I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

If you want to spend piles of money, Lutron has a series of dimmers that you
can program "scenes" any way you like



"Don Wiss" wrote in message
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I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

This would be easy with an Insteon dimmer switch. Pressing the top of the
switch once lights the bulb at dim level, pressing the top again makes it full
bright and pressing the bottom turns it off. You may be able to use the new
Icon switch.

--
Manny Bhuta
Randolph, NJ USA



"Don Wiss" wrote in message
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I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:03:57 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

You could get close by putting a diode (be sure to consider voltage
and current here) across a switch. "on" would give you full
brightness, "off" for low.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

Manny Bhuta wrote:
This would be easy with an Insteon dimmer switch.

....or UPB switch, or high-end X-10 switch (e.g. PCS, SwitchLinc) with
"preset dim" option.

Pressing the top of the
switch once lights the bulb at dim level, pressing the top again makes it full
bright and pressing the bottom turns it off. You may be able to use the new
Icon switch.

Maybe... the double-tap for full ON feature is not mentioned in the
ICON manual though. Also there's a limit of 300 watts with that switch.

- Mark.

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:03:57 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

There are plenty of dimmers with on/off while the dim setting remains
the same.

Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
me know if you have posted also.

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:51:36 -0500, mm wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:03:57 -0500, Don Wiss wrote:

I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

There are plenty of dimmers with on/off while the dim setting remains
the same.

How does that help me? You mean there is an full on in addition to the
preset dim on? An example? All I've seen is the on goes to the preset dim
on.

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On 3 Jan 2006 10:52:56 -0800, "Mark Thomas" wrote:

Manny Bhuta wrote:
Pressing the top of the
switch once lights the bulb at dim level, pressing the top again makes it full
bright and pressing the bottom turns it off. You may be able to use the new
Icon switch.

Maybe... the double-tap for full ON feature is not mentioned in the
ICON manual though. Also there's a limit of 300 watts with that switch.

Remember this is a bathroom. 300 watts is more than enough.

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

"Don Wiss" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:51:36 -0500, mm wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:03:57 -0500, Don Wiss wrote:

I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%.
It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

There are plenty of dimmers with on/off while the dim setting remains
the same.

How does that help me? You mean there is an full on in addition to the
preset dim on? An example? All I've seen is the on goes to the preset dim
on.

With the Insteon and Icon SwitchLincs, you can program a preset dim on-level
(no computer required). Tap the top of the switch, and it goes to that
level. Tap the top again, and it goes to full on. This would seem to meet
your requirements, and you can do it with a $20 Icon (and Real Soon Now, you
can buy the Icon at your local Home Depot).

- Dennis Brothers

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:17:09 -0500, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:51:36 -0500, mm wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:03:57 -0500, Don Wiss wrote:

I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

There are plenty of dimmers with on/off while the dim setting remains
the same.

How does that help me? You mean there is an full on in addition to the
preset dim on?

If you want it full on you turn the knob all the way to the right.

An example? All I've seen is the on goes to the preset dim
on.

If you want it at the same level of dimness as the last time, you just
push the knob and you don't twist it.

This has the advantage that you can change the preset for next time in
less than a second.

That's what I do with my dining room chandelier and it works fine.

Some dimmers require going all the way to zero before you can turn the
light off, but many others don't.

Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Since this list moves so fast, II would have emailed you a copy, but
you're making it too much work. Other people here hide their email
address in a way that it is not too much trouble to find.

Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
me know if you have posted also.

In article ,
Don Wiss wrote:

I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

I just use 2 separate lights on different switches; on-off for the night
light and on-off for the main light. Works great, you never turn the
main light on accidentally.

--
Free men own guns, slaves don't
www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 21:46:41 GMT, Nick Hull
wrote:

In article ,
Don Wiss wrote:

I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

I just use 2 separate lights on different switches; on-off for the night
light and on-off for the main light. Works great, you never turn the
main light on accidentally.

How about a SPDT center-off switch? Can you get those for standard
switch boxes?
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

With the Insteon and Icon SwitchLincs, you can program a preset dim on-level
(no computer required). Tap the top of the switch, and it goes to that
level. Tap the top again, and it goes to full on.

This will NOT work with Icon switches. I have confirmed this with
Smarthome.

Mark, It WILL work on ICON switches. Whoever you spoke to at Smarthome
fed you some bad info. I installed an ICON dimmer yesterday and it has
both local and remote preset dim and tapping the top half will bring it
to full bright. See details on pages 18 & 24 of this ICON manual:
http://www.smarthome.com/manuals/2876db.pdf
You can also program a different preset dim from each controller that
it's linked to.

From:Mark Thomas


With the Insteon and Icon SwitchLincs, you can program a preset dim
on-level (no computer required). Tap the top of the switch, and it
goes to that level. Tap the top again, and it goes to full on.

This will NOT work with Icon switches. I have confirmed this with
Smarthome.

BruceR wrote:
Mark, It WILL work on ICON switches. Whoever you spoke to at Smarthome
fed you some bad info. I installed an ICON dimmer yesterday and it has
both local and remote preset dim and tapping the top half will bring it
to full bright. See details on pages 18 & 24 of this ICON manual:
http://www.smarthome.com/manuals/2876db.pdf

Are you sure you're not mistaken? The documentation only states that
pressing the top of the paddle sets the light to the local ON level. It
says to "press and hold" the paddle top to brighten from there.

Here's a test you can perform:

1. Set the Local ON level to 10% or so via the instructions on page 18
(heed the 4-minute wait).
2. Turn the light off.
3. Tap the top. The light should turn on at 10%
4. Tap the top again. What happens?