Are Matter Lamps A Bad Choice?

[LearningHubitat]

That makes sense. Thank you. I never thought of that.

[oldcomputerwiz]

@LearningHubitat

That makes sense. Thank you. I never thought of that.

It dawned on me when I saw the preferences available in the driver listed below.

[DRIVER] Zooz ZEN Switches Advanced (and Dimmers)

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[rwclements228]

The Lutron Caseta dimmers have on/off as well as dimmer capability. In a few cases, I do use the dimmer function. For example, I have one in my bathroom that normally turns on with a motion detector. During daylight hours, it comes on at 100%. At night, it comes on at 10% for those nighttime potty breaks. If I need more light, I can increase it using the manual dimmer.

Bathroom exhaust fans must be on a switch, not a dimmer.

[LearningHubitat]

I called Lutron when I was looking and they told me that you couldn't change the dimmer like that. That was well before I got Hubitat. Glad too now if I ever change that is an option.

[Sebastien]

@rwclements228

During daylight hours, it comes on at 100%. At night, it comes on at 10% for those nighttime potty breaks.

Can you share how you got it to work that way? Are you saying that tapin the top button on the actual switch dims to 100% during the day and 10% at night?

I have done this myself using the remote, and would be very interested to hear if/how it can be done directly on the switch!

[tray_e]

His sentence before that was "normally turns on with motion detector." So thinking it is a rule that uses motion as a trigger and then if statements around modes or times that chooses the dimming value based on those if statements.

I think you can also do this with room lighting using the same kind of logic. However, I am not sure how it would work with a physical switch. (it might start at 100% or last dimmer setting and then gradually change). I do this with most of my button controllers right now and it just comes on at the dim/color temp settings I have for the mode. But, I do not have any set up like this with physical switches.

[rlithgow1]

@rwclements228

Lutron switches and dimmers are very quiet. They are not silent, but the volume is very low. You have to be within a few feet of a switch to hear it.

I have almost 70 Lutron Caseta dimmers/switches/pico's and I have to be honest. I have never heard any noise from them at all. (Not saying you don't hear anything). The only time I hear any noises from something electrical like that is if there is a problem with the wiring.

[rwclements228]

I have a motion detector in the bathroom that controls my lighting. I have conditions set in my rules such that during daytime hours, the light come on at 100%. During nighttime hours, it comes on at 10%.

[Sebastien]

Ah, ok! That makes sense. Using automation as automation is intended to be used!