I semi-recently remodeled the garage and installed a couple of Liftmaster jackshaft garage door openers. Part of this was done to clear the 4-post lift. The other part was done to keep the ceiling clean visually. At the same time I installed roughly 600 watts of flush mounted T5 fixtures.
I did not install the remote mount lighting that comes with the openers as this would be relatively weak compared to the main garage lighting. I would like to activate the main T5 fixtures automatically when the door opens. I would also certainly like to be able to turn on the garage lighting manually and remotely turn off the lighting. Currently the switch is a 3-way with one in the garage and one in the house (although they are on opposite sides of the wall near the door.
I have purchased a Liftmaster 823LM wall switch. Obviously this is not directly Insteon compatible. It turns on the load when the door is opened or the safety beam is broken. One item to keep in mind is that it is only good for 300 watts of load.
My initial plan was to connect the load of the Liftmaster switch to "Sense 1" of a 2443-222 Micro On/Off Module and connect a regular wall switch to "Sense 2". Thinking about this further, I think this may cause unintended operation. For example, if program for 3-way toggle mode and I manual turn on the lights though the regular wall switch, but then break the beam for whatever reason, the lights would turn off for a period of time when I did break it and them back on 4 minutes later.
What I would like to have happen is for the lights to come on if either switch commanded them on and off if neither commanded them on. I am not sure if this is possible with the 2443-222.
I could also use a Keypad as a remote controller inside the house and not use "Sense 2", but I can't see this as a solve all.
Of course I could just abandon the idea of the Liftmaster switch and use a motion sensor. I could also use a garage door contact closure since this is already installed as part of the garage HVAC system, but I use a Hub II and I believe a timer may not be possible there. Likely need to use IFTTT or Stringify?
Want to try to help with my brain-teaser? Thanks.
I did not install the remote mount lighting that comes with the openers as this would be relatively weak compared to the main garage lighting. I would like to activate the main T5 fixtures automatically when the door opens. I would also certainly like to be able to turn on the garage lighting manually and remotely turn off the lighting. Currently the switch is a 3-way with one in the garage and one in the house (although they are on opposite sides of the wall near the door.
I have purchased a Liftmaster 823LM wall switch. Obviously this is not directly Insteon compatible. It turns on the load when the door is opened or the safety beam is broken. One item to keep in mind is that it is only good for 300 watts of load.
My initial plan was to connect the load of the Liftmaster switch to "Sense 1" of a 2443-222 Micro On/Off Module and connect a regular wall switch to "Sense 2". Thinking about this further, I think this may cause unintended operation. For example, if program for 3-way toggle mode and I manual turn on the lights though the regular wall switch, but then break the beam for whatever reason, the lights would turn off for a period of time when I did break it and them back on 4 minutes later.
What I would like to have happen is for the lights to come on if either switch commanded them on and off if neither commanded them on. I am not sure if this is possible with the 2443-222.
I could also use a Keypad as a remote controller inside the house and not use "Sense 2", but I can't see this as a solve all.
Of course I could just abandon the idea of the Liftmaster switch and use a motion sensor. I could also use a garage door contact closure since this is already installed as part of the garage HVAC system, but I use a Hub II and I believe a timer may not be possible there. Likely need to use IFTTT or Stringify?
Want to try to help with my brain-teaser? Thanks.
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