What is an Intermediate Light Switch?
An Intermediate Light Switch is where 3 lighting points control the same circuit.
One light switch in a bedroom controlling say a central light would be a 1 gang 1 way light switch.
On a staircase, a light switch at the bottom and at the top of the stairs controlling the landing light circuit would be a 2 way circuit.
A 3 way circuit, considered with the use of two intermediate switches and 1, 2 way light switch would be something like and open plan living or lounge area, switch on at the entry point in the room, switch on/off at a far corner of the room and then perhaps on exit to a garden area the third switch may also be present.
An example of an intermediate switch, is the Varilight XS7D as can be seen by clicking here.
Another option of creating a ligthing circuit within a large room such as the idea mentioned above would be to use the master & slave Varilight remote touch dimmer switches, here not only would it allow a complete intermediate circuit, but also give you a complete remote control home automation feature, possibly (depending on plate style and wattage) for less then £100.
This then extends the intermediate issue from 3 way, to unlimited amount of 'ways' by simply adding the required number of slave dimmer switch units.
This is a unique product that allows such light switch control from multiway locations, idea for town houses, long corridors and large open plan rooms with multi switch locations.
Any questions, please feel free to contact us:
Telephone: 01342 823587
Free phone: 0800 043 5532
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Email: sales@theinternetelectricalstore.com
One light switch in a bedroom controlling say a central light would be a 1 gang 1 way light switch.
On a staircase, a light switch at the bottom and at the top of the stairs controlling the landing light circuit would be a 2 way circuit.
A 3 way circuit, considered with the use of two intermediate switches and 1, 2 way light switch would be something like and open plan living or lounge area, switch on at the entry point in the room, switch on/off at a far corner of the room and then perhaps on exit to a garden area the third switch may also be present.
An example of an intermediate switch, is the Varilight XS7D as can be seen by clicking here.
Another option of creating a ligthing circuit within a large room such as the idea mentioned above would be to use the master & slave Varilight remote touch dimmer switches, here not only would it allow a complete intermediate circuit, but also give you a complete remote control home automation feature, possibly (depending on plate style and wattage) for less then £100.
This then extends the intermediate issue from 3 way, to unlimited amount of 'ways' by simply adding the required number of slave dimmer switch units.
This is a unique product that allows such light switch control from multiway locations, idea for town houses, long corridors and large open plan rooms with multi switch locations.
Any questions, please feel free to contact us:
Telephone: 01342 823587
Free phone: 0800 043 5532
Sales: 0208 123 8499
Email: sales@theinternetelectricalstore.com
COMMENT:
incandecent bulbs are about 25p each so the led one costs 200times more and although it uses less electricity you heating bill will increase as your no longer getting background heat from old skool light bulbs.
incandecents are very tolerant of electrical spikes, led lights fail much quicker.
RESPONSE:
Thanks very much for your comments, I can see this questions being asked many times, so I am going to detail this for you in some detail: A cheap incandescent bulb will cost you closer to £1, but for arguments sake, lets say your are correct and you purchase a 25p bulb. This will be the worst and lowest quality available, which will mean your bulb will only last approximately 500 hours. The price of an LED (The best cree chip, 4.6w golf ball will cost you £29.99 on our website) being the noted £29.99 this is actually 120 times more expensive than your initial bulb, but has a lamp life of 50,000 hours.
So now your actual cost of the 25p bulb that lasts on average 500 hours, will now need to be replaced 100 times to match the 50,000 hours of the LED bulb, so this now costs you £25.00
Consider this also, 100 trips out to the DIY store etc to collect a bulb at a time, or even a pack of 3,5 or 10. This 'pick up' cost will now (Already at this early stage in the calculation) mean that the cheap 25p bulb is MORE EXPENSIVE than the LED bulb.
Lets say, you live 2 miles from the DIY store and go 100 times to pick a new bulb up. The average cost of running an average car (As indicated by HMRC allowances) is 40 pence per mile, so that would cost you £1.60 x 100 = £160.00 plus if each trip took you 15 minutes (Which is pritty quick) you'd spend over a day of your life, going to the DIY Store, driving your car, picking up your bulb and replacing your bulb.
Not to mention the inconvienience of a blown bulb in the middle of the night, especially if used in an outside light fitting to guide yourself coming into your back garden etc.
So I think you'l agree (My little rant) that at this point (before you consider the energy consumption) the little 'waste of energy and time bulb' has already cost you considerably more than the original 25 pence you spent.
Now lets consider the energy saving, being less than 5w, against say the 50w product, this is a 90% saving on energy. And given you have it on for X hours a day...mmm, I'm not even going to give you a figure, but the total energy cost saving over the 50,000 hours is going to be over £500 per bulb!
Yes AMAZING, if you want to know more call: 0800 043 5532, email: sales@theinternetelectricalstore.com
Also now lets talk about the Heating issue....
Where do I start! It is all about the type of energy and appliances you use to do things, some things are A LOT MORE EFFICIENT THAN OTHERS. so in the is case, USING A LIGHT BULB TO HEAT YOUR HOUSE is ridiculous! I have heard a few things, but this is one of the funniest.Anyway I hope you enjoyed reading what is meant to be a light heated blog, basically saying that LED's will have you money, be more efficient and will be the future of all lighting as we know it.
Ben Sunderland, BA (Hons), ACA - 18.09.2010 - 7.19am