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Relocating light switches virtually? Rich Heimlich 07-19-2005
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Posted by Rich Heimlich on July 19, 2005, 3:24 pm


I have a set of outdoor flood lights controlled from two switches next
to a sliding glass door in our family room. The issue is that we no
longer use that door and it will soon be replaced entirely with a bay
window.

We would like to control the lights from the sliding door area in the
kitchen which is how we get in and out of our backyard. However, the
wiring to the family room is a bit complex and would be a real pain to
re-run to the kitchen area.

That got me thinking that perhaps there's a way to remotely operate
those switches from a panel in the kitchen so that no re-wiring would
be needed.

Is that possible or is there a better way?


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Posted by Doug Kanter on July 19, 2005, 7:29 pm


Poke around Home Depot. There's a company that makes all sorts of remote
control stuff that allow you to install a receiver in a wall plate where
there was previously a switch, and mount a sending switch elsewhere to
control the thing in the other room. If the store hasn't got it, check the
web site.

>I have a set of outdoor flood lights controlled from two switches next
> to a sliding glass door in our family room. The issue is that we no
> longer use that door and it will soon be replaced entirely with a bay
> window.
>
> We would like to control the lights from the sliding door area in the
> kitchen which is how we get in and out of our backyard. However, the
> wiring to the family room is a bit complex and would be a real pain to
> re-run to the kitchen area.
>
> That got me thinking that perhaps there's a way to remotely operate
> those switches from a panel in the kitchen so that no re-wiring would
> be needed.
>
> Is that possible or is there a better way?




Posted by Charles Spitzer on July 19, 2005, 12:37 pm



> Poke around Home Depot. There's a company that makes all sorts of remote
> control stuff that allow you to install a receiver in a wall plate where
> there was previously a switch, and mount a sending switch elsewhere to
> control the thing in the other room. If the store hasn't got it, check the
> web site.
>
>>I have a set of outdoor flood lights controlled from two switches next
>> to a sliding glass door in our family room. The issue is that we no
>> longer use that door and it will soon be replaced entirely with a bay
>> window.
>>
>> We would like to control the lights from the sliding door area in the
>> kitchen which is how we get in and out of our backyard. However, the
>> wiring to the family room is a bit complex and would be a real pain to
>> re-run to the kitchen area.
>>
>> That got me thinking that perhaps there's a way to remotely operate
>> those switches from a panel in the kitchen so that no re-wiring would
>> be needed.
>>
>> Is that possible or is there a better way?
>
>

i'd bet that x10 would have something like this.




Posted by Doug Kanter on July 19, 2005, 7:58 pm



> i'd bet that x10 would have something like this.

Probably, although quite a few people in this NG have mentioned lousy
experiences with x10 quality. I have no direct experience with their
products, though.




Posted by Matt on July 19, 2005, 1:18 pm


X10 is a confusing term - it's a protocol, and also the name of a
company.

The protocol itself isn't bad. I've been using the protocol for years
to automate my house, and although I had some initial problems, I got
through those very quickly.

Having said that, I wouldn't buy any products that use the X10 protocol
from the company called X10.

To the OP: Go lookaround over at smarthome.com. They have exactly what
you are looking for.

Once you find the product, google the product name, or even look on
ebay.

Smarthome has virtually everything you could ever think of, but their
prices are a bit steep. I can usually find the exact item, new in box,
for at least 20% less elsewhere.



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