Forum 6: Control

Forum 6: Control

Light Switch: Townhome

The problem with this switch is that there are four switches in the same spot. According to the reading, "but difficulties mount rapidly with more than two switches at the same location" (Don Norman, pg. 136), which would apply to this situation because there are four switches in the same location which makes it confusing. The lights control two of the lights shown below, the far left switch controls the light in the kitchen, and the far-right switch controls the one over the table, and the one to the right of the first switch on the left controls the outside light, but the switch before the last one on the right does not control anything. This makes the mapping even more confusing since there is a switch for nothing and the two indoor lights are on opposite sides of the panel.






Solution


My solution to the problem would be to make the switch panels separate from each other and each one closer to what they control. I would put a panel on the left, closer to the kitchen, for the switches that control the light in the kitchen and over the table. I would put the other panel closer to the door and have the switches that control the outdoor light and the mysterious light on that panel.





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