[sh1mmer]

> after bedtime, the lights still come on when someone goes in the bathroom, but very dim, etc.

I’d be curious to hear more about this. Most of the “smart” light solutions I’ve tried struggle to go directly to a specific lighting level without some bright flash as they activate.

What brand switches/lights are you using to do this with?

[squeaky-clean]

(Not the parent poster) I have Phillips Hue lights and they can turn onto a dim setting without a bright flash. They also can fail-normal if you change the default settings.

They've added a popup to the app recently saying that soon Hue will require an account to work though, so I don't recommend them anymore. I've been meaning to move them to a separate offline network before they force update them to require an account. I originally purchased them because of how well they functioned locally without needing any Phillips cloud stuff. But sometimes I still use the official app instead of my homebrew setup.

If you own your own home, smart switches with dumb dimming capable lights are the way to go IMO. I'm still renting though.

[quickthrowman]

Most commercial lighting controls allow you to preset the initial dimming level. Acuity, Lutron, Leviton, Wattstopper, Hubbell, etc.

I’d stay away from consumer grade stuff, it’s pretty much all garbage. Commercial controls will come with a 5 year warranty.

Most commercial lighting controls have 0-10v dimming, but you can get forward or reverse phase line voltage dimmers to use with consumer grade LED lamps (bulbs).

[basch]

I’ve had wemo switches on a nighttime schedule. Dim at night, bright during the day, no flashing.

[tass]

I have a similar setup, and use a mix of Leviton, Inovelli and Lutron switches.

No flashes from any of them.

[happymellon]

None of my Candeo dimmers flash.