Karl Vacek wrote:
> I've long heard about the X10 stuff, but this sounds more useful. I don't
> care about making the coffee pot come on via the Internet while I'm 3
> countries away - but adding additional 2-way switches and switched receptacles
> without stuffing more wires into full conduits - that's great !!
>
> Has anyone here used any of these devices ? Can you comment on reliability
> and ease of use ? I don't something that will leave us in the dark till I
> replace it, or worse, baffle my wife. Any brand recommendations ?
I have done a lot of X10 stuff in my house. I wouldn't use it to run
a pacemaker, but it's generally suitable for most jobs like having the
front lights on and off, shutting the hot tub off at night to save
electricity, etc.
If you want more switches with no wiring, stuff like this is pretty cool:
http://www.x10.com/automation/x10_ss13a.htm
It looks like a wired-in wall switch, but it's really just stuck on
the wall, put it anywhere.
Then all you need to make it work is to replace the "other" switch
with a real X10 switch, and somewhere in your house hide the wireless
receiver by plugging it into an outlet somewhere out of view.
X10 stuff is usually cheap on ebay, especially the starter kits that
include a handful of these things.
You can do switched receptacles as well. If you don't care if an
external box is visible, they are cheap and simple, but you can also get
ones that wire into the box for a hidden look and a bit more $$$.
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