in this video we'll be looking at some practical examples of how to use the
ra2 select system from Lutron to overcome some common installation problems and also
how it can actually make electricians lives easier so we've done an overview of the RA2select system
in a previous video and you can click the link above my head to view that but in this video we
want to strip away all the smart extras and see how this system can be put into real practical
use even in its simplest form the first scenario is in this kitchen area now this is going to be
having some seriously extensive work done in fact this entire wall here is going to be coming down
along with all of the walls in this area here to make one huge kitchen diner so one challenge that
we're facing in this install is that this switch here needs to move over to the other side of the
door it reminds me of another common problem that exists in older terraced houses you know
where the door used to open away from the wall so that if anyone was getting changed they could
call out before you got too far into the room however nowadays a lot of people prefer to have
the door opening against the wall to create a bit more usable space in the room and so if someone
decides to re-hang the door the other way around often the switch will need moving to the opposite
side of the frame so it doesn't get lost behind the door the solution we're going to use here
would work perfectly in that situation also coming back to the kitchen area there's another challenge
that we need to get over which is that this job is being done by a chap who's a bit of a diy fanatic
and is doing the work on the weekends and evenings so in order to minimize the time that his family
is without cooking facilities and things like that he's decided to do the work in phases
now he's very wisely chosen to get an electrician in to do the electrical work but it's added a
whole new challenge for me as the sparky as this end of the kitchen will come out first but we need
to get two-way switching from here to the new switch position which is in the area covered
by the second phase of his works and we can't start chopping into the ceiling before that phase
also getting a cable from this door to the new switch position at the far end would mean
floorboards coming up or ceilings being cut into and a lot of chopping and mess well all of these
challenges are easily solved using the rar2 select let me show you how so this end of the
kitchen has now been taken out and the ceiling's been overboarded ready to have the new down lights
installed and all i've had to do is bring the permanent supply to the first fitting and then
daisy chain to each other fitting i install the rar2 inline dimmer to the permanent live
and then the switched light goes out to the first fitting and daisy chains to the remaining fittings
then it's just a matter of connecting up the other fittings then i can install the
new switch position using the pico remote and you're going to see the versatility of this
control as the video unfolds but here we can see that it can be easily fixed to the wall so now
we've got the picots mounted and the inline dimmer connected we simply pair the picots to the dimmer
and it's good to go as you can see the inline dimmer goes through the down light
hole comfortably just look at how simple that was we've got the switching for this area sorted and
look at all the mess i haven't had to make no chopping cables and boxes in
no flooring taken up or struggling to route cables through tight spaces
also when the time comes to take this wall down and move this switch to the new position we can
simply install an additional pico remote to this mount with no fuss that's made this installation
so much easier and also made sure that the phase works on this project can carry on safely
let's look at another common situation that there are two select can help you with here we've got a
typical bedroom and the customer wants to be able to turn the center light on and off from the bed
now traditionally we'd need to try and get a new three core and cpc up the wall from the original
switch to either a pull cord over the bed which let's face it looks a bit lame or bring it down to
a switch on the wall somewhere again either lots of frustrating fishing or messy chopping in so
what's the alternative well we lose the original switch either connecting the permanent line and
switch line together or leaving the conductors tidally terminated in the back depending on how
you want to adjust the wiring in the loft then we screw the pico remote onto the original box
then up in the loft we install the ra2 inline dimmer to the supply and the switch live out to
the original pendant now at this point we could again mount an additional pico remote to the wall
but in this case i'm going to use this pedestal mount for the pico which can just sit on the
bedside table here and again we go through the pairing process and if you're smart you take
the picots up into the loft when installing the dimmer to pair them up that way you don't have to
go up twice and there it is again no chopping no fishing no drama we've now got two-way switching
from the original position to the bed with minimal fuss mess and effort now you may be looking at
this and wondering which side of the bed this little pedestal should go to minimize arguments
and if the thought of having as much fun trying to get control of the lights as you do the tv
remote doesn't appeal to you then check out our next video on the rar2 select system
where we're going to see how easy it is to extend the system once you've installed it including
tying in these bedside lamps here and what happens when the customer springs an
unexpected extra on you so there we go we think the rar2 select system from neutron takes the time
effort and mass out of electrical installation work and makes electricians lives easier and
we like that but as always we want to hear your thoughts will you be using this system to modify
existing circuits or can you think of another annoying electrical situation this product could
make easier to solve we want to hear your thoughts and questions so make sure that you leave them
in the comments below all that remains in this video is to say thank you very much for watching