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Occupancy sensor - switches outside room

7 years ago

In my basement, I have a couple of hallway/walk-through rooms leading from the living area to the garage. It goes garage->walkthrough mudroom->walkthrough laundry->living area. I installed an occupancy sensor in the mudroom and it works great! Comes on when we enter from the garage with our hands full, and it turns off a minute after we leave the room.


I would like to do something similar with the laundry room, but my concern is that the switches are OUTSIDE the room. One is in the mudroom and one is in the living area. I would like the lights to turn on if someone is entering from either direction. I would also like to be sure that the lights can be completely turned off (i.e., turn off the sensor), in case someone is sleeping in the nearby guest bedroom and I don't want the bright laundry room lights to come on and wake them.


Is it possible to replace both switches with occupancy sensors? If I do this, will I still be able to turn the light completely off, the way that I can with one sensor in the mudroom?

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