Indoor Furnishings User Manual

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Whole House Wiring
The three important things to remember when wiring for controlled lighting are:
1. Wire fixture (load) circuits and control (transmitter/switch) circuits separately back to
a common location ("home-run" method).
2. Use a deep four gang box or boxes as the junction point for loads, controls and
power. This is for the following reasons:
a) four gang box is relatively inexpensive
b) allows for a very clean wiring arrangement
c) allows for the greatest variety of both single gang and four gang control devices
including those manufactured by PCS, Lutron, Lightolier, Leviton, X-10, and ACT
d) provides ample wiring room for large number of wire nut connections often
required
e) circuits can be easily rewired to function with no electronic control should it ever
be necessary to remove all controls
3. Provide common area or areas for installation of multiple four gang boxes. This area
should be relatively cool (not in an attic) and have adequate ventilation to dissipate 1
watt of controller heat for 100 watts of lighting to be controlled. This also allows for
simple coupling of different circuits, isolation of noise sources, easy programming
and easy repair and replacement, and simple reconfiguration.