Hi!
I use PLEG and I want to turn on my lights, lets say for 15 minutes, when the smoke detector alarms for fire.
I dont really know how to do.
I do the same , but without PLEG.
A Scene , make a trigger on the smoke alarms.
-immidiate a light on.
-delay 15 minutes , light off.
Very simple.
Cor
Ok, without PLEG.
I am not sure how to do it.
on UI5 straight forward:
A Scene , make a trigger on the smoke alarms.
-immidiate a light on.
-delay 15 minutes , light off.
It depends if you have Z-Wave enabled fire alarms.
If you dont then you need to have a trigger installed in the firealarm loop so that it trips once the alarm goes off.
Then for the tripped event you can script anything!
N
[quote=“Cor, post:4, topic:189175”]on UI5 straight forward:
A Scene , make a trigger on the smoke alarms.
-immidiate a light on.
-delay 15 minutes , light off.[/quote]On UI7 it is as simple as that as well: make a scene, select the smoke detectors as trigger and the lights as devices to be controlled. And indeed, a delay of 15 minutes to turn it off. Nice feature is that in UI7 you can make it conditional on the home state, so such a scenario would only run if it the state is “Home” or “Night” but not “Vacation” or “Away”, since this kind of scenario typically is used for evacuation purposes.
Another hint: when making this scenario, consider turning equipment off as well: removing power from TV’s and stereo’s might remove the source of the fire. This is what my scene does. Another (more technical advanced one) is to turn ventilation to the maximum, to increase the chances of evacuation.
Jaap
[quote=“JaapvanEkris, post:6, topic:189175”]Another hint: when making this scenario, consider turning equipment off as well: removing power from TV’s and stereo’s might remove the source of the fire. This is what my scene does. Another (more technical advanced one) is to turn ventilation to the maximum, to increase the chances of evacuation.
Jaap[/quote]
I feel like turning on ventilation will spread the smoke, and that shutting down the HVAC fan would make more sense…?
[quote=“wilme2, post:7, topic:189175”][quote=“JaapvanEkris, post:6, topic:189175”]Another hint: when making this scenario, consider turning equipment off as well: removing power from TV’s and stereo’s might remove the source of the fire. This is what my scene does. Another (more technical advanced one) is to turn ventilation to the maximum, to increase the chances of evacuation.
Jaap[/quote]
I feel like turning on ventilation will spread the smoke, and that shutting down the HVAC fan would make more sense…?[/quote]I thought about that as well, but my idea is that smoke starts high to the ceiling and then works down (that is the reason you should crawl to the exit instead of walking). Turning on the ventilation reduces the build-up at the ceiling, so it should improve my chances.
Jaap
I hope this is only when HOME as otherwise you are just feeding fresh oxygen to the fire. Easy evacuation, no home to go back to. 