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Posted by Mark Lloyd on April 3, 2007, 8:40 pm
On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 02:06:15 +0000 (UTC),
lwasserm@sdf.lNoOnSePsAtMar.org (Larry W) wrote:
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>>Well, you often need the fan at night down here in Slower Lower
>>Delaware, and NOT the light! Best bet is one of those Hunter radio
>>control gadgets that allow you to power up the whole mess, then
>>separtely control lights and fan with a hand controller. I've found
>>them especially helpful in "after the fact" fan installations in a
>>couple of houses over the years when all you have is a single switch
>>for an overhead light, and want to put both a fan and light in place,
>>without having to redo the wiring, etc.
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>I agree with the desirability of running the fan with the light off,
>and those RCs are nice too, but what's wrong with the old fashioned
>pull chain switches included with most fans?
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They're likely to be in inconvenient locations. Not by the door, and
not reachable from the bed without getting up.
The fan and light (and a computer monitor) in my bedroom use X10
modules with controllers in both places.
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Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com
"Never underestimate the power of stupid
people in large groups"
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