Honeywell PLS750C1000 Timer Switch with Sunrise Sunset Single or 3 Way

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Sunrise alarm clocks mimic gradually strengthening sunlight, which you can sense through closed eyelids. The only light is the orangey hue from the clock and because of the stand, it looks suspended in mid-air, like the sun. The typical treatment for SAD is bright-light therapy, which requires a medical-grade device that shines 20 to 50 times brighter light than what these alarms provide.

Product reviewer Medea Giordano says that although you have to use the app to use both features, it's fairly easy. But it offers more alarm sounds and a wider range of brightness levels and programmable sunrise nuances. We’re obliged by EU General Data Protection Regulation to let you know about this right; we don’t actually intend to misuse your data.Low Energy Supermarket advises no professional person be booked to conduct work until the goods are in hand and accepts no responsibility if persons are booked and goods are not in hand.

It has only one shade of light, and while you can adjust the brightness, you can't make it warmer (yellower) or cooler (bluer). If you don't have access to a window in your bedroom, or maybe you use blackout curtains like me, a sunrise alarm could make your mornings or nights a little easier. We therefore recommend that a fitter or decorator isn’t booked until the goods are safely in your hands and have been checked for damage and any missing items. The first thing that strikes you about this one is its resemblance to an old Apple Mac; it is fairly chunky, at 15cm deep and 20cm wide.Whether it’s finding great products or discovering helpful advice, we’ll help you get it right (the first time).

I hate waking up to harsh alarm sounds (I’m looking at you, iPhone), so the option of waking up to a steady ‘sunrise’, combined with the radio is an attractive one. Friends notice me wince every time I'm watching a movie and a character's alarm blares them awake with all of the subtlety and gentleness of an aircraft carrier slamming into the sun. As the light dims gradually according to your set time interval, over the course of, say, 15 or 30 minutes, you can choose from seven “wind-down” programs to go with it, complete with breathing exercises and relaxation sounds. There's a button on top to pause and unpause it, and when it's sitting on the charging pad, just turn it to adjust the brightness. This is where light therapy comes in as a proven method to enhance mood, increase energy, and improve alertness.

You can set your wake-up light to play an alarm sound, or nature-inspired melodies at the desired wake up time to ease the transition from sleep to wakefulness (or simply as a reassurance that you will indeed wake up on time! We also disliked that each model’s control buttons are inconveniently located on the face of the device, requiring you to stabilize the machine with both hands before pressing any button (no small feat in the middle of the night). They all perform the function of waking you with light rather than startling sounds, but the more expensive models can replicate the wavelengths of the real sunrise. You can also do all this directly with the buttons on the clock, but that’s a lot of settings and a lot of buttons, which can get frustrating.