Re: X10 replacement?

["HLS" <henryhartley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

HLS wrote:
> Joerg wrote:

> > Interesting. Ours doesn't have it but next time I'll ask whether they
> > can order starter kits etc. Prices that I've seen elsewhere were a bit
> > steep, like $39.99 for a light switch relay. Don't know if that'll fly
> > with the average consumer and those are the guys who need to be
> > convinced. We'll see.
>
> I agree that $40 for a wall switch is too much.  Likewise, $85 to $95
> for a receptacle, is WAY too much.  Standard wall switches start at
> just over a dollar and go as high as $7 or $8, some fancy models might
> be over $10.  I understand these will cost a bit more but $40?

I just did a quick count (in my head, I probably missed two or three).
There are 27 standard wall switches controlling lights in my house.
There is a single dimmer for the dining room light.  Further, there are
ten switches wired in five three-way configurations and three more
wired to a single set of lights (three fixtures).  Assuming I could
simply replace each of these 41 switches with this $40 switch, it would
run me $1,640 just for light switches!  And of course there are the ten
or so pull switches on overhead lights in closets and in the basement.
Of course, those items don't seem to be available anyway.  Receptacles,
at $95 each will get out of control even faster.

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