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Remote light switch
for some odd reason the sitting room in our new (to us) house doesn't
have any wired in lighting. The previous owners had lots of standard lights etc.. No I don't understand it either. Now we have sufficient lighting in the room, but it's pretty inconvenient to have to walk into the room in the dark and then find the standard lamp, so I to install a ceiling light. but I really want to avoid running wires down the wall to the switch (Yeah I know I can run trunking etc. But TBH, its years down the redecorating list I imagine, I'd like to avoid looking at it, and there would be a picture rail and the nice Victorian cornice to get past as well. So I'm looking for some sort of wireless lighting switch that can switch a relay or whatever in the ceiling to turn the light on and off. I'm not looking for a remote control type thing, i'd just leave that lying around the room and not be able to find it in the dark. any recomendations -- Chris French |
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In message , Rob Morley
writes In article , "chris French" says... So I'm looking for some sort of wireless lighting switch that can switch a relay or whatever in the ceiling to turn the light on and off. I'm not looking for a remote control type thing, i'd just leave that lying around the room and not be able to find it in the dark. any recomendations Use a pull cord switch. I have though about that (sorry should have mentioned it in the post), but would prefer the wireless option if possible -- Chris French |
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"chris French" wrote in message ... In message , Rob Morley writes In article , "chris French" says... So I'm looking for some sort of wireless lighting switch that can switch a relay or whatever in the ceiling to turn the light on and off. I'm not looking for a remote control type thing, i'd just leave that lying around the room and not be able to find it in the dark. any recomendations Use a pull cord switch. I have though about that (sorry should have mentioned it in the post), but would prefer the wireless option if possible -- Chris French I bet that there has been wiring for a switch in the past. I'd get a cable tracer / metal detector and search round the (door none hinge side) for evidence. It wouldn't surprise me to find rolled conduit that you could pull through. AWEM |
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In message , Andrew
Mawson writes "chris French" wrote in message ... In message , Rob Morley writes In article , "chris French" says... So I'm looking for some sort of wireless lighting switch that can switch a relay or whatever in the ceiling to turn the light on and off. I'm not looking for a remote control type thing, i'd just leave that lying around the room and not be able to find it in the dark. any recomendations Use a pull cord switch. I have though about that (sorry should have mentioned it in the post), but would prefer the wireless option if possible -- Chris French I bet that there has been wiring for a switch in the past. I'd get a cable tracer / metal detector and search round the (door none hinge side) for evidence. It wouldn't surprise me to find rolled conduit that you could pull through. in this situation I'm pretty sure there isn't, though I did think about it - my cable detector is still stashed in box in the garage right now, and I'm not lifting the bedroom carpet until I have to. however, it seems that wiring for most electrical stuff was first installed in this house in the 1960's - when it was sold in the 1960's in had been in the same owner ship since the 1920's and still had the range in the kitchen, gas lighting etc. The previous owners bought it in 1983, I spoke to them about it when viewing the house and they said it had not been there when they bought the house, and they understood it hadn't been wired it at all. Certainly no evidence of the old rolled conduit anywhere around the house. -- Chris French |
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chris French wrote:
for some odd reason the sitting room in our new (to us) house doesn't have any wired in lighting. The previous owners had lots of standard lights etc.. No I don't understand it either. http://www.eurobatteries.com/sitepag...ntrollers.asp? wireless lighting switch in Google turns up lots of possibilities. I think it's a brilliant idea, personally, because you can put the switches anywhere. Si |
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Mungo \two sheds\ Toadfoot wrote: wireless lighting switch in Google turns up lots of possibilities. I think it's a brilliant idea, personally, because you can put the switches anywhere. Most would put the main one somewhere accessible from the doorway. ;-_ -- *Ever stop to think and forget to start again? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Mungo \two sheds\ Toadfoot wrote: wireless lighting switch in Google turns up lots of possibilities. I think it's a brilliant idea, personally, because you can put the switches anywhere. Most would put the main one somewhere accessible from the doorway. ;-_ Um...you could have a spare one somewhere..... In your pocket? Um... Si |
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Mungo \two sheds\ Toadfoot wrote: I think it's a brilliant idea, personally, because you can put the switches anywhere. Most would put the main one somewhere accessible from the doorway. ;-_ Um...you could have a spare one somewhere..... In your pocket? Um... Nope - down the side of the settee as always. ;-) -- *Why is the word abbreviation so long? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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In uk.d-i-y, chris French wrote:
So I'm looking for some sort of wireless lighting switch that can switch a relay or whatever in the ceiling to turn the light on and off. I'm not looking for a remote control type thing, i'd just leave that lying around the room and not be able to find it in the dark. I'd look into X10 products. When I was looking for a solution to a similar problem some time ago, I came across remote controls that are designed to be stuck to the wall and look like (American) light switches, rather than being hidden down the back of the sofa. I can't tell you exactly *where* I saw them but Google should help. It would be easier, and probably more convenient, to have this remote control operate your existing free-standing lights - no need to install a ceiling light. Prepare for a loud "clunk" whenever you switch them on or off, though. -- Mike Barnes |
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Mike Barnes writes: I'd look into X10 products. When I was looking for a solution to a similar problem some time ago, I came across remote controls that are designed to be stuck to the wall and look like (American) light switches, rather than being hidden down the back of the sofa. I can't tell you exactly *where* I saw them but Google should help. You are probably thinking of this... http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/552 You will also need one of these to convert RF X10 to mains borne X10... http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/495 Then you can use lamp or appliance modules on table lamps, such as http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/468 http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/469 http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/461 and professional X10 wired-in modules to switch fixed lighting, such as http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/476 http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/477 http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/product/481 It would be easier, and probably more convenient, to have this remote control operate your existing free-standing lights - no need to install a ceiling light. Prepare for a loud "clunk" whenever you switch them on or off, though. Appliance modules use relays and can handle larger loads. Some of the lamp modules use triacs and can dim the load. BTW, I have no connection with Cyberselect -- it was just the first website I could think of which lists all the X10 parts, and I have used them as a supplier. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote: BTW, I have no connection with Cyberselect -- it was just the first website I could think of which lists all the X10 parts, and I have used them as a supplier. Shouldn't stop Evil describing you as a spammer...;-) -- *I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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chris French wrote:
So I'm looking for some sort of wireless lighting switch that can switch a relay or whatever in the ceiling to turn the light on and off. I'm not looking for a remote control type thing, i'd just leave that lying around the room and not be able to find it in the dark. One of those sound activated gizmo's? Clap your hands twice, or mutter "let there be light!"? any recomendations Looking for disused cabling as suggested sounds a good idea though you might find (if it's victorian) it's old unusable stuff (which you might if lucky be able to use to pull through newer). I'd scout around in the floorboards above to find out what kind of cable it is. -- Adrian C |
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