Have you fitted wireless switches in your new build/refurb project?

 

If so, I'd be interested to hear about your experiences - good and bad - especially over time.

 

On the surface (pardon the pun) they look like a good idea but I wonder about their reliability and, once you've bought and fitted all the support modules/controllers, cost versus normal switches.

 

I can see huge benefits for those renovating and stuck with limited fixed cabling opportunities but, for a new build (with electrics planned intelligently), I wonder about their viability/value.

I've only come across them one, in a place where I stayed. Most of the time the switch in my room didn't work - I had to use the light on my phone to make my way across to the regular switch at the far side. So thumbs down from me.

During a refurb I just can't see the point. I did think about these though for the bedroom, like a light switch either side of the bed as we haven't decided on the final bed position yet. In the end I just decided to go with a wireless ZigBee switch that controls a smart relay at the actual switch.

I fitted around 30% of a new build with Lightwave products and am very happy (mildly impressed) with the outcome. 
 

I used Quinetic previously, but was (and still am) less than overwhelmed with their basic functionality; albeit these are lightning fast for on/off reaction times, and the distances they throw a signal are very impressive.

 

One big drawback with QT is that the dimmers don’t have a double press 0-100-0% function. It was a bit embarrassing to have to say to the end user that they have to press and hold the dimmer until they estimated to upper or lower light levels and then ‘let go’ of the switch. 
 

People at Quinetic….wakey wakey ffs.