Wireless light switch

Gredawarha · 17 Dec 2019 at 16:33

Dear all

I am hoping someone might be able to help with an irritating issue I have.

When we moved into our house we noticed that the bedroom light for our master bedroom is notby the door as you enter. It is behind the door, so when it is dark you have to enter the room and go around the door to find the light switch. I have no idea why it was installed in this location as it makes no sense.

Now I could get a sparky in to diconnect the switch, pull the cable up chase out the wall near the door and run the cable down but I was wondering if anyone knows of a wireless solution. Perhaps somethign that replaces the existing switch and can be remotely activated from a wireless switch that I could simply screw into the wall?

I'm not looking at smart lighting or anything fancy just an easy way to move the switch.

Many thanks

tedaC · 17 Dec 2019 at 16:54

you could swap the door round, so it opens the other way.

Gredawarha · 17 Dec 2019 at 17:18

tedaC said:
you could swap the door round, so it opens the other way.

Yes, that would be an option but then the door would open up against the side wall which is not desirable.

whitecrook · 17 Dec 2019 at 17:33

get a hue starter pack. bulb, hub and Ding! Ding! Wireless switch. Worth it. Dangerous though. You WILL aquire H.A.S, also known as hue aquisition syndrome

chaparral · 17 Dec 2019 at 22:07

Get a Philips Hue light or bulb setup like whitecrook said
That what I have in my bedroom..

OOPS I noticed this bit afterwards

Gredawarha said:
I'm not looking at smart lighting or anything fancy just an easy way to move the switch.

Hyburnate · 17 Dec 2019 at 22:43

I mean anything wireless is going to involve smart technology in some form.

I'd say you really have two options, Hue/similar technology as mentioned above or the physical move of the switch.

BigT · 20 Dec 2019 at 16:41

Would you mind using your phone as the switch? If so then get a smart bulb, leave the physical switch on and turn it on and off with your phone - that'd be the cheapest way to achieve the ability to turn the light on and off from somewhere other than the actual light switch. If you want a physical button/switch then the Tradfi range at Ikea do this as well as other ranges. Still cheaper and more convenient to have an echo dot in the bedroom and voice control your smart bulb by the time you invest in a Tradfi/Hue bulb/hub/switch setup. Bulb will cost about £10 and dots are on sale for £25 at the moment.

However if you really don't want smart then I guess you actually want a wireless remote light switch like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0157MF2ZS/ref=psdc_1938304031_t1_B06VY9KWDD

Wire the receiver either by your ceiling rose (or tuck it away in the ceiling cavity) or replace the existing lighting switch with this wired in and a blanking plate then put the new remote switch anywhere you like.

Kol · 20 Dec 2019 at 16:55

Similar to @BigT ’s suggestion you’ve got the quinetic kit from TLC. Bit of a faff though, I’d rather rehang the door or get the switch moved personally.

Resident · 20 Dec 2019 at 21:30

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tradfri-remote-control-kit-white-spectrum-20406570/

Something like this. Kinda a bridge between smart and not. Works standalone.

Remote can be place anywhere.

pinkpound · 25 Dec 2019 at 16:40

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Superficial · 25 Dec 2019 at 18:17

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07589QPYW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The above will solve your problem.

I had a similar issue and installed this and it's been perfect. There are other versions of it but this has a CE mark and has a controller module that can actually fit into the ceiling rose cavity whereas the previous one i bought, whilst functional, was too big.

Very simple to install - just switch off the fuse before wiring up.

PardonTheWait · 25 Dec 2019 at 20:52

Resident said:
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tradfri-remote-control-kit-white-spectrum-20406570/

Something like this. Kinda a bridge between smart and not. Works standalone.

Remote can be place anywhere.

This is definitely a perfect solution, you can use it with the gateway as a proper smart light but without it the wireless switch/dimmer still works for that light. For a tenner it’ll fix your issue.

Edit: just checked the link, this one is more suitable: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tradfri-dimmer-kit-10435926/ as it’s cheaper. The remote does colour change but the dimmer does everything else and with a white bulb there’s no advantage.

Superficial · 26 Dec 2019 at 01:56

PardonTheWait said:
This is definitely a perfect solution, you can use it with the gateway as a proper smart light but without it the wireless switch/dimmer still works for that light. For a tenner it’ll fix your issue.

Edit: just checked the link, this one is more suitable: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tradfri-dimmer-kit-10435926/ as it’s cheaper. The remote does colour change but the dimmer does everything else and with a white bulb there’s no advantage.

It may be a solution for the OPs problem but people should be aware that you must always buy this bulb as and when the bulb fails and the brightness is really bad at 800 and 1000lm depending on which option people buy. A standard 100w LED equivalent is no less than 1500 Lumens such as:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Co...00w+led+philips+bayonet&qid=1577325210&sr=8-6

Any less than 1500 lumens is not a true 100w replacement LED and my solution above can use ANY bulb and you get 2 switches. However i concede that if the op wants dimmable then he may need to seek a different solution.