On Monday, 7 November 2016 15:58:40 UTC, David wrote:
Now I think about it, the bulb problem and the dimmer switch issue could be related. You could use the same (dimmable) bulb throughout the house with pre-set dimmer switches.

Anyone think there's a market for a normal-looking light switch with a dimmer pre-set adjusted with a small control (screwdriver slot?) on the face of the switch?

Nah wait for the IoT version then you can set it via a phone while in another country :-)