Re: New bedroom advice

["Malcolm Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxx>]

Use the X10 DIN dimmer - LD11.  It's a bit more expensive, but it has
connections for a switch, so you'll save on not having to buy the
micromodule.  You won't need a neutral wire at the switch - just replace it
with a momentary / push button one, and wire the contacts to the dimmer
module instead of the lamp.

Mal


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To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:05 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] New bedroom advice


>
> OK Im renovating a bedroom in my house and would like to X10 the
lighting.
>
> I am at odds as to which way to go, some advice would be appreciated.
>
> Some background on my setup
> - Homeseer control via CM12
> - Wireless remote and sensors available via TM12
>
> In the bedroom I plan to have :
> - Main central light (currently controlled by a single one-way switch
near
> the door)
> - 4 x ceiling spots controlled independantly of the main light (yet to
be
> fitted)
> - Two bedside lamps (probably wont X10 these are they are "within
reach"
of
> the bed, but if I do I can use a regular LM12
>
> I will have access to all the wiring via the loft, so from what I can
see,
> my options are:
>
> 1. Run a neutral down to the switch (along with another cable for the
> spots) and fit two micromodules into the backbox.
> 2. Do away with the switch and use a RF motion sensor combined with
two
> wired lamp modules in the loft
>
> Have I missed anything?
>
> I'd like to keep a switch if possible so im not left "in the
dark" in my
PC
> fails, although from other posts on the list the micromodules are a
bit
> slow.
>
> I guess I could wire the switch in parallel with a lamp module in the
loft
> (to give the manual backup) and for "normal use" use a
motion sensor
> controlling the lamp modules?
>
> Any other possibilities I've missed? I want to keep it X10 to keep the
cost
> down.
>