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Re: remote light control



How about thinking out of the box, and replace your existing light
switch with a BBSB module too?  That way, you can have one wall switch
control both lights?

2009/10/29 Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxx>:
> Hi
>
> Yeah, that sounds like a reasonable solution, however I'd like to go
one
> better; I'd like to use my existing light switch, so that when the
light
> comes on at the back of the house (like it does now) the lights also
come=
on
> on the exterior of the garage. That would require a transmitter unit
that
> could switch from a 240v input - i.e. the existing supply to the rear
lig=
hts
>
> Regards
>
> Simon
>
>
> 2009/10/29 Quinten Uijldert <yahoogroups2@xxxxxxx>
>
>> I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. =A0A BBSB ceiling
switch
>> (http://www.byebyestandby.com/in_ceiling_switch.php)
is effectively
>> your remote controlled relay (on/off switch). =A0It goes near the
>> lights, and then you use a BBSB wall switch
>> (http://www.byebyestandby.com/Wallswitch.html)
to control it. =A0That
>> doesnt need any wiring (it's a stick on switch) so can go anywhere
>> convenient.
>>
>> 2009/10/29 Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxx>:
>> > Is there any way to activate it from an existing switch? I.e.
from an
>> > existing 240v input
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Simon
>> >
>> >
>> > 2009/10/29 Quinten Uijldert <yahoogroups2@xxxxxxx>
>> >
>> >> Have you seen http://www.byebyestandby.com/products.php
?
>> >>
>> >> 2009/10/29 Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxx>:
>> >> > We are currently building a detached garage, and it
would be nice i=
f
>> one
>> >> of
>> >> > the 6-gang normal switches in the utility room could
control the
>> outside
>> >> > lights of the garage. There is no way to get a wire
there, so it ne=
eds
>> to
>> >> be
>> >> > wireless.
>> >> >
>> >> > Is there any sort of remotely activated relay that I
could connect =
to
>> one
>> >> of
>> >> > the existing switch outputs so that it would then
signal the relay =
in
>> the
>> >> > garage to control a light there? I've tried to
google, but don't
>> really
>> >> know
>> >> > what to search for....
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards
>> >> >
>> >> > Simon
>> >> >
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