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Light switch advice (self.homeassistant)

submitted 3 months ago by skullvalanche to c/homeassistant

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Just looking for some advice if the idea I have in mind is even feasible.

I have 2 light switches in my kitchen, one for some pendant lights, one for some overhead cannister lights.

I hate the placement of the switches, since the pendant lights which I prefer are far away from the actual doorways into the kitchen. Meanwhile the cannister lights are on the switches near the doors.

I'm looking to do some clever "hackery" to make it so the switches by the doors control the pendant lights, if possible, but I don't want to have to rewire things in the walls/ceilings.

Is there a good solution to this? I was looking at some Shelly switches, but I'm not sure those solve for the problem I wanna solve. I'm willing to swap out switches or wire in things near the lights, but trying to keep things simple as possible.

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[–] just_another_person 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

As long as the sockets have the power from the original switches left on, any kind of wireless bulb and switch would work. The switches then control the bulbs, not the actual power circuit. Just make sure to get brands you know will work with HA if you plan to tie the switches into the system.