Install a new light switch in 10 minutes

[Rhoob]

I'm sure there is already other devices already on the market that do what the OP states..

Do you have any experience of using the alternatives? How did you hear about them?

If you know of something similar I'd be keen to know of them so I can better understand how my product compares.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

I like the idea, seems similar to radiolink smoke detector bases. I am by no means someone who works in houses though. How many people ask for an additional light switch, I would inagine not many? New builds easy enough to install a wired switch, requires surely not too hard to get a 3 core across and down whilst your getting everything else in?

What's the battery life? How easy is it to change a battery?

 

[Rhoob]

So could be the death knell for us electricians, who needs them when you can stick your own light switch on the wall. Two way hall switching no longer needed the strapping cable and so on. We must hunt this inventor down with burning torches and pitchforks brother electricians (yeh and sisters!) Is it CE marked and approved. Does it meet BS7671 requirements for isolation of circuits. Which BS EN does it meet i.e. for isolation, servicing etc.

I'm not intending it to replace electricians and there will be many people not comfortable doing it themselves. I see it more as something which can help you along the way by making your job easier.

Ultimately the device will be CE marked and compliant with UK standards and relevant RF certifications. I am at a pre-launch stage and gearing up for a crowdfunding campaign to help me raise funds to complete all testing and manufacture tooling, etc.

 

[davesparks]

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Say you would charge a homeowner on average £150 to install an additional light switch. If you used my product then at an approximate purchase combined price of £80 for the connected switch and wireless switch you would have £70 profit for a job which should take no longer than 10 minutes and have minimal impact to the homeowner.

Where does this figure of £150 come from?

Whilst it might be possible to install the switch in 10minutes the whole job will take longer than that.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Also I went on a tour of Tamlite last October, they are devoloping pr it could even be out along with lots of other lighting manufacturers a device which you will connect into the back of your switch which means you can just switch the lights on anywhere in your house through your phone. How is your product better than that?

Don't mean to come across as challenging but it's something you should be thinking of?

 

[Rhoob]

The problem with powering devices like this via the L and SL is that they can cause CFL and led lamps to either flash or glow dimly when they should be off.

That is true and a quirk of how the electronics control the lamps. What are your experiences of this? What are the best/worst performing products? What is the lowest load you have seen without dimming?

I have found that as the lighting load decreases this is when the CFL and LED lamps glow dimly. Most manufacturers recommend a minimum circuit power or the use of a dummy load, my device can control a single 9W no problem without either of these.

 

[Octopus]

I am at a pre-launch stage and gearing up for a crowdfunding campaign to help me raise funds to complete all testing and manufacture tooling, etc.

Best you do more research on the existing competition before you ask faceless internet "mugs" for their hard earned money!

 

[davesparks]

I'm not intending it to replace electricians and there will be many people not comfortable doing it themselves. I see it more as something which can help you along the way by making your job easier.

Ultimately the device will be CE marked and compliant with UK standards and relevant RF certifications. I am at a pre-launch stage and gearing up for a crowdfunding campaign to help me raise funds to complete all testing and manufacture tooling, etc.

Which specific U.K. Standards and RF certifications?
It's no use just stating that it 'complies with standards' that could mean anything!

What is the failure rate and mean time before failure of the device? What are the failure modes? Does it leave the lights permanently on or off when it fails?

 

[Rhoob]

What's the battery life? How easy is it to change a battery?

This is part of the story that differentiates my device.

The wireless switch requires no batteries and is entirely self-powered through harvesting energy from the kinetic motion of pushing the switch. No searching for batteries at 3AM in the morning and its great for the environment!

 

[Octopus]

Philips hue ................ as many devices as you want, covers most lamps, controlled from your phone ...........