Hey everyone, I wanted to share my recent success in setting up my outdoor RGB lights using Home Assistant. I’ve been trying to get them to work properly for a while, and it’s been quite a journey! Hopefully, my experience can help someone else out there.
So, I have these Costco Feit RGB bulbs outside my garage and porch. I set them up using Tuya/SmartLife and integrated them into Home Assistant. At first, everything seemed fine—turning them on and off worked without any issues. But when I tried to create an automation to turn them on at sunset and off at sunrise, things got tricky. The automation kept setting the bulbs to green or blue instead of white, which was super frustrating!
I spent hours going through the automation settings, checking the RGB values, and even looking at the bulb states in HA. The bulbs would show up as white in the UI, but when I triggered the automation, they’d turn green or blue. It was like a puzzle I couldn’t solve. I even tried manually changing the color to white through the HA interface, and that worked, but the automation just wouldn’t cooperate.
After some research and a lot of trial and error, I figured out that the issue was with how the RGB values were being passed in the automation. I adjusted the automation to explicitly set the RGB values to white (255,255,255) and made sure the transition was smooth. Now, the lights turn on at sunset in a beautiful white light, and they shut off at sunrise. It’s such a relief!
This experience taught me the importance of double-checking RGB values and ensuring that automations are set up correctly. I also realized how powerful Home Assistant can be when it comes to customizing and automating your smart home setup. If anyone else is struggling with similar issues, I’d recommend checking your RGB values and making sure your automation triggers are set up properly.
It’s amazing how a little tweak can make such a big difference. I’m so happy my outdoor lights are finally working as they should, and I hope this helps someone else troubleshoot their setup too!