Smart Lighting, Plugs & Everyday Automation: A Practical Guide for Seniors to Safer Lighting, Smart Plugs, Simple Schedules, Motion Sensors, Manual ... (Smart Independence at Home, Band 5) - Softcover

Harlan, Daniel R.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798174152427

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

A lamp that is hard to reach. A sensor that turns the light off too soon. A schedule that keeps getting in your way.

Smart Lighting, Plugs & Everyday Automation helps seniors and the people who support them choose useful controls, build understandable routines, and keep everyday tasks manageable. Start with one real household problem and choose a setup that fits the person, the room, and the task.

Use the book's five tests for a good automation and Starter / Condition / Action model to decide what earns a place in your home and explain how each rule works.

Inside, you will learn how to:

• Compare connected bulbs, smart plugs, wall controls, physical buttons, and simpler alternatives.
• Check appliance suitability, plug load ratings, and what happens when power returns.
• Choose schedules, timers, and sunset rules that fit daily life and remain easy to pause.
• Place motion and presence sensors, adjust timeouts, and check what happens when someone sits still.
• Find overlapping rules, duplicate schedules, and confusing routines before starting over with a reset.
• Plan for power, internet, device, and account failures, with clear recovery steps and practical manual alternatives.
• Fit controls to everyday abilities, agree on household access, and review the information your devices collect.

Turn your choices into a workable plan with 12 practical tools. Use the Smart Lighting Control Map, Smart Plug Safety & Use Card, and Routine Clarity Card, then bring your decisions together in the Everyday Automation Plan and Everyday Automation Review.

Choose up to five useful automation jobs for a 30-day pilot. Decide what to keep, simplify, replace, or remove. Build everyday automation you can understand, control, and maintain.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798174152427
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 149
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg