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Wireless Wall Switch | 
 enlarge | Brand: Lamson
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $22.23
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New (4) from $22.23
Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
MPN: HW2170D
Model: HW2170D
UPC: 034481062585
EAN: 0034481062585
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | WIRELESS SWITCH | | • | KW's: socket wireless switch wall |
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Product Description
WIRELESS SWITCH: Turn lamp On/Off with a switch; plugs into any standard outlet. Switch mounts anywhere, has 4 selectable channels; works with other Carlon wireless switches. 50' range, 12V battery included. 500W incandescent and fluorescent only; indoor
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| Customer Reviews:
 Slim Wall Switch August 14, 2007
M. Moss
I already had a wireless wall switch from another manufacturer but I was unsuccessful finding one of those original models so I went with this one. I like the slimmer design on this model much better. The older one used a 9-volt battery so the casing was much thicker. This one works much more reliably than my older model too. The only reason I dropped it down to 4 stars is that the switch is a pushbutton, rather than a more traditional switch. It's no problem once you get used to it, but people are more accustomed to up=on and down=off.
Otherwise it works great and I have not had any problems to-date.
 Solves problem of no light switch May 25, 2007
Chas.
I have three sets of track lighting that I installed in my living/dining room. Each track plugs into an existing wall outlet. The outlets are not controlled by wall switches, so there was no convenient way to turn them on or off. With these remote control switches (which look just like ordinary wall switches except they stick out from the wall a fraction of an inch), I can now operate each track of lighting separately and it looks very professional.
Works great, too bad the switch is not more like a real one May 26, 2006
F. Gibbons (Boston, MA United States)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have an old house, in which you have to wonder what people were thinking when they installed the wiring. You walk into the converted attic, and the light fixture (and its switch) are in the wall on the opposite side of the room. Any house over 50 years is likely to have a few idiosyncracies like this. One way to fix them is to hire an electrician for $100 an hour, and resign yourself to paying him for a full day's work. Another way is to use one of these. You just screw the switch to the wall (using hidden screws), then plug the receiver module into the wall outlet, and plug a floor or table lamp into that. It only takes 10 minutes.
I've had one for a week, and I like it so much, I ordered two more. There are a few slight drawbacks to these, but they're so cost-efficient, it's worth it, especially for out-of-the-way places.
One drawback is that the switch has to be pressed, rather than flipped like a regular lightswitch. If you're familiar with a British-style lightswitch, the behaviour is similar, though aesthetically it looks like a regular American switch. I'm sure there are practical (electronic?) reasons for the choice, but it would have been nice to have something that looked/felt more like a regular switch.
Another, and this is slight, is that because the switch contains a battery that allows it to communicate with the outlet remotely, it's very slightly thicker than a regular switch, since it attaches to the wall surface, and is not recessed into it like a regular switch would be.
All in all, it appears to be a great product.
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