Comments on: Budget but very efficient lighting automation http://smart-home-blog.com/archives/1256 Welcome to Home 2.0! This blog is about home automation techologies, digital TV, VDR, gadgets, Plutohome, HD TV Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:49:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Stepanov http://smart-home-blog.com/archives/1256/comment-page-1#comment-23640 Michael Stepanov Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:47:41 +0000 http://smart-home-blog.com/?p=1256#comment-23640 Sure, CFL lamps are much better. I suspect that Smarthome uses old-school lamp just for example. I don't think that it's possible to leave light with that kind of device. It have a timeout to switch light off. So, it'll do that always. Also it's possible to adjust the angle of motion detector. So, you can avoid unnecessary triggering. BTW, personally I vote for the whole house control system, which can manage energy consumption more efficient then standalone device. But sometimes such kind standalone solutions are very helpful. Sure, CFL lamps are much better. I suspect that Smarthome uses old-school lamp just for example. I don’t think that it’s possible to leave light with that kind of device. It have a timeout to switch light off. So, it’ll do that always. Also it’s possible to adjust the angle of motion detector. So, you can avoid unnecessary triggering. BTW, personally I vote for the whole house control system, which can manage energy consumption more efficient then standalone device. But sometimes such kind standalone solutions are very helpful.

]]> By: Don http://smart-home-blog.com/archives/1256/comment-page-1#comment-23638 Don Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:47:00 +0000 http://smart-home-blog.com/?p=1256#comment-23638 The problem with this device is that Smarthome doesn't give continuous energy consumption figures. Replacing these type of lights with CFL is always a good idea. But does buying a device will continuously run a motion sensor ever producing savings from leaving a light on occasionally? I doubt it. Especially if the light is a CFL. I do like battery run LED lights with motion sensors for dark places without light. The problem with this device is that Smarthome doesn’t give continuous energy consumption figures. Replacing these type of lights with CFL is always a good idea. But does buying a device will continuously run a motion sensor ever producing savings from leaving a light on occasionally? I doubt it. Especially if the light is a CFL.

I do like battery run LED lights with motion sensors for dark places without light.

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