Author: Craig Lloyd / Source: howtogeek.com
If you have your house outfitted with Philips Hue lights (or any kind of smart bulbs for that matter), you’ve no doubt had to deal with people randomly flipping off the switches to the lights. Here’s how to fix that problem.
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With any smart bulb, you control them by turning on and off the light bulb itself, rather than using the light switch on the wall.
Because of that, you have to keep the light switch turned on at all times. If it’s just you who lives in your home (or maybe also a spouse), you know to keep the light switch turned on and not mess with it. However, if you have kids or guests over frequently, it’s a bit more difficult to keep that switch untouched.RELATED: Do Smart Bulbs Use Up Electricity Even When They’re Off?
You might place a sticky note that says not to mess with the light switches, but that looks kind of tacky. Instead, there’s a really great solution for this.
Enter Light Switch Guards
These are normally marketed to folks with motion-detecting security lights where the switch would have to be kept on 24/7, or for switches that control major appliances that you don’t want to accidentally shut off (our dishwasher, for example, has a shut-off switch that’s right next to the switch for the garbage disposal—yikes!).
However, with smart bulbs becoming more and more popular, these guards have a whole new market now. They also come in several different styles.
If you have regular toggle-style light switches, you can get guards that screw directly into the light switch cover, which provides a semi-permanent solution. However, one side is open so that you can still flip the switch if need be without removing the guard.
There are also magnetic guards that…
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