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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: sm88 on February 19, 2008, 10:49:17 AM

Title: Which wall switch to use with inline dimming module XPDF?
Post by: sm88 on February 19, 2008, 10:49:17 AM

I am installing an incandescent light with the XPDF inline dimming module. This light has no existing switch.
I am trying to find a wall switch that I can connect to the house wiring and use it to turn light on/off and dim through the XPDF module.
Is the XPD3-IW the correct switch?  Will it communicate the on/off AND dimming signals to the XPDF module?
Thanks for any help.

Title: Re: Which wall switch to use with inline dimming module XPDF?
Post by: dave w on February 19, 2008, 12:02:34 PM

Quote from: sm88 on February 19, 2008, 10:49:17 AM

I am trying to find a wall switch that I can connect to the house wiring and use it to turn light on/off and dim through the XPDF module.
Is the XPD3-IW the correct switch?  Will it communicate the on/off AND dimming signals to the XPDF module?
Thanks for any help.

No. The XPD3 is a receiver only. Look at X10 Pro, XPT series for a transmit only wall switch.

Title: Re: Which wall switch to use with inline dimming module XPDF?
Post by: sm88 on February 19, 2008, 12:25:46 PM

Thanks Dave, thats what I needed to know.

Title: Re: Which wall switch to use with inline dimming module XPDF?
Post by: DeltaNu1142 on February 19, 2008, 03:28:08 PM

Any reason you don't want to use a stick-on switch or remote?

I personally don't like the stick-ons, but I'm just curious.