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Smart switch alexa is does it count
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So looking through regs items need to be switched to be controlled. So does an Alexa for type switch count. If you run a normal switch then add Alexa bulb say at some point someone will turn off the switch and the item will over time deprogramme. Therefore you could short back of switch giving constant power and solving problem but is that within the regs?
If you run a normal switch then add Alexa bulb say at some point someone will turn off the switch and the item will over time deprogramme. Therefore you could short back of switch giving constant power and solving problem but is that within the regs?
Call me old, but I can't see the application for a rarely used lamp and come to think of it, I can't see the need for it on a frequently used lamp either!
If you haven't control over the humans that interfere with your switch, perhaps some old fashioned discipline or quite simply, put some sticky tape over the switch!
At least someone changing the lamp should realise that the switch has been temporarily disabled rather than the permanent method you suggest?
If you run a normal switch then add Alexa bulb say at some point someone will turn off the switch and the item will over time deprogramme. Therefore you could short back of switch giving constant power and solving problem but is that within the regs?
Call me old, but I can't see the application for a rarely used lamp and come to think of it, I can't see the need for it on a frequently used lamp either!
If you haven't control over the humans that interfere with your switch, perhaps some old fashioned discipline or quite simply, put some sticky tape over the switch!
At least someone changing the lamp should realise that the switch has been temporarily disabled rather than the permanent method you suggest?
