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When I turn the coffee maker on (or off), it's light also gets turned on (or off). I couldn't just used the same switched socket for both, but I had one free so here we are.
Oh they are part of the same 3 socket smart power strip. But at the time I would've had to go to a different floor and get a splitter plug (no idea what to call those things). Adding the automation was just faster. And I can always do this if I ever actually need that switched socket.
Keep in mind what the original question of the thread was.
Yeah i forgot that for a moment lol. My bad. That said, there are a lot of things people use automation for which would be better served by just pulling a wire somewhere.