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26_Charlie t1_jdtidig wrote

I could use some help with an idea I have.

I hate going to the basement at night because the light switch is at the bottom of the stairs.

I had an idea to swap the light switch for a smart switch and figured there'd be smart switch kits that offer a remote buttons you can stick on the wall so you don't have to have an electrician come wire three-way switchs.

I did find something like that, but they only come with 1 remote and they're surprisingly expensive. I'd like to have two remotes but can't even figure out if you can buy additional remotes.

Alternatively I've heard of Zigbee "scene" buttons that maybe I could use as a remote to toggle a regular smart switch, but I've never used Zigbee so I'm not entirely sure if that's something a scene button can do.

If you want to know why I don't just hire an electrician - I rent this house so while my landlord lets me modify things I don't want to make any changes I can't reverse if he asks me to.

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Sharky-PI t1_jdxzgmi wrote

if you're in range and have the right socket, you could buy one of these and just leave the switch on all the time. After years of being annoyed with my basement I just did the same and it so nice.

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Fixturefanatic t1_jdu8a03 wrote

You could tape a string to the light switch and using a couple eyehooks run the string up to the top of the stairs. I did this as a child in my bedroom, so that I could get into bed with the light on and then turn it off from in bed. I even set up two strings - on and off :)

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polarbears84 t1_je2ae72 wrote

There are these battery-powered light switches that you just attach to the wall via a peel away adhesive or via small nails, depending on which type you get.

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