Leviton 6696-W Anywhere Switch, RF Remote Decora Rocker 3-Way Switch, White
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Leviton 6696-W Anywhere Switch, RF Remote Decora Rocker 3-Way Switch, White
Customer Review: Garbage! Every 12V transformer buzzes like crazy with this...
Summary: 1 Stars
Completely unusable for living areas with low-voltage halogens. The obnoxious buzz emitting from any 110/12V transformers controlled by this switch is unbearable. I tried to cover them up somehow, but the buzz is just too much, too loud for any such measure. I am so disappointed that someone would pull a "design" like that. This is not a galvanic switch, it's some kind of a triac based voltage scrambler. The switch switches off when the load is disconnected, by the way. I have 4 halogens in this room, which I wanted to control by this remote switch and pulled them out one by one to see if one of them is making this noise, but in fact every transformer was "buzzing" equally in quartet, so to speak.
Ah well, pack and send back. Made in China, how symptomatic.
For what it's worth, an information which I missed in Leviton description and every other review here:
The receiver takes 4 AAA batteries, and can be attached to the wall using adhesive tape, no any wall opening would be necessary.
Customer Review: Great Switch
Summary: 5 Stars
Great Product for the places you do not have wiring for a second switch. We had this placed in a dining room where there was no way to put in another switch. This elimated the problem with having to go thru a dark room to either turn on or off the switch. A few years ago we had a contractor put this in and loved it. We blew a light bulb in the fixture a few weeks ago and the switch no longer worked we ordered a new one. It would not work so returned it. There is one thing I would like to warn people. There is a small switch below the wired switch that needs to be switched to work. What happened when the bulb blew this tiny switch is like a breaker and it also popped we did not know it was there. So LOOK for the little switch below the wired switch to fix any problems.
By the way AMAZON return is terrific. I printed off the return label placed in a box and soon recieved an e mail that it was recieved and my account was credited. I can not beleive it was so easy. Thanks Amazon
Customer Review: Works very well
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this so that I could control the outdoor light on our unattached storage room from inside the house. I simply had to replace the existing light switch in the storage room with the remote controlled one (receiver), and I mounted the battery operated transmitter switch in the house near the back door.
At first I had a little trouble with getting the transmitter to turn on the light. On the receiver there's a little wire that acts as an antenna. This needs to be placed so that it dangles down the inside of the wall, and mine had become bunched up. The switch worked great after adjusting the antenna.
The range is about 50 feet, and it dimishes somewhat for each wall or metal door that the signal may have to pass through. Before purchasing this product, I would recommend making a rough measurement between the switch you want to control and the place where you want to mount the remote. If it's around or under 50 feet, this switch should work great for you!
Customer Review: Believe the reviews: this is a terrible product
Summary: 1 Stars
I installed this switch and the remote does turn the light on and off. However, the light keeps turning back on after a short period of time. The product seems to be very poorly made and, as other reviewers have noted, does not function properly. This is too bad because the idea behind the product is great. However, the product itself was a huge was of time. I am returning it to Amazon for a refund.
Like some other reviewers, I have purchased and installed the Heath Zenith BL-6133-WH Basic Solutions Wireless Switch and Wall Switch. This switch does not look as elegant as the Leviton switch, but the Heath Zenith switch turns the light on and off reliably with the radio control
Customer Review: Light Switch
Summary: 2 Stars
I have had nothing but problems with this since I bought it.
I installed it as shown in the instruction and it did not work.
after rereading the insturction and reinstalling it it still did not work
I took it to my shop and was testing it when I noticed a very very small switch that turned the unit off and on. There was no mention of this switch in the instruction at all. Of course it came turned off.
I reinstalled the switch and it worked great except with flousant lights they flicker very fast so could not use the floursant light bulbs. Also the unit when on interfers with every radio in the house. It is now not working again and not sure why. This only worked for 2 weeks.