Customer Reviews

Chamberlain CLLAD Remote Light Control

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I Purchased the Chamberlain CLLAD Remote Light Control in order to have the ability to turn on a indoor house light from my car's HomeLink rearview mirror button (one of the 3 buttons that also control your garage door opener). It works just perfectly for about $15. The CLLAD just plugs into a receptacle, and your lamp then plugs into the CLLAD, then you program the HomeLink button per HomeLink instructions.

Now when we get home at night, I press my car's programmed HomeLink button to open the door on my detached garage, and another button to turn on an indoor house light. It's just that simple. We no longer enter into a dark house.

Remember, that the indoor light must be left in an on position, and turned on or off using the switch on the CLLAD itself, so select a receptable that you can easily reach. If you use the switch on the lamp itself to turn it off, you lose remote capability.

NOTE: I did program the CLLAD to HomeLink while it was plugged into a garage receptacle so that I could see that once programmed, I would be able to press the HomeLink button and see that the light did toggle on or off without having to keep going into the house.

I bought this so that I could turn on a light in the house from my car so it wouldn't be dark inside when I got home. However, it does not work unless I'm within 8 ft of it and in direct line of sight (and yes, I replaced the remote batteries, etc). So I basically have to be in the house standing in front of it to get it to work which is very disappointing. If you already have a remote that works with this controller then it might be worthwhile to purchase it. I've now replaced the CLLAD with the Skylink WS-100/WSN-100N (which comes with both the remote and controller for less than the CLLAD controller alone) and it does exactly what I want - it works from the end of my driveway, which is 50 ft long, even with walls and furniture between the remote and the controller. AWESOME!

I used to use a timer on our yard light, which kept the light on longer than necessary. This unit along with a remote control allows us to easily turn the light on and off as needed. No problems with it. It functions just as described.

This thing is great - it works every time smooth as silk. I do wish there was a version meant to be hard wired, as I'm using it in a location I want to keep waterproof (or at least as much as possible). Also, it should have a ground - I tapped a ground from another circuit, which is fine. But then I realized that I had it reversed polarized and I was suddenly in potentially dangerous territory. Not sure if it was the plug or the unit in question that allowed that to happen, though.

I'd give it a 4.9 if I could. I just hate to see things imperfect.

I had a fit trying to get it to sync to the homelink of a 2011 Impala. It took about an hour and countless tries but it finally hooked up and works well. Maybe it was me, don't know, but if at first you don't succeed...

I am glad I ordered this remote light control unit. It works brilliantly with my Chamberlain remotes, and my car's homelink.