Philips Hue FAQ

eusap · 07-01-2019 10:30am

Has anybody used a diffuser for the HUE LED Strip, any recommendations?

Rew · 08-01-2019 6:29pm

eusap wrote: »

Has anybody used a diffuser for the HUE LED Strip, any recommendations?

I tried one and the effect was terrible, very spotty, off the top of my head it was 20mm deep which is fairly deep for Alu profile and a diffuser.

Rew · 08-01-2019 6:29pm

Hue announced outdoor motion sensors finally!

https://www.facebook.com/309473069184584/posts/1646427635489114

Rew · 08-01-2019 6:34pm

New outdoor lights, seem to be existing Philips garden lights with hue bulbs but they also added a flood light which will handy.

https://www2.meethue.com/en-us/ces2019?linkId=62096142

Rew · 08-01-2019 7:29pm

Friends of Hue switches for $50

https://shop.trycelery.com/page/5beb7a7ed86ce1130066b222

paulbok · 08-01-2019 7:56pm

Rew wrote: »

Hue announced outdoor motion sensors finally!

https://www.facebook.com/309473069184584/posts/1646427635489114

Delighted with the outdoor sensor, it's something I've been looking for, only ever seen a ugly z-wave one that had bad reviews.

Rew · 08-01-2019 8:36pm

paulbok wrote: »

Delighted with the outdoor sensor, it's something I've been looking for, only ever seen a ugly z-wave one that had bad reviews.

Yeah i have an indoor one in a sheltered spot and its brilliant but ild like them in other places too, im not looking forward to seeing the prose though.

Floodlight is over due too and impressed that they have done it in a colour option and it has decent light output (2300 lumen). Again the pice is going to be horrific...

paulbok · 08-01-2019 8:56pm

I'd guess around €40+ for the sensor.

Hopefully someone comes up with an outdoor contact sensor for the gates, not so much as for automation but for checking if open/closed.

Rew · 08-01-2019 9:15pm

paulbok wrote: »

I'd guess around €40+ for the sensor.

Hopefully someone comes up with an outdoor contact sensor for the gates, not so much as for automation but for checking if open/closed.

My bet is 60-80 for the sensor. I agree on the gates would love one and they would be dead simple to do.

Rew · 08-01-2019 9:17pm

Apparently its $50 so whats the paddy tax on that?

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/8/18172562/philips-hue-outdoor-motion-sensor-lights-google-assistant-ces-2019

Flood light is $140

https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/08/philips-hue-outdoor-sensor-flood-lights/

paulbok · 08-01-2019 9:19pm

Rew wrote: »

My bet is 60-80 for the sensor. I agree on the gates would love one and they would be dead simple to do.

Just spotted an article with the US price, $50, so that should make it €45-50.

I agree the rest of the lights will be pricey.

Brian017 · 09-01-2019 10:52am

paulbok wrote: »

I'd guess around €40+ for the sensor.

Hopefully someone comes up with an outdoor contact sensor for the gates, not so much as for automation but for checking if open/closed.

They said the RRP is €50 in a facebook comment

Rew · 09-01-2019 11:20am

New Hue stuff is available for pre-order on amazon.de now:

https://www.amazon.de/Hue-Außen-Bewegungsmelder-Eckhalterung-Individuell-einstellbar/dp/B07MLXHK4M
https://www.amazon.de/Philips-Hue-White-Ambiance-Welcome/dp/B07MFQMZD6

paulbok · 09-01-2019 11:57am

Brian017 wrote: »

They said the RRP is €50 in a facebook comment

€55.50 + 15 delivery on Amazon.de :eek:

bk · 09-01-2019 12:26pm

The flood light looks very nice and would go very well with the Yale Smart Alarm, that has the feature that can flash Hue lights when the alarm is triggered. Could turn all your outdoor lights into a nice alarm box type thing.

A little expensive though, specially with the motion sensor. Just a few weeks ago I ordered a Hue E27 colour bulb and an E27 waterproof outdoor light fitting for around €50 all in that should do much the same.

Nice to see extra options.

TitianGerm · 09-01-2019 12:34pm

bk wrote: »

The flood light looks very nice and would go very well with the Yale Smart Alarm, that has the feature that can flash Hue lights when the alarm is triggered. Could turn all your outdoor lights into a nice alarm box type thing.

A little expensive though, specially with the motion sensor. Just a few weeks ago I ordered a Hue E27 colour bulb and an E27 waterproof outdoor light fitting for around €50 all in that should do much the same.

Nice to see extra options.

I'll grab two of the Floodlights to replace the current fittings for the back of my house when they are reduced in a sale. €90 would be my biting point I think.

Rew · 09-01-2019 1:34pm

bk wrote: »

The flood light looks very nice and would go very well with the Yale Smart Alarm, that has the feature that can flash Hue lights when the alarm is triggered. Could turn all your outdoor lights into a nice alarm box type thing.

A little expensive though, specially with the motion sensor. Just a few weeks ago I ordered a Hue E27 colour bulb and an E27 waterproof outdoor light fitting for around €50 all in that should do much the same.

Nice to see extra options.

Floodlight is interesting as the lumens are quite high compared to any other outdoor lights they do. Good chance ill get one next month as I have dead spot its perfect for so Ill compare to the existing lily spots I have.

AndyBoBandy · 09-01-2019 1:44pm

I might also go for the floodlight & an outdoor sensor as my current setup is a 400w halogen in the back garden and a Hue Lux in the side laneway both wired up to the same switch, so the lux is effectively a dumb bulb as it's only powered on when the halogen is powered on.

not cheap though.

bk · 10-01-2019 1:05pm

Rew wrote: »

Floodlight is interesting as the lumens are quite high compared to any other outdoor lights they do. Good chance ill get one next month as I have dead spot its perfect for so Ill compare to the existing lily spots I have.

Excellent point, it is an impressive 2,300 lumens versus just 900 lumens (single E27 bulb) my hobbled together setup gives me. Very bright, great for security.

Though I'm just lighting an apartment balcony, so this would be WAY to bright for me (obviously you could dim it), but it would be perfect for my families homes with big driveway.

jones · 10-01-2019 1:51pm

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I might also go for the floodlight & an outdoor sensor as my current setup is a 400w halogen in the back garden and a Hue Lux in the side laneway both wired up to the same switch, so the lux is effectively a dumb bulb as it's only powered on when the halogen is powered on.

not cheap though.

I've to replace 6 hallogen floodlights on my property and these would be great (seeing as inside is almost completely hue driven). Only problem is the cost would be a serious outlay...might be better getting normal led floodlights definitely cheaper anyway

AndyBoBandy · 10-01-2019 2:07pm

jones wrote: »

Only problem is the cost would be a serious outlay

Yeah, I put 5 Lily spots in my back garden last year. They are great, but they were way too expensive at something north of £400 for them!!!

Hindsight and I wouldn't have got them as they are merely just a feature!

jones · 10-01-2019 2:10pm

My head tells me don't bother with these hue floodlights but my heart wants them god dammit

Rew · 10-01-2019 2:48pm

jones wrote: »

My head tells me don't bother with these hue floodlights but my heart wants them god dammit

They are better bang for buck than the Lilly anyway. I only use put in Lilys in the back as down facing spots, 2 floods would have done more for less

dendof · 10-01-2019 4:30pm

The Colour Floodlight is here:
https://www.amazon.de/Philips-Flutlicht-Aussenbereich-Millionen-kompatibel/dp/B07KMNWQLQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=lighting&ie=UTF8&qid=1547137135&sr=1-2&keywords=hue+discover

Steep enough but I'd be tempted.
2300lms is very bright I think?
I have an led floodlight already, maybe 30w. This should be much brighter than that?

Rew · 10-01-2019 4:44pm

dendof wrote: »

The Colour Floodlight is here:
https://www.amazon.de/Philips-Flutlicht-Aussenbereich-Millionen-kompatibel/dp/B07KMNWQLQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=lighting&ie=UTF8&qid=1547137135&sr=1-2&keywords=hue+discover

Steep enough but I'd be tempted.
2300lms is very bright I think?
I have an led floodlight already, maybe 30w. This should be much brighter than that?

The peak draw on the Hue floods is 30w as well but how bright stuff is will depend on the construction. I have 1000 lumen light strips and they are very bright and 600 lumen Lilys and they are decent to light a small area on their own.

OfflerCrocGod · 10-01-2019 5:27pm

Would you get notifications for when they turn on overnight? I guess a camera could be set up to take pictures...

Davy · 10-01-2019 6:17pm

OfflerCrocGod wrote: »

Would you get notifications for when they turn on overnight? I guess a camera could be set up to take pictures...

Ring floodlight cam might make more sense in that case. Does motion light and video and light timers all via the app.

OffalyMedic · 10-01-2019 6:44pm

It's there anyway to add just 1 or 2 of the Philips hue lights to the harmony remote/hub??

bk · 10-01-2019 8:21pm

OffalyMedic wrote: »

It's there anyway to add just 1 or 2 of the Philips hue lights to the harmony remote/hub??

Do you mean without the PHilips Hue Bridge? Then no, the harmony hub needs to "talk" to the Hue bridge to control Hue lights.

Davy · 10-01-2019 9:06pm

bk wrote: »

Do you mean without the PHilips Hue Bridge? Then no, the harmony hub needs to "talk" to the Hue bridge to control Hue lights.

If you had an Echo Plus as the bridge, would the harmony control it then?

The high horse brigade · 10-01-2019 9:09pm

Davy wrote: »

If you had an Echo Plus as the bridge, would the harmony control it then?

Nope, you need a Hue bridge

Edit, you may get some basic functionality but no app, colours or scenes

OffalyMedic · 10-01-2019 9:13pm

bk wrote:

Do you mean without the PHilips Hue Bridge? Then no, the harmony hub needs to "talk" to the Hue bridge to control Hue lights.

No with the hue bridge but when I connect all 11 hue bulbs and 33 scenes go onto remote I only wanted the 2 bulbs that are in my sitting room where I use the remote!

AndyBoBandy · 10-01-2019 9:28pm

OffalyMedic wrote: »

No with the hue bridge but when I connect all 11 hue bulbs and 33 scenes go onto remote I only wanted the 2 bulbs that are in my sitting room where I use the remote!

You can set Hue up so the remote will work only for a certain room (maximum of 3 rooms), so just create a ‘room’ with the 2 bulbs you want to control with the remote.

bk · 10-01-2019 11:27pm

And if you have a Harmony Elite Remote you can control individual lights with the dedicated buttons.

OffalyMedic · 11-01-2019 8:09am

bk wrote:

And if you have a Harmony Elite Remote you can control individual lights with the dedicated buttons.

Didn't stretch that far, got the ultimate

Bored Accountant · 11-01-2019 7:33pm

One of the candle colour blubs I bought on black Friday seems to have given up the ghost. What's best way to get replaced? Contact Amazon or Philips?

The high horse brigade · 11-01-2019 7:36pm

Bored Accountant wrote: »

One of the candle colour blubs I bought on black Friday seems to have given up the ghost. What's best way to get replaced? Contact Amazon or Philips?

Amazon, their customer service is amazing if you bought direct from them, they'll ship you a new one immediately, you'll have 30 days to return the faulty one

maxamillius · 11-01-2019 8:33pm

Agreed I was actually stunned at how good there customer service is

maxamillius · 12-01-2019 5:38pm

My Hue Go seems to change colours by itself, anyone have that issue?

punisher5112 · 12-01-2019 6:14pm

maxamillius wrote: »

My Hue Go seems to change colours by itself, anyone have that issue?

Hold the button on the bottom to reset.

Then press once quickly to turn on again and use phone or tablet.

maxamillius · 12-01-2019 6:46pm

Cheers, is it an issue or a setting?

THE ALM · 18-01-2019 10:13am

Nothing like the wake up routine coming on at 02:50 when it is set for 07:00 :eek: Woken this morning with the gentle fade in of the lights thinking it is time to get up and waiting for the radio to kick in to only look at the clock at see it is 10 to 3!!!

Is there anywhere it says what time Hue is running at, region set to Dublin ok so assuming all is ok.

Did have an update on the hub yesterday and not sure if this had anything to do with it, don't want the same tomorrow morning...

nava · 18-01-2019 10:39am

I'm having the exact same issue, we have a light on at night that switches off at sunrise but woke up today at 6:30 with that light off, also have a couple of sensors to switch on lights that didn't switch on lights even that when looking in the app shows as Motion detected, I setup a couple is Routines to test but nothing happens.

My region is also setup as Dublin and also did an update to the hue bridge yesterday, so I think that upgrade broke something

djivide_ · 18-01-2019 10:42am

nava wrote: »

also have a couple of sensors to switch on lights that didn't switch on lights even that when looking in the app shows as Motion detected, I setup a couple is Routines to test but nothing happens.

Same for me, I have two sensors and one works all the time the other 50/50. both are set to only work at night time with same time frame for both and like you said app is showing motion being detected.

Light is working fine tap the app to turn it on and its on straight away so no issue with the light.

nava · 18-01-2019 10:52am

djivide_ wrote: »

Same for me, I have two sensors and one works all the time the other 50/50. both are set to only work at night time with same time frame for both and like you said app is showing motion being detected.

Light is working fine tap the app to turn it on and its on straight away so no issue with the light.

Lots of people with same issues about it in Twitter, Philips are investigating for now if you set region to London it works ok, I did a test just now.

T-b0n3 · 18-01-2019 10:56am

THE ALM wrote: »

Nothing like the wake up routine coming on at 02:50 when it is set for 07:00 :eek: Woken this morning with the gentle fade in of the lights thinking it is time to get up and waiting for the radio to kick in to only look at the clock at see it is 10 to 3!!!

Is there anywhere it says what time Hue is running at, region set to Dublin ok so assuming all is ok.

Did have an update on the hub yesterday and not sure if this had anything to do with it, don't want the same tomorrow morning...

Same thing happened me. OH woke me up telling me to fix it. Not ideal. Hopefully it's fixed quickly. I also updated yesterday.

THE ALM · 18-01-2019 11:09am

seems an issue alright, will change to London and see how we get on otherwise there will be ructions..

Rew · 18-01-2019 12:01pm

Anyone had issues with lights being intermittently unresponsive even though they are a few feet from lights that are fine?

nava · 18-01-2019 12:05pm

Rew wrote: »

Anyone had issues with lights being intermittently unresponsive even though they are a few feet from lights that are fine?

Yes I get that sometimes, but even when you see that the light will go on/off when using the app of switch

bk · 18-01-2019 12:23pm

nava wrote: »

Yes I get that sometimes, but even when you see that the light will go on/off when using the app of switch

Yep, I saw the same happen during the week!

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