(Part 2) Top products from r/lifx

i'll try to get some pictures later today when i get off work.

in the meantime, i see that you're using this floor lamp from ikea, is that right?

how many sockets does it have? is it just one up at the top and one on the arm? if that's the case, i'd recommend you go with a mini on the arm, and an a60 at top. the bigger, brighter top will light up the whole room much better if that lamp is your own source of light, and the mini should cast just enough light to read/study with since it can be aimed over your shoulders onto your desk from behind you.

i actually use this ikea lamp in our study over a giant beanbag chair just for reading, with an a60 inside. although we also have two desk lamps, the big one from ikea illuminates the room nicely on its own at around 80-90% brightness. for reference, our study is roughly 12x10ft.

4mtx8mt, if i'm calculating right...is about 13x26ft? if so, you'd probably want another lamp in that room unless you like to keep things generally darker.

Would I be able to use this to control a non-smart device like a window fan that is operable with a remote control. I just would like to be able to turn it on and off. I know I can use a smart plug to turn the fan off, but a smart plug isn't able to turn it back on. For reference, this is the fan I'm trying to make into a "smart fan" with the flic hub: https://www.amazon.com/Bionaire-Reversible-Airflow-Window-Control/dp/B000065DKJ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1496455850&sr=8-3&keywords=window+fan

Just this cheap one on amazon, has worked perfectly!!

TP-Link N450 Wireless Wi-Fi Router, Up to 450Mbps (TL-WR940N) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003Y5RYNY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_MnNZAbPSGVGJN

I'd go with the following due to their ease of use & all the expandability doors that will open as a result:

• Ecolink Z-Wave PIR Motion Detector, Pet Immune (PIRZWAVE2-ECO) $28 @ Amazon - I own this & have 2 dogs. Read the directions & mount it at the appropriate height & have never had the dogs trigger.
  
• Samsung SmartThings Hub, 2nd Generation - $99 @ Amazon

late reply, but, I'm concerned that it wouldn't work on something like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00067YOJ0 because of the cover?

Mostly concerned about there not being enough room, Lifx bulbs are huge.

It's $100 for the kit, including two switches. Additional switches are $40, not cheap, but the price is similar to other offerings and they work well.

The early release of the Pop wasn't always reliable, but in subsequent updates it's become rock solid. Far more reliable than the Lifx bulbs themselves. I don't recall the last time one of my Pops failed to work.

Why don't you try one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/WeMo-Light-Switch-enabled-Amazon/dp/B00DGEGJ02/

Looks to me like it would suit you better.

The ultimate question, what style lamp shade do you have?

Any fabric or colored shade will require the A60 (1100lm). I can't speak to a splitter, but I have colored shades, and the mini's just don't cut it.

As for light diffusing, I wouldn't worry about it at all, I have an A60(1100lm) in one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Mainstays-71-Floor-Lamp-Black/dp/B00JCUQUD0

and it works like a normal bulb.

I ordered a set of these E26 to E12 Adapters just to be safe.

Oh good point, I can run a 5ghz and 2.5ghz network both.

Hmm. Can’t seem to find a UAP that’s 2.5ghz only. Eg I think this is the one you are talking about: Ubiquiti Networks Enterprise AP Unifi https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HXT8R2O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GYSbBbT6Z9H92

Would something like this work? I'm assuming the strips are about like most LED strips in the way they connect, so if that did work they'd work separately from the LIFX controls but you'd at least be able to get some use out of them.

Thanks for the reply - I will test this once I'm back home. All of the lamps are either plugged into outlets that have an adapter similar to this or an outlet that can be controlled by a wall switch. Not sure if this has an effect or not.

I was thinking of using ledenet lights with this ledenet wifi

But I wanted LEDs like the lifx that could display different colors at the same time

Edit: it says it works with music

It looks like a usb micro 8 pin

usb micro b 8 pin

I use this in each of my bathrooms to turn on/off the lights and fans. Comes on instantly when they see motion.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KCYD9PC

You can also buy Wink hub

http://www.amazon.com/Wink-PWHUB-WH17-Connected-Home-Hub/dp/B00PV6GAI4/

or SmartThings hub

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SmartThings-Hub-2nd-Generation/dp/B010NZV0GE/

along with a motion sensor. You can then set it up to turn on/off when you enter/leave your house and/or enter/leave a room. You can even set it up to slowly turn on the lights in your bedroom at a certain time to help wake up. There might be a delay with Wink or Smarthings of up to 5 seconds.

Edit: Just noticed you mentioned false positives with pets and motion detection. You should be able to set the motion detection levels so that your pets don't activate the motion sensor. I have a motion sensor for my alarm and it's set enough so that it sees me move, but not my dogs. I haven't had the motion sensors for my lights in the bathrooms go off from the dogs, but my dogs don't go into any of the bathrooms much.

This should give you what you want: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U0HN1DG/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Are these the command clips you use?
https://www.amazon.ca/Command-17017CLR-AWC-Outdoor-Weather-Strips/dp/B00KBJT45M

I also have an Asus RT-AC68U that I own.

Will an adapter from e12 to e26, or e27 work ?

example:

https://www.amazon.com/JACKYLED-5-Pack-Adapter-Chandelier-Converter/dp/B00L595FA0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511283005&sr=8-1&keywords=light+bulb+adapter

I live in university housing as well, and wanted to set up a LIFX / Home Mini on a restricted network with AP isolation.

My solution was to get myself a cheap wifi extender, go to "manual setup", enter the wifi password like you normally would and boom - you can now use your new hotspot to connect and set up any sort of smart / connected devices, including your LIFX bulbs.

Just give your hotspot a boring jargon name and don't name it the same thing as the actual wifi network, some university housing may not allow you to have your own routers, or the admin might kick your hotspot off the network if they find it.

Let me know how it goes!