Re: C-Bus wireless, X10 or Z-Wave?

[Kyle Gordon <kyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm just about to make my first purchase of a batch of switches, base
on
all the available evidence I have that it is rather reliable.

I'd also say that the switches aren't =C2=A3200... The expensive ones might
be, but the cheaper white ones start at =C2=A350.

Let me know if you want more info.

Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: John B <home-automation@xxxxxxx>
Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] C-Bus wireless, X10 or Z-Wave?
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:27:55 -0000

Hi all,

Having just moved house and said goodbye to my previous hard-wired C-Bus
in=
stallation, I'm looking for options to automate my lights, however I'm not
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in a position to run any additional cabling.

On the plus side, my back boxes all seem to be 35mm deep and appear to
have=
a neutral present.

So, what are my options?

I'd rather stay away from X10 as I've used it in the past and have got
used=
to the reliability/speed/quality appearance of the C-Bus switches.

I no very little about Z-Wave, but there seems to be a shortage of
good-loo=
king switches here in the UK.
(although I'm happy to be proved wrong)

So that leaves me with C-Bus wireless.

Has anybody used it, and can they comment on its reliability.
At around =C2=A3200 per switch it's not cheap.

TIA,

John



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