JohnSmith01 0 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I'm new to home automation, and I need a little guidance. I have a detached garage with a flood light mounted on it. The flood light is controlled from a switch inside the garage. I want to control it from a switch inside the house instead, so that when I take my dog out at night I can light up the yard before I let her out. This is all I want to do right now, and I have next to no money to do it with. How do I accomplish this simply and cheaply? Insteon and Z-wave seem to require a controller that is expensive and complicated, and I know nothing about intraHouse. Link to post Share on other sites
cskenney 155 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Look for something like this remote switch http://www.lowes.com/pd_497084-85538-BL-6138-WH_0__?productId=4757583&cm_mmc=SCE_PLA-_-RoughPlumbingElectrical-_-HomeAutomationAndMultmedia-_-4757583&CAWELAID=320011480000364597&kpid=4757583&CAGPSPN=pla&k_clickID=5bf8e477-01ba-d9c8-5bd3-00004cb7921d&kpid=4757583 You didn't say where you are from or what the distance was. What I posted above may not be suitable but it give you an ideal. BTW, you also didn't define cheaply. Does this mean $20? $100? Free? Link to post Share on other sites
schoondoggy 894 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 there have been a few deals recently, were if you buy two automation products you get the hub for free, HomeDepot and Staples? You could put a automated switch in the garage and use the app to turn it on and off, How far is the garage from the house? Link to post Share on other sites
charlocatalan 0 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 If your wifi can reach to your garage, you can use a ESP6266 WIFI Module. It can do stand alone. try this one. it might help. http://thinkingparts.blogspot.com/2015/02/home-automation-lan-based-stand-alone.html Link to post Share on other sites
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