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Thanks Martin,
Something like that is my backup plan, but I'm guessing it will also be the
easiest to implement!
I have an X10 keyfob remote, but no TM13 to pair it with... was hoping for
something a bit more integrated but I guess should have thought about it
when re-wiring...
Thanks,
Tim.
On 19 December 2017 at 16:50, Martin Howell martin.howell@xxxxxxx
[ukha_d] <ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> I use one of these for my deck lights -
>
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Home-Easy-HE304-Receiver-Unit-
> 1000W/192402082340?hash=3Ditem2ccc0eca24:g:bOIAAOSwGzhaODyJ
>
> - controlled from inside the house by one of these -
>
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HomeEasy-Byron-Remote-Control-
>
Keyfob-Unit-HE301-RRP-19-99-NEW-BNIP/182971287174?epid=3D1629506040&hash=
=3D
> item2a99f04686:g:BQ4AAOSwe-FU26IF
>
> This will only let you manually switch it on and off, though my
home-brew
> Home Easy control box can switch 'em on and off whenever it feels like
it=
,
> using a mechanically hacked HE remote control.
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
>
> On 19/12/2017 13:29, Tim Hawes timsyahoo@xxxxxxx [ukha_d] wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Long time no post!
> I'm looking for a solution to turn on an outside light on an
outbuilding
> when outside lights on the house are switched on (and off).
> I was thinking of possibly an X10 solution but am not so fussed. The
> solution needs to be small though, and "wireless".
>
> Walls are plastered, painted etc. and my appetite for hacking into
that i=
s
> negligible :-)
> What I was hoping for was something that could be hidden behind the
switc=
h
> plate (would need to be *really* small as the electrician was related
to
> Houdini), or within the housing of one of the outside lights, and
would
> also need to be pretty small.
> That device would then transmit to a receiver in the shed (no size
> constraint) to turn on the shed's outside light.
>
> Does something like this exist?
>
> Many thanks,
> Tim.
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks
Martin,<div><br></div><div>Something like that is
m=
y backup plan, but I'm guessing it will also be the easiest to
implemen=
t!</div><div>I have an X10 keyfob remote, but no TM13 to pair
it with... wa=
s hoping for something a bit more integrated but I guess should have
though=
t about it when
re-wiring...</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br>Tim.</div>=
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<p>I use one of these for my deck lights - <br>
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href=3D"htt=
ps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Home-Easy-HE304-Receiver-Unit-1000W/192402082340?ha=
sh=3Ditem2ccc0eca24:g:bOIAAOSwGzhaODyJ"
target=3D"_blank">https://www.ebay.=
co.uk/itm/<wbr>Home-Easy-HE304-Receiver-Unit-<wbr>1000W/192402082340?hash=
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<p>- controlled from inside the house by one of these - <br>
</p>
<p><a
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href=3D"htt=
ps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HomeEasy-Byron-Remote-Control-Keyfob-Unit-HE301-RRP=
-19-99-NEW-BNIP/182971287174?epid=3D1629506040&hash=3Ditem2a99f04686:g:=
BQ4AAOSwe-FU26IF" target=3D"_blank">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/<wbr>HomeEas=
y-Byron-Remote-Control-<wbr>Keyfob-Unit-HE301-RRP-19-99-<wbr>NEW-BNIP/18297=
1287174?epid=3D<wbr>1629506040&hash=3D<wbr>item2a99f04686:g:BQ4AAOSwe-<=
wbr>FU26IF</a></p>
<p>This will only let you manually switch it on and off, though my
home-brew Home Easy control box can switch 'em on and off wheneve=
r
it feels like it, using a mechanically hacked HE remote control. <br>
</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Martin<br>
</p><div><div class=3D"h5">
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi All,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Long time no post!=C2=A0</div>
<div>I'm looking for a solution to turn on an outside light
on
an outbuilding when outside lights on the house are switched
on (and off).=C2=A0</div>
<div>I was thinking of possibly an X10 solution but am not so
fussed. The solution needs to be small though, and "wireless=
".</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Walls are plastered, painted etc. and my appetite for
hacking into that is negligible :-)</div>
<div>What I was hoping for was something that could be hidden
behind the switch plate (would need to be *really* small as
the electrician was related to Houdini), or within the housing
of one of the outside lights, and would also need to be pretty
small.=C2=A0</div>
<div>That device would then transmit to a receiver in the shed
(no size constraint) to turn on the shed's outside light.=C2=
=A0</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Does something like this exist?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Many thanks,</div>
<div>Tim.</div>
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