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Originally Posted by psicodude
I'm in Cranston and just replaced my exterior lights as well, for the exact same reason. I put in a smart switch that turns on and off with sunrise.set. I also put a smart lock with a keypad on the door leading to the garage so it gets locked more often.
My thinking on the backyard flood is the opposite. My neighbours and I all look out for each other so the floodlight is sort of the "hey, take a quick look over the fence" alarm. You have to play with the sensitivity so it's not always going off though.
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Ok this thread is officially derailed as the Cranston meetup thread. I live there too.
You might want to also consider surveillance cameras, I have them on my house and will be upgrading them with much better quality night cameras. I had a break in in my car (nothing taken). I caught it on my camera but the quality at 3 am with the IR cut filter on (black and white image) was not great for identification etc. So I am installing a night color camera.
I am doing this in part for home security, but also as a demo tool for clients.