I would like to turn on mood lighting automatically when I’m taking a shower, what’s the best way to detect that?
- I’ve considered humidity sensors, but that will take a while to kick in and not immediately when the shower starts.
- I’ve also considered a water leak sensor but those are not meant to be trigger every day for a long time like 10-15 minutes. That would kill the battery, right?
- Smart valves can kind of work, but it feels like overkill because I don’t care about the valve functionality.
I would prefer the solution to be battery powered (don’t want to be messing with too many cables around a shower), but I can’t seem to find one.


Made a flowchart for you:
< Do you feel wet? > | +-- yes --> < are you indoors? > | | | +-- yes --> < are you wearing pants? > | | | | | +-- yes --> [ you peed yourself ] | | | | | +-- no --> [ you're taking a shower ] | | | +-- no --> [ it's raining ] | +-- no --> [ you are not taking a shower ]