I assumed the white wire that was simply capped off was a neutral. The inside of the switch box looks like a rats nest.
I Have A 3 Way Switch Configuration That I Cannot Figure Out
Wemo light switch only one black wire. If you are having trouble wiring the wemo wi fi smart light switch f7c030 we suggest that you contact a licensed electrician to. I am trying to add a fifth light switch. Install the neutral wire required. The wemo switch needs power for its led status indicators and wifi communications so that means it needs to have the same power that a power receptacle in your house needs hot typically black neutral typically white and safety ground typically green or bare copper. How to wire a lutron control with 1 black and 1 red wire in a single pole application. From porch lights to ceiling fans to recessed lighting wemo light switch can control nearly anything that a traditional light switch can.
I have 4 light switches and 3 mini switches. Sorry for mumbling and for not utilizing proper electric. John dennis aug 24 17 at 1952. Electrical wirings should be done by a professional electrician. I have tried to reset it reboot it unplugged it and re configured it without success. So i connected one wemo switch using that and two black wires and a ground and the switch works fine.
I found online a solution that somebody else used and it worked for me too. The wemo light switch has four wires coming out of it. Two black wires one white wire and one green wire. It works well with led dimmable bulb or with the old spiral. This smart light switch connects to your existing home wifi network to provide wireless control of your lights with no subscription or hub required. Identify cut or trim wires.
The black wires are power wires the white wire is the neutral wire and the green wire is the ground wire it will have this information on the switch as well. Its the second wemo switch for which i cannot find another white wire capped off. Hello i installed 4 wemo switches yesterday but one of my old switches only had 2 wires plus the ground. It may be dangerous or illegal to install if the neutral wire is not available. I connect to the wemo devices named it and it actually connect to my google mesh wifi but it is never added to my list of devices in the wemo app. Here im showing how to install the belkin wemo smart light switch when the switch that you take out has more black wires than anticipated.
Make sure you have a single pole light switch that. First black to the black wire from the wall second black with the white wire from the wall and the green and white from wemo to the ground in the wall. Examples include lutron grafik t controls.