TOPGREENER - TDOS5-W-STICKER Motion Sensor Light Switch, PIR Sensor Switch, Occupancy Sensor Light Switch, Motion Sensor Wall Switch, 500W 1/8HP, Neutral Wire Required, Single Pole, TDOS5, White

With this clever switch, you get an additional feature along with what it is supposed to do. As long as motion is detected within 30 seconds after it shuts off in vacancy mode (vacancy mode = manual on, automatic off), it can be reactivated by detecting motion when it shuts off but someone is in the space. I would highly recommend this to those members of your family who get annoyed when technology leaves them in the dark (oops) while taking a shower. I would have given it five stars had I given it four? There is only one gripe on my part, but sadly it nullifies the entire purpose of switching. No idle current is specified in any of these green devices that I happen to see. It is as follows During the day when the lights are not on, how much power it consumes. If you look at the details, this may seem inconsequential, but this was even more important to me when I tested my hardwired Z-interface In addition to testing these switches, we tested wave devices. The following results are presented in the following order In a nutshell, the Aeon Labs Micro Switch operates as follows This Aeon Labs plug adapter consumes 13 mA I have GE Smart Switches with 15 mA The following information applies to GE Smart Dimmer 16 mA
TopGreeener TDOS5 (this switch) 19 mA This is 37 mA *br*(hmm. For example, let's suppose you have a few spaces in your house that aren't used very often, but you'd like to avoid the likelihood of leaving the light on just because no one goes in to check on it (e. g. Lighting in the utility closet, basement lighting, attic lighting, You might think that this is the perfect solution, a switch that turns off on its own! There is a problem The light switch uses 37mA when the light is off, while a 40W LED bulb consumes 72mA when it's on. By installing this switch, you will have to leave the light on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! In light of this, it is worthwhile to reiterate As though you left the light on half the time, or 4,380 hours every year, even if you never used the lights, this switch will take in as much energy as if it were on when you do. Installing this switch will dramatically increase the energy consumption of the circuit if the light is only used for a few hours per month. For things like bathroom fans, this is equally counterproductive. It would also seem convenient if you were to install this switch in a few bathrooms in order to prevent the fans from running for too long. That's all well. It is drawing approximately 650 milliamps when my vent fan is running. Thus, over a 24 hour period, this switch will use about 30% more energy than the fan, which if left on would consume about the same amount. This line provides a significant savings to any fan that is used for less than one hour per day since the switch does not constantly load the fan. The switch will dramatically increase your average energy consumption if it is installed in these applications. It is true that all of that sounds horrible, but there are situations in which this switch could save a ton of energy. Here are a few examples The first point. Rooms with a lot of incandescent lights and large amounts of energy are highly likely to consume energy very quickly. LED lights are used frequently in a room with several LED lights However, this switch allows for value to only be derived from 3 out of 12 applications intended for this switch. This counter productive area's includes the guest closet, guest bathroom, all bathroom fans, the utility closet, basement sump closet, attic, etc. ). This story serves as a reminder of the need to consider all elements that go into your "green" efforts to prevent unintended wastage of time, energy, and cash. There are several situations where a $3 toggle switch is a more energy-efficient choice than a more expensive, automated alternative.

Heidi Koch

| Mar 12, 2021

A switch like this uses 20 watts a I have LED lights in my home that consume just 14 watts per hour. According to someone else, you need to have close to 100 W of power to get back what you invested in Below you will find an analysis of my findings. My estimate is that it will take 3 years for this system In vacancy mode, I really like the way it works Automatically turns off after 30 minutes if there is no motion (configurable). The light in my kitchen area consumes 84 watts and the switch consumes a total of The average household uses 84 or 20 Watts daily The figure 84*24) in the For the switch to start paying for itself, the user needs to save at least roughly 15 minutes per day, where the switch shuts off the light that would have been left on (24 Watts overhead / 84 Watts kitchen), times In other words, it is not that good to deploy a lightweight switch in areas where the traffic pattern is inconsistent / the load is low. For example, let's say I save one hour of lights on time by switching this switch and one hour by reducing overhead by 15 minutes, for a net saving I would save 22 watts every year if I multiplied 84watts by 45 and 60 and adjusted by 365 and 1000. A total of 995 kwh were used. When taxes are added to the cost of energy, it becomes The cost per kilowatt hour is 22 cents. There is a savings of $5 per year. There is a cost of $16 for the switch. A 3x payback is the outcome. In my application, I mentioned that I was 27 years old. As a two year payback is my preferred payback, this switch doesn't make the cut for me but I'm going to try it to see if I can save more money by not turning the light off more than 1 hr per day with the switch than without it.

Owen O’BRIEN

| Feb 24, 2021

A toggle wall switch in the attached garage of my three cars was replaced with this switch. The door to the house is right next to it. You can enter the garage through another walk-in door on the other end. During the day, I use this door to access my detached shop, and it is the only door without a light switch. I would have to walk all the way to the door and open it for some daylight to shine in in order to reach my garage so I could turn off the lights when I was done, since I didn't want to leave them on when I left my shop. I had to carry a flashlight at night in order to make it work. By now, when I walk into the garage by either door, the light automatically comes on, and I choose a 1 minute delay before the lights turn off again. I am also able to see my way into the car when getting out on a cold, winter day without opening the garage door and letting cold air into the garage After a long day, I like that I know that when I get out of the garage, the lights will be turned off. It is also nice that when I park at night the sensors turn on the lights. My garage door opener has a burned out bulb, perhaps I can just remove it. There is a lot to like about this product, and it is very reasonably priced.

Amber Perez

| Apr 26, 2021