Dimmer Keypad, 8-Button

The 8 button keypad is an excellent way to not only move control of several devices all around the house to one spot, but it also makes a great tool for monitoring the status of devices. I use them at the front door and use the bottom two buttons to monitor the alarm status. Using a permanent marker (until color kits come back) Alarm Set is Red and Disarmed is green so I know immediately if I need to run to the laundry room in 90 seconds or less. Or not to let the dog out because the alarm is set.

In my office one of the buttons controls and monitors the christmas lights and front of house lights. If someone shows up, one press and the front lights up or I can let them in the gate with a momentary press of a button. (i/o linc)

To get five stars we need a way to get custom keys again and color kits. The clear keys and printed key names look one step lower quality. When your hood is Lutron/Crestron/Control4, Insteon already has the lowest quality appearance (i3 and 4 button looking better though) Using the clear keys look.... well... cheap.

It helped a little to use white paint and paint the edges of the clear keys carefully but getting the words perfectly straight somehow isn't in my skill set, and the red/green colors with the permanent marker are spotty at best.

For the standard keys, I found that the colored file folder tabs can be cut to size and work well for color change on the white keys, not so much the clear even after being painted.

This product was ordered to replace and older one that failed.

Dimmer Keypad, 8-Button

Recommended. I have created scenes for various light levels and equipment, depending on what I am doing in that room at the time. This keypad replaces a standard decora switch and allows me to control them all. So far, all of these have proven reliable and (with a computer) easy to add to scenes. You do not have to connect the "A" button to any device; I have one of these in a tabletop enclosure and simply capped the load wire with a wirenut. I'm sure it goes hot when I turn on button "A", but that does not matter. What matters is that "A" can control the scene to which it belongs. (I did not clip the wire in case I ever move the device to a place where it does control a load.)

First off, I did not expect it to have an output. I was looking for a way to control several din rail devices. I have been wiring plugs and lights in my covered backyard patio and am using a din rail box with up to 8 din rail modules. currently I have three done. 1. Rim light - a string of lights that going around the edge of the cover. 2. GFI plug for the fountain. 3. back porch light. Next is two strings of can light that will go over the outdoor kitchen. then a fan /w light for over the dining table. Finally a fan and light over the seating area. I don't understand why I have to create a scene for each din rail device in order to control with the 8 button switch. Also I had no idea it was a dimmer. Works will but the main button is not used, leaving me with only 7 buttons. The main has to be part of each scene and goes on with every scene. So It was not exactly what I expected but is working well so far.