The moisture changes rather quickly but I have it set for 50%. Sometimes, it takes a little while for the room to hit that. When the fan(s) turn on, they suck the moisture out pretty quick as well.
Light was at % but now you can have it read Lux. As far as how accurate they are, I compared with a handheld and had to offset a couple of them.
I have windows with blinds and curtains in both rooms. So the Lux readings were cool to play around with but ended up just using sunrise, sunset (with offsets) and night mode.
bamarayne
(Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)
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All of my contact and motion sensors are iris, except for only a couple of each.
Iām a cheap sumbish and refuse to buy anything at retailā¦ And I mean anything! All 52 of my GE switches ended up with an average price of about $8.33 eachā¦
Those fancy smancy senses are just too rich for my blood.
I have a contact sensor on the toilet. No variation of motion, contact, was enough to get it just right. So I have two motion sensors, both turn on the lights, the shower one turns on the exhaust fan. I have a humidity sensor (Leeo with IFTTT ST VS) to keep fan on if AC is off and itās not freezing outside, until humidity is normal. If cold outside or AC is on, exhaust fan shuts off after 5 minutes of no motion.
Lights shut off after 1 minute or no activity on either sensor AND toilet is closed.
I donāt have dimmable lights in there, the hallway comes on at three levels throughout the day/night, so by the time you get to the bathroom, your eyes should be adjusted.
Different things work for different people. Itās just a matter of whatās most important to a specific household and of course the layout of the bathroom.
Many families with small kids donāt keep anything on top of the tank. Some bathrooms have nearby shelves.
If youāre talking about the Koehler or the Techo, you have to wave your hand over a specific spot on the top of the tank, just shifting on the seat or lifting the seat wonāt trigger it.
Well, there isnāt always a problem to solve. For me it was something I felt could be automated via a smart low voltage relay. I have a bathroom in our basement that we donāt use that often (as in almost never). Every month I go down and flush the toilet (if I remember). During certain parts of the year the water in the bowl will evaporate if I let it go too long.
[quote=āJDRoberts, post:30, topic:84404, full:trueā]Different things work for different people. Itās just a matter of whatās most important to a specific household and of course the layout of the bathroom.
Choice is good. [/quote]
I was not arguing that. My argument, such as it is, amounts to: why isnāt the āwave sensorā on the side of the toilet, where we are used to having the flush lever? Or perhaps on the side opposite, so that if it fails you can still flush manually?
With either the Koehler or the Techo you can set them up for dual operation so that the original handle still works as well as the sensor.
As far as putting the wave sensor on the side, I think thatās just a matter of splash zones inside the tank. These are very inexpensive devices. If you actually built one into a toilet, you could position it wherever is easiest for you.
@bamarayne Dear godā¦ that is an AMAZING about of devices, automationās for just one room. If you have this many devices, automationās for other rooms, how do you possible keep them up to and working without hours per week of maintenance?
How much maintenance do you spend on your ST setup per week? Iām just curious, because Iām a software architect during the day, and it was fun setuping up ST at first, but i just get exhausted maintain SmartApps, devices not staying connected, and different rules so Iām reduce my complexity a lot, and iām reduce down to about 110 devices now.
Wait a minute. If we are counting existing bathroom devicesā¦
2 x BR30 LIFX 3 Can Lights (above the tub)
1 x Cooper RF9500 (to control the 2 LIFX bulbs)
2 x 6ft LIFX Strip (under the vanity lip) & 3ft over the closet mirror
4 x Iris motion sensors: bathroom, water closet (toilet room), closet, shower
2 x Contact sensors: bathroom door, water closet door
2 x Wemo Light switches: each controls an exhaust fan (bathroom, water closet)
5 x Leviton Smart Dimmers: Vanity Lights, bathroom lights, water closet lights, closet lights, shower lights
2 x Nuheat Signature Thermostats (floor heaters) not on ST yet, but working on a DH.
1 x Amazon Echo Dot
3 x Power Meters in the electrical panel to monitor power usage of the 2 separate heated floor areas and the tub motor/pump.
I also dim the lights after the motor has been running for 2 minutes if you havenāt done so already.
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