Why is it so hard to automate the bathroom?

[JDRoberts]

The device you suggest would definitely be interesting, it’s just that the radio inside a smart switch takes up a lot of room, making it challenging to add other sensors.

Meanwhile, most people do this just by adding a separate humidity sensor.

If you check the quick browse lists in the community-created wiki, look down near the bottom of the page for Project Reports by Room and then check the list for bathroom projects there are a couple there that would have the same end result you’re looking for. (Take a look at “Bathroom Light Control” and “Smart Bathroom Fan,” for example.)

http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=How_to_Quick_Browse_the_Community-Created_SmartApps_Forum_Section

You could also do something similar with Webcore.

FAQ: What is WebCoRE? (And what was CoRE?)

CoRE (now WebCore) is a very powerful community – created rules engine for SmartThings. It allows you to set up stacked conditionals like “If A then B but only while C and not if D.” Setting it up can be quite complex, but there are many community members who will be glad to help you. For example, here is a piston that one member created to notify him if the dog had already been fed twice that day and he picked up the dog bowl for a third time. He needed this because he has a large family and people didn’t always remember whose turn it was to feed the dog. [image] The original version of CoRE Has now been replaced by a new version, WebCoRE, which moves the data entry to a web interface. This allows for flexibility and an architecture that requires more memory than is av…

Admittedly it’s not as convenient as an all in one device, but it is an approach to consider for now.