I have bottled out of installing a low level wall lighting circuit in the lounge so thought I'd use remote plug sockets instead. Has anyone got a recommendation for ones which have pretty innocuous plug sockets and have a wall mounted switch option?
Thanks
Charlie
Not a recommendation from experience, but I recall something from enOcean.
Among others ..
MK Echo series
We have a Byron set here which works well (had it for years so doubtless the model will be obsolete now); the hand-held remote is blu-tacked to the side of the door frame near the light switch, which works for me!
How does that work, then? Can't see any more details in the brochure
Look at the enocean link you snipped?
These have a special requirement before you order any. A large bank balance. £385 for one 400W switch?
Not quite that bad:-
And please, don't top post, it confuses the locals. ;-)
My bad - a typo. Meant to be £85 for one switch! But by the time you add the controller, etc. you won't be so very far off £385.
Well, I might as well get a low level lighting circuit put in for that amou= nt of money!
Might end up having to do with a remote instead of a switch.
We just use the plug in ones, most are behind book cases etc anyway. Think ours are Byron, about £30 a set of 4 from B&Q. Had them for years.
B&Q also do these remote sockets under £30
lounge so thought I'd use remote plug sockets instead. Has anyone got a recommendation for ones which have pretty innocuous plug sockets and have a wall mounted switch option?
Whilst I have not used their plug in remote sockets I have recently used some LightwaveRF wireless remote kit - a remote wall switch, a hand held remote control and a couple of inline relays to control a downlighter setup.
Their product range does include plug in remote sockets and some replacement 1 and 2 gang remote sockets
thread.
Think I might have found something more reasonably priced:
Same here, set of three from Asda for a fiver IIRC. Work fine within the= same room but not out to the garage about 15m away and through a couple =
of stone walls. Slight niggle is that they need setting up as to which button controls which switched socket after a power cut. Manual on/off switch on the sockets as well.
Now what would be nice is a remote on/off socket with built in time switch so you can have something come on/off based on time but also overide it, either way, remotely.
Sounds like you need X10 or something like it.
Just had a google, there isn't much out there but Byron do Homeeasy stuff. Switched or dimmable plugin receivers and a timer remote control =
with timer and on/off control of quite a range of units, including relay= only boxes. The timer remote is about =A315 and the switched sockets a tenner.
Cheers, they seem really reasonable. Also got the option of sitting the swi= tch inside the mounting box, although will need to be 35mm deep.
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