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reefguy89

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electrical ?
« on: October 13, 2009, 09:44:24 PM »

Hi new here to the forum and i have a question. I have a light that is a pull chain at the top of a stair case. No Switch. i was wondering if there is any thing i can plug into it and beable to turn it off and on?
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Re: electrical ?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2009, 10:15:25 PM »

I presume you have X10.  Do you also have AHP and the Cm15A?
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Re: electrical ?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 10:43:59 PM »

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Re: electrical ?
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2009, 11:06:41 PM »

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Re: electrical ?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2009, 11:09:24 PM »

I presume you have X10.  Do you also have AHP and the Cm15A?
no there is no x10 inthere it is an old house. I found his but not sure if it would work.
http://www.x10.com/home_automation/ss13a_ha_light_control.html
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Re: electrical ?
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2009, 12:57:11 AM »

I presume you have X10.  Do you also have AHP and the Cm15A?
no there is no x10 inthere it is an old house. I found his but not sure if it would work.
http://www.x10.com/home_automation/ss13a_ha_light_control.html

That should do the trick!

As long as you have no signal problems between the outlet you plug the reciever in to and the ceiling lighting circuit.

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reefguy89

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Re: electrical ?
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2009, 06:44:57 PM »

http://www.x10.com/home_automation/ss13a_ha_light_control.html
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That should do the trick!

As long as you have no signal problems between the outlet you plug the reciever in to and the ceiling lighting circuit.


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Will that work with 2 remote switches i would need one at the top and bottom of the stairs. Also how reliable are they? And how easy are they to install?
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Re: electrical ?
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2009, 07:59:16 PM »

http://www.x10.com/home_automation/ss13a_ha_light_control.html
Will that work with 2 remote switches i would need one at the top and bottom of the stairs. Also how reliable are they? And how easy are they to install?
Yes.
Very. As long as they are fairly close to the tranceiver module.
Easy. velcro is included.
« Last Edit: October 15, 2009, 11:38:10 AM by dave w »
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Re: electrical ?
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2009, 10:13:20 AM »

If I were in your shoes.. buy the starter kit you mentioned with an additional wireless switch and play around with it. i would guess that once installed you will take the socket rocket and place it in other rooms to see if it works then the madness begins soon you will want to take "control of other things".

The signal problems that were mentioned usually do not happen as far as my experiences go (in a 1998 home as well as a 1950 home with electronic gadgets everywhere). The people who mention it are experts and answer questions about it all day. The only problem is that for the most part the stuff works and most people only post when things go wrong, so take that into consideration from another newbie  :D.
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Re: electrical ?
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2009, 10:21:47 AM »

And there are less technical ways to skin that cat:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFLfgcoPB_w&
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