really happy with my kick plate illumination
I've wanted to illuminate my kick plates for a long time, starting with my master bathroom, and rolling out to my secondary and kitchen
Finally started today, with a 100w 24v converter, and a gledopto ZigBee controller
Installation was easy, and the controller was quickly picked up. I previously installed a GFCI protected outlet under my sink, so I just plugged it into there.
I don't have a motion sensor yet, so it's just a timed automation:
Day: bright white, about 40% brightness Evening: warm white, about 20% brightness After 10: almoast amber, and about 1% brightness, just enough to pee by.
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Very nice, I love the overall effect. Once you have motion sensing are you planning on local reaction or more of a persistence approach? Like a motion sensor and then a timer for turning off or once someone enters the room keeping them on until they leave the room?
yea, havent decided if it will always be on, and brighten, or only turn on when someones there.
The energy cost should be nearly nill, a watt or two (it 12 watts at max, and im using it at 5% for standby!)
Nice. I would recommend measuring the usage not from what the device reports but from actually measuring at the wall socket. The conversion is likely meaningfully under the 95% efficiency of some tools and that waste is felt as heat. If you convert to 24V from 120V you will have a significant amount of heat as waste which is unreported in home assistant. If you have the option to use a relay it can actually turn the thing all the way off, allowing almost zero usage when not on, but it can be a little slower to respond.
Yea, my guess is just based on what the strip says (12+12 watts per meter)
Only wattmeter I have is an Ikea ZigBee plug, which does draw reporting. Could use that and measure it's wattage
Bookmarked for further inspiration
Nice one! Although i was surprised to see a wooden floor in a bathroom!
Agreed, they should’ve taken a lesson from the 70s and used shag carpet.
ha ha ha, thanks!
Its not wood, its a click-lock, waterproof vinyl.. that just is a really good imitation!
I put in cork floor in my bathroom about 16 years ago, it's held up perfectly. And now I need this kick plate mood lighting.
Looks really nice!
I would love to do something like this, also for a mirror backlight, but my bathroom only has 1 outlet, placed in a cubbard above the sink. I can't get anything from there, unless I want wires all over my bathroom walls and some long ones at that.
yea, i added costco backlit/heated mirrors.
Had to run a new wire from my light fixture, but worth it,.
Pictures a bit old, i've replaced the toilet since, as the old one was leaking
That looks really nice 👍
Got to be a symptom of end-stage capitalism.
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Total project cost was $30, parts from Aliexpress, and its because i love to tinker
You did something. Now someone on the Internet is mad. Stop doing things that make you stand out. Don't you know the rules of the pit?
Well, I did say “got to be”. Just an observation…I obviously don’t know if this was necessary or useful.
Not blasting my retinas at 3 a.m. when I just want to pee is a pretty solid use case. The full bathroom light is tuned for my wife doing makeup, and it hits like a flashbang.
If anything, calling someone’s $30 tinkering project “late-stage capitalism” feels more late-stage than the project itself. Criticizing people for having hobbies is a weird hill to die on.
The irony that you use a device that's way more expensive than OP's lovely project to write this comment...
That’s not irony.
It also assumes I paid anything for this iPhone 7…which I didn’t.
But that argument is nonsense, anyways. Apparently you have to be a caveman or you can’t criticize anything? That would be pretty convenient for you.