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Posted by trader4 on September 26, 2009, 5:37 pm
On Sep 26, 8:42=A0am, spamb...@milmac.com (Doug Miller) wrote:
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..@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Could someone suggest a good solution for reminding my family members
> >that the lights are on in a particular room. For example, if I could
> >have an LED light in a decora format I would be more than happy to run
> >the necessary wires.
> If they can't see that the room lights are on, how do you expect them to
> notice your indicator light?
I'm assuming he means that he wants an indicator in a room other than
where the lights are. But we don't know because there isn't enough
info, like are the lights in question on one switch or table
lamps? He could put an indicator light from radio shack into a
blank cover plate. If the indicator is going to be any distance from
the switch running the wire could be a bitch. And like you said,
there is no guarantee that anyone will pay any attention to it anyway.
I was looking for a simple one pole wall switch for my garage where
the switch would light if the switch was on so I could see it in the
laundry room. I couldn't find one at HD, Lowes, etc. Everyone
they had was designed to light when it was off so you could see it in
the dark. I'm sure somone makes it, but I eventually just forgot
about it.
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Posted by aemeijers on September 26, 2009, 6:05 pm
trader4@optonline.net wrote:
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> On Sep 26, 8:42 am, spamb...@milmac.com (Doug Miller) wrote:
>>> Could someone suggest a good solution for reminding my family members
>>> that the lights are on in a particular room. For example, if I could
>>> have an LED light in a decora format I would be more than happy to run
>>> the necessary wires.
>> If they can't see that the room lights are on, how do you expect them to
>> notice your indicator light?
>
> I'm assuming he means that he wants an indicator in a room other than
> where the lights are. But we don't know because there isn't enough
> info, like are the lights in question on one switch or table
> lamps? He could put an indicator light from radio shack into a
> blank cover plate. If the indicator is going to be any distance from
> the switch running the wire could be a bitch. And like you said,
> there is no guarantee that anyone will pay any attention to it anyway.
>
> I was looking for a simple one pole wall switch for my garage where
> the switch would light if the switch was on so I could see it in the
> laundry room. I couldn't find one at HD, Lowes, etc. Everyone
> they had was designed to light when it was off so you could see it in
> the dark. I'm sure somone makes it, but I eventually just forgot
> about it.
Think about what you just typed, above. If the light is off in the
switch, the garage light is on. The dog that didn't bark, etc.
But ISTR the suckers glowed all the time, not when they were switched.
Maybe the brightness changed or something. My family's 1966 folly had
several of them, but I haven't seen one in many years.
aem sends...
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Posted by trader4 on September 27, 2009, 7:43 am
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> trad...@optonline.net wrote:
> > On Sep 26, 8:42 am, spamb...@milmac.com (Doug Miller) wrote:
nf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Could someone suggest a good solution for reminding my family members
> >>> that the lights are on in a particular room. For example, if I could
> >>> have an LED light in a decora format I would be more than happy to ru=
> >>> the necessary wires.
> >> If they can't see that the room lights are on, how do you expect them =
> >> notice your indicator light?
> > I'm assuming he means that he wants an indicator in a room other than
> > where the lights are. =A0 But we don't know because there isn't enough
> > info, like are the lights in question on one switch or table
> > lamps? =A0 =A0 He could put an indicator light from radio shack into a
> > blank cover plate. =A0If the indicator is going to be any distance from
> > the switch running the wire could be a bitch. =A0 =A0And like you said,
> > there is no guarantee that anyone will pay any attention to it anyway.
> > I was looking for a simple one pole wall switch for my garage where
> > the switch would light if the switch was on so I could see it in the
> > laundry room. =A0 =A0 I couldn't find one at HD, Lowes, etc. =A0 Everyo=
> > they had was designed to light when it was off so you could see it in
> > the dark. =A0 I'm sure somone makes it, but I eventually just forgot
> > about it.
> Think about what you just typed, above. If the light is off in the
> switch, the garage light is on. The dog that didn't bark, etc.
Yes, but having it ass backwards isn't particularly appealing to me.
The normal convention is when something is on then the indicator light
is on. When you start to deviate from that, the more confusing
everything gets.
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> But ISTR the suckers glowed all the time, not when they were switched.
> Maybe the brightness changed or something. My family's 1966 folly had
> several of them, but I haven't seen one in many years.
> --
> aem sends...
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Posted by John Gilmer on September 26, 2009, 6:36 pm
> Hi,
> Could someone suggest a good solution for reminding my family members that
> the lights are on in a particular room. For example, if I could have an
> LED light in a decora format I would be more than happy to run the
> necessary wires.
Why not use an "occupancy sensor" gadget in the room?
At worse, you can put in some perfectly legal surface wiring and put the
sensor next to the fixture.
Many of these gadgets can be used with LED/CFL lamps because the actual
switching is done with an electro-mechanical device. (Read the package
instructions before buying.)
If the light switch is in the same room you simply replace the switch with
an occupancy sensor switch.
We use them in the kitchen and bathroom. We had one in a downstair "extra"
family room but it would often switch off when someone was still in the
room.
Frankly, with CFLs it isn't all that big a deal on the electric bill if
someone does leave the lights on.
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> Thanks,
> Aaron
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> >Could someone suggest a good solution for reminding my family members
> >that the lights are on in a particular room. For example, if I could
> >have an LED light in a decora format I would be more than happy to run
> >the necessary wires.
> If they can't see that the room lights are on, how do you expect them to
> notice your indicator light?