Linear WD500Z-1 compatibility

[JDRoberts]

@YoungOne

Hey guys, brand new here. I’m just barely breaking into the home automation gig, I bought this same Linear dimmer to install in the bathroom, pulled the other switch off, and theres a white, black and ground. No blue, no nothing else. Nothing turned on with it, or even remotely worked at all. My home is brand new (<5 years), what do I do from here?

See if this helps:

Automated Switches: What should my wiring look like? (US Version)

So you want an automated hardwired light switch, but you’re not sure where to start. Well you’re in the right place. The most common requirement of any hardwired automated light switch is a neutral wire. 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? [image] This is a diagram of a 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 electrician and have them pull a neutral for you. It’s not as expensive as you think and will save you…