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?
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?
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
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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