What do you think of this Rf Light System??

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Seen this today in maplins but cheaper else where..Looks good what do you all think?

Seems to be aimed at professional installation which suggests high installed cost to me.

Some people will love this sort of thing, but if you've already got proper heating controls etc will you really benefit from being able to play with settings remotely?

Graham

You have the option of Pro install or as instructions on there website for Diy install.

Wonder if this could be controled by a Beo5/6 ?  The System works on 433.92 hrz

You might want to take a look at the Nest thermostat for heating/cooling and the Philips Hue iOS-controllable light bulbs. You just replace your standard bulbs with the Hue bulbs, and they require no professional installation. I now have 25 Hue bulbs in my loft. The color, dimming, and programming possibilities are huge!

It's made by the company that used to make HomeEasy stuff (used to sell via B&Q in the UK) and that was controllable with a Beo4/5/6 via one of these (B&O version avalable) and has been around for about 18 months.

Exeter,
Devon,
UK

I have these light switches and plugs in everyroom in my house. I think they are excellent. I fitted them myself (I'm not an electrician) they simply replace your old switches or sockets. The range on them being rf and not ir is brilliant. You can buy a mood switch that you can link to your lights and I have one at the top of my stairs that turns all of the light in the house on or off at the press of one button. I also have one on either side of each bed for the bedroom lights. And I have one button set so that it turns the bathroom light on dim for if I need the toilet in the night. The mood switch has six buttons that you can programme they stick to the wall like a normal switch just wireless. I have one stuck to the wall next to back door for the garden lights which are all on plugs. I also have one on my side table in the living room which does the living room lights, the fire and I have bought some of the dimmable plugs for the lamps next to the tv. The dimmable plugs plug into any plug and can be controlled by any of the lightwaverf remotes. A quick fix but they don't look as good as the plug sockets however the plug sockets are not dimmable just power on or off.  I have a pir sensor in one bedroom so the light comes on when you walk in. You can also get a wifi device which allows you to controll via the iPhone at home or away. I haven't tried that and I haven't tried the heating devices either. I can't fault them although I read some mixed reviews the main problem being people saying there lights weren't as bright

. I am currently in the process of moving house and these things are gonna save me money because there's no need for slave dimmers anywhere because as well as the mood switches you can get. You can also get singe and double switches identical to the wired ones only wireless so you can have three switches in a room and only have to wire one, and ifyou move your bed you can move the switches.

i have spoke to stoobie about these before I believe he bought one to see if it would work with his lightmanager however it didn't. Give them a try b and q sell them and so do screwfix. I removed my lutron rainias and replaced with these I found that being able to controll the whole house from the touch of a button beat being able to controll a couple of lights and lamps with a beo4. Although I will be using my boss dims again  when I move so I can turn on with light switch and dim with beo4/5.

ciao

I agree with what Martin says - they are excellent if you don't want to be able to control them with your B&O remote.

They are definitely DIY if you are handy with a screwdriver( once you've turned off the power 👍) and have an interest in techy stuff, as they come with clear instructions.

They work out of the box which is fortunate because there is very little dealer support, but  if you are looking at them it means you have enough interest and that should also be enough to get you through any teething problems. Google is a great help as there are usaully others that have experienced and solved any issues.

As Martin said, I did buy a double socket and return it as it was not compatible, but I was gutted because it was really well made, solid and looked really good!

Stoobie

Exeter,
Devon,
UK
The system looks good and an easy way to control lighting! Without too much cost. To start off with!

Would have been great if it could have been B&O controlled :-( in some way!

Martin sounds like you got yours all sorted in your house,nice!

Will look around a bit more and maybe at some stage take the plunge..?
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