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yumelizabeth
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Comments (8)Without extensive side-lighting, the flouros will have a very tough time reaching deep enough into the canopy regardless of spectrum. I have looked at using 4 CFLs placed at the compass points every six inches vertical to chase tomato growth while keeping the big overhead fixture 1-2 inches above. I never could make the $$ come out to produce a net gain. Please keep us posted. Here is a link that might be useful: My Indoor Growing Adventure...See Morewiring for additional lights
Comments (3)Seems to me the power in to the first 3 way on the left, using the white wire, is miswired. I think the 3 way on the left should have the black and white wires exchanged. But, I could be overtired and am missing something....See MoreQuestion about addition light for growing succulent and cacti
Comments (7)Are they going to get lots of sunlight outside? Personally, I don't see much reason to give them extra 3hrs of supplemental lights indoors if they are in good light outdoors. And I would keep them outdoors day & night, not quite clear on why do you want to keep taking them in & out every day? I thought that you need to keep them indoors during the rain season. If so, I would give them lots of light (keep by the windows + supplemental light) during daytime hours. 12-14hrs of good light is plenty IMO. What succulents are you growing?...See MoreWhole house renovation/addition lighting design
Comments (26)I do not believe that six cans and a lighted ceiling fan is overkill for your living room, so I would add back in the ones you removed. I have 11 cans plus a center chandelier, and lighted built-ins (and lamps of course) in my family room. My room is 20x20. The more lighting you have, the more control you have on mood and atmosphere as long you have dimmers on specific groupings of lights. Most homes I’m in are completely under lighted and also have dark blank areas with no lighting at all. My husbands study which is 16x16 has 6 cans and a central chandelier and the room has ample lighting (not overkill at all). All my lights are on dimmers. I would also add two cans directly above the head of your master bed. Comes in handy when you need to read or look closely at anything while in bed. Of course I would still have lamps or sconces by/on night tables, but they will not give you the kind of light you might need for reading or close viewing etc while in bed. Also advise having additional switches by your bed to control all your lights. When you’re all comfy it’s nice not to have to get up to turn off your ceiling lights. And even though your secondary bedrooms are not that large, my suggestion would be to add 4 cans (in addition to the central ceiling fixture) because I would want more even lighting than 2 cans can provide (would make sure everything is on a dimmer) One thing I would consider is smart lighting which actually helps to cut down on the necessity for hardwired 3 and 4 way switches. When we built our home I had the electricians put 3 and 4 ways EVERYWHERE which was an added expense and the wall switch plates got very crowded with so many switches. After living there for a while we started to add in Lutron Caseta smart dimmers and found that it would have been much less expensive (and much simpler) to have single pole switches installed by our electrician and just replace that standard wall switch with the Caseta dimmers. With these single pole dimmers you can purchase tiny remotes and put them anywhere (you can have a 10 way switch if you choose by placing multiple remotes wherever you want). Lutron does have smart dimmers for 3 way switches, but they are more expensive and replacing the original switches gets a little more convoluted. So....wherever you think you need a three way switch, consider doing a simple single pole and use the Lutron Caseta’s with their remotes. You can even have your electrician install the Caseta’s initially instead of the switches he may be planning on providing. There is also an app which enables you to control all the lights remotely on your phone, set up schedules, etc. That will require their hub which is around $100, but the dimmers and remotes do not need the hub to operate....See Moreyumelizabeth
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