Ceiling light with built in night light

[IJWS15]

Seen similar questions posted a long time ago but don’t answer the question.

We want a low level of light on the landing all night but don’t want full brightness and don’t want a dimmer (leds and multiple switching points) i.e. normal light when on but low level light when “off”.

Anyone point me to a ceiling light with this functionality? searching for night light floods me with hits for the plug in versions.

 

[Wayners]

Smart bulb will do it or is this not suitable for you?

Other option is get an electrician to put another switchable light in and fit a night time bulb. Then a simple switch for whichever bulb you want on.

I've seen similar where people have a dim bulb in a kitchen or lounge for the night, then another switch for the brighter lights

 

[Sureitsoff?]

if you have a socket on the landing how about one of these

Integral LED Nightlight

Don't let a fear of the dark stop your child from falling asleep - use this handy LED nightlight to allay their worries. All you have to do is plug it into a socket and the light will automatically switch on at dusk and switch off at dawn. As the LED stays cool to touch, there's no risk of...

www.toolstation.com

we use them and as they are on a photocell they come on when it gets dark, but as you switch the main light on they go off the come back on when the main light goes off

 

[IJWS15]

We are trying to avoid plug in night lights as toddlers will fiddle with anything they can reach!

 

[IJWS15]

Smart bulb will do it or is this not suitable for you?

Other option is get an electrician to put another switchable light in and fit a night time bulb. Then a simple switch for whichever bulb you want on.

I've seen similar where people have a dim bulb in a kitchen or lounge for the night, then another switch for the brighter lights

Not used smart bulbs but son has, will ask him.

 

[IJWS15]

Not used smart bulbs but son has, will ask him.

We don’t want to use spoken instructions at night which may rule out smart bulbs.

 

[Taylortwocities]

We don’t want to use spoken instructions at night which may rule out smart bulbs.

Most smart bulbs take commands from smartphone apps. That’s totally silent.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

We don’t want to use spoken instructions at night which may rule out smart bulbs.

You don't need to speak, apart from setting up. You just set them to come on at dusk, off at dawn, or a set time offset, or an actual time to switch.

 

[IJWS15]

You don't need to speak, apart from setting up. You just set them to come on at dusk, off at dawn, or a set time offset, or an actual time to switch.

Fine, but I presume we need the app on the occasions when we want full brightness during the normal dim period, I.e. when putting the little ones to bed in winter when it is dark.

 

[SFK]

If you are able to do some wiring yourself....

I have very occasionally fitted emergency lights like these as ceiling lights. When off The green LED makes enough 'glow' to light the hallway and stairs at night. The are operated using the normal light switch. And additionally they come on for three hours if there is a power cut.

For older family members I have put a plug and very short cable on them and hung (dangled) them from the plug socket down the wall just above the skirting board, In a normally very dark hallway the green LED provides a good enough illumination at night for bathroom visits. It lights if the docks loose power. And if they need an emergency light they unplug it and it illuminates. As there is no on/off switch they have to plug it back into the socket to turn it off, which stops them from unplugging it or forgetting to return it to a socket.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emergency-Bulkhead-Light-Maintained-Non-Maintained/dp/B08FQVQPJ5/

SFK

 

[ericmark]

I have centre independent to the 4 outer lamps, so 1, 4 or 5 lamps on. Easy enough centre lamp a smart lamp outer on the light switch.

 

[SUNRAY]

When my grandson was tiny, my daughter had a multi dangling light on the landing, very loosely following this sort of description

It was something like 12 SES fittings on a large rounnd chrome plate, rather fortuiticely one fitting had been dameaged during fitting (my son in law at the time could f++k any thing he touched) and the wire had been pulled right up tight (they were designed to be adjustable) leaving the broken bulbholder. Once removed it left a hole about 10mm in the plate. She was very happy with a pull switch mounted in the hole controlling one pendant completely independantly of the rest

 

[Risteard]

Fairly widely available. I believe it's generally referred to as "corridor function" or something similar.

 

[IJWS15]

Fairly widely available. I believe it's generally referred to as "corridor function" or something similar.

That is close, just want the change to full lighting to be manual rather than sensor……. Will see if there is one that can be modified.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Fairly widely available. I believe it's generally referred to as "corridor function" or something similar.

@IJWS15
Great clue from @Risteard (its also known as step dimming)
I Googled "corridor function dimming" and there's plenty of ideas:

THIS

THAT

ANOTHER

Note that some of these need quite a bit of electrical knowhow and additional wiring.

Personally, you really should reconsider two smart bulbs in two adjacent lights and control via smartphone or another acceptable control method.