Re: x10 basics--noob question

["T.B." <balfour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"brobin" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Need a bit more info please. Do I have this right? You have a light above
> the sink that works now using a pull chain from the light fixture. So
there
> is power to the fixture. Is there a switch for that fixture already in
place
> but broken or no switch for the fixture anywhere, except for the pull
chain?

    there is no wall switch for the light above the sink.  only the pull
chain.

>  If there's no wall switch now then you could use the following 3 items to
> do what you want to do. These are all from www.x10.com:
>  http://www.x10.com/automation/lm15a_s.html  This goes in the fixture.
Screw
> it into the bulb socket and scre the bulb into it.
>  http://www.x10.com/automation/ss13a_s.html  This switch simply sticks on
> the wall and can controll up to 3 lights with Dimming control.
>  http://www.x10.com/automation/tm751_s.html  This plugs into any
convenient
> outlet and relays the signal from the switch to the fixture module.

    this looks like what i need.  thanks for clearing that up.
>
> "T.B." <balfour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > ok, i have a pull cord light above my kitchen sink that I need to
replace
> > with a regular light fixture that needs to be controlled by a switch.
the
> > problem is that I can't get into the wall to access the wiring to make
the
> > switch work properly.   somewhere along the way, someone told me that I
> > could overcome this problem by using an x10 switch module to control the
> > new
> > light fixture.
> >
> > so my question is: will x10 work for me in this application?  if so,
what
> > components will I need and how do they install?  i have found this
product
> > http://www.smarthome.com/2031.html  but don't know if it is what I need.
> > is
> > there something that will need to go on the light itself?  i'm confused
> > and
> > haven't really found any good websites that address my specific
questions.
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> >
> > TB in Austin
> >
> >
>
>