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WiFi switch
ispookie666
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Has anyone come across WiFi controlled double gang switch, preferable if they are two way along with manual over ride.
I can find sockets but not switches.
I can find sockets but not switches.
“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu
System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
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System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
System 2 - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump
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When you say 'switch' - do you mean something like a light switch and do you have an Alexa or Google home device it needs to be compatible with?
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You'll need to make sure there's a neutral in your backbox before you buy one. Lot's of switches require a neutral wire which many UK lighting circuits won't have in the switch location. You can still get switches without a neutral but the choices are more limited
Also, check the depth of your backbox - you'll need 25mm minimum but ideally 35mm.
If you can come back with these details, someone will be able to give some recommendations3 -
I don't have one and not planning to have one for the foreseeable future.Ant555 said:
When you say 'switch' - do you mean something like a light switch and do you have an Alexa or Google home device it needs to be compatible with?“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu
System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
System 2 - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump0 -
A couple of these SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pushers
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SwitchBot-Smart-Switch-Button-Pusher/dp/B07B7NXV4R/ref=pd_sbs_1/257-9416434-9592226?pd_rd_w=AzlPZ&pf_rd_p=a3a7088f-4aec-4dbd-97cc-9a059581fe7b&pf_rd_r=YA65C8G4MSM6HBAB7YYD&pd_rd_r=d93b114f-d05e-4e10-9b77-619e0250df8e&pd_rd_wg=xyxSJ&pd_rd_i=B07B7NXV4R&th=1
might be what you are looking for?
It doesn't need earths, neutrals or any of that stuff. It doesn't even need a screwdriver. It is a tiny white box with a sticky pad. When it gets a wifi pulse a spooky little finger comes out and literally pushes the switch, any switch. Ingenious!2 -
Unfortunately no neutral wires
“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu
System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
System 2 - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump0 -
Then what about my suggestion? It doesn't need any neutral wiresispookie666 said:Unfortunately no neutral wires
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It is the top pick for the moment 😊“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Desmond Tutu
System 1 - 14 x 250W SunModule SW + Enphase ME215 microinverters (July 2015)
System 2 - 9.2 KWp + Enphase IQ7+ and IQ8AC (Feb 22 & Sep 24) + Givenergy AC Coupled inverter + 2 * 8.2KWh Battery (May 2022) + Mitsubishi 7.1 KW and 2* Daikin 2.5 KW A2A Heat Pump0 -
Once you install a smart switch, you usually bypass the second switch as it isn't required since you have App. control.Here are some 2-gang ones that work without a neutral:All the above let you control the lights from the switch as well.If my post hasn't helped you, then don't click the 'Thanks' button!
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i've just switched to the click smart system(zigbee). basically you buy a hub for £40, then each smart switch or socket you add is around £20. no neutral required for the switches, you still have a good old fashioned mechanical click/clack switch on the wall you just fit a little box to it inside the backbox(35mm deep recommended). you could even install them at the light if space in the switch is limited and you have a perm live at the lights. seems to be quite good on the whole, it does occasionally lag by few seconds but works none the less.
doesn't work off wifi, which is a a bonus as I think atm with all these connectivity errors with 5ghz....
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You don't say what you need the switches to do do, but if it is for room lighting, have you considered wifi lamps ('bulbs' in common parlance)? E.g. from TP-LINK?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Tapo-Amazon-Dimmable-Required/dp/B08Z4HSBQM/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B08Z4HSBQM&th=1
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