This makes installation a breeze and more importantly compatible with the wiring in most homes. And since its a homekit product siri is able to control it as soon as the setup.
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Homekit switch no neutral. Be sure to turn off the power to the switch at the main circuit breaker or fuse panel before you begin installation. It connects to an app called leviton decora smart home that is only available for iphone. The leviton decora smart homekit switch works over wifi and packs a special chip that makes it compatible with apple homekit. Works with any one way connection light switch not compatible with 3 way. Smart switches require a source of power because they are always communicating with a hub. I am planning to install a homekit lightswitch in my house the problem is that my house has no neutral wire.
Uk best option for light switch with no neutral capacitor zigbee homebridge. Do you know of any other lightswitches that use homekit and that dont require a neutral wire. Lutrons caseta wireless dimmer is the only homekit switch on the market that does not require a neutral wire. There are some guides around to add youre ps4 to homekit but to be true i dont find any that explain all the details to get it working. We preferred the decora smart home app over the my leviton app finding it to be more polished and intuitive. Because i have did some research to get it finally working i think sharing this will help others from struggling.
Switch without neutral wire the reason that some smart switches wont work in this configuration is that the switch is breaking the circuit when it is off so power is not flowing through the switch. This thread is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I need an apple homekit light switch with no neutral. You have two options here use cmdcli and ssh to youre system where homebridge is running on or use the. First we need to install ps4 waker plugin.
You can purchase the product if there is no neutral wire. No neutral smart switch comparison table 2020 smart switches that work without a neutral wire. Most of the available smart switches for no neutral installs only work with incandescent or halogen lamps. White wire from eve light switch connect to neutral wire usually white required but not always present green wire from eve light switch connect to ground wire usually green or bare optional. What can i do. If you open your switch box and you see two white wires joined with a wire nut not connected to the switch you can be fairly sure your switch has a neutral loop.
So make sure your shortlisted devices will work with the type of light bulbs you plan to use before you make your purchase. You should be good to go with any smart switch. Live load wires are required to power the switch. If no neutral wire is present eve light switch is not compatible at this location. A switch box with no neutral loop will usually only have three wires see image below. To set up the switch apple homekit uses special barcodes that you scan with your phone.
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