Questions tagged [smart-switch]
A smart switch includes electronic circuitry for remote control (beyond simple three-way switch wiring), smartphone or internet-based control, advanced timing capability or other features not found in traditional switches. Smart switches may require more (e.g., neutral) or fewer (e.g., signal 3-way with one wire instead of two) wires than traditional switches.
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Wiring color / gauge for pigtails at the junction box
Hi I need to bundle my neutral wires as well as ground wires with the addition of short pigtail/jumper wires
The 4-gang all run on the same circuit A17B as shown in my photo.
Questions for the short ...
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How should I connect my new smart switch to three cables?
I have a smart light switch with a connecting wire for ground, neutral, light and switch (a green, white, and 2 black wires). It was previously connected to a smart switch and I'm just changing to a ...
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What happens if I bundle all 4 travelers from an old 4-way switch?
I have 3 switches that power a light. The smart switch manufacturer I use everywhere else in my home (Kasa) does not make a 4-way switch kit.
What I've done for now is to remove the 4-way switch and ...
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Replacing a 4-gang standard switches with smart Kasa switches
I am trying to replace a 4-gang standard switches with Kasa smart switches.
How do I connect all the neutral white wires from the switches to the white neutral bundles in the box?
There are too many ...
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Smart switches to replace a 3-way that require neither hub nor battery? [closed]
Here is a summary of the question: "does there exist a smart switch that does not require a hub or batteries?" I provided some context which is usually a good idea but may not have been in ...
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GIRA eNet and a new light fixture/bulb
A year ago, we bought a house, and, with the house, we were handed a small, three-button clicker. Something like this (but with no labels on the buttons)
The first button turns on/off a series of ...
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Want to replace dimmer switch with smart switch. I think I have a 3 way dimmer?
I have a dimmer switch and a regular switch in two different locations. Both control one set of lights.
Is this called a 3 way dimmer switch? The 3 way dimmer switch is the master and the regular ...
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Is it possible/safe to fork one LINE wire for two light circuits?
The kitchen in my house opens out into the family room. On the far side of the kitchen, there is a 2-gang switch box [AB], on the near side of the family room is a 1-gang switch box [C].
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Converting 3-way Switch to Single Pole Smart Switch
(Reposted from a guest account I lost access to somehow)
I recently moved into a new home built in the 1970's and am looking to upgrade some no-neutral dumb switches to smart switches. After doing ...
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How to wire smart switches with a dead-end 3 way?
So I got some smart switches (Kasa HS210), and being relatively handy thought I could wire them up alright, but I guess I'm in a bit over my head due to having a "dead end 3-way"? Using the ...
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How to connect a 2-channel smart lights switch module?
I currently have this, with a "dumb" light switch connected (diagram included as the pic is a bit hard to see), it manages two ceiling lights:
I want to disconnect that, and instead connect ...
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Help wiring a smart light switch-one neutral for multiple lights
I have 4-5 outdoor lights and two porch lights which are all on the same circuit.
In the switch box there is only one hot, one neutral, and one ground (split).
There are two light switches. One ...
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Two fans on a single switch... run slow?
I recorded a video… in this video it shows 3 fans. These are Hunter Gallegos AC fans, and have no pull chains. The speeds are operated completely by Inovelli VZM35-SN wall switches. The switches are ...
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Kasa HS210 wiring setup
Switch-1 has one black, one white and one red and green neutral connected to the switch
Switch-2 has two cables coming into the box. The red and and white wires coming from the cables are connected to ...
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Need to confirm if there is a neutral wire in this electrical box
I am trying to determine if my light switches have a neutral wire, as I need to know if I can order smart switches with neutral wiring required.
Here in this picture you can see two example outlets:
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Using 15 amp smart switch requiring 14awg wires for lighting/fans on 20 amp circuit
I am hoping to install zooz smart switches, however the instructions state "14AWG wires only!", but I have a 20amp circuit which uses 12awg wire. Looking at the code regarding smart switches:...
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Smart Switch Newbie Electrical Question (2 black lines)
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What do I do with this "extra" black wire on my existing switches to replace them with two Kasa smart dimming switches?
EXISTING SWITCH:
EXISTING SWITCH EXPOSED:
NEW SWITCH (I have ...
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Can I wire a smart switch with a neutral and no load?
I have a wall switch that currently controls a wall outlet. I don't have or want a light plugged into that outlet. I'm comfortable reconfiguring the circuit so that the outlet is powered directly and ...
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Connecting smart switch (3 pole) at single pole terminal (end of line) switch
An electrical novice, here, with some basic understanding.
I’m installing several smart switches around the house, where most locations require a 3-pole switch. I’ve had no trouble installing at these ...
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Smart switch mess. Ceiling Fan/ light
I was hoping maybe i can get some help.
I recently moved to a new place. So i been doing alot of DYI and need help with this one. I changed our old fan to a new one but now the new one doesnt turn on.....
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Should I connect the neutral on a smart switch two way connection
I am in New Zealand
I have Fibaro home automation.
The pendant is wired from the switch at the door
One switch is at the door
The other one at the top of the stairs.
They are 4m apart, but the cable ...
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Adding Smart Switch When Neutrals Used as Travelers in Three-way Switch
Is there a way to install standard smart three-way switches in a box where the electrician used the neutral from the breaker box as a traveler?
I have a three-way switch with the Neutrals in the box, ...
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Three way switch neutral
I think that my house has a three way switch wired like this diagram. I think it's this one because both switches only have one bundle with three conductors and a ground coming in. Would I be able to ...
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electrical switch wiring question
I’m attempting to replace both of the switches in this box with Amazon basics smart switches, but I haven’t really encountered something like this before. Note the ground wire connected to one ...
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Confusing Single Pole Switch Wiring
I’m trying to replace a single pole switch in my room that is used to control a single ceiling light. The replacement switch is a smart switch. However, after taking a look, it seems the wiring isn’t ...
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Completely Re-Wiring a Three-Way Light Switch (Meross MSS550)
The Scenario: I've just discovered that the previous owners of my home did not care for electrical safety and wired the boxes in very dangerous ways
What I'm looking for: Assistance re-wiring the two ...
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Wiring a 3 Pole Meross Light Switch
I've got a three-pole light switch that I would like to get wired up in my house, and after opening the panels it appears that the wiring is nontraditional:
The Fixture: Ceiling Fan with light ...
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How can I trace switch wires from 3-way switches across the room?
I have an open concept with several 3-way and one 4-way switch. I'm going to be adding some smart switches which will require a bit of a rewire for every switch in the series.
What's the best way to ...
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3 Gang smart switch over 3 Gang USA switch box
I am trying to install 3 Gang smart touch switch in the place of traditional 3 switch
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the issue is, The 3 gang smart switch comes with only 12cm width 7.5cm height. But the socket box in the ...
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Multiple intelligent light switches?
For the sake of simplicity let’s talk about a single light which respond to 2 swtiches. I replaced the light for a smart lamp but it’s awkward because the regular switches keep getting in the way…
I ...
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Sanity check: wire count and wire nuts
I've got a box where
NMC comes in and hits a GFCI
GFCI feeds both one NMC going out (shop outlets) and a smart switch.
Smart switch feeds NMC going out (exterior outlet). Everything is correctly sized ...
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can I swap out Pool pump switch
Need advice. My current pool timer doesn’t work and I turn on my pump manually daily. I’m going out of the county on vacation in a couple of weeks and I want know if it’s possible to replace my ...
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How should new switches be connected in this box?
So, I purchased two new Kasa light switches to replace two standard switches in a 3-gang box and encountered a lot more than I was expecting. Almost every wire looks to be black, which is not what I ...
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Best way to control many lights with a single switch
My living room is 70 feet long and almost 40 feet wide at the widest point. (Yes, I realize this is a lot of space.) In the ceiling there are 50 can-style light fixtures, each of which currently has a ...
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How to turn on another lamp across room with lightswitch that only controls a one outlet?
In my office I have a light switch that only controls the bottom plug on one outlet. I have a lamp plugged into it, but I'd like to be able to have another lamp plugged into it also.
Right now that ...
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Kasa dimmer switch w/ two black wires?
I’ve just gone to wire
up my new Kasa dimmer and noticed the existing switch had two black wires and a red running into it.
I installed the Kasa the same way (two black into the black port, red into ...
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Converting Old Dimmer 3 Way Switch to Kasa Wifi Smart Dimmer
So I want to install my Kasa Smart wifi Dimmer. The Kasa switch has 4 connections. A neutral, a ground and two screws one red screw labeled LOAD and one black screw labeled LINE.
My current set up is ...
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How can I wire one switch to control two circuits (different breakers)
Okay, so it's like this: my workshop has surface mount metal electrical boxes linked with metal conduit throughout. The switches (a single 2-gang box that housed two single pole switches side by side) ...
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Want to know this light switch type, planning on getting a smart light switch
this is my first post here, hope you can be of help.
I always wanted to put a smart light switch but there are many options online and for different wiring configuration.
I opened my light switch and ...
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How do I wire my new smart switch for bathroom light & fan control?
I've never installed a light switch before and I've done a ton of research but this part stumps me.
I have a two-gang switch in my bathroom. The left switch turns on the light and fan. The right ...
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So just how hard is it to pull new wiring into a typical switch loop?
I'd like to install more home automation. Unfortunately at least half my house is wired with old switch loops which have no neutral in the box. I also have ceiling fans with lights on switch-looped ...
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How to Fix my DIY Smart Switch Install
I've been installing smart switches and mostly seems like working fine. This one location though, seemed okay at first but after a power outage the breaker tripped unless I removed the right switch (...
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Connect a smart switch to 2 gang light light switch
I've got an older house (1958) and I want to control my outside light with a smart switch on a dusk to dawn schedule. Light sensor bulbs are not working properly in our outdoor housing. That light ...
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How can I connect this smart relay to my light switch?
I have a conventional rocker switch that controls the overhead light in a room. I intend to install a Sonoff Mini R2 smart relay behind it so I can use the switch in my smarthome setup.
When I open ...
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How can I install a smart switch that needs a neutral wire?
I have already replaced some existing dumb switches with smart ones
However, I am having trouble understanding the connection in the switch box that controls a light fixture on my wall in the ...
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How do I hard wire cabinet lights to a smart switch [closed]
I removed my dumb switch and now I'm lost. I have over the counter lights that have have the plug cut off and hard wired into reg toggle switch. Can't remember if it was single pole or 3 way. Two ...
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How do I replace this switch if the black wire is looped around the screw?
Behind a 2 gang wall plate, there are 2 single pole switches. I am trying to swap the left one out with a Kasa smart wi-fi light switch.
The problem is, the black wire that connects to the bottom ...
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How can I test a smart switch requiring a neutral wire using an outlet?
I plan to mount floodlights on the back of my house. I have a Romex running through the wall between the mounting point and my electrical box. I want to test my floodlight before I go to the effort ...
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Lutron Diva smart dimmer, won't work in a 5-way without accessory switches?
I have a 5-way switch circuit in my house, and after trying to install a Diva smart dimmer and reading Lutron's installation pages, it sounds like I can't have it work properly without one of Lutron's ...
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Changing a 3 gang Australian light switch to a 3 gang Smart switch
I am wanting to replace my old 3 gang switch with the latest 'smart' 3 gang switch, but I'm a little bit confused about how to wire it correctly. Obviously I know that I should employ a licensed ...
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