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Romex is around 1.5-2 hrs per hundred feet and a single pole switch takes around 5 minutes. Even at $120/hr it’s around $30-40 of labor. These wireless switche
by quickthrowman 3y ago
Romex is around 1.5-2 hrs per hundred feet and a single pole switch takes around 5 minutes. Even at $120/hr it’s around $30-40 of labor.
These wireless switches need relays to work, so factor that in. And then factor in the time it takes your $120/hr electrician to figure out how the wireless switches work.
I would use a $30 Lutron Pico with a button cell and RF communication over this silly device that generates its own power.
But what do I know, I only sell electrical services for a living.
- dboreham 3y agoFor new construction. If it's a retrofit then the cost of fishing wire and cutting/repairing drywall has to be factored too.
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- xkcd-sucks 3y agoResidential retrofits: Older Northeast US houses have ungrounded old cloth wiring, no cable protection, and no overhead light switches. While an electrician might be willing to touch the wiring, the walls simply cannot be cut cleanly, demoing them is a nightmare, and repair needs a skilled plasterer or a full demo and rebuild which is not all that much more effort. Assuming the wireless solution can plug in to a bulb socket or is simple to retrofit to a fixture
- sagarm 3y agoWill you rewire my house? I'm pretty sure I can't get an electrician to show up for less than a few hundred! Plus touching the panel I think will force us to bring the entire thing up to code (60s construction).