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Cool Night Lights
« on: July 20, 2015, 12:50:58 PM »
SWMBO found this and we are going to deploy them through out the house.

From their FAQ: The Guidelight is around 3 lumens, which is similar to the nightlights on the market today.

https://www.snappower.com/
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2015, 12:58:26 PM »
I like those, now if I can get my SWMBO to buy off on them which make take some doing because they aren't "cute"  ;/


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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2015, 01:48:26 PM »
Those are pretty slick.  I've got night lights built into the GFI outlets I installed in the bathrooms and kitchen that I thought were pretty neat, but those units are even cooler.
Kind of pricey, though, at $15 a pop.  They knock a little off for three packs.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2015, 02:07:18 PM »
Let me know how you like it, that's a great idea.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2015, 03:50:35 PM »
Wow. That really is a great idea. I have one place where I'd really use one of those, in my master bath. I've only got one outlet in there, and it's a pain pulling the nighlight when I need to plug something in.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2015, 03:51:57 PM »
Also according to their FAQ, the LEDs are rated for 25 years.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2015, 03:54:50 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 20, 2015, 03:50:35 PM
Wow. That really is a great idea. I have one place where I'd really use one of those, in my master bath. I've only got one outlet in there, and it's a pain pulling the nighlight when I need to plug something in.

I was thinking the same thing.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2015, 04:16:55 PM »
The only problem with the bathroom idea is that according to their FAQ, it doesn't work with a GFCI outlet.  If you had a GFCI breaker and a regular outlet it would work.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2015, 04:22:30 PM »
It would be nice the unit had a battery backup to stay lit if when the power goes out.
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Re: Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2015, 04:38:42 PM »
Quote from: adively on July 20, 2015, 04:16:55 PM
The only problem with the bathroom idea is that according to their FAQ, it doesn't work with a GFCI outlet.  If you had a GFCI breaker and a regular outlet it would work.
That's what I have. Regular outlets protected at the box.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2015, 04:45:47 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 20, 2015, 03:50:35 PM
Wow. That really is a great idea. I have one place where I'd really use one of those, in my master bath. I've only got one outlet in there, and it's a pain pulling the nighlight when I need to plug something in.

Meh; what I'd prefer in the bathroom is an overhead fixture with a small night light; just enough to pee by without being blinded.  That way it can light the whole room enough to not step on the cat or trip over the hair dryer cord.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2015, 05:24:09 PM »
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Meh; what I'd prefer in the bathroom is an overhead fixture with a small night light; just enough to pee by without being blinded.  That way it can light the whole room enough to not step on the cat or trip over the hair dryer cord.

What the hack are you doing in MY master bathroom?
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2015, 05:32:05 PM »
I have two sets of lights in my bathrooms - the 6 bulb over the mirror 'wakey wakey' brightness, or the light in the fan fixture which is much, much dimmer.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2015, 05:53:21 PM »
Quote from: roo_ster on July 20, 2015, 05:24:09 PM
What the hack are you doing in MY master bathroom?

Stepping on your cat. While peeing in random directions waiting to hear the splash.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2015, 06:01:48 PM »
Quote from: KD5NRH on July 20, 2015, 04:45:47 PM
Meh; what I'd prefer in the bathroom is an overhead fixture with a small night light; just enough to pee by without being blinded.  That way it can light the whole room enough to not step on the cat or trip over the hair dryer cord.

Ooohhh. there's the Lord of the Manor again, wot with his fancy electrig light hanging from a ceiling, thinks 'es better than us because we have to light with farty cows, and everybob knows you can't hang those those from the ceiling... iffin we even 'ad ceilings...
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2015, 09:30:33 AM »
Just realized that these won't work for me in my bathroom...

The only outlet I have is a 3-gang box with the outlet, the switch for the lights, and the switch for the ceiling fan.

Oh well.

Would have to go with something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Pass-Seymour-NTL885TRICC6-Duplex-Outlet/dp/B00IOXD68I/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1437485502&sr=8-12&keywords=nightlight+outlet
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2015, 09:40:37 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 20, 2015, 06:01:48 PM
Ooohhh. there's the Lord of the Manor again, wot with his fancy electrig light hanging from a ceiling, thinks 'es better than us because we have to light with farty cows, and everybob knows you can't hang those those from the ceiling... iffin we even 'ad ceilings...

Make a ceiling out of the cows.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2015, 09:50:42 AM »
Quote from: KD5NRH on July 21, 2015, 09:40:37 AM
Make a ceiling out of the cows.

Udderly ridiculous...
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2015, 06:04:28 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 21, 2015, 09:30:33 AM
Just realized that these won't work for me in my bathroom...

How willing are you to hack?

I'm thinking of epoxying an LED to a cover that's connected to the 120V source via pigtails and a disconnector. 

You wouldn't get something that would shut off when the lights are on, but even then the power use would be minimal.

edit:  If they wired your ceiling fan & light up such that it gets continuous power, might even consider putting it up there.  I could send you a 12V LED console light, you hook up a 5V USB charger or something to it, permanently wired.  At only 5V, it would be 'really' dim, but with night vision should be enough to hit the pot. 
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2015, 07:50:02 PM »
Not.

Its not a big deal at all.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #20 on: July 22, 2015, 07:39:49 AM »
"If they wired your ceiling fan & light up such that it gets continuous power, might even consider putting it up there."

I installed the ceiling fan/light combo, and I made damned sure that it was done properly, with the switch interrupting the hot side, not the neutral side.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #21 on: July 22, 2015, 09:19:03 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 21, 2015, 09:30:33 AM
Just realized that these won't work for me in my bathroom...

The only outlet I have is a 3-gang box with the outlet, the switch for the lights, and the switch for the ceiling fan.

Oh well.

Would have to go with something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Pass-Seymour-NTL885TRICC6-Duplex-Outlet/dp/B00IOXD68I/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1437485502&sr=8-12&keywords=nightlight+outlet


Mike, thank you for that find, that will work for my bathrooms.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #22 on: July 22, 2015, 09:41:17 AM »
I've looked at those in the past, but I've not made the jump because I didn't feel like digging into the box to put in a Decora-style outlet and wallplate.

However, that's become less of a consideration because over the last few months the mechanical timer for the ceiling fan has been failing to turn off automatically, so I'm considering going with an electronic timer, which has a Decora footprint, so I might as well change the outlet and the light switch to Decora at the same time.

And if I'm doing that, I might as well put in the outlet with the nightlight.

Great... I just went from a simple switchplate nightlight for about $15 to a whole new electrical set up in the bathroom for about $50.

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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #23 on: July 22, 2015, 10:38:48 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 22, 2015, 09:41:17 AM
However, that's become less of a consideration because over the last few months the mechanical timer for the ceiling fan has been failing to turn off automatically,

When I was a kid, we had to flip the switch to turn the damn fan off.  This generation's getting soft.
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Re: Cool Night Lights
« Reply #24 on: July 22, 2015, 10:43:42 AM »
I'm older than you, punk.

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