Re: X10 Retrofit ?

["Marcus Warrington" <marcusw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank,

I've looked at the CBUS stuff but its too expensive, I could just about
afford the Dimmer units etc but then by the time I add on the cost of the
CBUS light switches it becomes too much. There are currently around 20
light switches in the house and so the cost of switches alone would work
out far more than the whole X10 install !

The big advantages of CBUS for me would be faster response times (X10
is slooowwww), and status monitoring (why do 99% of all UK X10 modules
STILL not have any status response !).

Also, I thought that the CBUS light switches needed to connected by cat5,
this
would be a BIG problem for me as running a cat5 cable to each switch would
be a massive job (all my walls are brick and plaster.. no stud walls).

Marcus

>> From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
>Hi Marcus
>
>I know the cbus wireless stuff isnt going to be cheap..but its perfect
for
>your application.....You just remove the light switch and connect up
the
>switch wires to the cbus switch no neutral required.can be a single or
dual
>dimmer. If possible wire the upper part  of the house could be  a
hardwired
>cbus system and when funds are available get the wireless gateway so
both
>networks can talk to each other....and of course the wireless stuff is
>easily removed.....and the switches look fantastic..........
>
>My two bobs worth ;-))
>
>Frank