Smart lighting system setup in Dawlish
Looking for professional smart lighting system setup help in Dawlish? Hembury Contracting provides reliable tech help services across Dawlish and surrounding areas.
Price Guide
£85-160
Typical Duration
1-3 hrs
Location
Dawlish
Smart lighting system set up throughout your home or in key rooms. Bulbs installed, app configured, voice control working. Schedule lights, change colours, control from anywhere.
### Welcome To The Future (That Actually Works)
You bought **smart bulbs** or a Philips Hue kit because the idea of controlling lights from your phone sounded brilliant. Then you opened the box and realised there's an app, a bridge, pairing modes, firmware updates...
Smart lighting is genuinely great when it works. But getting it set up properly takes time and patience.
> 💡 **Pro tip:** The difference between smart lighting that's amazing and smart lighting that's annoying is in the setup. Lights need proper names, logical room groupings, useful scenes, and reliable voice control. Rush the setup and you'll hate using it.
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### Why People Call Me For This
| ✅ Set Up Properly | ❌ DIY Problems | |-------------------|----------------| | All lights responding reliably | Half the lights won't connect | | Named sensibly ("Kitchen", "Bedroom") | "Light 1", "Light 2", "Light 3"... | | Voice control working perfectly | Alexa controls wrong lights | | Useful scenes and schedules set up | Never use any of the features |
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### What You Get
**🔧 Complete Smart Lighting Setup**
| Stage | What Happens | |-------|--------------| | **Install** | Screw in bulbs, set up hub/bridge if needed | | **Connect** | Add all bulbs to app, connect to WiFi | | **Configure** | Name bulbs, assign to rooms, create scenes | | **Voice control** | Link to Alexa/Google, test commands work | | **Automations** | Set up schedules and useful routines |
**📦 You're Left With** - Smart lights working throughout chosen rooms - Control from phone app or voice - Schedules set (lights on at sunset, etc) - Know how to create scenes and change colours
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### Pricing
| System Size | Time Needed | You'll Pay | |------------|-------------|------------| | Single room (3-5 bulbs) | 1-1.5 hrs | **£60-85** | | Multiple rooms (6-12 bulbs) | 1.5-2.5 hrs | **£85-135** | | Whole home (13-20 bulbs) | 2.5-3 hrs | **£135-160** |
*Based on £60 minimum (first hour) + £50/hr after. More bulbs = more time to configure.*
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### Systems I Work With
✅ **Philips Hue** - Premium option, best colour range
✅ **LIFX** - No hub needed, bright bulbs
✅ **TP-Link/Tapo** - Budget-friendly option
✅ **Amazon Basics** - Cheap, works with Alexa
✅ **Yeelight** - Xiaomi ecosystem
✅ **Any WiFi bulbs** - Most work similarly
Why Choose Us for Smart lighting system setup in Dawlish?
Control lights from phone or voice
Set schedules and automations
Colour changing bulbs configured
Works with Alexa, Google, or Apple
What to Expect
### Step 1: Installation Screw in smart bulbs wherever you want them. Set up hub/bridge if your system needs one. Make sure everything's powered on and visible. ### Step 2: App Configuration Add all bulbs to the app one by one, give them sensible names, assign to rooms. This is the time-consuming bit but crucial for it working well. ### Step 3: Advanced Features Set up scenes (different colours/brightness for different moods), create schedules (on at sunset, off at bedtime), link to voice assistant, test it all works.
Our Dawlish Service Coverage
We cover Dawlish and a 30-mile radius from Exeter, meaning you get local service with the backing of an established business. Whether you're in the centre of Dawlish or in the surrounding villages, we're here to help.
Good to Know
> 💡 **Start small, expand later?** Totally fine. Set up living room first, see how you get on, add bedrooms later. Smart bulbs are expensive so phasing it makes sense. **Mix and match systems?** You can have Hue in living room and cheap bulbs in bedrooms, all controlled through Alexa. But each system needs its own app for advanced features, which gets annoying. Better to stick to one ecosystem if possible. **Old house thick walls?** WiFi smart bulbs struggle with poor signal. Philips Hue uses Zigbee mesh (each bulb extends range), which works better in older Exeter properties than WiFi-only bulbs. Worth considering if you have connectivity issues.
Frequently Asked Questions about Smart lighting system setup in Dawlish
What smart lighting systems do you work with?
All the major ones - Philips Hue, LIFX, TP-Link, Yeelight, cheap Amazon/Argos smart bulbs, and anything that works with Alexa or Google Home. Process is similar for most of them: screw in bulbs, connect hub if needed, add to app, set up voice control.
Do I need a hub or bridge?
Depends on the system. Philips Hue needs a bridge (small box that plugs into your router). LIFX and most budget bulbs connect directly to WiFi without a hub. I'll advise what you need for your specific system.
Can you set up the colour changing and schedules?
Yes - that's half the point of smart lighting. I'll configure scenes (like 'Movie Time' dimmed lights, or 'Energise' bright white), set schedules (lights on at sunset, off at 11pm), and show you how to change colours from your phone or with voice commands.
Will it work with my Alexa/Google Home?
Almost certainly yes. I'll connect your smart lights to whichever voice assistant you use so you can say 'Alexa, dim the living room' or 'Hey Google, turn off all the lights'. Works brilliantly once it's set up properly.
How many bulbs can you set up in one visit?
Realistically up to about 15-20 bulbs in a 2-3 hour session. If you want to do whole house with 30+ bulbs, might need a longer appointment or split it across two visits. Each bulb needs adding to the app, naming, assigning to rooms - adds up.
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