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Help Me Satisfy My Wife Using HA (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have an early 2000s house and they went wild with a) the sheer number of wall switches and b) the number of 3-way switches. I want to replace a good number of them while accepting my wife's requirement that they look and function as dumb paddle switches when necessary.

I've looked around and these seem to be the best at fitting all of my requirements but Mama Mia, the price 😭 😭 😭 😭

https://www.amazon.com/Inovelli-2-1-Smart-Switch-Dimmer/dp/B0BG329SH3

Anyone have some suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The light bulb form factor was created hundreds of years ago for incandescent light bulbs. In this form factor, it is impossible to properly cool the LEDs. I used 12 pieces of Yeelight Pro 8W in a 10 m² room, and this room was as bright as the sky.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Sorry for being inaccurate, I said "bulbs" but it's actually a mix of bulbs, spotlights and panels. I'm okay with any form factor that fits the situation.

That said, I haven't had any issues with bulbs. The shape is practical due to history, meaning there's a very wide selection of lamps etc.

For both bulbs and spots I tend to go with "several". I have very few places with just one bulb, it's usually 2, 3 or 4 bulbs in a lamp, and up to 9 spots. This means that they rarely need to go full power, and that should make them last longer. I haven't had any dying on me yet.