No More Wiring Light Switches - The Secret is Out - Quinetic Wireless Switch with Built in Receiver
Is this the end of wiring 2 way or 2 way and Intermediate switches with the Quinetic wireless switch with built in in-line receiver use kinetic energy..?
Is using kinetic switches the future as they don’t need wiring or batteries to power them. In this video I replace a one gang one way switch with a Quinetic Wireless in-line receiver then add other kinetic switches to control the light. This a fast way of converting a wired one way switch to be controlled from more than one switch with out the need to run cables, lift floorboards or chase walls. I show in minutes how to pair Quinetic kinetic switches so you have 2 way and 2 way and intermediate switching of a light.
The pairing process of other kinetic switches is very easy and takes only a few seconds to do.
🔵 Quinetic Wireless Switch and Built in Receiver - What Happens when the Power goes OFF and Unpairing • Quinetic Wireless Swit...
🕐 Time Stamps - Cut to the action 🕕
00:00 - Quinetic switches NO cables or batteries
01:34 - Deeper box required
02:00 - Quinetic in-line receiver
03:37 - After the safe isolation
03:43 - 1 gang 1 way switch
04:18 - Powered Quinetic in-line receiver and switch
04:29 - Removing the original switch
04:55 - Connections L = Line L1 = Switching Line
05:21 - Connecting up my in-line receiver
06:29 - Back to a 1 way switch
07:05 - How to pair a kinetic switch
08:00 - 2 way switching
09:05 - Different designs of switches
09:37 - My favorite switch
09:49 - 2 way and intermediate
10:47 - Pairing a forth switch
Videos are training aids for City and Guilds (C and G) and EAL courses Level 1, 2, 3 plus AM2, AM2S and AM2E.
You can follow me day by day on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok lookout for "GSH Electrical”.
▶️ FACEBOOK / gshelectrical
▶️ INSTAGRAM / brihzmraygdtmjmdb9lunq...
▶️ TWITTER / gsh_electrical
▶️ TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZMRBLFdhe/
#GSHElectrical #Electricaltrainingvideos
Quinetic Wireless Switch & Built in-line Receiver - What Happens when the Power goes OFF & Unpairing kzhead.info/sun/pairodp6pqSKeoE/bejne.html
Stopped watching when you put phase on blue wire. Doing this in a "training" video? Because being lazy to use proper wires? OMG! This thing is illegal in many countries and electricians who do this can lose their license.
@@risharehraje793 What are you talking about? Wire is wire and the color of cladding means nothing. There are no requirements to use a specific colored wire for a specific purpose as long as they are identified with colored tape or labels. I don’t know why people like you have been de-educated. It{s as if your brain is trained prioritize things in the opposite direction of common sense. You type of people just want to say things; it doesn’t matter if you know what you’re saying or not. You’re so desperate to attack this video that you pick something utterly preposterous such as the color of cladding around the wire. I just don’t get it why are people so dumb? I bet you would be horrified to know that I ran 12/3 throughout my house, whether I needed 220 or not. I even ran it for 15 amp circuits. Now you had better go and sit down and take a few deep breath‘s because I know you are about to explode.
@@risharehraje793 mate as we say in the UK.... you aint gotta scooby doo ave' ya
7 seconds to reconnect each switch excluding walking time. Its a pity they don't make a range with pendants, two gang switches or switches that look traditional
@@jamesharrison3537 My thoughts exactly. Put the technology in a ceiling rose!
I've seen these on other channels before, not really considered them but am now seeing how they'd save me a lot of redecorating!
Thanks for commenting and watching
Wow this is the best application of RFID i have ever seen ? Well done mate !
Just installed this to control my upstairs light from downstairs as I couldn’t get my light switch to switch on from down to up. Saved me calling out a sparky. Worked a treat.
This is what I was looking for ages . What a great product and very innovative
Every once in a while a product will come on the market that changes the game. This is that product! I'm blown away! Absolutely brilliant!
Glad you liked it… 👍🏻
Hardly a game changer more an expensive gimick.
@@fivish oh definitely a gimmick but all good ideas start off as a novelty. I live in an old (I'm in talking British old) house. The effort of routing the cable for a switch is ridiculous!
You are all so good at what you do. Wish I had tutors like you when I was learning. Not like they were bad. But they didn’t have technology on their side. But even putting that aside you are a different class. It would be a pleasure to be taught by someone who cares as much as yourself
Joe massive thanks for the kind words it’s very much appreciated 👍🏻
@George AKA Dad In the US, it's indoctrination.
Saves a lot of time and upheaval. Switch and receiver in one unit is ideal.
Great point 👍🏻
Never knew these existed, what a fantastic use of technology. Thinking garden or remote lighting operation with correct IP rating. Excellent
As a retired electrician I find your videos fantastic wish we had these when I did my city and guilds.
Thanks David 👍🏻
Thank you for your sharing, good to know this new technology, your videos fantastic.
I am thinking of getting some of these switches, they look nice and do have an advantage over wired switches especially in rented homes , as you can’t even hang a picture on the wall without the landlords permission, and wren you move you just take the switches with you and put the old one back in . 👍 Great video Gaz as always 👍👍❤️
Great video. Extremely well explained and very informative once again. Thanks for taking the time.
Wonderful ideas for this system, thanks for bringing light to it, I had not heard anything about this as of end of 2021.
These switches are life savers! So many grade 2 buildings we have used them in
Thanks for your input 👍🏻
at last, a simple explanation of how they work, thank you
👍🏻
Thank you GSH electrical , I really loved this innovation . Looking forward to have one in my house .
Very useful indeed!!! My wife is always complaining that one of our 3 way switches is in the wrong place and that we actually need 4 way!!! Hummmmmm. I feel a project ;-)
TWO YEARS ON REVIEW - I have had a range of wireless switch products from Quinetic such as inlines tucked into my ceiling for downlighters. Everything is still working as it should with the exception of the 13A socket adaptors (non wifi). Out of the 7 originally purchased I have had to replace 4 under warranty. They are temperamental too - loosing power to the socket and re-energising in quick succession completely confuses them. Probably our biggest fault with the 13A socket switches is the high pitch squeel they emit when not turned on. All reports to the manufacturer were dismissed and simply requested that I continue to exchange these at a TLC branch. Shame as the other products are spot on. Forgot to add - great content, thanks GSH
Massive thanks for your valuable input 👍🏻
losing*
@@erelpc*Asshole
I have various of these all over my house. They’re great, particularly for the bathroom.
Nice one - I built in my lab something similar to that back in 2007 but I did not commercialize it.
Imagine a loft conversion where the two way light switches were located (a) halfway up the stairs and (b) on the wall facing, & six feet away from, the top of the stairs.... that was the situation I wanted to correct. 24 hours ago I watched your video, then ordered a receiver switch QURS1W to replace the existing (a = halfway) switch, plus two QUWS1W = one each for the newel posts top & bottom of the flight. They arrived from TLC today and an hour later we have full and sensible control of our stair lighting for the first time..... A MASSIVE THANK YOU and thumbs up!!👍👍👍
Apart from the convenience & labour saved... these kinetic devices can save a LOT of copper, an increasingly expensive material... Good man Gary ! 😎👍☘🍺
Thanks Peter for the wonderful comment 👍🏻
This is awesome! Definitely a breakthrough design.
👍🏻
I like the mechanism on how to functioning the switches, just like the bluetooth pairing. Thank you for sharing the device and it will be easy to install and no cables for installation. I really appreciate as electrician here in the Philippines
The technology is there but convincing old fashioned bosses to move with the times is so frustrating. I constantly experiment with new products on private work and this is the first time I've seen this version of the technology. Thanks for the video I'll definitely be giving these a try sometime soon they look absolutely fantastic. No lifting carpet, no floorboards or chasing. Saves hours of fun and games. It's refreshing for college lecturer's to be keeping up with the times and even the future. Most just want to tell you about the good old days. Keep up the excellent work. 👍
Thanks for the great message 👍🏻
It's actually same as what electric lighters use ,piezo crystal
Quinetic brilliant products, I use their wireless key fob for switching on driveway lights at night from the car, & their slim LED floodlights are rather good,having a built in receiver.
👍🏻
would be good if the receiver was fitted into the ceiling rose, with a pairing button on it. Then no need for any switches to be hardwired.
Maybe that's next
There is one already
Ewelink 😉 used them for years with Alexa. Default power on state-on. So if on but Alexa off turn off switch to turn on
Yeah that’s how it should be really
Yeah that was my idea all down the years I retired
Quinetic is brilliant it’s an absolute life saver on old houses and rewires where they wanna keep the aftermath minimal
👍🏻
The cable is the Ariel. The electrical field of the cable. Remember when television ran off the light fittings. Used to plug in the television to the ceiling. Practically tuned into the frequency on the cable. 👍
Wow, blown away. Great idea 💡 👍🏼
👍🏻
handy bit of kit if you have a shared neutral issue on landing lights that you don't want to rewire /damage decor.
Made a grave mistake replacing my socket and switches with similar but not exactly same (made in China) standard when I renovated the house, it didn't take long before they all started switching on and off on thier own or fail completely, learned a lesson,but in a very expensive way.
Great product saves alot of time and hassle 😁👍
These are amazing! what a great invention and they seem quite cost effective too.
Glad you like them! 👍🏻
I have had this system for decades now. It is really very flexible. I went with what Home Easy was making back then (defunct now). It all still works. We can switch outside lights on from our bedroom. I used their system to put a new light in the bathroom. The lighting module in the light fitting does not require any wiring from the light to any switch. This allowed me to put the light switch in the bathroom rather than the usual position outside the bathroom door. The remote kept in in our car will switch on the driveway lights at night. Signal controlled lighting should be the new norm. It is so much safer because there is no need for live/mains wiring to a switch.
Great idea, will make a hell of a difference!
Yep 👍🏻
Great video once again! Learnt some new things 👍
Thanks for the great comment 👍🏻
Fantastic demo love it well done!.
Thanks 👍🏻
Wow an whole new way of wiring love it
👍🏻
I dont know how I ended here but inhad to watch till the end because its so interesting 👍
Thanks 👍🏻
Great video Gary. Appreciate it.
Thanks for watching 👍🏻
This is amazing 🤩 👍 thanks for the info 🙏🏽Mate !
Ideal, for older, solid wall properties.
Sure is 👍🏻
I love those kinetic switches no battery required! No neutral required. It's like some sort of Voodoo Black Magic 😂. I Wanted to make something like this when I was a kid just didn't have the knowledge. I hope the switches don't were out quickly.
Realised Kinetic energy Practicaly today. Very interesting and Informative vidio.
Awesome bit of kit
Sure is thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻
Thats an amazing idea.. how much easier is this.. another amazing video 👍🏽👌🏾
I'm not an electrician, not planning on being one and not doing any work...so not sure why I'm here, but what a great video - this guy's got a great presentation style. Clear and succint. Actually, I say I'm not doing any work - I'm doing a new build next year and one of the dilemmas is in future proofing the wires. In my last two homes I used Lutron-style systems, both of which became obsolete/superceded. The future is likely wireless (Lora, Zigbee, BLE etc.) so I'm thinking that L&N wiring to all sockets is likely to provide the best future proofing as many devices do need power. Kinetic switches; not sure I like that mechanism...looks a bit flimsy and I'd want steel plates (maybe that's an option). Oh, 1998 called and wants their CFL bulb back :-)
I think these are a real game changer. The installation and user advantages are compelling (and I have installed a few of the predecessor range) but the inbuilt switch unit you have shown is brilliant. My only residual concern is one of reliability in the long term.
The other concern with any product that doesn't need a neutral is compatibility. The receiver is presumably powered by allowing a small current to leak through the load when off which can cause problems with LED lighting.
Absolutely brilliant!
Used a few of these saved a lot of time and trouble
Thanks for commenting 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing your video, I’m always chatting to other sparky’s about your channel….
Thanks for the support Mark 👍🏻
Great piece of kit
Thanks
Thinking will be great for the shed, garage or garden office, you can switch the light on from the house before you go out, no fumbling about in the dark until your inside.
get yourself a sensor you wire in next to rose for shed etc
So, without any explanation of the method of operation of the 'kinetic switch' - We assume a piezo crystal is energised by the kinetic action of physically pressing the switch button, which in turn provides enough current to perhaps charge a capacitor which in turn, acts as a temporary current source for the RFI transmitter (?) Ingenious.
Mind blown 🤯! Thanks man.
Fantastic made my day.Thanks
Thanks for watching 👍🏻
I used a similar setup when I added spot lights in my living room but wanted to switch them individually.
Great bit of kit , what’s the voltage range of these? Could you wire it up to a 12v system eg in a camper ??
This is magic. Now if only can be remote and pair with Alexa or Google so you have remote voice control as well as manual. I'm liking as many of this type requires neutral line. Which is impossible in older buildings without completely rewiring.
This is magical! I've delt with so many clients trying to add switching into existing structures and have had to resort to cutting walls or do surface trunking (which I really don't like). This is a game changer! Question: If you want to withdraw one of the paired switches from the mechanism, what do you do?
you turn off the receiver i think because it doesn't have a memory
@@rain0aldwaib Oh Dear. So that means I have to reprogramme at every power failure? (LoadShedding for 2 hours, three times a day...)
Very nice product . easy to replace an existing one way switch.
As someone wh swapped all the doors in my house to save space so that they open twoards the wall, I have blocked direct access to my light switches, being a lazy git I never changed them, these are a game changer!!
My neighbour had a new door bell fitted with one that uses this technology. We live very close to the seafront and the salt air corrodes traditional bell push contacts in no time. This system of course has no electrical contacts to corrode away.
They should make a tiny little hub you can install behind an existing switch, then you can have five other switches around the house controlling the main switch (providing the main switch is always left turned on).
This is a great piece of kit, looking forward to installing these in the future.
👍🏻
That's really interesting. I will look further into these switches. Do you know at what frequency the keys work? Usually up to 433 Mhz is easily hackable, so I am not sure if it is a good idea to keep RF switches.
I thought you were turning into Tommy Cooper at the end " Key fob switch switch switch key fob". On a serious note, I think these are a great idea. I have 4 or 5 applications at home where this will save me a lot of aggro and I'll be able to do a couple of wiring jobs that I've put off because of the hassle of extra cable runs etc. Plus the time saving factor is potentially huge. Great video, well explained.
Very interesting! Looks like a great alternative to a wi-fi setup. I need to see if something like this is available in the US. Thanks!
Look for EnOcean in the US 👍🏻
Pico switches by lutron check them out
That’s is absolutely superb
👍🏻
very good and professional presentation
Only big problem I have found with these is if you link multiple receivers that are on different circuits. (I.e. lighting through staircase where original wiring is separated by floor) to be controlled via one switch that if an MCB trips the driver does not remember the position it was in, in relation to the switch so it can come out of sync with the other lights very easily. Meaning you have to turn off every circuit relating to all drivers the switch is controlling, then turn them all back on to have all the lights coming on and off in sync. Apart from that great bit of kit, lifetime could do with some work in comparison to other ranges out there but compatibility with existing switches/grid switches is very handy.
Thank you very much Sir very informative video
👍🏻
Sure wish I had you for a teacher when I was in school (I like your passion and teaching method). Of course, then we would be at a disadvantage - I'd have to get used to your accent (I'm in the U.S.A.) and you would have to get used to our systems and gazillion pages of of codes. LOL Keep up the great work!!!!
Thanks and I would have loved to live in the US
Brilliant stuff 👌
Fantastic demonstration. What happens if one of the switches go bad and you can't get a replacement as new technology switches are coming on board everyday,?
Beautiful. 😍
Very good video and very well presented
Thanks 👍🏻
This is fantastic! Can I adapt an existing 2-way switch to add intermediate switches? Also, for decorative purposes, the existing switch is brass. Can we get these in brass? Any idea who stocks them? I can see great applications for these.
I see Quinetic have a PIR option now (QUPIR). Hopefully you get to do a video on those soon.
I have looked at the PIR but haven’t done a video yet 👍🏻
Great idea. Is there a 3 pole version. I have living room landing and porch running off one switch plate. Porch lights needed in winter months but no external switch. Can this be done with the key fob?
great. That makes life much easier.
👍🏻😃
Thank you for your tutorials. I think there already are electric installations that can be remotely controlled over the internet. Can you do a tutorial about that?
Thanks for the video.When the feed and loop are taken to this switch will the feed live and loop live fit into the "L" terminal of this switch? Is there room for terminating the neutrals and cpcs with Wagos?
Loads of room 👍🏻
This is fantastic
👍🏻
Just brilliant...
👍🏻
watching random videos on youtube and came across this. I think its very cool. would be good to dissect one of those paired items just to see whats inside.
Let go one step further, have a receiver in the ceiling rose. And just have the one power cable to the rose bulb, lamp light.
Yes in oz we have ceiling fans that have light aswell as fan control, rather than run a single switch cablee we just get a remote with reciever so light and fan are both controlled with remote. So no switchwires needed. Just a perm feed at cieling fan. Can also use the remote and reciever for anything, downlights, extract fans....no switch cables needed or chasing walls
Already available, and you can retro fit a light fitting (albeit, has to be of suitable size in dimensions) to insert a wireless receiver. No more switch wires 👍
The nuts!! Game changer
Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻
Wow is just fantastic
TV switches used to use sound as well, to quickly rotate through the limited number of channels back in the 1970's.
For purpose of testing, how would you carry out IR with the receiver in place? Or do you have to remove/disconnect first ?
I will follow the video up with testing 👍🏻
This is no IR, where did you get the idea IR is involved???
@@SolarizeYourLife Camilo's reference to IR here means Insulation Resistance testing. Nothing to do with Infrared.
You could make the key thob one into like a wireless contractor, using the SW into the contractor, and then out say to heater! Would be cool
Hi Gaz , great video , out of curiosity do you know if you have to use the main wired switch to pair other ones or can you use a paired wireless switch to pair another switch ?
The wired switch is the only receiver and you have to have one. The rest are just transmitters that the receiver picks up signals from.
I don’t like modern technology 😂 , but this is a fantastic idea Until they pack up and then you have to spend more money to replace them , talking of money how much are they I might have to give them to try , ? Maybe. Fantastic video as always Gaz 👍👍👍❤️
That’s just brilliant..
👍🏻
great video 👍
Great invention 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍
excellent bit of kit but limited on the decorative finishes, come quinectic, sort it out
True 👍🏻
I don't understand why in Uk switches are looking so primitive or a better word plain..
Thank you sir
👍🏻