When You're a Smart Home Guru

[Chris Savage]

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...

[JKnightandKARR]

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.

[granz]

...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.

[Chris Savage]

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.

It has to fit in an isolated wall switch box that's behind a door. Ironically, Leviton has such a switch.