Something to consider about SwitchLinc switches. They are very new to the market (last few months) and there are a few problems beginning to surface that are being reported by users. The manufacturer has not produced a switch before, unlike Leviton and PCS who have been producing switches for quite some time.

This doesn't mean that the SwitchLinc switches are bad. It just means that they are really untested on a large scale like the other two brands.

The SwitchLinc's have only one real advantage over the other two brands, and that is the ability to send an X-10 signal upon local activation. This would be useful to determine light status in a home automation system (with a home automation controller).

Some of the problems being reported by users are excessive hum, a proprietary protocol used for extended X-10 commands, and others.

I would like to see some of these issues resolved before I recommend the purchase of a SmartLinc switch, unless you really need to have the feature of sending an X-10 command on local operation.

Robert
RCI Automation
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