Re: Newbie question on external lights

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

"simplest (and cheapest)" is likely to be wireless. There are a number of
manufacturer's selling simple wireless systems in Europe. Klik ON, Klik OFF
is one brand name. Philips offers some also. And there are several others.
Range should not be an issue as European regulations allow much, much higher
power than does the FCC in the USA.

Jamie <Jamie.Higgins_NOSPAM_@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>In my back garden I have a shed which has power, fed through a cable
>buried deep underground and into the house through the conservatory. In
>the shed I have a pump running 24/7 for my pond and I also have a number
>of external lights which are connected to a timer switch within the
>shed. Instead of being on a timer switch in the shed I would like to
>have the external lights switchable from inside my house. Can anyone
>recommend the simplest (and cheapest) way to achieve this. I guess that
>I could get some kind of wireless switch (the Shed is about 20 feet from
>the house) or alternatively some kind of switch which talks to the
>external lights via the power lines (e.g. X10).
>
>Many thanks for any advice,
>
>Jamie