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I have some under cabinet lights which are dimmable LEDs. In prior house we liked having this area of lighting on a programmable switch so they turned on at dusk every day. Problem is the new location and lights are much brighter and there are more of them across the entire cabinet area, so would like to have them dimmed some in most instances. That leaves me needed a programmable dimmable light switch, and I don't think one exists? Anyone ever found such a thing? These lights are all wired to a single pole switch. Oh and it has to be light almond....  You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | ||
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Do they plug in to a 110v socket or running off a wall switch, or both LOL If they are on a normal wall switch there are plenty of programmable switches out there on Amazon, this is one for under $10, works with Apple or Google (Alexa) and you can set the schedule with it, haven't used this particular unit, it's just an example and there are many to choose from. Link Switch If it's on a plug then you can get plugs that you use the Alexa or manufacturers app, or Apple Home to setup a schedule, we use these on the lamps around the house to set on/off times for lights in the family room, bedroom etc. You can also tell Siri or Alexa to turn on or off the lamps by voice. I keep a few extra of the switch controllers for holiday lights, so we can turn on and have controlled by a schedule for outdoor lights. Link Switch | |||
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| thin skin can't win |
They are hardwired, light to light to light. One switch, zero outlets. Integrated into under-cabinet area, wiring was installed during build. I've got programmable switches in other areas already. It's the combo of programmable AND dimmer in one wall switch that seems to be unobtainium. You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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I have run into this with our kitchen lights, wife was not happy she lost the dimming option. I to am looking for a solution. Alexa maybe? | |||
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I have Lutron Caseta, it requires their hub which isn't a problem for me. There are a number of smart dimmers that work with Alexa and you can set schedules in the Alexa app. | |||
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I have several Kasa light switches. They can be programmed and controlled via an app. For instance, my exterior porch lights come on at sunset and turn off at midnight. I also have my front porch light programmed to come on at 4:50 and go off at 5:10 every morning so I'm not walking out to a dark driveway. I put them in my theater room so i can dim the lights without having to get up (I'm lazy like that) They have switches and plugs you can use and are very handy. I've got mine setup so I can turn on a whole room at once or every light in the house if its an emergency ____________________ I Like Guns and stuff | |||
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Kasa lights - they just are managed off their app? And can I set them to turn on at sunset and retain their dimming setting, or do they come on at full blast automatically and I have to dim them manually in the app? {trying to find details, but having trouble with combinations). It does look like the Lutron Caseta can be, since the dimmer setting is physically on the switch and the controller for on/off is in app, right? That app also has sunset on option I'm assuming. I was thinking way too old-school where the items have to be controlled at the switch itself. You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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THe kasa lights are just managed on the App. I'll check the dimming function tonight when I get home. ____________________ I Like Guns and stuff | |||
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Programmable for what? Brightness or time? Brightness- https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lu...53M-RHW-WH/203486520 Time? I think you're going to have to run a timer somewhere in the line before the switch. ______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!" “What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy | |||
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Thanks KDR - the Kasa looks like it might work if that dimming sticks. I posted a question on Amazon and someone already indicated theirs did, but I'll appreciate your verifying. CPD - you're thinking like I was a few hours ago. In 2024 an app can control time on easily, and it looks like there are options to control auto-on with preset dimming. I want both; comes on at an ever-changing sunset time AND comes on at dimmed level. You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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The Caseta is programmable for on/off time as well as brightness level. Completely hands off once is programmed but you can override anything at anytime if you like. | |||
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I use this exact switch to have my soffit lights come on at sunset, and go off at sunrise, but also at 70% brightness. It’s awesome and totally worth it. “The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.”—H.L. Mencken | |||
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Just set a schedule with my can lights and they came on at the brightness level they were left at (50%). However there is no setting to tell them what brightness to turn on at. You can set it for off/on at a specific time, sunrise, or sunset and you can also have the lights fade on or off. You can set as many schedules as you wish for any given switch. ____________________ I Like Guns and stuff | |||
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Kasa has smart bulbs and switches. With the same bulbs, one is outside and turns on and off with the sun schedule. I think it goes on the internet to get the schedule as it doesn’t have a light sensor. It has an auto setting for how bright it needs to be as it gets dark. You can also have presets on lighting. I have the same bulb in a set of 8 in my den that I can dim altogether. I have a kasa motion detector switch in the garage. Remote controlled also. I just got a switch for the master closet light because it keeps getting left on. This switch has a timer on it plus remote control. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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We run the bulbs in the exterior garage and front porch lights, both are on different time schedules, come on at the same time and go off automatically. I can also change color for holidays such as Halloween, Christmas. | |||
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Im using this and it is fantastic __________________________ The entire reason for the Second Amendment is not for hunting, it’s not for target shooting … it’s there so that you and I can protect our homes and our children and and our families and our lives. And it’s also there as fundamental check on government tyranny. Sen Ted Cruz | |||
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Thank you so much KDR - I think this is going to work and be easiest without need for a hub, plus those switches are remarkably inexpensive. Have one on the way for a test drive. The missus will be happy - I had told her to pick one (dim or auto)!~ You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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I'm a big fan of Govee, Smartthings and Kasa, For programable dimmers, I use Lutron Z-wave. I can trigger with motion, time, duration etc. Govee makes some really cool lighting enhancements, Kasa makes good plug in Z-Wave switches. I probably have over 20 things controlled by me phone. I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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