in this video, we'll be looking at how easy it is to extend the Lutron RA2 select system
in order to improve our customers experience
in a previous video we looked at how we could use the ra2 select system from lutron
to overcome some common electrical installation challenges and make electricians lives easier
now in this video we're going to revisit those situations and see just how easy it is
to extend the system to overcome another common problem and also take usability to a new level
so you may remember that this kitchen renovation was being done in phases and that we needed to get
two-way switching installed between two different phases of the job and we managed to do that really
quickly and with minimal mess using the rar2 select system now as sometimes happens the
customer has remembered that they're also going to need to switch these lights from the back door
also however starting to chop in new cables at this point would be an absolute nightmare plus
you don't really want the switch in the existing position behind the door here you want it on
this side well the good news is that we can add more pico remotes to this system really easily
even if this wasn't a late edition it would still be so much easier to use this system rather than
running three core and cpc and everywhere and bringing in intermediate switching so again i can
just fix this directly to the wall and before i do to make sure i've got it exactly where i want it
i could use this double-sided sticky tape that's provided then accessing the original inline dimmer
all i've got to do is pair the picot to the dimmer and that's it we've gone from two-way switching
and dimming to control from three positions in seconds it's so easy it feels a bit like cheating
so there's one problem of the unexpected extra switch solved now let's revisit this
two-way modification we made in the bedroom in the previous video now there's two things
i want to do here one is to add in an extra pico remote on a pedestal to the other side of the bed
as it turns out having only one switch here caused even more problems than only having one tv remote
now that's as simple as it was downstairs in the kitchen just press the button on the online
dimmer and pair it with the new pico and there we go dimming from three positions nice and easy
but these bedside lamps are always getting left on as well so on each one i'm going to connect the
lamps to these rar2 select lamp dimmers and that's simply a matter of plugging the lamp dimmer into
the socket outlet and then plugging the lamp into the dimmer then we add a pico remote swapping the
single pedestal holder to a double and then pair the picot and the lamp dimmer together so we can
now turn the lamps on and off and dim them from the bedside tables now you want to make sure that
when you do this you let your homeowners know that they don't need to use the switches on the
lamp anymore but wouldn't it be nice if we could control these lamps from the bedroom door as well
to give us ultimate control well again we'll see how versatile flexible and adaptable the ra2 select
system is in a previous video we put a single pico controller at the old switch position by the door
to help us create two-way switching for the main light now we want to keep that in place but we can
simply slide the existing picot along the wall plate and add another one beside it now all we
need to do is replace the single faceplate with the double one then we pair the new pico remote
to the lamp dimmers and now in the shortest period of time we've got on off and dimming control of
the bedside lamps from both the bed head and the door meaning that this room now has full
lighting control quickly installed and even more quickly modified the thing that's really struck me
about this system while making these videos is how wireless lighting controllers moved from being a
curious novelty to a viable time and labor saving option it makes jobs that would have
been difficult messy and labour intensive using traditional methods into something
that's really easy and stress-free why would you not want to use this to make your life easier
and that's just one advantage of this wireless control system the thing i really love about it
is the further opportunities that it opens up you can keep it as simple as the solutions that
we've seen in this video in the previous one but it can also be expanded further still perhaps
even an opportunity to install some wirelessly controlled automated blinds for the windows which
is a great feature of the ra2 select system and then if you install a smart hub it opens up the
opportunity to turn your simple wireless system into a full-blown smart solution with a host of
features like timers scene setting geolocation so the lights turn on when you get home integration
with your music system and all the usual smart home systems meaning you can add voice control
as well so whether you're just trying to solve a tricky wiring problem or whether you're going
for a full-blown smart home solution or maybe somewhere in between the rar2 select system from
lutron is definitely a good place to dip your toe in the water but as always we want to hear from
you what problems could you see this system being used to solve does the simplicity of the system
make you feel more confident about using wireless systems please leave your thoughts and questions
in the comments below and all that remains in this video is to say thank you very much for watching