Been reading through the thread and have mine working great so thanks all
Not sure if posted but I used 2 of these on a shallow box as I couldn’t change to a deeper one
One question I have is that in my living room I have a non negative UK 2 wire, 2 light setup with dual switches, 10 bulbs in total at 50w each (500w total) How can I use a Fibaro 2 Dimmer to control them as they total over the 250w if I connect them together?.
Would changing the bulbs to LED work as they are lower watts?
Yes, I replaced all my regular halogen with LED equivalents and this got me under the limit of 250W for each circuit. Select your bulbs wisely though, some dim well, and some are appalling.
I’ve had best results with Megaman’s ‘U-Dim’ range, but this was GU10 and they don’t seem to do them in E14 form factor. They do have E14’s in the ‘Dim to Warm’ range though, for which I’ve heard good things, so I would recommend trying some. If you really don’t need dimming though, some cheap Ikea ones might be your best bet.
Is anyone still having problems with ST trying to add the device?
I had it added eventually at one point to my ST device list but I thought it was not responding correctly, I wish I had come here to read this post first. Anyway I decided to remove it and try adding it again but ever since I can not get ST to pick it up again. Tried everything!
If you can’t re-add after deleting then a Z-wave repair is in order. You will probably find that during the Z-wave repair it complains about a device that cannot be accessed. If so then it is likely it did not delete your device properly. Add again manually using the same address it complains about and then re-delete. After that do another Z-wave repair.
There is a thread on troubleshooting Z-Wave issues.
Wonder if anyone can help me as I’m a complete novice. I’m trying to use Fibaro Dimmer 2 for a new build. My electrician has wired a test circuit with a momentary switch.
I’ve successfully got the Fibaro dimmer to be recognised by ST, but it doesn’t work. It constantly says the bulb is on when it isn’t. Trying to change the brightness or the state of the bulb in ST doesn’t work.
I’ve tried multiple Fibaro and non-Fibaro controllers and none of them make a difference.
Any ideas what might be going wrong and where to start in solving the problem?
Managed to get it working after resetting and going through the set up process couple of times. Seems to be working ok now.
The next challenge…
I have an Aeotec multi-sensor 6 in each room which measure lux levels. Anyone know how I can set the dimmer to change the level of brightness when it switches on depending on the lux level in that room?
Led lights x9 and Halogen x1 fitted in living room, If I fit all 10 Led bulbs they don’t turn off completely.
Fitted Dimmer2 kit to porch lights and they work OK on the toggle switch but the Dimmer2 doesn’t work at all via the app.
Issue is that it just comes up with turning off or turning on with no data showing.
I have set it up the same as my other ones without issue.
The only thing I can think of is that it is part of the old hose wiring red and black wires and it is also on a double switch, 1 side for the hall and one side for the porch light, I had only connected it to the porch side. Wires are separate not linked together.
Just to let you know, I’ve released a major update to my Fibaro Dimmer 2 device handler, with support for full parameter synchronisation, multi-channel device associations, protection modes, fault reporting, and advanced logging options.
As someone recommended a long time ago, I’ve finally created a separate thread for it:
Can anyone confirm they’re using these (or anything similar) in a metal backbone, with a metal switch plate (e.g. http://www.myswitchshop.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=85_383_563_1497) - I’m concerned that the attenuation of the Z-Wave signal (from being completely enclosed in a metal box) will be a problem.
It’s obviously a bit of a ‘it depends’ situation, but should I just expect to be putting them into the ceiling?
I would say no as it worked for me as I have the dimmer behind the metal backbox ( as too small for the module but has a gap by the supporting beam) and a metal Schneider screwless plate and had no problem pairing and working with the smartthings hub one floor below and hiding behind a office desk.
it may be different if you have concrete walls though
Phil, I used those Varilight retractive switches (mixture of 2,3 and 4 gang) for 32 fibaro dimmer 2 circuits and 5 fibaro relay circuits. However, the backboxes were plastic. Works fine.
