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Originally Posted by troit
I would love to install some of this stuff but just don't have the time and right now can't afford to pay someone to do it.
Twisted - definitely keep us posted on your progress so that I can use it for future reference.
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Well, the great thing about X10 is you don't HAVE to do any wiring to get it going, so it can be installed super easy...I'm renting, so I'm really not supposed to rewire ANYTHING. All I am hardwiring are the three switches, everything else just plugs in to the wall.
If you wanted a super easy wiring-free setup, i'd pick up enough appliance modules and incandescent lighting modules (the only difference being the lighting modules can provide dimming, obviously not something you want on your coffeemaker) for all the stuff you want to control, and then get a wireless transciever and remote control. Even the motion sensors are battery-powered wireless units.
If you have any bulbs in hard-wired fixtures you want to control, you can get inline lighting modules to put between the bulb and the fixture:
And if you really want to add any 'smart switches' in the room you can get some slim (7mm thick) wireless ones that attach to the wall with double sided sticky tape, and don't have to be wired to anything!
