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ibscas
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I know this is probably only possible with a special device, but has anyone ever done this? I think it would be pretty slick to have the system notify you of a burned out bulb so you don't just let it sit like that.
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I love it,  wouldn’t be nice to have this. You know it’s possible with sensing. But better, yet time to replace the bulb message.… 
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how about just automatic replacement of bulbs??  especially those that are a pain to get to
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Would this work? it's kinda expensive with all the extra insteon devices... but if you really want to know if your bulb is burnt out... :) Get PH to detect when you turn the light on and then have a line of code to poll the status of that second insteon device and if it doesn't see it, it means its not getting power... hense the bulb is burnt out?
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Why not… If the bulb is filament not CFL or multiple lights. Also most circuit boxes don’t have an extra slot. But then you think I might notice when I walked into the room and issue a verbal “time to change the bulb” tts.. 
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An X10 motion sensor's light sensor may be cheaper if you have a RF receiver.
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