Big Jimbo Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Onoff said: I was, 100%, genuinely about to commit a few grand to PV but didn't know where to start. Im with Onoff. Tech stuff. I love it, but dont have a clue unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Onoff said: I was, 100%, genuinely about to commit a few grand to PV but didn't know where to start. It’s the way to go ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, pocster said: It’s the way to go ! I agree, but the sums of cash required if you dont know what you are doing, or can do it yourself , are eye watering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Big Jimbo said: I agree, but the sums of cash required if you dont know what you are doing, or can do it yourself , are eye watering. Nah - grow a pair . What will electric cost in 12 months ? . I don’t know . But it will be more than today . Get some installers in and quotes . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 26 minutes ago, pocster said: Nah - grow a pair . What will electric cost in 12 months ? . I don’t know . But it will be more than today . Get some installers in and quotes . Q: What did the UK have before candles? A: Electricity! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbish Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 30/06/2022 at 20:29, joth said: I'd never even considered presence detectors in terms of payback time. I got them to do automation, including automated lights coming on (including low level markers at night), manage audio, set the blinds to reduce glare on the computer screen when I'm in the office, and such like. The fact it can turn off lights and appliances and save money is a bonus. Hi @joth when you say low level markers at night do you mean using the LED's inside the presence detectors for illumination? During commissioning, I noticed the Loxone ones have a few different LEDs inside to indicate status. Would be really neat to use these as lighting at night but am guessing it would involve hacking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joth Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 On 17/07/2022 at 16:53, willbish said: Hi @joth when you say low level markers at night do you mean using the LED's inside the presence detectors for illumination? No, my presence detectors are ceiling mounted. I'm talking about this sort of light, mounted on the wall about 500mm up from the floor https://www.arrowelectricals.co.uk/dimmable-3w-small-round-recessed-led-wall-light-in-matt-white-ip44-3000k/ Motion activated at night, it's probably guest's favourite thing about the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbish Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 10 hours ago, joth said: No, my presence detectors are ceiling mounted. I'm talking about this sort of light, mounted on the wall about 500mm up from the floor https://www.arrowelectricals.co.uk/dimmable-3w-small-round-recessed-led-wall-light-in-matt-white-ip44-3000k/ Motion activated at night, it's probably guest's favourite thing about the house Nice touch. The Touch Pure have the little LED downlights that are good for a little illumination in the middle of the night. Unfortunately I don't have any switches on the landing/hall. Would be really nice to hack the Loxone presence detectors for this but my software skills are lacking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 03:48, joth said: I'm talking about this sort of light, mounted on the wall about 500mm up from the floor https://www.arrowelectricals.co.uk/dimmable-3w-small-round-recessed-led-wall-light-in-matt-white-ip44-3000k/ Those light fittings looks splendid. Dimmable too. I see some have drivers built-in but others require an external driver. I am interesting in a driver that can be connected to HomeKit. I wonder if they can be driven by, for example, IKEA's LED TRADFRI driver. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tradfri-driver-for-wireless-control-grey-60342656/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joth Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 42 minutes ago, Dreadnaught said: Those light fittings looks splendid. Dimmable too. I see some have drivers built-in but others require an external driver. I am interesting in a driver that can be connected to HomeKit. I wonder if they can be driven by, for example, IKEA's LED TRADFRI driver. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tradfri-driver-for-wireless-control-grey-60342656/ From memory they're mostly 650mA constant LEDs so if you don't like the (very cheap built) dimmable driver that comes with it you can replace with another driver of choice. I have 6 of them in series down the stair stinger, and these are off a replacement driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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