Originally posted by Kevin
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I investigated the light switches I was hoping that I could use these on last night, and unfortunately they all have 25mm back boxes. I could change 1 of them, which is in a new stud wall we've built, but the other 2 are on external brick walls...
It's a shame as, even away from the HA side they would have been really useful, as the lighting controls downstairs are a royal pain in the ass - you enter the house in the hall, and walk into the lounge - there's a light switch for the lounge ceiling light and what was the other half of the open-plan room on another - this space has now been walled off with a stud wall, and is one half of the new kitchen diner. So far so good. However, on walking through the stud wall into this dining part, the only switch you have at the side of the door is for the new under-cupboard lights in the kitchen half of the room. You have to cross to the other half, by the back door, to turn on the kitchen or dining lights on.
The wireless linking up would have totally fixed this! Is there any other solution, even if it was standalone and not tied into the bigger picture of HA, that could do the same job in 25mm back boxes, without costing the earth? I wouldn't mind about controlling these lights remotely - I'm planning on using lamps more for that for now.
I'm spending some time refining exactly what my requirements are now I know a little more, and putting together a 'spec' of what I want to achieve, long and short term. Hopefully that will help me be a bit more succinct on here!
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