Joseph91723
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Do you have to have a hard wired switch on the wall as you enter a room or can you just have a wireless remote?
Residential lighting
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The wireless remote would need to activate a switching device of some kind. Does that switching device need to have a manual override? No, but when someone loses the remote or it dies, they will regret that decision.
ptonsparky
Tom
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- EC - retired
We could just use out smart phones. Who needs those wire pullers anyway.
iceworm
Curmudgeon still using printed IEEE Color Books
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Disclaimer: I don't wire houses - except for mine
NEC 210.70
Dwelling units: The NEC says you have to have wall switch controlled lighting outlets in each habitable room, kitchen, bathroom, hallway, stairway, garage, attic, under floor and likely a few others. Other than the stairway attic, underfloor, there are very few that specify the switch location. Stairways, attics, underfloor have required locations.
Unless you want occupancy sensors. Then the switches have to be in the "customary wall switch location.
And then there is the Exception for 210.70.A.2.1 - 3 that discusses remote, central, automatic control for hallways, outdoor entrances, stairways.
Absolutely straight forward by NEC standards.
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