Bye-Bye Standby Turn everything off with one button!

[Paulh_Boats]

Here is an excellent product for ulta-simple remote on/off control of up to 64 devices:

http://www.byebyestandby.co.uk/howitworks.html

Only £20 from Currys etc, looks like a simplified version of X-10 used in America and priced right.

You can turn the whole house on/off in one button or control individual items.

Can't wait to go shopping tomorrow! Watch this space...

cheers
Paul

[Ivan]

Has anyone looked at the standby power of standby-busters?

My way of looking at it is that it's another item on standby! I assume they are somehow more efficient than the standby circuits in hifis etc, but then again, why don't the EU force manufacturers to adopt the same technology.

[guydewdney]

i use byron's version - 15 quid, and each socket has its own selectable 'code' out of 12.... the range is a little limited (30 feet) - but they also make a water proof version.

I do like the idea of a whole house mode though.

[MN]

I’ve used them for bathroom lights in the new extension.
They do a nice wall switch that looks like a normal big light switch.
So my lights are wired into a ring mains in the basement!
Only trouble is the amount of people that see it and say ‘oh you did your own electrics and have a light switch in the bathroom – that is bad’ 
Maplin do the range as well

[marktime]

hi guydewdney, any chance of a link (or a clue where to find) to the bryon device you mentioned?

Thanks Mark

[tony.]

you could fit a last man out switch as they have in shops.

basically a key switch or normal switch controlling the coil on a contactor.

fit it at the top of the stairs/bedroom, go to bed and flick switch, kill power to all selected circuits, maybe leaving smoke detector possibly upstair lights where the bathroom is.

regards
tony

[pete-filldir]

Here is an excellent product for ulta-simple remote on/off control of up to 64 devices:

http://www.byebyestandby.co.uk/howitworks.html

Hi
I`ve got something similar and  got it free when I was born its called a finger .

Pete

[Paulh_Boats]

Pete,

But do your kid's fingers work just as reliably?   

I must give credit to my kids, they have slowly learned to switch things off.

cheers
Paul

[bs85]

Has anyone looked at the standby power of standby-busters?

I contacted the bye bye standby people last year about the power usage of the modules they would not give me a straight answer i think they said minimal

I have tested some x10 modules and the use around 1 watt each when off

[pete-filldir]

Pete,

But do your kid's fingers work just as reliably?   

I must give credit to my kids, they have slowly learned to switch things off.

cheers
Paul

hi Paul

yes everyone in our house switches everything off at the sockets at night, apart from the fridge ect. it was something my father used to do when we were kids and it stuck with me.

Pete

[Ivan]

I try to switch on washing machine and dishwasher at night, if they need running - playing a small part in keeping the grid properly loaded during low-demand periods!

[wyleu]

Wait for ZigBee.  http://www.zigbee.org/en/index.asp

[KenB]

Wyleu, List,

Would that be the same Zigbee that needs 45mA at 3V3 just to turn a simple switch on using a 16 bit processor with about 64K of code running?  I thought that it was supposed to be energy saving technology.

Have these people not heard of low power wireless?

I made a wireless link that would run the receiver from 1V at 10 microamps and you could still send 1200 baud data across the link.  The transmitter was 2mA at 3V.


Ken

[wyleu]

To my mind it's more the software model that ZigBee looks to hold up. Bye Bye standby is X-10 with some of the wrinkles knocked out but it's proprietary kit all the same, but NOT X-10 compatible.  There goes another standard ...

[MR GUS]

I bought one last week to assess & place in our bedroom prior to buying a handful of them (estimate that I can knock down 60+ watts in that room alone) ..tbc , that's the great thing about dab alarm clock radio's power em back up (well mine anyhow) & all the alarm settings are in place ..seems sensible!

Unfortunately the site I purchased from around 10 days ago quotes 5 working days delivery, but doesn't wish to notify by any means (e-purchase) that it's out of stock currently (estimated 15+ days)

However for those wishing to purchase this item at a good price & with free delivery go to bye bye standby's own site (idomus) & browse their list of retailers ... it's £19.95 for one set  or £17.99 for 2+ sets ...the one with the room switch to place by the door.  BRITISH---.COM (IVY LEAF LOGO) 3rd retailer from bottom left hand side!