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No Connection, No Flush (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Any smart lights I've seen always turn on when going from no power to power. It's a little annoying when the power blinks and half the house lights up, but it means physical switches always work.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Smart lights should be used rarely because they have a failure state. Smart switches are the answer here for most lighting. These are light switches that also have radios in them to connect to zigbee/zwave/matter/whatever to control the switch if the connection is available.

    Lutreon sells high quality, but somewhat expensive ones that work flawlessly.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    For most people, the thought of replacing an outlet or switch is daunting to say the least. My IKEA smart bulbs are going on 7 years old and still working great.

    I did replace every single outlet and switch in my house when I moved in, but that was before I knew about ZigBee or Zwave, and well before matter existed.

    I don't feel the need to replace most of my switches and half of my outlets again.

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