DIM modules against wall switches

["Nikola Kasic" <nikola@xxxxxxx>]

I'm still expecting my first X10 components to arrive, but in the meantime I need an advice.

I see that you can control ceiling lights either with DIM modules (LD10) or wall switches (e.g. LW10U). It seems that DIM modules are more inteligent, but I don't see any easy way to put them in place. It seems to me that they need re-wiring. Am I right?

With wall switches, you can usually just replace present ones with these X10 ones, so no extra wiring is needed.

I'm living in a flat and I don't know exactly where wires are running. Flat is almost new and freshly re-painted (3 months ago) so I plan not to do any plasterwork. I just want to take a rest of all the decorating for a while (bathroom still needs to be finished).

So far, I found fuse box, and I can probably put DIN rail next to it. I can then control with DIN modules each circut on a fuse, but that's usually 3-4 lights together. I cannot control individual lights that way. I should find a place where individual lamp circuit detaches from the main one and put DIN module there, but I don't know where is that, because I almost see no junction boxes. 

It seems that I have no choice but use wall switches. Am I right?

What would you advise me, if I have possibility to use both?

I see that many people installed DIN modules, although switches are much simpler to install. Why's that?

Cheers,

Nik 

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