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I want to put a light in the long hallway without rewire the house.
THe only thing i found is this RF remore Wall Switch with Plug-In Receiver.
http://www.amertac.com/content/products.nsf/Lighting%20Controls%20&%20Dimmers/Wireless%20RF%20Controls/RFK100/RFK100big.jpg (broken link)
it is nice but only come with one switch.
any companies make similar product with two wireless wall switchs that controls one plug-in outlet? if so, where can i find it?
I want to put a light in the long hallway without rewire the house.
THe only thing i found is this RF remore Wall Switch with Plug-In Receiver.
it is nice but only come with one switch.
any companies make similar product with two wireless wall switchs that controls one plug-in outlet? if so, where can i find it?
guys in homedepot and lowes say no
The switch you are showing has three different codes, A, B, or C... If you buy two with the same code, you can put a switch at each end of the hall.
the light has to be connected to the sender that signals the switch... In other words, there is a small module which plugs into the wall, and the lamp plugs into the module. Then the remote switch controls the module..
The switch you are showing has three different codes, A, B, or C... If you buy two with the same code, you can put a switch at each end of the hall.
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That is what i thought.
the guy in homedepot told me that would not work. because the units share the same code are operating on slightly diffirent frequency.
any companies actually make a unit with two switchs and one outlet?
That is what i thought.
the guy in homedepot told me that would not work. because the units share the same code are operating on slightly diffirent frequency.
any companies actually make a unit with two switchs and one outlet?
I bought my switches at HD. look at all their switches, they will have a little grees circle with an A,B, or C. Just get two the same.
You leared a valuable lesson, don't go by any advice you get from the HD personel..!
I have several of these switches for different things. In my last home, I had two matching switches, one upstairs, one downstairs, to turn on the hot water circulator that was mounted on the HW heater. So what you are trying to do is very do-able...
I have a wireless switch in the hall that controls my attic light. The attic door has a tiny opening (fortunately) and I've noticed the attic light going on by itself regularly. I removed the switch from the wall (thinking that it might be sending turn-on signals for some reason) but the light still goes on 3-4-5-6 times a day. I had a home alarm system installed a few months ago and am wondering if the sensor that's in the hall ceiling might be turning the light on. Does anyone have any ideas on that? TIA.
LOL. A lot of wireless stuff is based on the old X-10 transmitters and receivers. They work OK unless you have a neighbor who also has a wireless device that hits the same channel. Then you notice stuff like lights going on and off, alarms going off, doorbells ringing, etc..
You can try changing channels, but most devices give you limited options. Your other route is to run your device constantly for about a week and force your neighbor to give up on his device. Infrared devices are less prone to crosstalk.
I have a HD version of the above mentioned switch, which controls all of my computer stuff, so one switch shuts off all the computer related stuff. I recently installed a remote control ceiling fan with a light. Now every time I turn the computer on, the fan and light go on too...!
It's just a matter of changing the frequency on the can control, if I ever get that ambitious..!
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