I’m looking for some time switches for our lights for when we are away – just to switch on and off lighting in a few rooms.
Most of our lights in our new build have power [edited to clarify: power supply, i.e. L and N to the switch first] to the light switch, which I’d assume gives a bit more flexibility on the type of timer we can use - rather than the standard ones, which are “on” all the time with a small current through an incandescent bulb to power the timer. All our lighting is LED from downlighters to bulbs.
The only ones I can find are Timeguards and similar, these seem to assume you don’t have power to the switch, and therefore are “on” all the time passing a small current through an incandescent bulb to power the timer, then switching the full load when the timer trips - so they aren't compatible with LEDs/CFLs.
I’m looking for replacements for standard light switches (1G and 2G) and also, if possible ones for grid switches, but I can’t seem to find anything suitable. Are there simple ones which take can use the power feed to run a timer and relay to switch the load, removing any issue with not being compatible with LEDs CFLs etc?
Any recommendations, or should I be looking for smart light switches - and if so, are they suitable for power to the switch and LED loads?
TIA!
Most of our lights in our new build have power [edited to clarify: power supply, i.e. L and N to the switch first] to the light switch, which I’d assume gives a bit more flexibility on the type of timer we can use - rather than the standard ones, which are “on” all the time with a small current through an incandescent bulb to power the timer. All our lighting is LED from downlighters to bulbs.
The only ones I can find are Timeguards and similar, these seem to assume you don’t have power to the switch, and therefore are “on” all the time passing a small current through an incandescent bulb to power the timer, then switching the full load when the timer trips - so they aren't compatible with LEDs/CFLs.
I’m looking for replacements for standard light switches (1G and 2G) and also, if possible ones for grid switches, but I can’t seem to find anything suitable. Are there simple ones which take can use the power feed to run a timer and relay to switch the load, removing any issue with not being compatible with LEDs CFLs etc?
Any recommendations, or should I be looking for smart light switches - and if so, are they suitable for power to the switch and LED loads?
TIA!
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