Brief background: I have a hub and several dimmer switches controlling lights in my home. I recently purchased a fanlinc and an 8 button mini remote which I planned to use for fan & light control + 2 more scenes. I have an extra insteon dimmer switch that I was going to use to control the light at the doorway.
I was annoyed to learn I can't link the mini remote to the hub in order to control exsiting hub scenes with the remote. I use the android app but I also have an iphone laying around. The ios app lets you add a mini remote but it's not working for me. But that's really a separate issue, and I have no desire to manually linc devices to the mini remote.
So now that I know the mini remote is of limited use I was thinking of returning it for a 6 button keypad linc. That's a little annoying too, since I'm paying for another dimmer to control something that already has dimming ability. Also I feel it will be cumbersome to turn the light on/off when going through the doorway with the keypad vs a dedicated light switch.
Is there a better way? Am I missing something? Any and all suggestions are welcome, thanks!
I was annoyed to learn I can't link the mini remote to the hub in order to control exsiting hub scenes with the remote. I use the android app but I also have an iphone laying around. The ios app lets you add a mini remote but it's not working for me. But that's really a separate issue, and I have no desire to manually linc devices to the mini remote.
So now that I know the mini remote is of limited use I was thinking of returning it for a 6 button keypad linc. That's a little annoying too, since I'm paying for another dimmer to control something that already has dimming ability. Also I feel it will be cumbersome to turn the light on/off when going through the doorway with the keypad vs a dedicated light switch.
Is there a better way? Am I missing something? Any and all suggestions are welcome, thanks!
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