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Automatic home lighting?

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thermidorthelobster:
OK, well I bought a pair of the Maplins switches.

First off, they don't work with low-power eco-friendly bulbs.  They have to have 40W bulb or greater to work.  So you have to burn more energy when the light is on by using an inefficient bulb!

Secondly, the sensitivity isn't accurate enough for them to actually be useful.  They'll turn themselves off, even though I'm sitting here waving my arm around in front of the sensor;  and then they'll turn on in the middle of the night for no obvious reason.

So it's a nice idea, but in the case of the Maplins sensors, the technology's just not mature enough to be useful yet.

I might have to retire these to the garage, where hopefully there are enough low-power bulbs to draw enough current for the sensor to work properly  :?

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