Hey all - new here and love my smartthings system so far! Trying to figure this out:
I have a light bulb from Sengled with a backup battery built in on the event of a power outage. It is not a smart bulb, but I want to be able to turn it off and on with smart things.
Suggestions? Thanks!
How does the bulb know your power is out vs. you flipped the switch on the lamp it’s screwed into?
The Everbright smart bulb has built-in circuitry that can tell the difference between being turned off / unplugged and a true power outage.
https://us.sengled.com/products/a19-bulb-with-battery-back-up
I should also mention that I want to use the bulb in my basement, where the only lighting is a pull-chain socket in the ceiling. Is there some kind of zigbee/Z-wave adapter for plain sockets?
There is, but I don’t know whether it will work with your bulb or not, that is whether the bulb will think the power is cut when the zwave socket is off . You may just have to try it and see.
https://www.amazon.com/Everspring-Z-Wave-Screw-Socket-Module/dp/B00G3OEW9C
Perfect! I’ll give it a shot.
I recommend switching outlet to motion sensor, this works awesome hands free, and shuts off after 5 min or what you set!!