turn on bedroom lamp

[Jimmyjam]

I want to check to see if this is possible before I go ahead and run some wires and add a switch. What I want to do is put a switch outside the bedroom and hook it up to a zone on the M1G using 14/2. Then when the switch is turned on or off, turn on a lamp hooked up to a z-wave switch.

 

[Steve]

I'm guessing you want to do this to get a remote switch at a much reduced cost? Because there are ZWave 'stick a switches' where you put a battery operated thing profile ZWave switch anywhere you want. In any case, what you want to do should be possible. Just use any switch that will open and close the circuit, but I wouldn't use 14/2, just regular 18-22ga. Then you can have rules like (not exact wording)

WHENEVER ZoneX is Violated
THEN turn ZWave switch ON

WHENEVER ZoneX is Restored
THEN turn ZWave switch OFF

Is that what you were looking for?

 

[WayneW]

Depending upon your true desires, I would suggest a momentary switch and code like

WHENEVER ZoneX is Violated
THEN toggle ZWave light

then every press of the switch will change the lamp.

 

[Jimmyjam]

WHENEVER ZoneX is Violated
THEN turn ZWave switch ON

WHENEVER ZoneX is Restored
THEN turn ZWave switch OFF

Is that what you were looking for?

Actually, I want them both to turn on the lamp on when the status changes to violated or restored, not while it is continuously one or the other. We would just turn it off from inside the bedroom. My wife just doesn't like walking 6-8 feet into the room until you get to the switch.

 

[Steve]

Ok, then just change the OFF in the last line to ON. Then regardless of what you do with the switch it will turn on. Or do like Wayne suggested and use a momentary switch and just turn the light ON instead of toggle it.