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Best automated switches joerut.epix.net Fri, 28 Jul 2000 20:50:29 -0400

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Hello All

  Just wondering if anyone has any info on the best system for 
lighting. It seems there is no other option than X-10. I had been 
using the "Cheap" X-10 switches at my old home and was not very 
pleased with the reliability of these switches meaning they 
physically fail or I get different dimming results of lights. The one 
option that I would really, really like is the 2 way X-10 option like 
Switchlinc. But after talking to Don Stephens and checking out the 
newsgroups it seems users of these have nothing but problems. I 
would like to monitor such things as the kids rooms ( 3 Children ) 
to see if they "accidently" leave a light on and such things as 
bathrooms, garage and closets. The only way to know if someone 
actually physically turns on a switch is to have an X-10 signal 
transmitted. Does anyone know of any other switch than Swichlinc 
that transmitts from the local button. I know I could use the X-10 
transmitters with the fixture modules but I would much rather True 
rocker style Decora type switches. Is there anything out there 
other than X-10? Maybe a wired system. I would put in the effort to 
add such wiring if it were reliable. I am putting this into my new 
home with 56 different switches and want to do it right the first time.

Thanks
Joe Rut

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