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I assume no wires means battery powered. How long do the batteries last? Will I need to replace the batteries in all my light switches every couple years?
by CrazyStat 7y ago
I assume no wires means battery powered. How long do the batteries last? Will I need to replace the batteries in all my light switches every couple years?
- ghaff 7y agoThey claim 10+ years. https://levven.com/products/consumer-wireless-switch-controls/ https://levven.com/products/consumer-wireless-switch-control... but I don't have any personal experience. I know a couple of wireless X-10 switches I used to own lasted for a very long time. I'm not sure I ever replaced the batteries.
- Symbiote 7y agoI have a similar system in my rented apartment, and there's no issue with batteries after 4 years so far. I wouldn't choose it. Every ten pushes of the switch, nothing happens, and there's no visible / feelable state of the position of a switch.
- lgunsch 7y agoThe tactile feedback part of the switch is definitely an area we have tagged for improvement.
- lgunsch 7y agoBatteries last 10 - 15 years with regular usage (30 on/offs a day). They use just a regular button cell battery.
- CrazyStat 7y agoThanks! That seems pretty reasonable.
- MarioMan 7y agoSome wireless switches use the force of flipping the switch itself to power the transmission: kinetic light switches. That means you need to press a bit harder, but there’s no need to replace batteries.