SupaSays t1_j58d1fd wrote on January 21, 2023 at 2:53 AM

Reply to comment by nochinzilch in The Lights Have Been On At a Massachusetts School For Over a Year Because No One Can Turn Them Off by AStartIsBorn

Printed on the devices which were sprinkled liberally around 20ft up inside a finished ceiling. Fishing them back out to read the codes was considered but as last resort as the ceiling would be damaged and have to be partially redone.

noiamholmstar t1_j5bhk7l wrote on January 21, 2023 at 8:10 PM

Honestly, though bad from an energy use perspective, if they’re led lights it might very well be more expensive to disassemble (and repair) the ceiling enough to get the codes and properly program them than it would be to just leave the lights on for several years.