Shallow x10 modules...

[J Miller]

Ok, for the first time in years, I wanted to add an X10 wall switch.
And to be honest, I forgot how "deep" they were. It was in a 3 gang
box, and it took me 1/2 an hour to get the wires such that I could mount it.

Does anyone make a shallow X10 decura switch? (relay or dimmer)

[Bill Kearney]

> It was in a 3 gang box, and it took me 1/2 an hour to get the wires such
> that I could mount it.

Sometimes it's just faster to rip out the box and replace it with a deeper
one.

[RickH]

On Sep 24, 10:33*pm, J Miller <reply@here> wrote:
> Ok, for the first time in years, I wanted to add an X10 wall switch.
> And to be honest, I forgot how "deep" they were. *It was in a 3 gang
> box, and it took me 1/2 an hour to get the wires such that I could mount it.
>
> Does anyone make a shallow X10 decura switch? (relay or dimmer)

The new Insteon units are pretty shallow. But I usually have more
issues with the width of units than the depth. A 1.5 inch J box with
a .5 inch mud plate gives you 2 inches of depth (plenty for Insteon).
But the switches use absolutely all the available width for a single
slot device so you have no wiggle room side to side next to adjacent
switches, IOW they all have to touch in a typical ganged box. Whereas
a mechanical switch is about .25 inch narrower so you can wiggle the
wallplate on easily if you have many switches in there.