Phillips Hue ceiling light wiring

[ban-all-sheds]

Therefore, the fact that all these changes need to be made mean that things being "simpler" is a benefit

So disconnecting cables, removing switches, filling in the holes where they were, etc, is simpler than leaving everything as it is. OK.

>>You think that EFLI, Bernard and I have said what we have in order to sow discord by starting a quarrel or to upset you by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages with the intent of provoking you into an emotional response for our own amusement.

Some of the comments were entirely unnecessary. So yes, I do.

Then you are hard of thinking.

 

[winston1]

So what happens in a few years when you decide to move and sell the flat and the new owner wants ordinary lights and switches?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

He may find it more difficult to sell, or he may have to re-instate.

Or he might find that the buyer doesn't notice until it is too late.

But as long as people are aware of any potential problems in the future, they should do what they want to their houses, and accept the problems of which they are aware, unless they have embarked on a programme of buying, doing-up, selling soon after, repeat.

People here have pointed out what they think are drawbacks, or flawed reasoning, in the OP's plans, not to score points, but because there's always a chance that he might have said "ooh - hadn't thought about that". Imagine, for example, someone who didn't know how a loop-at-the-switch lighting circuit was wired casually deciding to disconnect cables, remove switches and plaster over the holes.

And I don't know about EFLI and Bernard, but I don't appreciate being accused of deliberately trying to start an argument and upset someone for my own fun simply because they disagree with what I perceive as drawbacks or flawed reasoning.

 

[JohnW2]

So what happens in a few years when you decide to move and sell the flat and the new owner wants ordinary lights and switches?

I have to say that when (albeit not recently), I have been 'house hunting', I don't think I ever asked about, or experimented to find out about, how the lights were controlled. Of course, those with fancy/gimmicky technology might try to use it as a 'selling point'!

Kind Regards, John