Jasco/GE Dimmer require a 3 wire?

[JDRoberts]

@Jason_P

I’ve got a few Jasco z wave 45712 dimmers I’m trying to install. Some of the wiring in the house is 3 wire line, load, neutral, and ground. Some is two wire load, neutral, and ground. For the z wave dimmers I have to have 3 wire correct. Line, load, neutral, ground? Thanks in advance.

Yes, check the user manual. That model requires a neutral. The neutral is used to power the switch so that it can hear the next “on” command from the network even if the switch appears to be off.

There are some options for your switchboxes that don’t have a neutral. You can have an electrician “fish up” a neutral from elsewhere on the circuit and that will give you the most options.

Alternatively, see the following:

Dimmers/Switches that don't need a common (neutral) wire? (2016)

I’m having a terrible time trying to get a three-way switch automated. While the rest of my switches in the house all have a common wire (and are easy to install the GE Z-Wave Dimmer) our Kitchen overhead recessed lights have the simple tap side “cheaped out” with no common wire available. Having an electrician run such a wire through our attic will be $$$$. When I started with Insteon most of their stuff required a common wire but for situations in older homes or where the wiring was expedient (like this situation) they offered an RF Dimmer Switch that didn’t require it. I don’t suppose there’s anything anyone makes for SmartThings type Hubs that could also work without a common wire? It irks the hell out of me since this is a light I really need to automate (and be able to dim).