Friday, December 15, 2023

Light Switch

I recently replaced the garage door opener with one that includes a motion sensor. When you open the garage or simply move within the garage, the bulbs in the garage door opener housing turn on and stay on as long as there's motion. But it's sub-par light. We have LED strip lighting in place that's far more useful. As a part of my "cut the electric bill in half" initiative, I wanted to install a motion sensor for THOSE lights so they'd not be left on. When my mental light bulb triggered. Since the outlet for the switched lighting is close to the garage door opener, plug those lights into the sockets using an adaptor and, voila, a quick $5 fix. It's working great. The lights stay on for up to 10 minutes past the last detected motion and shut off automatically.