Hey guys!
I’ve been thinking awhile about automating my downlights with a dimmer, but i have not yet found a device capable of what i want.
I want to be able to control my downlights with G9 bulbs, without loosing the ability to use the dimmer on the wall.
These are the bulbs, so WiFi-bulbs is a no go (yet)
These are the dimmers on the wall(My SO loves them, and want to be still able to use them, instead of switching to wireless dimmers you have to press multiple times to dim at the right level):
Hi! I’ve done some research and apparently there are no smart rotary dimmer switches on the market right now (or at least they are extremely rare). You could buy a Lutron/iDevices/GE/Insteon/whatever wall dimmer (WiFi, zigbee, or zwave, whichever one you prefer), however it won’t have a rotary encoder, so you’ll have to hold or press a button to dim your lights. The only other solution I could think of is to use an in wall zwave dimmer (Fibaro and Aeotec both have a good range of them), and use a wireless Ikea Tradfri dimmer (basically a zigbee-connected rotary encoder) with a Hass automation to dim the lights. Also this could end up being quite a costly solution if you don’t already have both zwave and zigbee hubs. I would recommend the first solution, since it would be much cheaper to implement. Also, there’s the DIY approach but this one’s the easiest to get wrong and still could end up being quite expensive.
