I have bought new home last year and I was hoping to get recess lights done throughout the house. I did calculate and I think it will be around 45 lights counting both floors and all rooms that I can think of… I also have found one electrician which says he will charge xx$ per light and all materi…

Are you in the US or the UK? Or Canada? The devices available will vary, so I just want to be sure. Hue Probably the easiest choice is to just get the Phillips BR 30 bulbs. These do color changes. You will need one Phillips hue bridge (either the round one or the square one will work, but the squ…

Awesome @JDRoberts As I have previously mentioned in these forums you are our encyclopedia for Smartthings. Yes I was hoping for bulbs where I can change colors as well as turn them on/off/dim via smartapp. Adding smart switch and smart bulb seems not-smart idea… I live in US by the way. There o…

See the switch FAQ, there are multiple options. :sunglasses: [image] FAQ: Philips Hue and Other Smart Bulbs - What sort of light switches to use with them? (Long FAQ) Wiki Thinking on a big move to Hue lights, the real question is - what switches to use with them? If they…

I had a similar situation with about 50 recessed lights. I did a test with Hue, while awesome with color changing, ended up not making sense for most of the application. Do I really want color changing lights in the kitchen, or stairs? I went with smart switches instead. Cheaper overall, about $4…

Any place you don’t need color the Cree retrofit is highly recommended by me and many others. It has a very natural looking light, very clean install, and dim’s well. [image] Cree TW Series 6 in. 65W Equivalent Soft White (2700K) LED Retrofit Recessed Downlight - - Amazon.com Cree TW S…

@desertblade Yes it make sense. I’ll probably end up using smartswitch and normal dimmable lights everywhere but few places where it would really be needed.

Thank you so much Kevin. Cree looks good, but I like Daylight white. So I’ll look for cree’s with daylight. Between, i have two story family room, would 65 watt equvi(the one you shared) would be enough bright? family room is 15X21 and I’m thinking of 6 or 8 recess lights.

Sorry for bringing this alive again, So if I am not looking for the fanciness of changing color, individual/group light control and using an app, it looks like the best choice is dumb LED’s with a smart switch, now, which is the most recommended brand for dumb led’s? I am running BR 40 and I belie…

It’s generally true that a dumb bulb that draws a little more current will work better with a dimmer switch, whether that dimmer switch is networked or not. The usual line is right around 10W. Both Leviton and Lutron have done extensive testing of how specific bulb models work with specific dimmer…

@JDRoberts Wow very thorough explanation, thank you so much! this are some pointer that I am definitely taking for dimmer switches, but in my previous post I meant to say for regular on and off switches, I see that you talked about the GE ones, some one in another thread recommended those to be goo…

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See the switch FAQ, there are multiple options.

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