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: Useful, but with limitations
Summary: 3 Stars
I have installed it in a basement to control compact fluorescent lights. The lights started flickering, but I solved the problem by adding a regular incandescent bulb in the circuit. I found that it works even if the incandescent lamp is very low power (I used a 5W bulb from my Christmas ligths). The antenna wire has to be away from the metal box, otherwise the range is very limited. Overall I'm not impressed.Customer Review: NEEDS MORE SENSITIVITY
Summary: 3 Stars
The switch works very well, even with fluorescent lights; HOWEVER, the range of the remote unit is EXTREMELY limited. I had to add additional wire to the antenna on the base unit in order to allow the remote unit to work from only 10 feet away! Suggest that the manufacturer improve the antenna in the remote switch and do some serious R&D on improving the range of the unit.
H K Atwood
Customer Review: Excellent solution!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent solution when you want a 2nd switch in a more convenient location. Our under-counter lights in the kitchen have a switch clear across the room. Having instead a 2nd switch at the counter by the sink would have been much better, but the wiring would have been a big project. This did the trick! It looks great too because it matches the other switches there.Customer Review: Defective product
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this switch inspite of negative feedback because I wanted the rocker style to go with the other switches in my house. I installed the switch and got it to work. It worked (most of the time) for two days and quit. I checked the connections and the were solid. I have returned the switch to Amazon. Please save yourself the grief, don't buy this productCustomer Review: Works Poorly
Summary: 1 Stars
Remote switch often fails to turn circuit on (may be related to fluorescent lighting, but fails even if I place an incandescent light in the ceiling set). I know the signal reaches the base unit, because the remote unit will always turn the circuit off once the base unit is used to turn the circuit on. Bottom line--poor design, would not recommend.