Re: flimsy switchlinc switches

["Dennis Brothers" <mysurname@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"alfred" <nxnw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have a dozen switchlinc decora style switches in my home. Out of
> these, 12 have broken mechanically - these switches still function
> electrically, but a hinge on the plastic rocker has broken. The broken
> rockers hang loose and wiggle from right to left (in addition to
> clicking up and down).
>
> The broken switches look and feel like junk. Smarthome claims this is
> the first they have ever heard of such a problem, which is not credible
> to me (7 broken switches out of 12). I have never had any other kind of
> light switch break.
>
> Anyone else have this problem?
>

I've got four of the old SwitchLincs, and one (the only one that gets any
regular use) has the problem you describe.  I'll be replacing all four with
SwitchLinc 2 (Insteon) units soon- I've got about twenty Insteon devices
already installed.  I like the new SwitchLinc 2s better than the old ones -
they're sexier-looking, they're shallower (easier to install), and they seem
sturdier.  And, of course, they can use the more reliable Insteon protocol,
though I'm currently using them in X10-compatible mode, until I (or someone
else) flanges some software together so that HomeSeer can speak Insteon.

    - Dennis Brothers