Aasta98 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 My Control4 was installed years ago by my ex and it’s slowly stopped functioning correctly. certain rooms won’t turn on though the switch indicates it’s on. TV won’t respond, won’t turn on or off when I turn room on. Schedule isn’t synced anymore. Actual switch in wall not working for kitchen-broken. Tried rebooting everything. But with no tech to help and no money for costly upgrades/repairs I just want it out. My ex says a new control is $1700+ So I want it all removed. Can I just put smart switches in instead or rocker switches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 It will depend a little bit on how it was done. If you have any multi-button units, or any lights that you are currently (supposed to be able to) turn on/off from multiple switches, the wiring was changed from 'standard' electrical wiring. Nothing that likely can't be reversed, but you're talking electrician work. If they're all simple single location switches/dimmer, then they can be replaced with a regular switch (smart of not). Again though, you're talking high voltage here - be sure to get an electrician or someone who at LEAST knows what he/she is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Aasta98 said: My Control4 was installed years ago by my ex and it’s slowly stopped functioning correctly. certain rooms won’t turn on though the switch indicates it’s on. TV won’t respond, won’t turn on or off when I turn room on. Schedule isn’t synced anymore. Actual switch in wall not working for kitchen-broken. Tried rebooting everything. But with no tech to help and no money for costly upgrades/repairs I just want it out. My ex says a new control is $1700+ So I want it all removed. Can I just put smart switches in instead or rocker switches? It depends on the lighting that you have. Hopefully he just replaced the original light switches with wireless lighting from control4 You should just be able to replace the switches with regular Home Depot dimmers or switches. If you have a wired lighting system , then that’s more work. Do you have all keypads or dimmers? Upload some pictures of your switches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwbball88 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Depends on the lighting system. If you have centralized lighting ( big steel looking panel in a closet or garage) becomes tougher. I would have one of the fine remote dealers spend an hour or two looking through your system and seeing what’s really going on. Maybe it’s just some simple things that need to be adjusted. a small investment but just ripping it all out will cost quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 All 3 of us answered at the same time lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Get a second opinion on fixing it. msgreenf and South Africa C4 user 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 4 hours ago, RAV said: Get a second opinion on fixing it. This! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amr Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 20 hours ago, Aasta98 said: My Control4 was installed years ago by my ex and it’s slowly stopped functioning correctly. certain rooms won’t turn on though the switch indicates it’s on. TV won’t respond, won’t turn on or off when I turn room on. Schedule isn’t synced anymore. Actual switch in wall not working for kitchen-broken. Tried rebooting everything. But with no tech to help and no money for costly upgrades/repairs I just want it out. My ex says a new control is $1700+ So I want it all removed. Can I just put smart switches in instead or rocker switches? But replacement to Smart ones will cost you money as well, you might need to consider getting a quote for fixing C4 rather than replacing it as it might be less expensive for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Even replacement with dumb rocker switches will cost a fair bit of money unless you have a really cheap electrician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4 User Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 7:22 PM, Aasta98 said: My Control4 was installed years ago by my ex and it’s slowly stopped functioning correctly. certain rooms won’t turn on though the switch indicates it’s on. TV won’t respond, won’t turn on or off when I turn room on. Schedule isn’t synced anymore. Actual switch in wall not working for kitchen-broken. Tried rebooting everything. But with no tech to help and no money for costly upgrades/repairs I just want it out. My ex says a new control is $1700+ So I want it all removed. Can I just put smart switches in instead or rocker switches? You don’t say how many switches, but it’s unlikely you will be able to change out all your switches for anything close to $1,700. But how old is your system? One of the remote dealers on this forum should be able to help you for a lot less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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