DELInstallations said:
That small button wouldn't go to high on the WAF scale.
I'm looking for a large button so that I can open the door from my family room and feel around in the dark for a nice big and maybe even lit button for the light.
My original design is now changing. I initially was looking for two LV buttons, one for the overhead door and the other to manually over-ride a light connected to an occupancy sensor. I still plan to install a large LV button for the door but now instead of a LV manual over-ride on the OC lighting I am thinking of re-designing the lighting altogether.
Currently there is a 3-way switch on each end of the room attached to a single incandescent bulb socket that the builder installed which I have not used in yeas. The reason that I abandoned it is because the builder installed the light switch on the hinge side of the door and you have to enter the dark room and close the door to get to the light switch.
The room also has three fluorescent tube fixtures connected to the OC sensor which I installed and the lights go on and off when anything moves including the OH door which has been working out very well. The problem is that the OC sensor is set to only work when it is dark outside and I have no way to turn on a light manually if I would like to in the daytime.
So my new plan is to begin by moving the 3-way switch to the correct side of the door and have it control the three fluorescent fixtures. Then I will connect the occupancey sensor to the single bulb socket containing an LED bulb. This way we will get the single bulb when there is motion (going out to empty garbage etc) which will save me a bunch of electricity and if I want more light I can walk over to the wall and flip one of the 3-way switches for the fluorescent tubes.
So now i just need a nice looking single momentary button to control the door and I am liking the touch plate or similar as they look like a traditional light switch.
Mike.