I'm looking for the shallowest Decora-style rocker switch I can find. I need to surface mount a light switch to the side of a kitchen (refrigerator) cabinet. I don't want to cut a 2"x3" hole in the cabinet for a regular switch in case we decide to move the switch later, thus the need for surface mount capability. I'm okay with drilling a really small hole in the cabinet for a 22awg 2 conductor cable.
My plan is to have the switch wired to a Elk M1G zone, so I only need to drill a really small hole in the cabinet at the switch location. When the M1G sees a zone change from the switch, it will send the corresponding signal to a UPB switch (located in a non-obvious place) to turn the light on/off. I think this will work.
It doesn't have to be a Decora switch, but it needs to be something similar, i.e., it looks okay in a home, it's obvious that it is a light switch, it's "big enough", etc. Push on, push off is fine as long as it looks okay. The underlying problem is that the nearest sheetrock wall is about 15' away. I know you can buy 3/4" deep surface mount boxes that can hold regular switches, but I would rather something that's maybe 1/4" deep, plus the faceplate thickness.
Thanks,
Ira
My plan is to have the switch wired to a Elk M1G zone, so I only need to drill a really small hole in the cabinet at the switch location. When the M1G sees a zone change from the switch, it will send the corresponding signal to a UPB switch (located in a non-obvious place) to turn the light on/off. I think this will work.
It doesn't have to be a Decora switch, but it needs to be something similar, i.e., it looks okay in a home, it's obvious that it is a light switch, it's "big enough", etc. Push on, push off is fine as long as it looks okay. The underlying problem is that the nearest sheetrock wall is about 15' away. I know you can buy 3/4" deep surface mount boxes that can hold regular switches, but I would rather something that's maybe 1/4" deep, plus the faceplate thickness.
Thanks,
Ira