RE: DIM modules against wall switches

["Graham P. Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>]

LW10U are ugly, noisy, can only be used in single switch applications, take up a whole single gang box for one switch, are very difficult to open to change house and unit code without breaking and use 2amp fuses that seem to be as common as hens teeth. Apart from that they are an excellent product. I bought four of them before I got any LD11s but I just couldn't live with their short comings and eventually bit the bullet and decided to rewire.

 

Regards

 

Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: Nikola Kasic [mailto:nikola@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 15 February 2002 18:02
To: Home automation (E-mail)
Subject: [ukha_d] DIM modules against wall switches

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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