I’ve just purchased a new home, and need to replace all of the wall switches to work with my Hue bulbs. As we know, these bulbs want power all the time and to be controlled via the hue hub. It seems to me that I could get switches that talk to the SmartThings hub and then have that talk to Hue. Wha…

What about using this as an opportunity to change to smart switches instead of hue bulbs?

It’s a good question, which is probably why it gets asked three or four times a month in the forums. :wink: To keep from having to retype the answer every time, there is a community FAQ. Take a look at this (this is a clickable link) and it should answer all your questions. Then if you still want t…

I have 40 hue bulbs. That’s an investment I’m not prepared to abandon :wink:

Oh, and as far as the scene controller with buttons, yeah, that one is also a good question. Which also gets asked once or twice a month. :sunglasses: Try the following thread: [image] SmartThings In Wall Scene Controller? Projects & Stories I have read a number of post o…

So I read that FAQ. If it answers my question, I don’t see it. Honestly, I can’t make heads or tails of the FAQ. Some of the answers say “get one of these,” but “one of these” is a class of device that I don’t understand. Make/model would answer my question :wink:

[image] cambler: So I read that FAQ. If it answers my question, I don’t see it. Honestly, I can’t make heads or tails of the FAQ. Some of the answers say “get one of these,” but “one of these” is a class of device that I don’t understand. Make/model would answer my question :wink: Post 54. …

Also definitely read this thread from last week. It’s short and simple and discusses the button control option. [image] SmartThings In Wall Scene Controller? Projects & Stories I have read a number of post on this topic and it seems like there are not many options for th…

I see. So one of these - https://www.amazon.com/Gocontrol-Z-Wave-3-Way-Accessory-Switch/dp/B00EAY3K5Y - would simply send the command to the hub, and the rest is up to me. THAT makes sense. And I’d just hard-wire the light fixture with power. Only downside, then, is in a power interruption, all th…

Yep. And as far as device classes go, that particular device is an auxiliary switch that doesn’t connect to the load and has its own radio so it can communicate directly to the hub There are a couple of different models that do this, but the linear/Gocontrol is usually the easiest to find. Coo…

I had the same question that you have…I chose to go with these… https://www.amazon.com/GE-Wireless-Lighting-Control-14291/dp/B01M1AHC3R/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1513691597&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=ge+zwave+light+switch&psc=1 These are real actual smart switches (not Aux switches) but when I wire t…

Upgrading new home: Need to find switches to use with Hue bulbs / no actual power switching

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JDRoberts December 18, 2017, 9:39pm 5

Oh, and as far as the scene controller with buttons, yeah, that one is also a good question. Which also gets asked once or twice a month. Try the following thread:

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Upgrading new home: Need to find switches to use with Hue bulbs / no actual power switching

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