Comments on: Let there be light! http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/08/07/let-there-be-light/ writing our home into existence Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:05:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Suw http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/08/07/let-there-be-light/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Suw Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:21:25 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/08/07/let-there-be-light/#comment-138 Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If there's not already a system on the market that does this, it should be fairly easy to put one together that works intelligently. You need a sensor internally to switch the light on (or slowly bring the light up) as external conditions dim, and then a sensor externally to bring the lights down as the sun comes out. Definitely need to have a manual override - you don't want the thing switching on at night. And you probably want to have some sort of indicator on the light switch to remind you that it's on. Hm. wonder whether it should be paired with motion sensor to check if anyone is in the room... Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. If there’s not already a system on the market that does this, it should be fairly easy to put one together that works intelligently. You need a sensor internally to switch the light on (or slowly bring the light up) as external conditions dim, and then a sensor externally to bring the lights down as the sun comes out.

Definitely need to have a manual override – you don’t want the thing switching on at night. And you probably want to have some sort of indicator on the light switch to remind you that it’s on. Hm. wonder whether it should be paired with motion sensor to check if anyone is in the room…

]]> By: jonp http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/08/07/let-there-be-light/comment-page-1/#comment-137 jonp Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:58:55 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/08/07/let-there-be-light/#comment-137 The adjustable daylight sensors used for exterior lighting could undoubtedly be used for this, since they are designed to switch the same voltages. They tend to be slightly big and ugly, but hey. Just make sure you leave the switch in place as a manual override. The adjustable daylight sensors used for exterior lighting could undoubtedly be used for this, since they are designed to switch the same voltages. They tend to be slightly big and ugly, but hey.

Just make sure you leave the switch in place as a manual override.

]]> By: chrismear http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/08/07/let-there-be-light/comment-page-1/#comment-136 chrismear Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:22:46 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/08/07/let-there-be-light/#comment-136 Obviously what you need is a light-collecting radar dish on your roof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ5MiLqb5VE Obviously what you need is a light-collecting radar dish on your roof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ5MiLqb5VE

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