Re: X10 light switch control - in layman's terms please :-)

["garygfx" <garygfx@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@b...>
wrote:
> What kind of uplighters is it? Are they floor-standing or wall 
mounted
> ones?

Wall mounted. If the bulbs sit on top of a LM15 then they poke over 
the glass shades. The ceiling lights are uplighter-style so we have 
the same problem there.

> The rest really depends on how accessible the wiring is to you and
that
> could well be the deciding factor in where you go from here. 
Dependent
> on the level of access you have to the wiring then there are 
options.

Accessability is limited to the light switches within the 
plasterboards. :-(

> You can use the existing wiring at the switch for a momentary 
switch as
> I have done in a few locations and, in other locations, to get a 
live
> and neutral by changing the wiring at the source to power X10 kit.

The source? Is that the lighting unit or where the lighting circuit 
connects to the fuse box? I'm a little scared of doing anything more 
than playing around inside the light switch in case I cause damage to 
me or the house!

Thanks,
Gary



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