Just looking for a recommendation if such a thing exists. I am looking to to replace the bulbs in my yard with some high wattage (but standard size) bulbs. Might seem simple but here's my predicament..
Can't use Zigbee. Sadly, my house hates zigbee and while i've done just about everything to get zigbee stuff working properly, they just don't for me.. It might be that i'm blanketing the neighborhood with wifi, or who knows what... but things just go unavailable after a few days, and yes, tried repeaters, moving bulbs to hue hubs, changing channels, etc.. Anyway, not looking to solve my zigbee problem, maybe i'll solve it eventually, but for now i'm avoiding it (especially outside)
Can't replace the switch/fixture. I actually use lutron, zwave and zigbee switches around the house (zigbee and zwave were mostly to be used as repeaters), but in this case, the outside lights have power plugs in them that are running my cameras, so replacing the fixture or the socket isn't an option.
I did have some zwave bulbs that are rgb that i picked up and work fine for now, but obviously being rgb and 800 lumens, they aren't really usable for a yard.
Prefer something 100w, but I can settle for 75w equiv. ( i realize wattage doesn't equate to lumens, but i just know 800 lumens, especially rgb, doesn't cut it)... Would prefer just white, dimmable bulbs. Don't care if it's zwave or wifi, those both work, but I can't seem to find anything that works with hubitat at that wattage.
Regarding the ZWAVE plus bulb, yeah, I can use them but not that one, it's BR30. (Plus, 650 lumens as others have pointed out).
The AEON stuff looks interesting, but that bulb wouldn't fit in my fixture (plus, as mentioned, can't swap out the wiring due to #2, or i'd just use a 100w regular bulb and call it a day)
I'll look into the LIFX stuff, that might be an option although is it really 1100 lumens? Also RGB so it's been my experience that they are not as bright as a white bulb would be. Also, seems pricey but I guess I might have much other options.
Oh, and nope, the Sonoff won't work as mentioned in #2 of my post. I use a screwon plug splitter inside the fixture that runs a power cord to my cameras, so if I switched off the power i would turn the cameras off.
If you mean the socket, it's a standard E26/E27 socket. If you're referring to the total size, these bulbs aren't meant to have any covering over them - so they can dissipate heat.
That's a z-wave lamp socket that will screw into your splitter. Only the bulb screwed into the socket will be controlled; power to your cameras will be on all the time.
But the light is indoor only. Unless there is decent covering to protect that light it can easily be destroyed by moisture.
@brian10 Is there any reason you can't redo the fixture to add a real outlet and a real light socket. With both separated, you could do exactly what you need for each device. Unless it is some really odd situation, it couldn't take much.
Oh, cool.. that EverSpring thing might do it. Although, yeah, that one site is cheaper than ebay, but maybe not after adding shipping (unless i found $80 of stuff to buy..haha).
And yeah, @zarthan , maybe it might be best to just open up the fixture and rewire stuff up inside it.. I guess I was trying to do an easy swapout without having to shut off the power and something i could reverse easily one day.. but this would be the most economical option.
