Zwaveproducts has a current Dragontech deal: free aux with the dimmer switch, so both for $45. Made by the same company that makes the GE switches. These are zwave plus switches, by the way. Free shipping on orders of $100 or more.
That’s a pretty typical deal for them. Check them individual brands you’re interested in. Sometimes they have deals on bundles of six or 10 switches as well.
For those with the orginal Hue hub, you can now go through their website and order the updated version. Their site has been getting hammered all day and I just now got my order to go though. Here is the info you will need. Basically they give you $20 off buying the new hub.
As a service to our existing users, you can obtain the new Hue Bridge at a 33% discount via our online shop – free shipping. This program runs from 1st November until 31st December, or while supplies lasts. Please note there is limited availability, so we cannot promise that supplies will be available during the entire period. The one time discount is linked to your unique ID from your current bridge.
In order to obtain the discount:
To keep it on topic: if you are inexperienced with wiring, don’t jump at a deal on switches where the manufacturer specifies that the switch model requires a neutral if you don’t have a neutral and think there will be some easy fix.
also, don’t assume that experience with the wiring in the US applies to a home in the UK or vice a versa. (US code requires following manufacturer directions, so at the very least an intentional code violation is not something to undertake lightly.)
In the US, if you live near a Home Depot, many offer classes on how to wire a light switch which are an excellent place to start learning wiring even if the class doesn’t directly address SmartThings compatible switches.
For further switch and wiring discussions, the wiring FAQ might be a good place to continue:
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I’ll add this with the problem caveat that… certainly in the US, sometimes the wires aren’t colour coded as they should be which makes working out what is what even harder.
Really if you are unsure of what you are doing OR, if you are unsure how to work out what wire is what with a multi meter, have someone else do it for you.
For the most part, if everything is colour coded correctly, anyone can do it but even in my house where so far, of the switches I have investigated, 99% of the wires look to be colour coded correctly I still double check if they are correct.
Promotion at Amazon for the Schlage Connect locks:
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Just used my Amazon Prime store card and saved $50 on the Echo. Plus $40 in gift certs made it $90!
If you don’t have a Amazon Sore card sign up and get a $10 gift cert and save even more!
The card also gives you %5 of prime purchases (statement credit). So maybe there’s a few more dollars in savings coming.