This is the challenge I face being a Smart Home Guru and a pragmatist at the same time...each bathroom has an exhaust fan that should be on for some time after a shower to reduce the humidity. Before Smart Home technology, I was content to put a simple fan timer switch in the bathroom. You could press 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes and the fan would shut off automatically after the specified time.
Now I find myself trying to decide if I should install a simple timer switch or a smart switch and tell my Smart Home Hub to automatically turn off the fan after a preset period of time. Choices...
Personally, I'd just use a timer. I'm by NO means interested in this smart home stuff. I HATE the ring cameras in here now.... but gotta have them for now.
Quote from: Chris Savage on Oct 01, 2024, 08:50 AM...Now I find myself trying to decide if I should install a simple timer switch or a smart switch and tell my Smart Home Hub to automatically turn off the fan after a preset period of time. Choices...
How about a DHT-22 (or -11) to read the humidity and turn the fan on when above a set point, and back off when below?
BTW, the PicoMite (and the WebMite) has built-in commands for reading DHTs.
Quote from: granz on Oct 01, 2024, 04:31 PMHow about a DHT-22 (or -11) to read the humidity and turn the fan on when above a set point, and back off when below?
BTW, the PicoMite (and the WebMite) has built-in commands for reading DHTs.
It has to fit in an isolated wall switch box that's behind a door. Ironically, Leviton has such a switch (https://a.co/d/04TQhSu).
I just happened to notice that someone was on this topic and I never followed up. It's been 10 months and I have been running an Eaton 15 -Amps 120-volt Indoor Programmable Countdown Time from Lowes (https://www.lowes.com/pd/Eaton-Digital-Countdown-Lighting-Timer/1002943550) since the last post. Works out very well.
(https://mobileimages.lowes.com/productimages/f0c4a09e-884f-40ac-be68-2d0170523651/50200481_1.jpg)