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Residential lighting controllers - need help!

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:19 pm
by Jesus_man
So...I just replaced some old recessed can lights with some nice LED retrofits. They are awesome! And BRIGHT! Too bright to leave on at night. So I want to control them a bit better.

Must have:
LED compatible dimming
Dawn-dusk remote sensor

Love to have:
motion sensing with Dual brightness

Here is a kit that has been discontinued, but it would be perfect:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B5QYDU/?t ... sofbo0a-20

Any ideas similar to that?

Re: Residential lighting controllers - need help!

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:43 pm
by TOOLMAN
Is this 110V stuff or Low Voltage (24V) nightscaping stuff?

Re: Residential lighting controllers - need help!

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:57 pm
by Jesus_man
110v

Re: Residential lighting controllers - need help!

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:54 pm
by TOOLMAN
Sorry...110 lighting is not in my area of expertise.

Re: Residential lighting controllers - need help!

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:59 pm
by Jesus_man
That's ok. Thanks for trying!

Re: Residential lighting controllers - need help!

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:22 am
by Jesus_man
So talk to me about options for this 24v stuff. How easy is it to install for the DIY'er? What's involved? Maybe since I can't locate this switch I need, then perhaps I can go a different route.

Re: Residential lighting controllers - need help!

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:13 am
by TOOLMAN
Here's a good low voltage nightscaping specification guide that can explain it better than I can in a long post:

http://www.urbanfarmerstore.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lighting1.pdf

I would ignore some of the product specific stuff...I don't know how old this PDF is.

I like FX Luminaire and Vista products specifically. FX Luminaire (which is a subsidiary of Hunter) now offers a residential irrigation controller (PRO-C) that will control your lights as well. But if you want a lot of lights, you may need multiple transformers.

Also keep in mind that some of the higher end fixtures can get pretty pricey!

Hope this helps.

Re: Residential lighting controllers - need help!

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:07 am
by Jesus_man
Thanks! I'll do some reading. We've blown our budget (probably many times over) on this house already, so I can't put much into this. But I will see if it's feasible for us and our situation.