Smart Switches - 4 Things To Know Before You Buy!

[@Balticblue93]

My house does not have neutral wires as it was built in 1977. I have several models and timers that doesn’t require a neutral. The fan timer switch that works well is the GE model 15318. I have four of them. And I have replaced all my switches and plugs to the modern flat faced and toggle switches plus dimmers.

[@HATipsByLarry]

you might want to point out that using a lot of wifi devices can cause problems as most home routers only have so much bandwidth they can handle. That is why i use zigbee and z-wave smart devices and with home assistant i can do a lot of different automation's with it and almost all of them are local to the device so its extremely fast.

[@arthurkineard7356]

Does it really matter? Are they always sending data or just while being depressed?

[@coolbart66]

WiFi switches disconnect often and require either re-booting or resetting.

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

I'm a big fan of the new caseta claro & diva switches. Inovelli & zooz are also great options if you want to do more advanced things

[@peverill64]

Out here the neutral wire is black and since mine don't have neutral in the light switch I pulled one across from a neighbouring socket. Seems to do the trick.

[@dcrrh7]

Love how you didn’t want to trigger your Alexa, so you spelled it out 😂

[@brentjohnson6654]

Haha we refer to her at our house as “The Name That Shall Not Be Mentioned”

[@madisonm2878]

Just dropping in to say absolutely do your best to stay away from wifi light switches, they will clog up your wifi network in no time, zigbee, z-wave, thread, and caseta clear connect are all leagues better for reliability

[@sirbaldsalot]

great video

[@tommiegreen]

Are there any smart switches that are ‘no hub, no neutral wire, HomeKit’

[@OneHourSmartHome]

No, for the most part they all need a "hub" but the Leviton Smart Switches: amzn.to/4eaIRwZ are as close as you can get. The hub is just a tiny little module which plugs directly into and outlet. You can run a most homes off just one of the hubs.

[@thrivinglittles]

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[@JasonBrown-q2d]

The wire doesn’t necessarily need to be white, i suggest you guys research your country wiring color before continuing the video

[@BigOsTaco]

A.L.E.X.A. Why don’t you just say Alexa? Kind of odd listening to you spell it out. By the way love the videos. I subbed. Out of the the 2 with no neutral wires Lutron or the other brand which would you recommend if I use Siri and HomeKit? Thanks again.