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Looks good, seems well-built, works great.

I installed new ceiling fans and lights in our bedrooms, and to make everything Title 24 compliant (I’m in California) wired the lights to occupancy sensors. In the master bedroom I had to move the occupancy sensor to another wall so the sensor could actually “see” the interior of the room. I placed this switch (the VZ0SR-1LZ) into the original junction box by the door and wired it as a remote switch for the occupancy sensor. The setup works well.

Construction seems to be reasonably solid. It should last a while if not abused. The switch looks like any Decora switch, but has a green LED underneath, which makes it a little easier to find in the dark. However, from some vantage points the LED is obscured by the switch part that sticks out.

Some things to be aware of: while this looks like a regular switch, it’s not. This is a pushbutton. You push the bottom (the part that sticks out) to toggle the circuit on and off. This isn’t a problem as far as I’m concerned, but if you have kids or careless household members that like to whack regular Decora switches when turning them on or off, they could break this because they don’t realize it’s not a regular switch.

Also, remember that this is a *remote*, and will not operate as a switch by itself. In order to use this you need to have a compatible switch wired to it.

Update (5/19/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.

The featured review for this product, Leviton VZ0SR-1LZ Vizia Matching Switch Remote to 120-Volt AC Dimmers/Fan Speed Control and VZS15-1L Switch with LED, White, Ivory, Light Almond Tools & Hardware, was written by Joshua Senecal.

The average rating for this item is 2 out of 5 stars, according to 2 reviews.