Wireless light switch?

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I have a lady that has a lake house with trees everywhere. Is a wireless light switch worth considering. And if so what kind should I look at. I haven't used one myself
 
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It would be hard to go underground and cut through all of the roots of the trees and maybe kill them. Have ever treched next to a big tree?
 
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sgr1 said:
It would be hard to go underground and cut through all of the roots of the trees and maybe kill them. Have ever treched next to a big tree?
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can you explain in detail what it is you are doing so I can understand?

I thought it was a house, a lakehouse to be exact. Which I take to mean a house by the lake that someone lives in. So doesn't it have electricity inside it? So why the need for wireless power?
 
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sgr1 said:
I have a lady that has a lake house with trees everywhere. Is a wireless light switch worth considering. And if so what kind should I look at. I haven't used one myself
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Are you switching something down to dock? or something like that
 
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steelersman, you must have run him off, what did you do? maybe he doesnt like mohawks.......:D I liked your other mug
 
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ok. I'm thinking you may be right. I think I like the Troy Polamalu look better as well. But I know I didn't run him off as he just recently responded. :)
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Ok, I dont know who Troy Pola....is, I dont get out much...:smile: and by the way how do you grow that red hair in a place where I have nothing?:rolleyes:
 
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Ok, I dont know who Troy Pola....is, I dont get out much...:smile: and by the way how do you grow that red hair in a place where I have nothing?:rolleyes:
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that's not really my hair. And that's not really me.
Troy Polamalu is one of the safeties for the Sixburgh Steelers. The saying goes: "three-quarters of the earth is coverd by water and the other quarter is covered by Troy Polamalu." :)
 
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What are the temperature extemes where you are?

I like the Leviton devices that signal each other (X10 type thing, can't remember their name right now) though I don't see them installed much anymore. A lot of the older ones were very susceptible (sp?) to lightning and surges but the latest generations seem to be much more hardy. I have never had a call back w/ these but it does seem that certain environmental conditions could cause problems for them.

In situations like the one you describe I would not hesitate to install one. Only one word of advice... they have an alpha numeric coding system that most people leave on the factory setting. Pick a combo you will rember and change them. I had a guy tell me a story once of people across the street from one another turning lights on and of in the others house.
 
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I told her the best thing to do would be to have the POCO put up a light with a photo cell but she wants to turn it on and off. Two other things about this house there is a contrete sidewalk and its a log house.
 
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sgr1 said:
I told her the best thing to do would be to have the POCO put up a light with a photo cell but she wants to turn it on and off. Two other things about this house there is a contrete sidewalk and its a log house.
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it's really not that hard to go under a concrete sidewalk if you dig down on both sides and drive a ground rod through it to pass you wire through. You said it is only 20 feet away. I would just dig a trench.
 
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