- I want to upgrade the old manual Maestro dimmers in my home, both for LED support and automation support.
- When I started looking it seemed that I was being encouraged (by Lutron) toward Caseta as the homeowner solution. But after looking I conclude that I much prefer the ergonomics of the Maestro dimmers to the Casetas. But those aren't supported by the Caseta system. At first I had the feeling that the Maestros were the past and Casetas were the future for automation.
- After more looking I discovered RA2 Select and RadioRA2. But Lutron seems to be trying to exclude homeowners from these systems. That certainly seems appropriate for RadioRA2, but it appears to me that RA2 Select is no harder to install and program than Caseta is. Lutron seems to actively be discouraging homeowners from this line. I finally sent a query to Lutron support about it. They said I certainly could buy the stuff from one of their recommended suppliers. But their list of suppliers seems out of date. The only one wthin 50 mi that is noted as handling RA2 is out of business. OTOH it appears I can simply buy the equipment on Amazon.
- Is it common and supported practice for homeowners to install and program RA2?
- Is the equipment available to homeowners at reasonable (not ripoff) prices?
- Is the phone app for RA2 Select the same one as for Caseta? (I think so but am not certain.)
- One more thing: How does one enter paragraph breaks into posts here? The closest I can find is to use lists.