sidjohn1
July 15, 2015, 4:31pm
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Are you trying to use 2 GE Zwave 12724 switches to control the same light? I’m sure how well that will work but the GE 45610WB Z-Wave Add-On Switch was made to preform the aux function and your current GE Zwave 12724 can to the master just fine.
So you want an automated hardwired light switch, but you’re not sure where to start, and you need 2 switches to control the same light. Well you’re in the right place for a 3-way. The most common wiring requirements of any hardwired automated 3-way light switch is a neutral wire and a traveler. Yes, there are a few…(read very, very, very few) switches that don’t require a neutral, but those will limit you to incandescent only. For those of us using LED, Fluorescent or some other energy efficient bulbs under 20w a neutral is REQUIRED!
So what does this look like?
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This is a diagram of a 3-way switch with the neutral run directly to the light. This is not good for automated hardwired light switchs and i would HIGHLY recommend that if you want to automate the light, contact an elect…