My porch light sometimes gets left on and annoys my very nice neighbor. It’s on a schedule but sometimes someone turns it on after the scheduled off time and forgets to turn it off. Is there a way to give her access to that switch only? I am using Kasa wifi switches and Alexa in the rest of the house. Thanks.

  • stoatwblr@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    If your porch light is annoying your neighbour then you need to fix the LIGHT (ie: its throw) so it doesn’t shine (or reflect) into their windows before playing with any automation or remote controls

    “Light Trespass” is a major issue and the kind of thing that local authorities (councils) tend to take seriously

    A Google search on that term will underscore that message

    ie: deal with the problem “at root cause” rather than trying to patch a poor setup by adding complexity

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      1 year ago

      Agreed. Something as simple as changing the fixture to one that points down would benefit from unwanted light spill.