with Why Follow Forums , when your opinion is wasting energy ? Or am I missing something, didn’t think so. ⚡️

Well this is Money Saving Expert forum

Not Money Spending Expert 🤣

As I said each to their own.

FreeBear

markin said: Only cave persons stumble around in the dark looking for the light switches, And its not just 1 its in the corridor or bedroom as well, Its fine in the summer but all winter its a pain in the neck.

Replaced some of my light switches with smart ones - https://sonoff.tech/product/smart-wall-switches/tx-series/ - A gentle blue glow to show where they are on the wall at night, so no stumbling around in the dark. Can be linked to Alexa or Siri if you want voice command..

I have one light in the utility room that people were in a habit of leaving on - Now linked via Home Assistant to turn off with the kitchen lights.

Gerry1

UncleK said:

These are great for a bit of light for that middle of the night pee. USB rechargeable.

It's a scam. The bait price rockets if you attempt to order.

QrizB

Gerry1 said:

UncleK said:

These are great for a bit of light for that middle of the night pee. USB rechargeable.

It's a scam. The bait price rockets if you attempt to order.

"Scam" is a bit of a stretch. It's a contravention of eBay's listing rules, and is designed to manipulate their search results, but you can see what you're getting and how much it costs before ordering.

I keep a torch 🔦 by my bed. Useful for unplanned nocturnal excursions.

Alnat1

I've got my phone by my bed that has a torch if I should need it.

UncleK

QrizB said:

Gerry1 said:

UncleK said:

These are great for a bit of light for that middle of the night pee. USB rechargeable.

It's a scam. The bait price rockets if you attempt to order.

"Scam" is a bit of a stretch. It's a contravention of eBay's listing rules, and is designed to manipulate their search results, but you can see what you're getting and how much it costs before ordering.

I keep a torch 🔦 by my bed. Useful for unplanned nocturnal excursions.

Yes, their advertising approach is certainly a bit steep, but I still consider it £4.29 well spent.

MultiFuelBurner

Surely phone torch is in the top ten of useful features of the modern smartphone?

Walking the dog, early morning toilet breaks and then whilst on toilet scan round for Mr and Mrs hairy spider.