Creat comments on What's your most pointless or silliest automation?

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When I turn the coffee maker on (or off), it's light also gets turned on (or off). I couldn't just used the same switched socket for both, but I had one free so here we are.

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[–] qupada@fedia.io 5 points 1 year ago

I'm considering a similar one.

Our kitchen ceiling lights now have a Shelly relay in their circuit. I'm considering a smart bulb in the rangehood - unusually, it fits a full-size A60/B22 bulb, so basically any standard smart lighting is an option - so it can be synced with the rest of the kitchen lights.

Also who wouldn't want to be able to have green light while cooking?

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[+] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Oh they are part of the same 3 socket smart power strip. But at the time I would've had to go to a different floor and get a splitter plug (no idea what to call those things). Adding the automation was just faster. And I can always do this if I ever actually need that switched socket.

Keep in mind what the original question of the thread was.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Keep in mind what the original question of the thread was.

Yeah i forgot that for a moment lol. My bad. That said, there are a lot of things people use automation for which would be better served by just pulling a wire somewhere.