Cover for existing light switches?
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:04 pm
Hi,
One thing I like about KAKU (click-on-click-off) is the fact that you can switch locally - without servers or software. So if all fails you can still switch lights.
Now that I'm getting close to having 10 Philips Hue lights in my house I would like to
start using "wall switches" to control them, but not switch them off completely (as the computer would not be able to control them anymore)
-> the current wall-switches already control the Hue lights, but when switched off they are not visible anymore
-> If I remove the current wall-switches and replace them by RF switches that trigger Homeseer to control the Hue lights there will be a significant impact if HS goes down, network is down etc.
So what I was thinking:
1. replace the current wall-switches with ones that are as flat as possible
2. Put a small cover on top of those switches (so I can't easily turn them OFF, taking them out of the RF network
3. Put a wireless switch on top of that to switch the Hue lights
In case of emergency I can always take of the RF switch, the cover and use the normal switch to control these Hue lights.
Q1: What could I use for #1: extremely flat/small, but traditional wall switches?
Q2: What could I use for #2: a cover that sits on top of #1?
One thing I like about KAKU (click-on-click-off) is the fact that you can switch locally - without servers or software. So if all fails you can still switch lights.
Now that I'm getting close to having 10 Philips Hue lights in my house I would like to
start using "wall switches" to control them, but not switch them off completely (as the computer would not be able to control them anymore)
-> the current wall-switches already control the Hue lights, but when switched off they are not visible anymore
-> If I remove the current wall-switches and replace them by RF switches that trigger Homeseer to control the Hue lights there will be a significant impact if HS goes down, network is down etc.
So what I was thinking:
1. replace the current wall-switches with ones that are as flat as possible
2. Put a small cover on top of those switches (so I can't easily turn them OFF, taking them out of the RF network
3. Put a wireless switch on top of that to switch the Hue lights
In case of emergency I can always take of the RF switch, the cover and use the normal switch to control these Hue lights.
Q1: What could I use for #1: extremely flat/small, but traditional wall switches?
Q2: What could I use for #2: a cover that sits on top of #1?