Heath/Zenith BL-6136-WH Wireless Switch Outlet, White

by Heath/Zenith

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Review

If you want a outlet you can turn on and off with a switch (for a lamp, for example) but are uncomfortable doing your own wiring, Heath Zenith offers you a simpler alternative in the SL-6136-W. Just mount the switch and plug in the receiver and you're done-no hardwiring required.

This set gives you up to a 100-foot transmission range, and can be used with up to 500 watts incandescent or 300 watts fluorescent lighting. Note that you will need to supply a 9-volt battery for the wireless switch.--Josh Dettweiler

What's in the Box
Remote wall switch, receiver outlet module (#SL-6136), two #8 x 2-inch wood screws, manual

Product Description

Finish:White Wireless Switch Outlet Add light switch control to any plug-in device. Controls on and off up to 100 feet. Controls 500 watts incandescent and 400 watts fluorescent lighting and 1/3 hp motors. 1 Year warranty. Mostly assembled.

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.5 x 2.5 inches ; 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000OUW7MA
• Item model number: BL-6136-WH
• Batteries: 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,436 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #3 in Home Improvement > Electrical > Wall Plates > Combination Switch & Outlet Plates

Customer Reviews

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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Works OK... unless a neighbor gets one, February 6, 2009

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David Mace (Out in the desert somewhere) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heath/Zenith BL-6136-WH Wireless Switch Outlet, White (Tools & Home Improvement)

Does what it's designed to do. Maybe too well. The switch range is perhaps better than 100 feet, as someone nearby apparently bought one on the same channel.

$20 wireless doorbell kits have dip switches/jumpers to 'key' your button and bell so it isn't remotely triggered by accident, but for some reason Heath Zenith thought four channels would be enough for lights for EVERYONE. So if a neighbor buys 2, that's 50/50 there'll be a conflict. If you both have two, 75% chance of conflict. If either of you have 3 or more, almost certain conflict.

So if you set it up and the light turns on and off for no reason, there's your culprit, or more likely the fact that anything that makes a noise on the same radio frequency will trigger the light switch, which can leave you stumbling in the dark, or wondering why your light is on in the middle of the day, or at 2:00am.

I responded in the only mature way I knew how. Just unplugged the lamp receiver, then played with the switch intermittently for a few hours, then plugged my lamp back in... and had no problems for a couple of months until they apparently tried using it again. At which time I repeated the performance.

If you have any neighbors, my recommendation is shop a little more and find one that has a 'unique' digital code, like the wireless doorbells or garage door openers have. It will ultimately be less annoying.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This product is AWESOME, January 6, 2008

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Thomas Wagenhauser "Tommy Wags" (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heath/Zenith BL-6136-WH Wireless Switch Outlet, White (Tools & Home Improvement)

I purchased this product after I converted a loft into a spare room and didn't want to have to pay $200+ to have an electrician come in to install a switched wall outlet. The product works like a charm... Just mount it on the wall, install the battery, plug in the supplied outlet to the wall and then plug in the lamp to the outlet. Pretty simple. The only thing I have found to be an annoyance is that if you switch the outlet on then off too quickly, the outlet doesn't receive the signal and will stay on. Turning it back on then off again at a slower speed usually fixes that. There is not many times you will have that problem.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Works well....kinda, August 9, 2008

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ECU-NC Teacher (Coastal NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heath/Zenith BL-6136-WH Wireless Switch Outlet, White (Tools & Home Improvement)

we purchased 2 of these thinking....like the write up says, that we could use 2 with one switch...I am sure you can, but amazon can not get specific channels. if you want to use more than one with one switch, better not buy these...you can't be sure you'll get what you need. The one switch we have does work and works well, but it is not working at the potential it could or for how we wanted.