Thanks to the Automated Outlet chaps, my Z-Wave installation is upto six modules - 4 lamp and 2 application.
My garden is now almost entirely controlled by Z-Wave.
In the pump house (for the Koi pond) at the bottom of the garden is a Z-Wave module which is furthest from the house (the rest are in the Workshop next door to the house).
From the patio some 40ft, the remote has difficulty switching these pond lights on and off.
Half way up the garden is a flippin' great big Wendy House. So it occured to me, if these things really do "repeat" the signals I should be able to put a module in there and it'll relay the instructions - essentially up the garden path.
I put a module in, configured it (but didn't plug anything in) and it now all works a treat. It works exactly has described on the packet.
Conclusion? Effective range of the remote is about 30ft, but it can be pushed further with a drop in reliability. Modules really do relay signals!
If I remember I'll post a 'birds eye view' of the garden.
My garden is now almost entirely controlled by Z-Wave.
In the pump house (for the Koi pond) at the bottom of the garden is a Z-Wave module which is furthest from the house (the rest are in the Workshop next door to the house).
From the patio some 40ft, the remote has difficulty switching these pond lights on and off.
Half way up the garden is a flippin' great big Wendy House. So it occured to me, if these things really do "repeat" the signals I should be able to put a module in there and it'll relay the instructions - essentially up the garden path.
I put a module in, configured it (but didn't plug anything in) and it now all works a treat. It works exactly has described on the packet.
Conclusion? Effective range of the remote is about 30ft, but it can be pushed further with a drop in reliability. Modules really do relay signals!
If I remember I'll post a 'birds eye view' of the garden.
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