Hi
I'm currently in the planning phase for a new house. After a lot of reading, I thought I decided to go with Leviton hardware, mostly because their Vizia RF range includes everything i need (including a fan controller, for example).
After some more detailed planning, it turns out I would end up with 6 switches / dimmers etc. in several locations. Not only does that get quite expensive, I also think it doesn't look very good.
So I started looking into keypads to use as "remote control" for the Z-Wave switches and dimmers. Essentially what I'm trying to accomplish is to combine several controlls into a single unit. But it seems I can't find something that meets all requirements. So far I considered:
- Lutron Pico remotes: Apparently only control a single load (or max. 2, but not for dimming)
- Insteon Keypadlinc: Have a lot of reliability / quality issues???
- Leviton or Eaton scene or zone controllers: Also seem to be hard to get to work reliably
- GE scene controller: Don't like the design
So I guess my question is: Is there a keypad which allows me to reliably remote control Z-Wave (Leviton?) dimmers, switches and fan controllers? Or, just wall mount a tablet and use HSTouch?
Thanks!
I'm currently in the planning phase for a new house. After a lot of reading, I thought I decided to go with Leviton hardware, mostly because their Vizia RF range includes everything i need (including a fan controller, for example).
After some more detailed planning, it turns out I would end up with 6 switches / dimmers etc. in several locations. Not only does that get quite expensive, I also think it doesn't look very good.
So I started looking into keypads to use as "remote control" for the Z-Wave switches and dimmers. Essentially what I'm trying to accomplish is to combine several controlls into a single unit. But it seems I can't find something that meets all requirements. So far I considered:
- Lutron Pico remotes: Apparently only control a single load (or max. 2, but not for dimming)
- Insteon Keypadlinc: Have a lot of reliability / quality issues???
- Leviton or Eaton scene or zone controllers: Also seem to be hard to get to work reliably
- GE scene controller: Don't like the design
So I guess my question is: Is there a keypad which allows me to reliably remote control Z-Wave (Leviton?) dimmers, switches and fan controllers? Or, just wall mount a tablet and use HSTouch?
Thanks!
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