Smart "Light Socket"? | Home Assistant | Page 1

frigid tapir Feb 21, 2025, 9:41 PM

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I have one of those quad floodlights plugged into a standard E26 socket, in a pull-string light fixture

Since it doesn't have a normal switch that I can IoT-ify, does anyone know of something that's basically a male E26 to female E26 with a relay in it? Or are there other solutions?

void cedar Feb 21, 2025, 9:52 PM

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smart relay in line with the switch?

frigid tapir Feb 21, 2025, 10:07 PM

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There is no switch

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Just the drawstring

void cedar Feb 21, 2025, 10:08 PM

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there's a switch in there, the string just pulls on the switch

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you're talking something like this, right? https://www.screwfix.com/p/british-general-6a-1-way-pull-cord-switch-white/88475

frigid tapir Feb 21, 2025, 10:40 PM

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More like this

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I could put the relay inside the ceiling, but I was trying to avoid that

void cedar Feb 21, 2025, 10:40 PM

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Why?

frigid tapir Feb 21, 2025, 10:41 PM

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Mostly convenience

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All my other relays are hardwired behind the switches, I was just hoping to get away with being lazy this time 😂

void cedar Feb 21, 2025, 10:48 PM

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Fair enough

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There are smart pull cord switches around which would be a straight swap

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But I don't know of a smart "interface" that can turn a dumb socket smart

frigid tapir Feb 21, 2025, 10:52 PM

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Honestly feels like kind of an obvious device type, wonder why no company has tried making one

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Certain smart home ecosystems have those resistive load E26 things to help if you don't have a neutral, wonder if this imaginary device could use a similar principle

void cedar Feb 21, 2025, 10:57 PM

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i think the main reason is size, you need a certain minimum size to fit the relay, control circuit etc as well as a M-F connector, and all of that will stick out of the connector and look a bit shit, and you won't end up with anything better than just buying a smart bulb

#Smart "Light Socket"?