adding rf control to 3 way switch
#1
10-08-02, 05:12 PM
adding rf control to 3 way switch
Does anyone have a resource for an rf remote control that can replace a 3-way switch? The Decora "Anywhere Switch" is not made for 3-way but that's exactly the application. Thanks!
#4
10-09-02, 06:45 AM
Look at this
http://www.smarthome.com/4003.html
plus this
http://www.smarthome.com/2202.html
or some similar combination.
http://www.smarthome.com/4003.html
plus this
http://www.smarthome.com/2202.html
or some similar combination.
#6
10-09-02, 07:14 AM
What do you mean by a radio control switch? With the combination I posted, you should be able to click on the RF remote transmitter and the lights turn on or off (actually the same remote could control two separate lights). What other feature are you looking for?
#7
10-09-02, 07:18 AM
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What I meant was that the signal to turn the device on and off was sent by radio frequency not infra red. The latter can only be done line of sight.
I don't see how the equiment described can replace an existing 3-way switch with a new 3-way switch and give me a hand-held clicker (or even a wall mounted switch with batteries like the Lutron 6696) to act, really, as if the system was a four-way.
I don't see how the equiment described can replace an existing 3-way switch with a new 3-way switch and give me a hand-held clicker (or even a wall mounted switch with batteries like the Lutron 6696) to act, really, as if the system was a four-way.
#8
10-09-02, 07:24 AM
#9
10-09-02, 07:32 AM
Here's how it would work:
Replace one of your current three way switches with the DHC X10 500W (2201WI) dimmer and the other with a slave switch (2208W). This gives you a 3-way switch which can be controlled via X-10 powerline controls (addressable controls signals sent over your home wiring). There are a numbr of different makes/models of X-10 compatible switches which could be substituted for the Leviton units I cited.
You then plug the base unit for the X-10 wireless remote (the one I cited is RF, there are other RF makes/models as well), set the base unit and the dimmer to the same X-10 address, and the remote transmitter should now control the dimmer.
Two advantages to this system:
(1) The RF remote can control a second X-10 address, so you can have another X-10 device (like a dimmer on another light) controlled by the same remote.
(2) There are a number of other X-10 controllers which can generate the necessary control signals. I have a timer controller which turns my programmable lights on or off according to a schedule I set.
Replace one of your current three way switches with the DHC X10 500W (2201WI) dimmer and the other with a slave switch (2208W). This gives you a 3-way switch which can be controlled via X-10 powerline controls (addressable controls signals sent over your home wiring). There are a numbr of different makes/models of X-10 compatible switches which could be substituted for the Leviton units I cited.
You then plug the base unit for the X-10 wireless remote (the one I cited is RF, there are other RF makes/models as well), set the base unit and the dimmer to the same X-10 address, and the remote transmitter should now control the dimmer.
Two advantages to this system:
(1) The RF remote can control a second X-10 address, so you can have another X-10 device (like a dimmer on another light) controlled by the same remote.
(2) There are a number of other X-10 controllers which can generate the necessary control signals. I have a timer controller which turns my programmable lights on or off according to a schedule I set.
