ᐅ What is the best way to control recessed stair lighting?

Created on: 25 Aug 2016 21:35
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Grym
We would like to install a few stairway spotlights and are wondering about the best way to control them. Should they be switched manually with two-way switches at the top and bottom of the stairs, or with motion sensors or presence detectors?

With our floor plan, it wouldn’t be a problem to install three separate light switches at both the top and bottom of the stairs (one for the main light upstairs, one for the stair spotlights, and one for the light downstairs—all wired as two-way switches), but is that practical? Or would it be better to control the stairway spotlights with motion or presence sensors?
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Barossi
26 Aug 2016 23:05
Sebastian79 schrieb:
You are looking at this in a somewhat one-sided and slightly exaggerated way...

Yes, just like the automation enthusiasts who keep telling you: Everything runs 100% smoothly and absolutely easy.... no problems at all
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Grym
27 Aug 2016 00:01
So, the topic of automation has been moved to a separate thread and hopefully presented in detail.

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Mycraft27 Aug 2016 08:47
Sebastian79 schrieb:
4 rocker switches with 17 functions – and then he wants to tell us that switches in the hallway would be confusing .

Not confusing, I never claimed that... I wrote that switches in passage areas, etc., are unnecessary...

By the way, conventionally, instead of a single multi-gang switch in the kitchen, I would need a setup like this on the wall:



Is that better now? More comfortable? More affordable? Easier to use?

The picture is from a model home, by the way. In other words, this is how houses are built today... because many homeowners want electric roller shutters, venetian blinds, and multiple different light sources in the house.

Each drilled box costs about 15–20 euros, each insert 10–20 euros, plus the frame another 10 euros, plus covers about 5 euros each (mid-price range since you're building for yourself, not using the cheapest options).

For a setup like this, you can quickly reach around 350 euros... just to give some perspective...

I’m not trying to convince anyone here... my answer to the original question is in post #2.
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Barossi
27 Aug 2016 08:51
But you are trying to preach.
We don’t have roller shutters at all and only regular light switches.
Mycraft27 Aug 2016 09:01
I only answer the questions asked... nothing more and nothing less.

If you don’t have roller shutters, that’s just the way it is... it doesn’t mean others build their houses without them as well.
RobsonMKK27 Aug 2016 09:10
I almost feel sorry for you if you build without roller shutters...