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Default Quinetic switches are strange

On 23/07/2020 19:35, Robert wrote:
On 23/07/2020 08:27, Jeff Layman wrote:
I have a 2-gang Quinetic switch in the lounge. One side is for the
ceiling light, the other for the wall lights.

One evening about 6 months ago - and 3 months after it was fitted - the
ceiling light side wouldn't work, but the wall light side was ok. The
next morning both sides worked without problem. Last night about 9 pm
the ceiling light again wouldn't come on, but the wall lights were fine.
This morning everything was back to normal again.

I assume there is a very intermittent interfering signal for the ceiling
light side. If so, it must be very specific as it doesn't affect the
wall lights side at the same time. Anyone else seen this, and does
anyone know exactly what radio system Quinetic switches use?

I use a 2 gang QUinetic switch with a dual receiver. The
only issue I have is one of the switches becoming reversed
occasionally when operating both switches together.
Never had this problem with the single gang switches of which I have a
couple.


Yes, that's the one thing you won't find mentioned in the Quinetic
advertising/technical blurb! I found out very quickly that it's better
to not turn on (or off) both at the same time in 2-gang switches. It
would be almost impossible to do with well-spaced single gang switches.
It's easily fixed by switching off the lighting circuit at the CU, or
switching the lights off, removing the switch to 100 metres away, and
putting it the way you want it.

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Jeff