General Home Automation Wall switch with 0%-10%-100% only?

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Wall switch with 0%-10%-100% only? Don Wiss 01-02-06
Posted by Don Wiss on January 2, 2006, 11:03 pm
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I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Posted by RBM on January 2, 2006, 11:07 pm
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If you want to spend piles of money, Lutron has a series of dimmers that you
can program "scenes" any way you like



> I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
> would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
> but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.
>
> Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).



Posted by Manny Bhuta on January 3, 2006, 7:04 am
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This would be easy with an Insteon dimmer switch. Pressing the top of the
switch once lights the bulb at dim level, pressing the top again makes it full
bright and pressing the bottom turns it off. You may be able to use the new
Icon switch.

--
Manny Bhuta
Randolph, NJ USA



> I'd like a wall switch that only has three settings: 0%, 10%, and 100%. It
> would be used for a bathroom. Of course any dimming switch could be used,
> but it would be more convenient to just have the settings needed.
>
> Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).



Posted by Mark Thomas on January 3, 2006, 1:52 pm
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Manny Bhuta wrote:
> This would be easy with an Insteon dimmer switch.

...or UPB switch, or high-end X-10 switch (e.g. PCS, SwitchLinc) with
"preset dim" option.

> Pressing the top of the
> switch once lights the bulb at dim level, pressing the top again makes it full
> bright and pressing the bottom turns it off. You may be able to use the new
> Icon switch.

Maybe... the double-tap for full ON feature is not mentioned in the
ICON manual though. Also there's a limit of 300 watts with that switch.

- Mark.


Posted by Don Wiss on January 3, 2006, 7:18 pm
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>Manny Bhuta wrote:
>> Pressing the top of the
>> switch once lights the bulb at dim level, pressing the top again makes it full
>> bright and pressing the bottom turns it off. You may be able to use the new
>> Icon switch.
>
>Maybe... the double-tap for full ON feature is not mentioned in the
>ICON manual though. Also there's a limit of 300 watts with that switch.

Remember this is a bathroom. 300 watts is more than enough.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

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