I want to put this Ikea Billy bookshelf in front of a light switch. Any clever ideas on how to make the light switch still physically accessible, without doing any electrical work or moving it? The switch has been on and untouched for like the past year since I use Phillips Hue bulbs, so I don't need to hit it often, but I'd like to be able to without moving the bookshelf in case some weird shit happens.
The best idea I can come up with is some kind of dumb lever contraption attached to the back of the bookshelf.
Cut a hole in the bookshelf.
And after that don't forget to not stack books in front of the switch. Good luck!
This, the Billy's backed with what's basically just cardboard. You might be able to cut it just from where it's dented from leaning against a switch.
Not exactly the solution I was looking for, but I guess it would work
The bookcase isn't that close to the wall, I guess the trim on my floor is thicker than the cutout on the bottom back
>Not exactly the solution I was looking for, but I guess it would work
What the frick are you expecting? you can either reach the switch or not, you already said you don't want to move it. Your choices are to cut a hole in the back of the bookcase, or don't put the bookcase in front of it you fricking moron.If you want some lever or stupid contraption your bookshelf will be an inch proud of the wall and look moronic, but if you don't care about that you'll have enough of a gap to just reach behind it and flick the switch
> Phillips Hue bulbs
fricking zoomers.
Hi! It’s 2023 and we have wifi light switches now. Welcome to the future!
And they fricking suck.
I'm more of a Zigbee guy.
good goyim
>wifi light switches
no wifi in romania
you dont have wifi cables???
>The best idea I can come up with is some kind of dumb lever contraption attached to the back of the bookshelf
Hey, but that sounds simple, sane and functional. Just grab some HDF (hardboard) and cut it nicely.
Pivot in the middle of the distance between the switch and the edge of the bookshelf will give you roughly the same force&feeling as the original switch.
Most of which stop working during any internet outage (unless you've got time & will to force them on domoticz), and then, to turn on/off the light, you "just" need to use a button (that is for this exact reason ever present on the wifi switches).
Most manufactures frick up their design so that you don't connect to the light switch directly, buy you send a message to their computer somewhere in the "cloud", and your light switch is always connected and controlled by that computer.
holy shit we got CAD happening
>implying this hasn't been a solved problem for decades
If you're not a moron you could take the wall plate off the wall and affix it to the bookcase backboard.
You'll wanna use a "Wireless self-powered switch".
not sure if you are memeing or not, but in the of-chance that you are do those exist
>clap on
*clap*clap*
>clap off
*clap*clap
>clap on
>The Clapper
*CLAP*CLAP*
You have failed the 80s countersign
>clap on clap off
I am haunted by it in my dreams
I swear I typed it properly
Perhaps my subconscious was sparing future generations
Buy a lamp with a remote control from IKEA and use it as a light switch
Replace it with a pull cord switch and run it through a small hole in the backing?
Or just leave the pull cord hanging down and fish it from behind the bookshelf when needed
Kinetic switch. You wire the switch part to your existing light switch and fix the button wherever you want.
And yes there is electrical work in that but as long as you know how to identify neutral and live wires and know how to turn the power off at the breaker you can't frick it up, it's a couple of wires.
get a remote for your smart switch
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lutron-Pico-Smart-Remote-3-Button-Dimming-for-Caseta-Smart-Dimmer-Switch-White-PJ2-3BRL-WH-L01R-PJ2-3BRL-WH-L01R/204718223