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dansup

Never thought I'd be excited for new furnace filters or replacing incandescent bulbs with LED to cut down the power bill

But here my old ass is, waiting for my partner to get home so I can show him some new under cabinet LEDs, even sent him this teaser 😂 (dont mind the mess lol)

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interglossa

@dansup this is one of those videos my web mastodon on android chrome browser just won't play.

Count Stex

@dansup I've put a lot of our devices on Smart plugs, not so much so I can have my phone turn them on or off, but mainly so I can monitor how much power everything is using. Got me to turn off my TV setup a lot more when we aren't using it!

dansup

@countstex Same here, "let there be light" is a shortcut we set to turn on all the main floor lights

My boyfriend isn't as nerdy as I am and doesn't get the Gandolf reference, but it feels magic every time I say it 😁

I even got some outdoor smart plugs to control the christmas lights with schedules so I don't have to do anything,

Kids these days have it so easy, my parents used to make us go out and plug them in every day 😂

Count Stex

@dansup That's something I'll have to set up this year. We have a 10-metre flag pole we bought lights for that will be good to have both timed and monitored! :D My wife is an accountant (or at least has the education) so she loves anything I can do to give her figures to play with! :grin:

Travis J. Smith

@dansup I did the same thing over at our place as well, makes a huge difference when waltzing out into the kitchen for something later in the evening or early in the morning even.

HACK13

@dansup yeah I switched to LED bulbs with zigbee a few years back and cut my bill a lot and the reason for the smarts is my partner never turned off the lights so it was easier to just program them turning themselves off when not home or during the day when the sun is out.

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