Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Automating based on light-switch controlled outlet? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've got an outlet that's controlled by a light-switch. I've currently got a lamp plugged into it, but I'd like to be able to control some lights fairly far away from it, and smart bulbs seemed like a neat way to do that.

Is there something I can plug into the outlet to monitor whether it's on or not, and then turn the lights on or off based on that? I'm having a hard time figuring out how to Google that.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Smart plug seems to be the obvious choice but it’s pretty useless if the light switch is turned off. Installing a relay like sonoff mini is probably the better option.