Toggle vs Decora

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Toggle vs Decora
Toggle	6 (50%)
Decora	4 (33.3%)
Mix of both	2 (16.7%)
Total Votes: 12

Toggle vs Decora
Tweet Topic Started: Feb 3 2016, 10:09 PM (1,312 Views)
Riley	Feb 3 2016, 10:09 PM Post #1
HOLY CARP!!! Posts: 17,221 Group: Moderators Member #255 Joined: September 1, 2005	Does your home have the old "toggle" style switches or the Decora style switches, and which do you prefer. All my original switches are the old style toggles while all the switches added in the reno are Decora. I much prefer the newer ones, not only do they look better but you can flick 'em on with anything (ie. elbow with an arm full of groceries etc.). Toggle: Decora:



jon-nyc	Feb 4 2016, 02:16 AM Post #2
Cheers Posts: 54,428 Group: Moderators Member #119 Joined: April 22, 2005	New bathroom reno has the latter. The rest of the house has the former.
	In my defense, I was left unsupervised.


Mikhailoh	Feb 4 2016, 04:23 AM Post #3
If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead Posts: 92,842 Group: Members Member #181 Joined: April 26, 2005	We have toggles and rheostats - dimmers. I would use the decora if I changed anything.
	Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball


jon-nyc	Feb 4 2016, 04:29 AM Post #4
Cheers Posts: 54,428 Group: Moderators Member #119 Joined: April 22, 2005	I have a few toggles with dimmer. It took me a while to even notice they were there.
	In my defense, I was left unsupervised.


George K	Feb 4 2016, 05:38 AM Post #5
Finally Posts: 89,012 Group: Members Member #249 Joined: August 4, 2005	Decoras throughout. But, my place was built in 1998. Our 1921 house had toggles everywhere except the kitchen which we remodeled.
	A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18


Jolly	Feb 4 2016, 06:25 AM Post #6
Geaux Tigers! Posts: 47,617 Group: Members Member #30 Joined: April 19, 2005	Toggle. You buy a good quality switch and it will outlast you.
	*The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.*- George Soros


Copper	Feb 4 2016, 07:06 AM Post #7
Shortstop Posts: 29,907 Group: Members Member #426 Joined: February 14, 2007	Talk or clap, the switch is from last century or maybe the one before.
	The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy


Larry	Feb 4 2016, 07:32 AM Post #8
Mmmmmmm, pie! Posts: 47,996 Group: Members Member #113 Joined: April 22, 2005	The toggle switches cost 39 cents. The other one costs 3 bucks.
	Of the Pokatwat Tribe


brenda	Feb 4 2016, 07:37 AM Post #9
.............. Posts: 37,054 Group: Members Member #721 Joined: August 28, 2008	Mostly toggles, several with dimmers, and decora in the downstairs bathroom. 1900 house, but the electrical has been completely redone.
	�Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.� ~A.A. Milne


brenda	Feb 4 2016, 07:41 AM Post #10
.............. Posts: 37,054 Group: Members Member #721 Joined: August 28, 2008	We're going more and more to the dark brown toggles and switch plates. They look more appropriate for the era of our home. I got boodles of them for four cents apiece at an auction a few years ago. The triple toggle plates can cost as much as $4 each. Liking the 4 cent price am I.
	�Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.� ~A.A. Milne


Jolly	Feb 4 2016, 08:48 AM Post #11
Geaux Tigers! Posts: 47,617 Group: Members Member #30 Joined: April 19, 2005	I like the mercury switches...
	*The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.*- George Soros


blondie	Feb 4 2016, 08:57 AM Post #12
Bull-Carp Posts: 7,848 Group: Members Member #54 Joined: April 19, 2005	Damn , I chose decora by mistake. Change my vote. I detest being woken up by the click of these decora switches. I also leave early in the mornings, so I don't want to wake others up. I've decora now. Nope, don't like them. Toggle is quieter. Quiet is good.



sue	Feb 4 2016, 09:48 AM Post #13
HOLY CARP!!! Posts: 25,250 Group: Members Member #261 Joined: September 15, 2005	All toggles. They work, never thought about replacing them. Way more fun things to spend money on.



Steve Miller	Feb 4 2016, 10:13 AM Post #14
Bull-Carp Posts: 7,637 Group: Members Member #25 Joined: April 19, 2005	Decoras. I like to stay up to date.
	Wag more Bark less


Riley	Feb 4 2016, 06:14 PM Post #15
HOLY CARP!!! Posts: 17,221 Group: Moderators Member #255 Joined: September 1, 2005	blondie Feb 4 2016, 08:57 AM Damn , I chose decora by mistake. Change my vote. I detest being woken up by the click of these decora switches. I also leave early in the mornings, so I don't want to wake others up. I've decora now. Nope, don't like them. Toggle is quieter. Quiet is good. I just went and played with all my light switches to see if I could detect a difference in sound between them. Not really. Footsteps would be much more likely to wake someone up then the faint click of pressing a light switch.



Aqua Letifer	Feb 4 2016, 06:17 PM Post #16
ZOOOOOM! Posts: 45,902 Group: Members Member #262 Joined: September 22, 2005	Because I have not yet acquired a debilitating case of arthritis, I'll probably stick with toggle for awhile.
	I cite irreconcilable differences.


Jolly	Feb 4 2016, 06:42 PM Post #17
Geaux Tigers! Posts: 47,617 Group: Members Member #30 Joined: April 19, 2005	Steve Miller Feb 4 2016, 10:13 AM Decoras. I like to stay up to date. You just say that 'cuz you're working cost+.
	*The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.*- George Soros


Steve Miller	Feb 4 2016, 07:00 PM Post #18
Bull-Carp Posts: 7,637 Group: Members Member #25 Joined: April 19, 2005	Jolly Feb 4 2016, 06:42 PM Steve Miller Feb 4 2016, 10:13 AM Decoras. I like to stay up to date. You just say that 'cuz you're working cost+. There is that, although the cost difference is less that 50 cents/switch on a wholesale basis. Plus they gang nicely with modern dimmers and they're way easier to clean.
	Wag more Bark less


blondie	Feb 5 2016, 04:10 AM Post #19
Bull-Carp Posts: 7,848 Group: Members Member #54 Joined: April 19, 2005	Riley Feb 4 2016, 06:14 PM I just went and played with all my light switches to see if I could detect a difference in sound between them. Not really. Footsteps would be much more likely to wake someone up then the faint click of pressing a light switch. Low humidity here maybe?



TomK	Feb 5 2016, 07:05 AM Post #20
HOLY CARP!!! Posts: 12,869 Group: Members Member #53 Joined: April 19, 2005	How a "piano" light switch? I have decora.



Catseye	Feb 5 2016, 07:15 AM Post #21
Pisa-Carp Posts: 5,135 Group: Members Member #1,390 Joined: March 5, 2015	My ancient house has toggles. If I had a choice, I'd walk into a room and say "On". I'm even getting impatient with things that require cords being stuck into outlets. They look so messy. I'd have everything remote controlled with remotes everywhere in little holders, painted to match the walls. Cats Big into minimalism. Edited by Catseye, Feb 5 2016, 07:22 AM.
	"How awful a knowledge of the truth can be." -- Sophocles, Oedipus Rex


George K	Feb 5 2016, 07:20 AM Post #22
Finally Posts: 89,012 Group: Members Member #249 Joined: August 4, 2005	TomK Feb 5 2016, 07:05 AM How a "piano" light switch? I have decora. Not available in the US.
	A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18


Mikhailoh	Feb 5 2016, 07:40 AM Post #23
If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead Posts: 92,842 Group: Members Member #181 Joined: April 26, 2005	Catseye Feb 5 2016, 07:15 AM My ancient house has toggles. If I had a choice, I'd walk into a room and say "On". I'm even getting impatient with things that require cords being stuck into outlets. They look so messy. I'd have everything remote controlled with remotes everywhere in little holders, painted to match the walls. Cats Big into minimalism.
	Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball


Steve Miller	Feb 5 2016, 07:53 AM Post #24
Bull-Carp Posts: 7,637 Group: Members Member #25 Joined: April 19, 2005	Catseye Feb 5 2016, 07:15 AM My ancient house has toggles. If I had a choice, I'd walk into a room and say "On". I'm even getting impatient with things that require cords being stuck into outlets. They look so messy. I'd have everything remote controlled with remotes everywhere in little holders, painted to match the walls. Cats Big into minimalism. Motion sensing light switches have gotten very cheap, thanks is part to the State of California requiring them for the last 10 years or so in commercial applications. Very convenient, especially in hallways, garages and such.
	Wag more Bark less


Aqua Letifer	Feb 5 2016, 08:13 AM Post #25
ZOOOOOM! Posts: 45,902 Group: Members Member #262 Joined: September 22, 2005	Catseye Feb 5 2016, 07:15 AM My ancient house has toggles. If I had a choice, I'd walk into a room and say "On". I'm even getting impatient with things that require cords being stuck into outlets. They look so messy. I'd have everything remote controlled with remotes everywhere in little holders, painted to match the walls. Cats Big into minimalism. Yes, cable management is a good thing. I run mine under my bed.
	I cite irreconcilable differences.


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