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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How to sync 2-way switches
Is it possible to sync state between 2-way switches?
I would like to have ON as ON from wherever location I press the switch and OFF as OFF. Having switches in different orientation for ON state ...
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How to attach multiple grounds for smart switches in crowded 3-gang switch box
I’ve recently upgraded a three-gang light switch box with three Kasa smart lights (a dimmer, three way light, and single pole switch).
I’ve been able to successfully install all three and they’re ...
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Replace a single pole with programmable switch
Sorry for the repost, but the former q/a’s didn’t answer my particular question. I have a programmable switch, to replace a single pole switch at a three gang switch plate (the one on the right, in ...
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New ceiling fan with light set that is also connected to a recessed light - can I use smart switch?
Hoping somebody can help out here. I'm in the process of changing my old ceiling fan to a new fan (a new ceiling fan with a lighting kit but does not have a remote). Currently, the wires coming from ...
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Wiring a pair of switchs to always on
I have 2 switches (UK) that both turn on/off a single bulb.
I'm trying to connect both switches so the power is always on.
Each 1 gang switch has:
Common on the top
L1 / L2 on the bottom (separate) ...
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Ceiling fan make thumping noise at the beginning
I just install a single pole Kasa smart switch (HS200), intended to use to turn on/off my ceiling fan. However, when I turn on the fan, it'd rocking back and forth and make loud thumping noise (like ...
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I want to remotely control a wall switch in my house with my cell phone [closed]
I have two wall switches in my garage that control outlets under my eaves. I have plugged into the outlets heated cables for melting snow in the gutters and on the overhang. I have been using these ...
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Replacing failed smart switch with dumb switch
I have a two-switch box (2 gang?). One switch (right switch in pictures) is a 3-way switch that controls an overhead light, while the other is a smart switch (left switch in pictures) added by the ...
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How Can I Install 3 Way Smart Switches That Require Neutral
I'm trying to replace 2 sets of three way switches with smart switches.
One end of each set requires neutral, and unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a straight forward way to accomplish that with ...
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Metal attachment for built-in light switch [closed]
I was searching on the internet for a built-in light switch with a PIR-sensor. When surfing I found the sensor which I show in the picture. I was wondering what the metal attachment at the back of the ...
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Can two smart switches from different manufacturers be connected to become a two-way switch?
There is a light in the house which I would like to be able to control it via a bluetooth remote (from manufacturer A e.g. give the remote to a friend when I am out of town to somewhere without ...
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Modifying a touch lamp to control a smart bulb
I have two (I think) inexpensive desktop/bedside touch lamps that I would like to integrate into a smart home. They work well enough if I just use smart bulbs in them until a cat touches them and they ...
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what kind of smart bridge do I need for a smart home new construction? [closed]
So, doing wiring for a small, new construction, upside-down house by the river. I wanted to go smart home with Alexa. I want to use Alexa exclusively if at all possible.
No appliances bought, or ...
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Should my smart switch be connected to the neutral wire from another cable?
I installed a Leviton smart switch in a 3-way circuit and the corresponding coordinating switch in the picture (right switch). The lights function as they should using both switches.
However, I ...
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3 way switch has only 1 traveller wire
I am trying to replace the old switches in my 3 way switch setup. The old switches are
Jasco ZW4005 smart switch
Jasco ZW2004 addon switch.
I replaced switch 1 which had 2 travelers, 1 common/ load ...
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Decoding error LEDs from "smart" switch
I have a number of HAI/Leviton UPB switches that were installed a number of years ago. They communicate with a central controller for home automation. Leviton no longer makes these switches, though ...
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What does this “download” icon mean with Apple HomeKit?
Some HomeKit accessories have the down arrow / box icon shown at the top right of this image, what does it mean?
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How to wire two GE Enbrighten Z-Wave Switches for a Common Bath Fan?
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How do I wire two GE Enbrighten Z-Wave switches that control a single bath fan?
Background:
There are two bathrooms
Each bathroom has a switch to control a common bath fan
The fan will be ...
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33 To 72 Volts On A "Powered Off" Gosund Wi-Fi 3-Way Switch ( ? )
I'm running the electric for a home theatre; I've installed lighted movie posters that plug-in to standard electrical outlets. The lights within the boxes are LED light strips with transformer/...
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Replacing a combination switch to two separate switches (1. Simple light switch and 1 smart switch)
I have an outdoor light that I would like to control with a smart switch and a hallway light that can be a simple switch. Previously, the two were controlled by a non-smart combination switch;
I would ...
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Alternatives to running a single Neutral wire?
I have a switch box with two switches. I'd like to replace one of them - a single-way switch controlling a light in the hallway (which is controlled by no other switches) - with a smart switch. The ...
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Looking for a particular type of smart light switch
I have 4 regular white light switches in a 4-gang box. I want to replace one switch with a Google Nest compatible smart light switch with the following goals:
Be able to turn the front and back ...
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How can I identify my switch wiring for a smart switch?
I have a light that is controlled with 2 switches. I want to control it with a smart switch, so I bought a "3-Way" smart switch, since that's what the online guide said to get.
The switch I ...
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Can you use Wemo Smart Switches Long Press to “Fake” a 3-Way Set Up?
I have many Wemo smart switches, smart dimmers and even two of their 3-way switches.
However, I don’t have a neutral wire for the 3-way switches, so they’re out.
But I have hooked up some other smart ...
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Identifying neutral wire in switch box
I have a two-switch junction box where the switch on the left is a 6-way switch and the switch on the right is a 3-way. I'd like to swap the 3-way switch out for a Lutron smart switch and require a ...
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Figure out which neutral to use
I have these two switches in the same box, that I want to replace with smart switches. That sit on two different breakers, so I assume, I cannot use the same neutral for both. However, right now, both ...
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What type of smart switch has neutral, up, down states? [closed]
I'm having motorised blinds installed and the vendor plans to install a wall switch to control them. The switch has three states: Middle, or the default and off position; up and down, which will roll ...
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LED Can Lights Click When Turned on/off
I have these LED can lights all across the house. On a few of them I occasionally hear a single click sound and I'm so curious to find out why it happens and if it's a safety issue. I caught it on ...
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Help with wiring switches
I stupidly removed 3 pigtails from an electrical box housing 3 switches, since I wanted to replace 2 of those switches with WiFi enabled ones. The switch on the left is a 3 way switch which I intend ...
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Why are white/neutral wires connected together with the ground wire?
I have a two-gang box that I'm planning to install new Lutron smart switches in. Currently all of the neutral (white) wires coming into the box are connected together. But one Ground wire is also ...
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Why are there three sets of wires for two switches, and how to wire up the neutral?
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I have two light switches that I am planning on replacing with smart switches.
As the diagram below shows, there are three "collections" of wires coming out of the wall, where ...
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How to switch combination switch for two smart switches?
I'm trying to swap a combination switch for two separate smart switches (Meross Smart Dimmer).
It seems, going by the existing switch wiring that the white 'neutral' wires are actually providing the ...
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Multiple TRIAC Dimmers Driving 1 load each on same circuit?
I've searched and searched and can't find my issue anywhere so thought I'd give this a shot.
I purchased a handful of these (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086PPRWL7) in hopes I could unify the ...
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3-way smart-switch installation: How do I re-claim the white (currently) traveler to be a neutral?
I'm trying to upgrade some light switches to smart switches that require neutral wires. I did a couple single pole switches months ago which, with some trial and error, worked fine. I'm stuck on at ...
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Which Circuit Does this Switchbox Common Wire Belong To?
I'm replacing a single-pole switch with a Lutron Caseta, in a switch box that houses two switches, each on a different circuit. The old switch that I've removed was connected to two wires: line (red ...
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Box too small for TP link Kasa smart switch
Attempted to install a TPLink Kasa 3way switch in asingle gang box. spent hours yesterday replacing wire into this box to add a neutral.
This is now electrically functional but I can't get this ...
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Two 3-way switches wiring to control two lights
I did some searches but cannot find the answer(s). I have two 3-way switches that control two lights. I am trying to convert them to smart switches and trying to figure out which kind to get. I opened ...
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Smart switch and Smart bulbs compatibility
I recently bought some smart bulbs (these) and I installed them. Now every time I flip the light switch it turns them off and I can't turn them on again via the app but instead I have to flip the ...
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Smart 3-way switch with light in the middle of 2 switches
I've been installing Meross MSS550 smart 3-way switches at my house and most of them have been a breeze. However, I have an atypical setup that I have not been able to figure out. I've tried many ...
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Can I connect two neutral wires from a Single pole switch and a 3 way switch to a set of neutral wires as shown in the picture?
I am replacing these two switches with smart switches (Brand:Kasa). One of the smart switch is Single pole another is a 3-way switch. Both switches will need their neutral wires to be connected. My ...
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Getting voltage on both travellers on a 3-way switch
I recently moved into my current home. I tried to replace a lot of the switches to smart switches, and most of them worked except one. After switching that one (one of the two 3 way switches) to a ...
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Smart switch in a 4 gang box
I am trying to replace 4 switches from old style to smart switches. I first tried to just hook up the wires like they were on the old switch (no light). I then undid the bundle of white wires (8 of ...
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Why does a Smart Switch on/off have lower wattage for LEDs vs incandescent
Why do smart switches have 2 different wattages based on LED and Incandescent bulbs?
I have found information regarding Dimmable light switches which makes sense because of the dimmer control can ...
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Smart switch turns off other outlets in room
I have replaced a standard switch in my dining room with a Kasa smart switch which I recently bought. There was 3 neutral(white) wires existed already and I have bundled them with the neutral wire on ...
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When installing a smart switch, can I pigtail off of the neutral from the existent outlet in the same box on the same circuit?
I have a box with a double receptacle and a switch where the switch powers an exterior outlet on the other side of the wall. In the photos below, the orange is the switched hot for that outlet. All ...
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3-Way Wifi Switch Installation Question
I'm attempting to install a Kasa Smart 3 Way Switch (HS210). The installation instructions rely on the outlet box have two neutral (WHITE) wires being currently unused and wire-nutted together in the ...
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Electrical Wiring Shelly 1L Breaker Shared With Sockets
I have lighting/wall circuit which I didn't put in place so don't have definitive information on its layout so bear with me.
I want to put the Shelly 1L into the circuit at the switch.
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Is it possible to replace the toggle paddle for a light switch ? They only have white ones and I need them to be blackblack [closed]
In this diagram below, I need to replace the toggle paddle with a black one
This is a smart wifi switch but the one I want to replace is in a three gang electrical box fully populated and I do not ...
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Installing new smart switch in dual gang - tripping circuit breaker
I am attempting to replace a motion-sensing light switch with a new smart switch. It is in a dual gang box and shares the line wire with the lutron 1.5a ceiling fan controller switch.
I am attaching ...
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Kasa HS200 Smart Light Switch Wiring Question (multiple neutral wires)
I'm trying to install a Kasa HS200 smart light switch into a box that has 2 light switches already: an exterior light and an interior light. I'd like to replace the switch for the exterior light. The ...
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