What to get for 3 way dimming?

[JDRoberts]

You need a neutral for that switch. Unless you have k&t wiring (very unusual in the US unless your wiring is over 80 years old) there’s a neutral in the wall somewhere, but you may need an electrician to fish it out for you.

Cooper makes one that doesn’t require a neutral, but it will only work with incandescents. (There’s an older GE that doesn’t need a neutral, but it’s been discontinued.)

http://www.homeseer.com/compare-z-wave-dimming-wall-switches.html

These days if you want a networked switch, you’re much better off with a neutral.

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…