Philips Hue Lighting - owners thread

[Stussy]

You could also simply change the bulb in your current light, then set it to come on and off when dark.
It will automatically adjust as the nights get lighter or darker too, done via local time rather than needing a sensor

[JimbobVFR]

Initially that Daylo light does sound quite expensive for a single light but on the other hand compared to the offers when I bought most of my hue stuff even the bulbs are expensive now, back in 2018 I was able to buy a bundle of 3 colour bulbs from Amazon making them less than £23 each, special offers just seem thin on the ground now.

If you like the look of that fitting than I say go for it, the hub does have a sunset and sunrise time available for use in timers so the on and off times will gradually move over the year, o use the sunset time to turn on a lamp in my hall every evening and it works very well.

I have a standard e27 colour bulb in a bulkhead fitting in my porch. That has a timer set to come on at a low setting overnight but I also have a hue motion sensor under the porch ceiling so the light will switch to a much brighter setting if anyone actually enters the porch area.

[anonymous-user]

Hi all,

I have just got started with the Hue system. Plugged my Hue Bridge in and the first bulb I have purchased is their filament bulb for my front Porch.

My wife would like the front porch light to come on as we arrive home, or are at home, if it is after sunset. So far so good, I have found the automation section which has allowed me to set up an automation to make the bulb come on when myself or my wife are on the way home, and it is after dark.

What I can't figure out, is how to add a rule to the automation that makes the bulb go off again at Midnight, so it isn't on all night long for no reason.

Is there a way to add extra rules into the automations?

Thanks

[Trevatanus]

Lord Marylebone said:

Hi all,

I have just got started with the Hue system. Plugged my Hue Bridge in and the first bulb I have purchased is their filament bulb for my front Porch.

My wife would like the front porch light to come on as we arrive home, or are at home, if it is after sunset. So far so good, I have found the automation section which has allowed me to set up an automation to make the bulb come on when myself or my wife are on the way home, and it is after dark.

What I can't figure out, is how to add a rule to the automation that makes the bulb go off again at Midnight, so it isn't on all night long for no reason.

Is there a way to add extra rules into the automations?

Thanks

How are you setting up the automation? Are you using the Hue App / Google Home / Homekit?

[UTH]

Lord Marylebone said:

Hi all,

I have just got started with the Hue system. Plugged my Hue Bridge in and the first bulb I have purchased is their filament bulb for my front Porch.

My wife would like the front porch light to come on as we arrive home, or are at home, if it is after sunset. So far so good, I have found the automation section which has allowed me to set up an automation to make the bulb come on when myself or my wife are on the way home, and it is after dark.

What I can't figure out, is how to add a rule to the automation that makes the bulb go off again at Midnight, so it isn't on all night long for no reason.

Is there a way to add extra rules into the automations?

Thanks

Good point, I think I should do this to our porch light as well, interested to see the solution to this.

[mw88]

Lord Marylebone said:

Hi all,

I have just got started with the Hue system. Plugged my Hue Bridge in and the first bulb I have purchased is their filament bulb for my front Porch.

My wife would like the front porch light to come on as we arrive home, or are at home, if it is after sunset. So far so good, I have found the automation section which has allowed me to set up an automation to make the bulb come on when myself or my wife are on the way home, and it is after dark.

What I can't figure out, is how to add a rule to the automation that makes the bulb go off again at Midnight, so it isn't on all night long for no reason.

Is there a way to add extra rules into the automations?

Thanks

Should be the lightning bolt at the bottom of the Hue app

Add a custom automation to start at midnight, and probably end at midnight.
Repeat Daily

On the next screen you can select which rooms or lights, then on the next screen you can select "off" from "what should the lights do"

Edit: Or you could just use the Go to sleep automation to slowly fade the light over xx minutes.

Edited by mw88 on Tuesday 9th November 15:39

[anonymous-user]

Trevatanus said:

How are you setting up the automation? Are you using the Hue App / Google Home / Homekit?

Setting it up on the Hue App on my phone. I also have Apple HomeKit app, but never used it.

mw88 said:

Should be the lightning bolt at the bottom of the Hue app

Add a custom automation to start at midnight, and probably end at midnight.
Repeat Daily

On the next screen you can select which rooms or lights, then on the next screen you can select "off" from "what should the lights do"

Thanks, I have found the custom automation, and created one, but cannot seem to combine two rules in one automation if you see what I mean.

I have now set it for:

a)On at Sunset, and off at 11pm (which is fine)

But ideally I would like:

b)On when I approach the house or am in the house, but only after Sunset, and then off after 11pm.

The on when in or approaching the house after Sunset seems easy, but can't seem to add the option end that automation at 11pm. It seems to be either timer (a) or location (b), and not both.

Sorry for explaining in quite a clumsy way!

[UTH]

Lord Marylebone said:

Thanks, I have found the custom automation, and created one, but cannot seem to combine two rules in one automation if you see what I mean.

I have now set it for:

a)On at Sunset, and off at 11pm (which is fine)

But ideally I would like:

b)On when I approach the house or am in the house, but only after Sunset, and then off after 11pm.

The on when in or approaching the house after Sunset seems easy, but can't seem to add the option end that automation at 11pm. It seems to be either timer (a) or location (b), and not both.

Sorry for explaining in quite a clumsy way!

I think I get what you mean.
Sounds similar to me immediately giving up on using the motion sensors as I just couldn't get it to do what I wanted.

[anonymous-user]

UTH said:

I think I get what you mean.
Sounds similar to me immediately giving up on using the motion sensors as I just couldn't get it to do what I wanted.

Essentially I just want to porch light to come on when we are at at home, but not beyond 11pm (or whatever time I set).

I'm not giving up on the system yet after just one bulb! I'm a big fan of soft/mood lighting, and I do have a number of table lamps all around the house which I prefer having on during dark evenings rather than 'the big lights'.

I intend to fit them all with Hue bulbs (or Hue plugs), as being able to automate them all at once would be really good, rather than going round the house every night switching on 7 or 8 different lamps, so I'm sticking with it!

[UTH]

Lord Marylebone said:

UTH said:

I think I get what you mean.
Sounds similar to me immediately giving up on using the motion sensors as I just couldn't get it to do what I wanted.

Essentially I just want to porch light to come on when we are at at home, but not beyond 11pm (or whatever time I set).

I'm not giving up on the system yet after just one bulb! I'm a big fan of soft/mood lighting, and I do have a number of table lamps all around the house which I prefer having on during dark evenings rather than 'the big lights'.

I intend to fit them all with Hue bulbs (or Hue plugs), as being able to automate them all at once would be really good, rather than going round the house every night switching on 7 or 8 different lamps, so I'm sticking with it!

Haha, still on your first bulb?
I've got about 25 spotlights, 3 kitchen pendants, 4 living room lamps, TV strip, two landing bulbs and two bedside lamps.

I laughed when someone told me I'd get addicted. How wrong I was.

[Carbon Sasquatch]

I've not used the location thing for when I arrive home, I want the light on whoever approaches the door.

I have the effect you want using a motion sensor. You can set the times, light sensitivity etc.

As above, its infectious though, my house is full of Hue. I have motion sensors all over the place, which my wife hated for the first 24 hours and now loves that she can walk around and the lights just come on when it is dark enough.

[threadlock]

Lord M, you can probably use multiple automations to accomplish what you want. One automation turns on the light when you come home. A second, completely separate automation turns it off at midnight. That's how I've used the Hue app to achieve the same sort of thing.

[anonymous-user]

threadlock said:

Lord M, you can probably use multiple automations to accomplish what you want. One automation turns on the light when you come home. A second, completely separate automation turns it off at midnight. That's how I've used the Hue app to achieve the same sort of thing.

Excellent.

Thank you for this. I shall look into it.

[AyBee]

Lord Marylebone said:

My wife would like the front porch light to come on as we arrive home, or are at home, if it is after sunset.

Call me paranoid, but isn't that a great way of broadcasting that you're not home?

[anonymous-user]

AyBee said:

Lord Marylebone said:

My wife would like the front porch light to come on as we arrive home, or are at home, if it is after sunset.

Call me paranoid, but isn't that a great way of broadcasting that you're not home?

Only if you know how I have my Hue settings configured....

At present we have the porch light off all the time when not at home, as it is on a regular internal light switch, and not any kind of timer, so I guess having it automated won't be any worse than that?

[arnie12]

I have purchased a hue bridge as Xmas gift, and I am after a cheap bulb/light/light strip to set up on Christmas Day so they have some way of using the bridge before they purchase their own lights. Does anyone have any recommendations please? Thanks A

[dapprman]

What do you call cheap ? as zigbee stuff is more expensive than the WiFi equivalent. Alas you missed the Black Friday sales as there were some superb bargains there, I struggled to resist a Philips Hue double light strip plus extension going for less that I paid for a single third party one (though that was still over £40).
As well as Philips Hue stuff I also use Innr, which are cheaper, but the colour bulbs are not meant to be as good (I just have their white bulbs and power socket adapters). There are a few more makes out there, but the only other one I have tried is Silverline/Lidl, which are good, very cheap, and there is no indication if we'll ever see them again (in true Lidl 'once it is gone' fashion).

[Carbon Sasquatch]

A Hue bridge is a bit of a strange present..... most people just buy a starter kit.

I assume it was cheap as people buy additional starter kits when they are cheaper than just the bulbs, so usually spare bridges knocking about.

The Ikea bulbs are compatible - but I'd stick with Hue bulbs

https://huehomelighting.com/philips-hue-compatible...

or Osram https://www.any-lamp.co.uk/blog/breaking-news-phil...

[wjwren]

can i set the hue pir so that it only turn one light on but if it doesnt detect anyone in the room then it turns OFF other lights that the kids leave on?

[ecsrobin]

wjwren said:

can i set the hue pir so that it only turn one light on but if it doesnt detect anyone in the room then it turns OFF other lights that the kids leave on?

No. You might be able to using IFFT.