Ideal lights for going away

j_mo

Hiya,

We're thinking of heading off for a couple of days and wanted to know what would be a good setup to get for turning on and off various lights in the house remotely or on a timer whilst we're away. Would anyone have a preference between getting a few smart lights or maybe just get a smart plug socket like the tp link models. Thanks.

kenmc

If it's just for a couple days, to pretend someone's home and turn some table or floorlights on, then a few timer plugs will do fine, cheap, easy to set up - smart plugs are overkill for that.

But if you want to be able to control from outside the house, or in various scenario, you need to go for smart plugs.

j_mo

Thanks kenmc, that's all I would be looking for. I'll have a look at them. Thanks.

nc6000

Speaking of timers, can anyone recommend any silent timers please? I'm using Ikea ones at the moment for lamps but I notice they get a bit noisy after a while and would like to replace them with something a bit quieter.

goat2

Dusk to dawn are good also