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Help with Smart lighting startup.

7 years ago

I was hoping to invest in smart lighting to my home renovation that I am doing. I have already invested in underfloor heating and hoping to connect Nest or any other smart thermostat. It is daunting as to where I should start in terms of lighting. Should I go with Philips hue hub or will Philips bulb be able to connect through Nest ? I have been looking on the net to find out as to where to start. I was planning of LED spot lights in lounge, dining area, kitchen and corridor, but having looked into smart lighting I feel I should go with that. I have seen few bulbs which doesn't need any hub and it has all WiFi builtin. Mainly I need the corridor of my bungalow using the motion sensor to control lighting which is connecting path to all rooms. Hope there is few geeks out there who could help me. Just adding floor plan with highlighted area mainly being considered at present, Hope adding few lights in bedroom also wouldn't hurt my pockets that much.


Comments (2)

  • 7 years ago
    I did not have a comment on the technical side of things but wanted to add that you will likely not use the spotlights in the dining room or lounge preferring eye level table lights which are kinder when you are trying to relax.
    I might also consider different lighting in the corridor as per the photo
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    7 years ago

    I would strongly advise against using Nest or the smart light bulbs with Wifi in. The reason I advise this is following a training on Thursday with my smart technology supplier. He advised me that whilst Nest have an appealing aesthetic they don't work well. I think if you want to use Smart technology you would benefit from professional advise on linking your existing heating system and then ensuring you can add any further technology such as lighting and TV or audio in future easily. Having a hub is very much the way to go, you also want to get your wiring configured correctly from the earliest possible stage. There are better control systems for different elements, but they all talk through IP. There is also one which ensures consistent standards and means they won't develop further technology that can't link to the previous one. If you would like further information please contact me.

    R. Roshan thanked Spinriver Design