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AC_Hacker · 10-01-12, 02:35 PM

I'm experimenting with this also, and even though I'm using LED lighting, and the wattage is low, I really like the occupancy sensor.

My sensor is in the kitchen... in my house, the kitchen entry is the main entry used, so it's kind of a friendly feeling to come into a dark room and have the lights go on, especially if your hands are full. My sensor is built into a light switch.

Also, I used to have a sensor in the bathroom, because I couldn't get my children to turn the lights off (now that they pay their own bills, they are relentless watt watchers).

However, I really came to like the auto-on / auto-off switch.

I think that occupancy controlled lighting would find far more enthusiastic acceptance if it had a built in adjustable fader function, with a short ramp up and a longer ramp down. Such a feature is not yet being built into light switches but there is DIY activity on that topic.

It would be just too cool to not have...

Best,

-AC

(* OOPS, I just discovered that such a product is available... *)

This one looks to be for incandescent only... PCM faders, where are you?

10-01-12, 02:35 PM	#14
AC_Hacker Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4,004 Thanks: 303 Thanked 723 Times in 534 Posts	Occupnacy Sensors... I'm experimenting with this also, and even though I'm using LED lighting, and the wattage is low, I really like the occupancy sensor. My sensor is in the kitchen... in my house, the kitchen entry is the main entry used, so it's kind of a friendly feeling to come into a dark room and have the lights go on, especially if your hands are full. My sensor is built into a light switch. Also, I used to have a sensor in the bathroom, because I couldn't get my children to turn the lights off (now that they pay their own bills, they are relentless watt watchers). However, I really came to like the auto-on / auto-off switch. I think that occupancy controlled lighting would find far more enthusiastic acceptance if it had a built in adjustable fader function, with a short ramp up and a longer ramp down. Such a feature is not yet being built into light switches but there is DIY activity on that topic. It would be just too cool to not have... Best, -AC (* OOPS, I just discovered that such a product is available... *) This one looks to be for incandescent only... PCM faders, where are you? __________________ I'm not an HVAC technician. In fact, I'm barely even a hacker...