One thing I do in my "not home" program is brighten and dim lights with random(ish) timings, causing brightness "shift" between different area's of the house.
I figure this will produce a move lived in look by (hopefully) emulating movement, while also saving power by keeping any lights below 100%.
This script is setup to run for approximately an hour, I run it a few times from from sunset +20 till 11pm, alternating with a different script to keep the pattern from being recognized as a light time setup.
If
- No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition')
Then
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Delilah' Off
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Living Room' On
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Dinning' On
Set 'Front Light' 40%
Set 'Living Room Lgt' 50%
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Hall' Off
Set 'Dinning Room Light' 33%
Wait 8 minutes (Random)
Set 'Living Room Lgt' 36%
Set 'Dinning Room Light' 52%
Wait 20 minutes (Random)
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Hall' On
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Living Room' Off
Set 'Dinning Room Light' 25%
Set 'Front Light' 60%
Wait 10 minutes
Set 'Front Light' 90%
Wait 6 minutes (Random)
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Delilah' On
Set 'Front Light' 40%
Set 'Delilah Room' 52%
Wait 5 minutes
Set 'Dinning Room Light' 75%
Wait 6 minutes (Random)
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Hall' Off
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Living Room' On
Set 'Dinning Room Light' 33%
Set 'Living Room Lgt' 36%
Wait 30 minutes (Random)
Set 'Front Light' On
Wait 5 minutes
Wait 12 minutes (Random)
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Delilah' Off
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Living Room' Off
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Hall' Off
Set Scene 'House Scenes / Dinning' Off
Set 'Front Light' 55%
Else
- No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')
'Front Light' is a 9w LED light set up for default indirect lighting near the front door/ living room.