How To Control Porch Light?

[AngelArs]

When you walk into my house from the front door there is a 2 part light switch. The top switch controls the light where you walk in. The bottom switch controls the porch light. The picture below shows graphically how it’s assigned.

 

I am replacing the switch with a Insteon 2334-232 6 button keypad switch.

 

 

The top and bottom buttons will control the light where you walk in. That leaves 4 extra (center) buttons. How do I assign one of those four buttons to the porch light? Is there a Insteon part that I would wire inline so that I can control the porch light on and off from one of those 4 buttons? 

 

 

 

[paulbates]

There are inlinelinc modules and micro modules that are installed in the fixtures themselves. The keypad can control one of the lights without a module, you chose.

 

The main on/off of the keypad controls one of the hots that comes to the box, the other is wire nutted together to the other light. A module installed at the light controls the light, and you create a group with the module and one key as the controller.

 

 

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[AngelArs]

Thanks! Would the Insteon 2443-222 micro on/off module work for this?

 

http://www.smarthome.com/insteon-2443-222-micro-on-off-module.html

[paulbates]

Yep! I've not used it, but have seen good reports of it here.

 

 

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[AngelArs]

Thanks Paul!  

 

Is there any difference between the Insteon 2443-222 and the 2443-292?

[jwarner964]

could you make the box a 2 gang box and use 2 dimmers ?, I did that in a case I had just like that

My house has plastic boxes and romex

[paulbates]

I'll ask other board members with direct experience with them to chime in here. There are always things to know from having used them.

 

 

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[AngelArs]

could you make the box a 2 gang box and use 2 dimmers ?

 

Unfortunately there is not enough room to install two switches side by side.

[Brian H]

2443-222 US version. Sold by Smarthome

2443-292  Retail US version. Sold by authorized vendors. Like Tiger Direct or Newegg to name a few.

May or may not be the latest version of the module. Depending on how long the vendor had it in their stock.

[stusviews]

Thanks Paul!  

 

Is there any difference between the Insteon 2443-222 and the 2443-292?

 

The -222 is sold by Smarthome, the -292 is sold by other vendors. Also, the Micro Module has a 15 amp capacity, the In-LineLinc is rated for up to 20 amps.