If you want a new light installed in a room, here's what happens. The electricians come with a drill and lots of wire. They drill holes in your walls and ceiling, then fish wires behind the walls until the wall switch is connected to the light.
The whole process is time-consuming and messy, and sometimes you can't put a switch where you want it, because it is not practical to run wires to a switch there.
But now EnOcean has introduced Easyfit radio frequency (RF) light switch and receiver set. There are no wires needed between the switch and the light(s) it controls.
What's most exciting is that this is one of the first mainstream uses for EnOcean's self-powered technology. The firm is at the forefront of efforts to develop sensors that require so little energy they can generate their own power.
In this case, all the power the switch needs to transmit a signal is generated by your finger when you click the light switch.
"For new construction, builders save considerable time and cost by eliminating down-wall wiring for light switches. Homeowners gain flexibility to locate or relocate switches anywhere they want, not only where the electrician thought they should be," said Jim O'Callaghan, vice president of EnOcean's U.S. branch.
"For remodeling," says O'Callghan, "Now there's no need to fish wires behind walls, or to plaster and paint over retrofits. Users simply connect the receiver to the fixture, and the control system is ready."
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