Ckarsanac:
On Amazon, the GE z-wave 3 way light switch (which comes with 2 switches) is no longer available. Can I just use 2 of regular switches to for the lights or are “3 way switches” special in some way. I just started switching over my entire house and would hate to have 2 different looking switches. (I am just replacing old/dumb 3 way switches, so the wires are all there in place). Thanks!!
GE is updating their model line to zwave plus. The new model should be available shortly on Amazon if they aren’t now. You can also buy them from the manufacturer site (the GE zwave switches are made by Jasco).
http://www.ezzwave.com
As far as mixing switches, no, you cannot do that. You have to use an auxiliary switch which was specifically designed to work with the master.
Brand new to Smartthings and trying to get some areas of the house “connected” ASAP. Most of the devices available are intuitive enough to figure out, but one area that seems to be a bit confusing is the on/off light/scene/etc. switchs that are available. I am mainly confused with the 3/4-way options, the add on switches and how these inter-operate with existing switches (if at all).
My initial understanding is that I can replace a single pole switch with something like the GE Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Control On/Off Switch, if I want it to be able to dim the lights I need one that supporting dimming.
If I have a 3/4 way lighting setup I need to get a zwave/wireless switch that is capable of supporting 3/4 way. However does this mean I can just replace one of the existing switches with…