Configuring Hue Light and Extractor Fan

[Deleted User 298457]

Hi folks,

Sorry for separate thread but felt an interesting possibility.

I have a light permanently on as it's a Hue bathroom light.

I have an extractor fan you'd expect to come on with the light, but it's permanently live.

I'm thinking of wiring a 3pin plug to the extractor and then using a smart plug.

Within Hue, can I then configure my switch to do various things like turning the extractor on/off with the light? I have a Hue bridge but no Hue plugs.

I do have HA but I'd prefer to not build something so critical on something I often tinker with.

Thanks!

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Just fit a humidistat, who cares if the light is on or off

In my experience they go bad quite quickly? Happy to see a link to what I need though!

Back on topic tho, I have some Innr plugs that would do that - I use them for Christmas lights, and they linked into the room groups so are triggered off the motion sensors. Hue seems them as a light. Not sure if Hue has exapnded to cover smart plugs, or they're all fudged like - but either way, it'd do what you want.. if you want the fan on when the light is on. Only thing of note with them, they drop off the network from time to time - which bugs me no end, I don't get that with any other device on the network.

How did you link plugs; using Hue Bridge/Hue App? Or Alexa?

 

[Deleted User 298457]

They’re just shown as a simple on/off light in the Hue app.
I don’t like having core stuff setup outside of properly supported Hue.

Interesting - I haven't checked if my Tapo plugs do that but you reckon your Innr ones do?

Just put a normal bulb in and turn it on and off?

How does a smart bulb work in a bathroom? Do you need to take out your phone to not **** in the dark?

It seems very complex for something that is fixed by flicking a light switch on and off.

Stop being a caveman. I haven't used a light switch in 2 years, and the lights follow the temp of the sun so each room feels like daylight/warm light if dark.

The main reason I have this is because the light is much better (it isn't a bulb, it's a Hue circle lighting fitting) but also I had to pull the switch out as it was in the wet zone post refurb and I didn't want a pull switch.

You want to turn the fan on before you start the shower, humidstat is too slow ...
we turn fan on with the light and it then turns itself off maybe 10mins after light is turned off , not sure exactly how it is wired.

Yeah agreed I don't rate humidistats at all.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Just wired up a basic 3 pin plug to power the fan.

It has a switched live which I can bridge so its effectively "permanently on", which then means my plug can control.

What I need to sort out it ensuring it stays on for a while when the light is off by the Hue switch. Not sure I can make a button press switch a plug off "30 mins later"...

 

[Deleted User 298457]

I feel like timer fans solved this problem long ago

Yeah that's the annoying thing, because it's switched live, it has a run-on timer, but my smart plug needs switching

I might end up jerry-rigging a 3 pin plug for power and then a 3 pin plug for switched live at this rate!

 

[Deleted User 298457]

OK this has cost way too much.

I have bought a Hue plug (£27) and a Hue motion sensor (£37). I've bridge the switched live. There wasn't an easy way to make a "switch" time.

Next time maybe a pull cord will work