Question

Anyone know of an approach to override SmartLighting "power allowance" automations. Example: I have a basement hallway light turn off after 30 minutes. But, if I'm repainting the hallway, I might want to leave it on indefinitely. Is there a way to say "hold" or something? If not, I have to just keep turning it on I guess.  

Answer 1

Just change the 30 minutes to what you want in the app and change it back when you are done.  

Answer 2

Easiest way is to click on more in the settings and add a condition that won’t be met. That way you don’t have to change the main settings and forget how you had them originally.  

Comments

@melissamelisse you should be able to add more modes in IDE. I added two for my purposes, Night Vacation and Day Vacation. That way I can have certain things happen or not happen when I’m out of town. So you should be able to create a Hold mode that you can add to your conditions.  

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This is exactly what I do. I have a mode 'Pause' that I add as an exception to all pistons, routines, automation and rules.  

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Yes - create a mode for “guest” it stops all automations since most of mine are based on presence.  

Answer 3

My bathroom light switches off 15 minutes after motion stops. That would work?  

Answer 4

Set different modes. I have home, away and party (which disables automation). I also use a latch bulb in fittings that have multiples, so the automatons work on all but one bulb, if that bulb is on then the automations do nothing.