Well made, flexible and beautifully simple to live with. Rako is one of the most popular lighting control systems in Irish homes, and we design, install and program it from a single room to a whole estate.
Rako is available as a wireless system, a wired system, or a mix of both. Wireless Rako is ideal for renovations and period properties, because dimmers fit behind the existing switch plates with no new control cabling. Wired Rako suits new builds and major refurbishments, with dimmers and relays in a central cupboard and keypads on a data cable. Either way, the result is the same: lighting scenes at the touch of a button, from a keypad, the Rako app or your wider smart home system.
1Install design, install and program Rako lighting control across Dublin, Cork and the rest of Ireland, and we look after it once you have moved in. Everything is planned as part of your wider lighting control design.
Why choose Rako
- Wireless and wired options, so it works in new builds and in homes you do not want to chase out
- Keypads in a wide range of plate styles and finishes, with engraved button names
- Excellent for LED lighting, with smooth dimming down to very low levels
- Control from the Rako app, voice assistants and smart home systems such as Crestron and Control4
- Easy to extend room by room as your home changes
How 1Install installs and programs Rako
- Consultation. We start with how you live: which rooms matter most, what moods you want, and what you want to happen when you arrive home or go to bed. See our consultation.
- Survey and lighting design. We survey the property and produce the lighting control design, with circuit schedules, keypad locations, full drawings and cable schedules for your electrician. See survey and design.
- Keypads designed by you. In your interactive proposal you, your interior designer or lighting designer choose keypad styles, finishes, button names, backlight colours and locations, with live costs as you go.
- Installation. Our own engineers install and test the Rako equipment and keypads, working alongside your electrician and visiting site through the build. See installation.
- Programming. We are an accredited Rako installer and program every system in house with Rako's own configuration software, setting every channel, scene, fade time and keypad button to your design, then fine tune the levels on site with you in the room.
- Handover and aftercare. We walk you through every scene and keypad, and because you helped design it, the house already makes sense. 1Install Care keeps it running for years after.
What we program into your Rako system
- Lighting scenes for every room, such as Welcome, Dinner, Relax, Cinema and Night
- Whole house scenes, such as All Off when you leave and Good Night from the bedside
- Gentle fade times and correct dimming curves for each type of LED fitting
- Timeclock events that follow sunrise and sunset, including outdoor and garden lighting
- Motion and presence sensors for hallways, stairs, cloakrooms and plant rooms
- Pathway lighting at night at a low, comfortable level
- Holiday mode that makes the house look lived in while you are away
- App and voice control, and links to blinds, music, heating and security
Part of the whole home
Lighting is at its best when it works with everything else. We connect Rako to automated blinds and curtains, multi room audio, home cinema and your home automation system, so one button can set the whole room. Every system runs on a properly designed home network.
Already have Rako?
Already have Rako? We take over, reprogram and extend existing Rako systems, including those installed by other companies, and can add rooms, keypads or a hub for app and voice control. See service and support.
Other lighting systems we install and program
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