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Is it my imagination or does installing dual
band switches make it harder for the old
switches to work reliably? Especially when I
installed a switch in a box with other old
switches, those old switches will start having
really poor performance. And it seems that once
you reach a critical mass of dual band switches,
your whole house will start having issues with
the old switches.
Or is it just me?
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That has not been my experience. To me, the new dual band switches seemed to have improved my system robustness.
Admittedly, I have had plenty of older switches die on me.
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Skip,
Im with Steve and havent found the dual band devices to cause communication problems for me. Like Steve, Ive found the opposite and they definitely seem to have a positive
effect on my communications. I also havent heard or read about any problems along these lines but I wouldnt necessarily rule it out.
I would be interested in hearing other users experiences.
Dave.
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Wow, in the last few weeks I have been replacing some of my old switches with new ones. The
first time I replaced a switch in my bedroom and then the switch in the bathroom failed.
Replace that and then two other fail near the bedroom. Replace those and a few more go bad.
Maybe all of my switches are at their end of life because I did install them all at the same
time. But it sure feels like each time I replace some switch, I can plan on needing to
replace a few more.
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