|
|
|
The following page was printed from RemoteCentral.com:
Poor Mans "Panelized Lighting?"
| |
|
Topic: | Poor Mans "Panelized Lighting?" This thread has 38 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
|
Post 1 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 14:45 |
3PedalMINI Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2009 7,860 |
|
|
Ok, Before anyone flames me this is for MY house and i would NEVER do this in a clients home. I need to order the panel from C4 but with Caseta out there and C4 at the helm i can do anything I want with caseta and when C4 is controlling it it is like its native! Its 12 loads of lighting I Need. If i wasnt getting married I would probably just do the panel but considering the above i cant swing it right now. My whole house has been rewired for panel and im tired of living by lamps. Is there something like this but for High Voltage? I know I can just use 3 4 gang boxes but would like it to be a little cleaner! I know i can NEVER do this with C4/Zigbee but the caseta switches can be ganged. Thoughts or do I just bite the bullet and do it right, even though its my house? :P
|
The Bitterness of Poor Quality is Remembered Long after the Sweetness of Price is Forgotten! - Benjamin Franklin |
|
Post 2 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 14:54 |
Fins Elite Member |
Joined: Posts: | June 2007 11,627 |
|
|
PCS did have one for their UPB switches
|
Civil War reenactment is LARPing for people with no imagination.
|
|
Post 3 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 14:54 |
2nd rick Super Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2002 4,521 |
|
|
I am doing Caseta at my apartment as well. :)
|
Rick Murphy Troy, MI |
|
Post 4 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 14:56 |
Fins Elite Member |
Joined: Posts: | June 2007 11,627 |
|
|
Found it. [Link: pcslighting.com]
|
Civil War reenactment is LARPing for people with no imagination.
|
|
OP | Post 5 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 15:02 |
3PedalMINI Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2009 7,860 |
|
|
On May 19, 2017 at 14:56, Fins said...
Found it. [Link: pcslighting.com]SWEET! That is perfect! thanks, any of our distribution channels sell that kind of stuff? Never mind ADI carries them!
Last edited by 3PedalMINI on May 19, 2017 15:15.
|
The Bitterness of Poor Quality is Remembered Long after the Sweetness of Price is Forgotten! - Benjamin Franklin |
|
OP | Post 6 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 15:26 |
3PedalMINI Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2009 7,860 |
|
|
On May 19, 2017 at 14:54, 2nd rick said...
I am doing Caseta at my apartment as well. :) im really having a hard time selling anything other the caseta. I doso but when a $50 switch does what a $189 switch does it really is tough. Granted you are limited on keypad colors and the switches arent the most presentable but for those small jobs its been nice.. Integration with C4 is flawless, instant and seemless. I have a few C4 switches around where I couldn't rewire and caseta is matching up well. As far as that lighting control panel from pulseworx. I suppose there is no din rail in there and its just a wirenut happy fest behind the switches? anyone have any pictures of how this is done? i suppose i could come up with my own dinrail or just order the din rail piece(s) from C4! I know UPB is not a favorite around these parts (for good reason)
|
The Bitterness of Poor Quality is Remembered Long after the Sweetness of Price is Forgotten! - Benjamin Franklin |
|
Post 7 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 15:34 |
goldenzrule Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2007 8,474 |
|
|
On May 19, 2017 at 15:26, 3PedalMINI said...
I know UPB is not a favorite around these parts (for good reason) Great, you just invited Tucker to the conversation.
|
|
Post 8 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 16:06 |
ceied Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | February 2002 5,753 |
|
|
didnt control 4 have something like this as well...?
|
Ed will be known as the Tiger Woods of the integration business, followed closely with the renaming of his company to "Hotties A/V". The tag line will be "We like big racks and tight holes"... |
|
Post 9 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 16:42 |
drewski300 Super Member |
Joined: Posts: | January 2007 3,849 |
|
|
On May 19, 2017 at 14:56, Fins said...
Found it. [Link: pcslighting.com]We use these on a lot of Ra jobs. Work great! Expensive for what it is and if you put a few of them in, it's worth moving to Homeworks.
|
"Just when I thought you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!" |
|
OP | Post 10 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 17:11 |
3PedalMINI Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2009 7,860 |
|
|
On May 19, 2017 at 16:42, drewski300 said...
We use these on a lot of Ra jobs. Work great! Expensive for what it is and if you put a few of them in, it's worth moving to Homeworks. you wouldn't happen to have any pics would you? with the door open/behind all the dimmers? Just curious what its like behind there. i can see it being a wiring nightmare if not done properly...seems like din is the only way to keep it clean!
|
The Bitterness of Poor Quality is Remembered Long after the Sweetness of Price is Forgotten! - Benjamin Franklin |
|
Post 11 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 20:36 |
andrewinboulder Select Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2003 1,518 |
|
|
On May 19, 2017 at 15:26, 3PedalMINI said...
im really having a hard time selling anything other the caseta. I doso but when a $50 switch does what a $189 switch does it really is tough. Granted you are limited on keypad colors and the switches arent the most presentable but for those small jobs its been nice..
Integration with C4 is flawless, instant and seemless. I have a few C4 switches around where I couldn't rewire and caseta is matching up well.
As far as that lighting control panel from pulseworx. I suppose there is no din rail in there and its just a wirenut happy fest behind the switches? anyone have any pictures of how this is done? i suppose i could come up with my own dinrail or just order the din rail piece(s) from C4!
I know UPB is not a favorite around these parts (for good reason) There isnt really any margin on caseta right?
|
|
OP | Post 12 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 21:26 |
3PedalMINI Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2009 7,860 |
|
|
On May 19, 2017 at 20:36, andrewinboulder said...
There isnt really any margin on caseta right? No you make it on the labor though for the integration. I mean there's a few bucks but not anything close to what there is in C4/re/homeworks
|
The Bitterness of Poor Quality is Remembered Long after the Sweetness of Price is Forgotten! - Benjamin Franklin |
|
Post 13 made on Friday May 19, 2017 at 23:35 |
Ranger Home Super Member |
Joined: Posts: | June 2007 3,486 |
|
|
Caseta extremely limits automation IMO as you cant use lutron sensors with them. That right there renders Caseta useless to me.
UPB has limits as well, but works GREAT with lutron sensors. And it rock solid and never fails, unlike EVERY other device out there. True story.
|
|
Post 14 made on Saturday May 20, 2017 at 01:26 |
ErikU Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | January 2015 151 |
|
|
Have you considered Lutron Radio RA2? They keypads are a bit better,.. but if they keypads are all hidden (panelized-like) it may not matter. Can you just stuff the keypads all in a closet somewhere?
What if you put it all in a big box, like a hoffman 20x20x8 (or whatever it needs to be) and have a cover plate fabricated to standard gang sizes so it could hold the switches?
Edit-- I see that is essentially what was linked above.
|
|
|
Post 15 made on Saturday May 20, 2017 at 07:59 |
goldenzrule Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2007 8,474 |
|
|
On May 19, 2017 at 23:35, Ranger Home said...
Caseta extremely limits automation IMO as you cant use lutron sensors with them. That right there renders Caseta useless to me.
UPB has limits as well, but works GREAT with lutron sensors. And it rock solid and never fails, unlike EVERY other device out there. True story. Have never had a Ra2 failure EVER
|
|
|
Before you can reply to a message... |
You must first register for a Remote Central user account - it's fast and free! Or, if you already have an account, please login now. |
Please read the following: Unsolicited commercial advertisements are absolutely not permitted on this forum. Other private buy & sell messages should be posted to our Marketplace. For information on how to advertise your service or product click here. Remote Central reserves the right to remove or modify any post that is deemed inappropriate.
|
|