Multiple 1way switches in sync

[BtrSound]

My basement was wired poorly and there are 5 different light switches each controlling a small area. I want all to turn on at once. There is one three way switch and the others are 1 way.

What is the easiest way to flip one switch at the top of ghe stairs and have them all turn on or off?

Is it worth it to do instant status?

[Uncle Michael]

What protocol are you using to control your switches?

[randy]

My basement was wired poorly and there are 5 different light switches each controlling a small area. I want all to turn on at once. There is one three way switch and the others are 1 way.

What is the easiest way to flip one switch at the top of ghe stairs and have them all turn on or off?

Is it worth it to do instant status?

The reason Uncle Michael asked about the protocol is that if they are all Z-Wave, you can do it with associations, if the devices support it.

With Z-Wave or any other protocol binary switches it is easy to do with a pair of events such as

ON Event:
IF Light A changes and becomes ON
THEN Set Device Light B to ON
THEN Set Device Light C to ON
THEN Set Device Light D to ON
THEN Set Device Light E to ON

OFF Event:
IF Light A changes and becomes OFF
THEN Set Device Light B to OFF
THEN Set Device Light C to OFF
THEN Set Device Light D to OFF
THEN Set Device Light E to OFF

If your devices are dimmers, you can synchronize them with Spud's excellent Easy Trigger plug-in. I use it for three sets of dimmers.

[BtrSound]

What protocol are you using to control your switches?

I am using Homeseer so I can use any that are supported if 1 works better than another. All of my other devices are z-wave at this point in time so that is what I was thinking to use.

[randy]

I am using Homeseer so I can use any that are supported if 1 works better than another. All of my other devices are z-wave at this point in time so that is what I was thinking to use.

The events I described above will work with any protocol. The only thing that is required is that the controlling light switch at the top of the stairs supports instant status.

[BtrSound]

Right on. Thank you for your assistance.

[Uncle Michael]

If you a planning to install Z-wave switches, my bias would be to explore using association and leave HS out of it, but that's just me, because I favor distributed processing.