• @RamblingPanda
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    222 days ago

    That’s the reason I set up Home Assistant. I’m not smart enough for wiring.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 days ago

      Wiring a staircase switch is actually very easy, you pretty much just need two wires going from one switch to another and then a light.

      Your light switches also has to be three way switches but afaik most switches in my country are that, so you can pretty much use any switch.

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        422 days ago

        I was gonna say lol that’s a fancy way of describing three-ways

        Fun fact, you can put as many 4-ways in between those 3-ways as you want, or as many as your electrician will agree to anyway. You can switch the same light from a dozen spots if you really want to.

        • @RamblingPanda
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          122 days ago

          I have no clue what that means. More diagrams plz?

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          122 days ago

          “The light won’t turn off! Now to hunt down the ONE SWITCH in the house that’s flipped…hnngg…”

          Troll electricianship would be hilarious entertainment.

      • @RamblingPanda
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        222 days ago

        I understand it now, but I’ll have it forgotten in five minutes. I’m a software engineer, this here is dark magic to me. Well, not this, but more complicated stuff. I envy you all for your big, juicy brains.

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          22 days ago

          Oh, I am no electrician. I an IT admin.

          Being an electrician would be pretty high on the list of things to do if I weren’t allowed to work in IT though. Seems fairly fun.

          • @RamblingPanda
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            122 days ago

            That’s at least magic I understand kind of 😅