Timeline for How can I make a switch activate two circuits, when both are normally switched independently?
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| Sep 22, 2020 at 0:40 | comment | added | Matthew | I'm not opposed to them. I've done plenty of residential and hobbyist electrical work but I've never used a relay in a 115vac circuit before | |
| Sep 22, 2020 at 0:21 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | How do you feel about relays? @Matthew | |
| Sep 21, 2020 at 21:57 | comment | added | Matthew | That would work but I'd have to use two switches. Is there a viable solution without adding the new switch? | |
| Sep 21, 2020 at 20:30 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @Matthew Edited because I may not have been clear. I am saying to control the 10 lights with a switch as you have it; leave that alone. Then use both a motion sensor and a switch to control the 6 lights. Those two would be alongside each other in the same box. So 2 switches total + the motion sensor. | |
| Sep 21, 2020 at 20:28 | history | edited | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 21, 2020 at 20:09 | comment | added | Matthew | Not quite, because I do not want to motion sensor to turn on all the lights. I could add a third switch to this box to bypass the motion but that feels strange | |
| Sep 21, 2020 at 16:43 | history | answered | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |