Cooper Aspire RF syncing master and auxiliary switches

[JDRoberts]

@olienh

Do you feel that the Cooper Aspire switches are worth the extra money and effort compared to the GE Zwave switches? I will be replacing some Control4 switches which have a nice LED indicator light that I do like, but the cost of the Aspire switches and the need for a Minimote has me thinking twice about them.

Different switches have different features. So it comes down to how you intend to use them. The following thread discusses different brands.

Bulbs, switches and sensors, oh my....what to buy (device class features FAQ)

This thread hadn’t really gotten into wall switches, that’s a whole different topic. You should never use a dimmer switch (smart or not) to control the current load to a dimmable smart bulb. You can burn out the switch. A dimmer switch controlling current to a compatible dimmable dumb bulb is fine. You can use a regular binary on/off switch on the circuit with the smart bulb. Or a dimmer switch on a different circuit (or battery-operated) to control the bulb remotely. See the following topic. It was started for Hue bulbs, but most of it applies to any smart bulb.