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Need help converting dumb switches; one w/o any lights, one w/ Hue bulbs (self.homeassistant)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Backfire to c/homeassistant

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I'm looking for a smart home solution use two switches in my living room (EU), in order to make them just smart enough so I can control some devices. The setup isn't very complex in itself, and I'm pretty sure it's doable - I'm just unsure what I'd need in order to use these switches in a 'smart' capacity...

This is what I had in mind:

On-off switch, connected to a single light with three Hue filament bulbs. I'd like this one to always be powered, as to make them always controllable
On-off switch, which should be connected to a light which isn't in use at all. Once this one is 'smart', I could control all other smart devices in the living room like a 'turn off everything'-button.

I have a Hue bridge and a Home Assistant instance running in my home.

With regards to wife-approval-factor, I'd rather leave the original switches in place, but I'm open to suggestions. I hope one of you can steer me in the right direction.

Edit: if this isn't the right community for the question, I'd understand, but I wasn't sure where to put it otherwise... I'd be open to suggestions to that too.

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[–] Backfire 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I've come across Shelly relays as well, they seem like a viable option to me. I'd probably prefer a separated network like Zigbee, but that should be doable. Thanks!

[–] Heavybell 1 points 10 months ago

You can get zigbee 3.0 relays on aliexpress. I got the GIRIER store ones, but while I've done a test with a bulb and a switch on a board, I haven't gotten them properly installed yet. Seems promising tho.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can do this with Shelly Zwave relays.

That would generally preferable to ZigBee for such a system from an RF perspective.

Aeotec or Zooz usb dongle on your server, every Shelly acts as a signal relay.