Amazon has
Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor Light Switch (2-Amp Single Pole, MS-OPS2-WH, White) for
$15.95.
Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.
Thanks to community member
artcab for sharing this deal.
Features:
- Motion sensor light switch automatically turns the lights on when you enter the room and off when you leave
- Senses daylight in the room and learns your preferred light level over time, so your lights stay off if it's already bright
- Occupancy Mode (Auto ON, Auto OFF) and Vacancy Mode (Manual On, Auto Off) allows you to adjust the sensor to your needs; Programmable to delay turning off your light switch to 1, 5, 15 or 30 minutes after leaving a room
- Install using the ground wire if no neutral is available in your home; Single Pole Only
- The wallplate sold separately (not included).
Top Comments
I have a 3 way setup in auto on/auto off in our laundry room with 3 way lighting, and it's flawless. You'll retain on/off switching from either location/switch - as long as it's wired correctly :-)
3 way version here (not a deal, for reference only):
https://www.amazon.com/Lutron-MS-...r=8-1&th=1
3 way instructions here (step 4):
https://assets.lutron.c
EDIT when I saw your EDIT: Haha EXACTLY. There is no reason in the world that I need smart home control over my laundry room lights - I want them to go on EVERY time I go in there, to 100% brightness, night or day.
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Plus a motion sensor with a short timeout is perfect for a laundry room... EDIT: and no, I don't think adding a Caseta motion sensor makes sense either...zero reason to have smarthome control of the laundry room lights.
Does the second switch end up working the same as just pressing the button? So it can turn it on or off, but it won't override the motion sensor (and leave it stuck on or off)?
Plus a motion sensor with a short timeout is perfect for a laundry room...
How do these work in 3 way mode? I'd like to try one in my garage in vacancy mode (auto off but not auto on), but I have 2 switches.
Does the second switch end up working the same as just pressing the button? So it can turn it on or off, but it won't override the motion sensor (and leave it stuck on or off)?
I have a 3 way setup in auto on/auto off in our laundry room with 3 way lighting, and it's flawless. You'll retain on/off switching from either location/switch - as long as it's wired correctly :-)
3 way version here (not a deal, for reference only):
https://www.amazon.com/Lutron-MS-...r=8-1&th=1
3 way instructions here (step 4):
https://assets.lutron.c
EDIT when I saw your EDIT: Haha EXACTLY. There is no reason in the world that I need smart home control over my laundry room lights - I want them to go on EVERY time I go in there, to 100% brightness, night or day.
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In a perfect world, my laundry room lights would come on at a dimmer setting at night (and for bonus points, change color temperature with the sun)...don't really need to get blinded if you to run in there at 1145PM to grab something as you are heading to bed.
Ideally the smarthome would check luminosity sensors in the rest of the house and then turn on the laundry light to match. If the house is fully lit, laundry comes on full blast. If the house is dark, it only comes on to 25%.
But that's just too much to bother with for a laundry room. Especially since someone decided to put a tube-type fluorescent fixture in there for some reason...I'd have to replace that before adding dimmers.
For closets and bathrooms...that makes a lot of sense... Even minimum dim is too much for a middle of the night bathroom visit, but I'm sure you could set it up where after midnight they don't turn on at all unless you press them.
I'd love to put one of these in my pantry, but some idiot installed the pantry light switch outside the pantry on the side that is blocked when you open the door. If you forget to turn it on...you have to take 2 steps back, close the door, step forward to reach the switch, step back to open the door, and then go back in. To fix that I'm going to need to put in a new box on the inside and pull the wire through...
In a perfect world, my laundry room lights would come on at a dimmer setting at night (and for bonus points, change color temperature with the sun)...don't really need to get blinded if you to run in there at 1145PM to grab something as you are heading to bed.
Ideally the smarthome would check luminosity sensors in the rest of the house and then turn on the laundry light to match. If the house is fully lit, laundry comes on full blast. If the house is dark, it only comes on to 25%.
But that's just too much to bother with for a laundry room. Especially since someone decided to put a tube-type fluorescent fixture in there for some reason...I'd have to replace that before adding dimmers.
For closets and bathrooms...that makes a lot of sense... Even minimum dim is too much for a middle of the night bathroom visit, but I'm sure you could set it up where after midnight they don't turn on at all unless you press them.
I'd love to put one of these in my pantry, but some idiot installed the pantry light switch outside the pantry on the side that is blocked when you open the door. If you forget to turn it on...you have to take 2 steps back, close the door, step forward to reach the switch, step back to open the door, and then go back in. To fix that I'm going to need to put in a new box on the inside and pull the wire through...
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Plus a motion sensor with a short timeout is perfect for a laundry room... EDIT: and no, I don't think adding a Caseta motion sensor makes sense either...zero reason to have smarthome control of the laundry room lights.
How do these work in 3 way mode? I'd like to try one in my garage in vacancy mode (auto off but not auto on), but I have 2 switches.
Does the second switch end up working the same as just pressing the button? So it can turn it on or off, but it won't override the motion sensor (and leave it stuck on or off)?