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  1. bananamonkey

    Troubleshooting Smart Switch Install

    Hello! I'm installing an Aqara smart light switch (with neutral) but nothing is powering on after getting everything wired up. I've attached pictures of the original switch (working) and the smart switch (not working). I've confirmed power was restored at the panel and voltage tester confirms...
  2. R

    DIY: Wiring a Sonoff T0UK1C smart switch.

    DIY Advice required. Ive just recently brought a Sonoff T0UK1C wifi smart switch for my Living Room. The existing light switch is ya standard one way switch with live/neutral connected (No earth wire connection - therefore earth is isolated). How would I wire the Sonoff switch in replacement of...
  3. D

    Smart switch loop issue

    Hi DIYer here. I replaced a one gang switch with a no neutral smart switch. I put the provided capacitor between live and neutral in the ceiling rose. All seems fine except that occasionally the light flashes when one of the other switches on the loop is switched on. Is there anything I can do...
  4. joeu25

    Smart Switch Installation: Convert existing 2-way switch into 1-way switch?

    Sorry for the long first post, I wanted to be as thorough as possible. On my landing I have a 2-way switch setup, one of which is 3-gang, one of which is 1-gang, and I’m looking to replace them with smart switches. I’ve purchased a few BroadLink LC-1 switches based off the recommendations of...
  5. S

    Install smart switch to radiator

    Ahead of the UK winter I plan to replace the fused switches connecting to the radiators with smart switches. The original fused switches look like this: When I source the smart switches, I find that I have options of: (A) Internal devices to be tucked inside the back box (such as below). I...
  6. M

    UK Replacing 1 gang 2 way switch with smart switch

    I have a fairly typical setup of the light on my landing being able to be controlled by both a switch on the landing and a switch at the bottom of the stairs. I'm aiming to replace the 1 gang switch on the landing with a smart one (I've bought the Aqara H1 single rocker with neutral), with a...
  7. N

    Leviton 3-way smart switch works, but I think it's wired incorrectly!

    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 recently was about to install another switch on left side of the box, when I looked at the...
  8. S

    How to install a Smart Switch

    Pictures of my current 1 way switch are below. I live in the UK and the other side of the small black box didn't have any writing on it. Hi, I am very new to all this and wanted to know how to install a smart switch and which wires go where. Would all three of the neutral cables go into the N...
  9. M

    Can I Do This? Power smart switch with no neutral.

    I've Seen this question asked and answered dozens of times. But never like this. I have a switch that requires a neutral. I do NOT actually have to switch AC power. Yes switch was designed to switch ACc but it's not nnessary for my case. My switch is just going to communicate over wifi to be...
  10. Tmcdiscord

    How to make sure the wire I used for my smart switch is neutral?

    I'm new to this forum, I live in Saudi Arabia. I just installed a smart light switch that requires a neutral line, as in this picture : when I opened the switch light outlet I found a black wire capped inside and not used, I used a voltage detector on the black wire and there was no voltage...
  11. Richy_P

    Smart switch wire colors

    Hello. I'm fitting some Fibaro Dimmer 2 smart switches and hoping to get some advice on best practice around cable colors. Usually the modules are installed behind the switch in which case it's obvious what is connected to perm live, switched live etc. However the need has come to install the...
  12. D

    1 ge smart switch dimmer & 1 toggle switch for 3 way switch

    I would like to add this ge 4 wire smart sync dimmer in my existing 3 way chandelier lights. Current I have 2 toggle switch. Requirement is to have 1 smart dimmer and keep another one toggle switch same and it’s ok if I cannot control light with toggle switch or it’s always on. I would like...
  13. E

    Smart switch for outside lighting

    I have soffit led lights that are controlled by a photo eye and a dimmer switch. Would like to change this and go to a smart switch that I can set to sunrise and sunset in my local. Need to be dimmable also. This will be in basement. What would be a good switch to get?
  14. F

    UK Wiring up an immersion heater to a smart switch - what do I do with the earth wires?

    Having just replaced an immersion element with its life expired cable and switch, I'm thinking of replacing the switch (20A double pole) with a smart version so that I can control the hot water from my phone etc. Both the immersion heater and the current switch have earth terminals, however the...
  15. A

    UK Replacing standard switch to smart switch

    Hi, I am looking to replace my bathroom switch in my flat for a smart switch. The switch controls 4 downlighting and the extractor fan. The extractor is also controlled from a separate switch in the kitchen. I.e two ways below is picture of the old switch wired up. Supply side has 3 brown...
  16. T

    Smart switch installation

    Hi, I’m new here and not so much of knowledge in wiring. I’m trying to replace my old 3 gang switch to a 3 gang WiFi smart switch for my smart home. I’m not sure which wire is the right one to connect to. I’ve attached the original wiring from the old switch and the new smart switch. Hope you...
  17. W

    Is it legal/safe for smart switch to come with 16 awg AL wires?

    Hi all, I'm a homeowner and purchased a TP-link HS200 smart switch. When I took it out, I noticed that it came with wires attached already, and but the wires are stranded aluminum instead of solid copper and has 16 AWG written on the plastic coating. Is this safe or allowed that it's not 14 AWG...
  18. T

    Smart switch buzz ☹️

    Hi folks, need a little advice, I have brought a smart switch, 1 gang 1 way, this is controlling 1 light in the bedroom, I have no nutural at the switch, live in and live out, it came with a capacitor that I have installed at the light, neutral and live on the light side, everything works fine...
  19. O

    Smart Switch Downstairs/Upstairs

    Hello, I am trying to fit 2x smart switches into my new build property. The upstairs hallway light is controlled by both an upstairs switch and a downstairs switch. What I would like to do is set up a smart Switch upstairs that acts as a the main switch and turn the downstairs switch into just...
  20. S

    3-way smart switch wiring

    Hi, I am trying to wire a smart 3-way switch but the manual diagram does not make sense. Attached are photos of my existing switches and the wiring diagram from the manual. Which of my existing 3-ways do I swap out and which wires go where? Thanks, I’ll owe you!

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