Re: UK_Selfbuild Homeeasy HE203 question

["Mal Lansell" <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ho Yin Ng"
<architect.hoyin@...>
wrote:
>
>  A question for the users of Homeeasy.
>
>
> If the HE203 is placed in an dimmer switch can it control a
HE202W -
> DIMMABLE REMOTE CONTROL SOCKET using the switch?
>
> Or do they not "talk" to each other and only to a remote
control?
Or
> only to a Homeeasy remote dimmer switch?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ho Yin
>

The HE203 cannot be connected to a dimmer switch - it has to be
connected to a standard on-off lightswitch.

It does not send any commands - it only receives them.

There are some switch remotes that send commands (HE307 / HE308),
which are similar to the old X10 stick-a-switches.

You could use one of those to control a dimmable socket, but...

1) They are smaller than a standard light switch.

2) They do no dimming themselves (so if you wanted to control the
main light too, you would need something like the ceiling pendant
dimmer set to the same code)

3) The switch itself is very easily broken when taking it apart to
replace the battery (speaking from experience there!).

HTH

Mal