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Re: x10 basics--noob question



"T.B." <balfour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "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
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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