3 Wire Wiring - Switch & Outlet Options?

[JDRoberts]

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Dimmers/Switches that don't need a common (neutral) wire? (2016)

I’m having a terrible time trying to get a three-way switch automated. While the rest of my switches in the house all have a common wire (and are easy to install the GE Z-Wave Dimmer) our Kitchen overhead recessed lights have the simple tap side “cheaped out” with no common wire available. Having an electrician run such a wire through our attic will be $$$$. When I started with Insteon most of their stuff required a common wire but for situations in older homes or where the wiring was expedient (like this situation) they offered an RF Dimmer Switch that didn’t require it. I don’t suppose there’s anything anyone makes for SmartThings type Hubs that could also work without a common wire? It irks the hell out of me since this is a light I really need to automate (and be able to dim).

All of that said, I haven’t heard of any houses in the United States built after 1950 that didn’t have a neutral wire at the outlets. That would be really unusual unless you had knot and tube wiring, and that usually means a house built in the 1920s.

Are you sure you don’t have Neutrals at the outlets? Or are you not in the US?

If you’re not in the US, the device selection is going to be different.