Any way to get a routine to dim to 15 percent?

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

@Kelleytoons

It appears my only choices in dimming bulbs is in increments of 10 percent, but my LED lights go out at 10% and 20% is too bright. 15 percent works (which I can do via Alexa) but I can’t get a routine to do that. Anyway to do this that ends up in a routine? (I don’t want a SmartApp but just something I can activate via my Apple Watch, which is only the routines

I’m not sure what you have access to on your watch, but I’m going to assume it’s just like the widget, it can only see routines.

To do this you will need a smart app AND a virtual switch.

Step 1) create the virtual switch.
Step 2) install the smartapp rule machine
Step 3) create this rule:

Condition - virtual switch on
Rule - virtual switch on
Action for true - dim bulb to 15%
Action for false - turn off bulb

Step 4) create this routine:

Name - light on
Turn On these lights or switches - choose the virtual switch

Step 5) create this routine (optional)

Name - light off
Turn off these lights or switches - choose the virtual switch

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