Ryan's Learnings

This is probably one of the simplest but most useful things I added to our house. It is a simple motion based light switch:  Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor Switch When you enter the laundry room carrying a basket of laundry, the light automatically turns on. Also, since our laundry room is also our back entrance, this light also turns on when entering the house. No connection to any smart services, because it simply isn't needed. It's such a simple device, but it works great and is super convenient.

I attempted a relatively simple task of adding a dimmer switch and dimmable light bulbs to a ceiling light fixture. The dimmer switch I used Lutron Diva LED+ dimmer: https://amzn.to/3rkQBEY I went to Home Depot to purchase dimmable lightbulbs. These were standard 60w lightbulbs. My results: Feit, Cree, Ecosmart: Buzzing noise when dimming. Returned them. Phillips: No buzzing, worked great. However, they only had the "edison" style ones in stock which were pretty expensive, but to me it was worth it to not deal with the buzzing noise, even though I needed 3 for the light fixture. Not sure if this is a specific issue with this dimmer, but this is what worked for me.