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@bagarrao5406

3 жыл бұрын

HEY, i bought one of this wifi switches, and when i connect with the app work fine, but every single time i press the "manual button" it resets by itself, how can i fix it??

I was looking for that. Thank you.

Been thinking about putting a couple of these switches in the living room, very helpful video. Thank you very much

Best video i ever watched on youtube ! Rly nice work man,regards.

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment much appreciated!

Super helpful, especially the part with the capacitor fitting.

You are my go to gadget channel good work Geek street 👍

I fitted a switch a couple years ago that needed a neutral wire; carpet up in the room above, and two holes in the floor the get the job done. I've been reluctant to do the lounge lights because of furniture in the room above. This is so simple in comparison... Thanks for clear instructions!

Clear explanation. Thank you for making it easy and simple.

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Best and excellent explanation, never I seen like this explanation before. One billion like and subscribe👍👍👍👍👌🌹

⚠️ Hi! Great video. I just installed the smart switch in my bedroom, which has a twin switch connection, so 2 switches operate the same lights. I replaced the dumb switch with the simpler connection by adding the common to the Neutral whole and L1 & L2 to L and L1 in the smart. The issue is that the other dumb switch doesn’t operate the lights anymore. Any ideas why? Maybe because I connected the N to the common?...

This made it all a lot simpler for me. Many thanks ! ✅💪🏼🎩

@GeekStreet

8 ай бұрын

💪

I want to give you a hug! thanks a lot!

Thank you for your technical support , it's very helpful👍👍👍

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Perfect, thank you!

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Dear sir ,a most exellent video ,,by far the most clearest ,explanation,and demo.video so far huge thanks

All I'm going to say is thank you iv spent days going over the schematic and by the diagram it suggest putting the block on the wall. Well say no more it works!

Thank you very much for your information is very clear, it helped me a lot

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Good, clear instructions, job well done.!

@GeekStreet

Жыл бұрын

❤️

Best explanation ever!!!!....on wiring these things up....bar none!! Thanks. So the capacitor charges when the switch is on and maintains a supply to the switch ready for activation through the app. Am I right? Never realised a capacitor would hold charge for so long.

Good concept. Potentially may have an impact on insulation resistance numbers when a test on the circuit is done in the future like an EICR.

@lukedodds8265

4 жыл бұрын

Something like this would have to be disconnected surely before doing an IR test

@SME_Ste

3 жыл бұрын

@@lukedodds8265 if you knew it was there yeah you would. LN to earth for this reason

Thanks really helpful.

Very helpful 👍

Before seeing this, I was putting the capcitor in the light switch 😂 I was like, it won't close, lol😂😂😂

@GeekStreet

3 ай бұрын

😅

Great video, as always. I was wondering if wiring done for light switch (10A) can be used for fixing up a power socket? Any ideas?

From time to time the switches go offline and I need to trip the DBs a few time until I get them to respond again. Anyone getting the same issue? Any ideas about how to get the switches online without touching the DB?

Thanks for best useful information

A word of caution. The backbox needs to be of a depth of at least 25mm (and even then it is very tight).

Fantastic video, great clear explanation on how to fit the capacitor. Thanks

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@HumeidAlHabsi

2 жыл бұрын

What if capacitor was skipped will it just not work or it will ruin the switch?

@michaeld5621

2 жыл бұрын

I'd also like an answer to this question.

@brianherman1455

2 жыл бұрын

@@HumeidAlHabsi did you manage to have this answered?

@Thegreekgeekss

Жыл бұрын

@@HumeidAlHabsi I use it without the capacitor, the switch works ok manually but I have many disconnections. Maybe the capacitor helps keeping the switch online? 🤔

Same in the ceiling rose, the Blue wire connected with the Brown core of the flex should be sleeved Brown.

Hi this is a very good video thanks Can I use this for my air conditions ?

Thank you again for a great video! I love how you say about testing the live wire my dad showed me this 30 years ago and I was always too scared to test it that way but do now :-) I also use to like getting the sparks flashing at me lol be safe and make sure like you say before you mess with electric as it's not at all a good experience getting a shock like I have had due to someone coming in and wanting there electric on for a cup of tea and not turning it off again after I thought they had! So I got a shock but I was very lucky to pull myself off it! Be safe! And thank you again for the reminder hints! Was harder for me too as I had two red wires to find the live wire so the wiring here is old! :-)

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment very much appreciated!

Another great video mate. I've been looking at a number of different options for our extension, this is a nice solution. It would be interesting to see if a company will make a smart panel, whereby different lights in different zones can be controlled by one panel (as opposed to the traditional switch panels with about 8 different buttons on them)

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment much appreciated. This company does do 3 way switches and what you can do is use smart scenes to get it to do additional things and this is where you could setup zones for the lighting.

@t166err

4 жыл бұрын

You could set a scene up where when this switch is active then a smart bulb elsewhere is enabled ?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

@@t166err Yes, you could even get it to turn a light on in another property, as long as you add via your Smart Life account. Or if someone has shared a device with you.

nice video

Thanks for the video explanation! Really helped me out with explaining about the capacitor! Just out of curiosity, what could happen if I connect the capacitor between the Live wire and the switch?

@SqueamishPuppet

Жыл бұрын

Did you ever try this? I think that is what I would need to do. I have switched outlets so I'm not sure how to put the capacitor between the light.

Love the video. Could anyone swing any advice as I have a 2 gang smart switch and live in an old house so struggled with the wiring. thx

@mytubeek

2 жыл бұрын

Ever get this sorted

Great Video.

Dude, I don't usually comment, but let's just say I had to like and comment this video!

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Fantastic detailed review. Exactly what I was looking for. I am planning to use it on a dimmable LED. Can that be done using this switch on Google Home?

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you can't dim from the switch but you could use a smart bulb.

For those who get a 2 gang version watch out for the load drop per gang compared to this single one. I think it's from 300w to 100w. Yes I didn't check and blew the switch board when turning it on

@muhtasimfuad1945

2 жыл бұрын

what did you run with it

@madnlooney

2 жыл бұрын

@@muhtasimfuad1945 they were normal 40w bulbs, now switched to leds

Nice and clear video explanation! I have a question: if I have 2 or more light points connected to the same switch, do I have to add a capacitors to each bulb? I’m a bit confused because light bulbs are connected in parallel and in my case I don’t know which one is the head of wires! Thanx man!

Hi, thanks for this video, makes so much more sense than the average instructions 😂 I've installed and all seems to be working well apart from the fact that the power light on the switch is lit blue when my light is on and red when it's off but your's seems to do the opposite. Any ideas why this might be? Have I done something wrong and should I be concerned? Thanks again

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they have have changed the design!?

In the Netherlands, Blue is Neutral and black is the switching wire. Something to consider.

Thanks so much. How about if each switch is connected to 12 led lights?

Thanks for video...

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome

Hi there We have used wago clips to connect all the wires in the celing. Can the capacitor wires go in spare holes in the wago clips or do they have to go on top of the actual switch live and neutral wires, from the light fitting??

Exellent demo😊

@GeekStreet

10 ай бұрын

Thanks

Got these installed throughout the house only upstairs seems to turn themselves on, not connected to the WiFi just in case it was that. Could the loop circuit cause the problem with the capacitors at each light?

Your BLUE cable should have Brown sleeving placed on it , this will show that this cable becomes LIVE when switched on.

Thank you so much

Looked at the link and there £18.99 each seems cheaper till you think about putting them all around the house and it ends up being £211 thinking about getting some for the bedrooms tho just need to see if I’ve got a neutral wire on my switches or not 👍👍👍

This is great. Is there a dimmer version too?

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

No

Really helpful. Thanks! Btw just wondering is it possible to use google assistant in Android without the google nest speaker?

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you cam do that.

The best tutorial in the web. I am just wondering why the hell manufacturer added external capacitor? It would be much easier to have it build in the switch itself and save those ridiculous rewiring of the lamp - stupid. Original instruction is useless, this tutorial helped a lot.

Thanks got two of these now. Noticed that one seems to emit a high pitched whine from the capacitor

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Could be faulty, contact the seller and ask their opinion.

@vicentecalderon3615

3 жыл бұрын

Same here... noise coming from the line with the cap installed and can't mute it. Somebody else experienced this?

@iRBrummie

3 жыл бұрын

im having this problem, was you able to find a solution?

Do I need extra deep box for these or does it fit standard boxes for plaster board

Hi, quick question, will this work in the US? It says input is 170-250v and US is 110v right? Great video, Thanks!

Be careful when testing live wires with a one-pole phase tester - they can give a wrong result when the ground you are standing on isolates too well. This can very easily lead to wrong results and grave accidents (50 Hz AC gives you ventricular fibrillation very quickly; which will render you dead in case no one finds and resuscitates you successfully). Always use a two-pole tester (like a Benning Duspol or similar) which you confirmed to be working on a live wire before (!) to determine the system to be not live before touching, and use one of these new contactless phase testers ("beepers") to roughly check if there is AC present. Also, block the fuses before working on the system so no one puts them on accidentally.

@GeekStreet

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info

Thanks

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

You're Welcome!

Why can you just install the capacistor right behind the switch it self?

Can you make a switch like this control the main room light as well as smart plugs? (if you put them in the same group etc, can you use the use the switch on the wall to turn them all on/off). I am looking to control the main light and table lamps all with the same switch on the wall. Thanks!

@DarkGreenMagician

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can but make sure the wattage does not go above the rated for the switch.

Nice video! Quick question though, if I have two switches in the room for the same light, is there a way to install one of these and one normal one? will the state of the smart one be updated when i toggle the regular switch? Also, under the same scenario, can i have two smart switches for the same light? Although I believe there is no point in it.

Had mine fitted for about a year to 6 outside LED lights thst are on a dusk till dawn sensor. The lights come one but i can't use the switch or connect the Wi-Fi. Would the dusk till dawn sensor make any difference.

Hi ya, does the schedule function works if your wifi router is switched off?

I have now a double button one and it works great. It has also rf 433 and that makes it even better. I don't know if you have it also on that one. It is easy to setup and I have both on one rf button now. I must switch that to an other button, but I wanted to test it. My lights witch is ad one door, but there is no switch ad the other door in the room and with the rf I can now easily solf that.

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

So your one must be WiFi and zigbee compatible.

@emiel1976ep

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeekStreet no mine is just wifi, but has also rf433 support.

@jojotalon821

4 жыл бұрын

What if the internet is down can you control it using smart phone

The two gang version of this can the lights wire up to it be turned of individually using Alexa?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

is there a way to close it after 1 sec, not after 1 min (aka inching)? unfortunately our lights are just push to turn on/off (not up down), and I am currently looking for a way to manage that.

What is he spes of he capacitor please

Hey bud.. this really helped me.. thank you. Just have one question.. I have a four gang.. so 4 different switches for 4 different lights on the same panel.. they sent only a single capacitor.. and the diagram shows only one.. little confused with that.. what about the other three lights? Does it have to go on the L1 or it can go on any of the lights coming from the switch.. thanks for any help.

@GeekStreet

2 жыл бұрын

It just has to go on one light.

@ewdtrey

2 жыл бұрын

It just needs the one capacitor. It's basically what keeps the switch powered when the lights are off.

Hi Geek Street, how many of these have you got installed? Any flickering issues? Also have you experienced any devices dissapearing all of a sudden and having to be recommissioned? Many thanks.

@saimyooo

Жыл бұрын

I have the same problem with u. No idea why flickering.

@gavbarker2

8 ай бұрын

​@saimyooo i have same problem, was you able to resolve it?

what was the capacitor for?

Mine turns off by itself at times. Do you think I need more or less capacitance value? And the high frequency buzz from the switch is a bit annoying

What does the capacitor do ? We have the light never going fully out. Is the switch faulty or does it need a capacitor - none came with the switch. Thanks

Hi. Does the capacitor works on led type ceiling light. And the circle type ceiling light ?

There is a plastic sticking on the white foam on the inside. Do I have to take it out?

Nice video! Does it also works with wifi lamps?

@moootjee

2 жыл бұрын

@allatsakis thanks for your comment allatsakis! In one off his other videos with zemismart switches it works any idea how he does that?

What Capacitor is required? Just bought a similar one from eBay, and it doesn’t quite switch the light off just sort of dimms it. X3 led bulbs in the same light unit

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

It should have come with it, if not best to contact the seller.

If I get a capacitor seperatley can I use this same process with any smart switch which requires a neutral? I'm struggling to find homekit enabled smart switches that don't need a neutral and don't require an additional hub. Thanks!

@giovanniklassen

Ай бұрын

I think the main purpose for the capacitor is if the light flickers a lot

I want to add a smart switch to my outside flood light, do i need a capacitor? Thanks

Sorry for asking a simple qn. do i need a home wifi system to be in placed before this pairing setup?

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Yes thats right

Any idea if these are meant to work with rgb smartt bulbs? It takes my normal virtual filament smart bulb fine, the rgb one blinks every time i try it (worked fine previously with the normal switch from before).

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

They can but best not to as you could accidentally reset.

Question about the app. Can you create a scene for the switch to turn on/off the light at sunset/sunrise?

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that's possible

Hi , is this switch working with 8 led lights on one loop?

Can I put the capcitor just behind the light switch inside the box or I have to put it close to the source; fan or light bulbs?

@pranganator

Жыл бұрын

Right at the bulb

My light switch has 2 red wires, one going into each of the terminals marked L1 and L2, 2 black wires connected together via a terminal block and a bare pair of wires twisted together going into a terminal block on the back box itself. Is this switch going to be compatible?

I have added this switch to my living room with two lights. The light keeps flickering do I need two capacitors. Living room has x2 light fixtures with G9 LED bulb.

@leulino

2 жыл бұрын

Hi !! Did you resolve your problem? This is happening with me the lights keep flickering when I'm using an LED bulb. That doesn't happen when I'm using fluorescent lamps. Maybe should use another capacitor spec?

Hi thanks for this video! May I know what's the specification of the capacitor? Did it come along with the switch? I checked out the item at Aliexpress it seems that it only include the switch.

@RobertoLavoie

3 жыл бұрын

I got one now and it has the capacitor

@neildelgado3054

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertoLavoie thanks for the info!

I plugged the capacitor into L1 parallel; but, still light is blinking even if it is off. What could be the reason(s)?

I've successfully set up a 3-gang no-neutral smart wifi switch like this, but the problem is the set of lights that are connected to the capacitor now flicker when they're on. It's very uncomfortable to look at and we avoid turning on those lights as much as possible. I've been googling for answers to this, but most of the results are about the lights flickering on when the switch is off. That's not the problem I'm having. Mine work fine, but just flicker annoyingly. Unfortunately, like the switch in your video, mine is one of these Chinese no name brands that have no online presence, help, or support. So I have no idea what to do now. Thinking of switching back to the old non-smart wall switch.

Can I still use the Wi-Fi without the capacitor

Can I use the same switch for my AC? Because the AC in my room is attached with a switch

Do u need to install the capacitor? What is the purpose? Not an electrician, just curious

Can i install the capacitor at the fan? Please help

Hi, where do I put capacitor when using the smart switch to turn on a number of ceiling lights. What does capacitor do? I also got 2 gang switch however only 1 capacitor is there?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

You only need to fit on one light.

Can we add capacitance in the wall behind the wall switch, conected paralel like to the light?

@GeekStreet

4 жыл бұрын

No unfortunately not as the capacitance goes across the live and netural.

Hi, if i have one switch for 3 series of lamp, do i just put one capacitor on the first lamp series? Or do i have to get 3 capacitors for each lamp??

@GeekStreet

2 жыл бұрын

Just the first

Hi does this work if I have a 3 bulb “chandelier” sort of light? I have 3 bulbs hanging from the ceiling but like lamps

@GeekStreet

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it should do

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Are you sure this fit's in a 25mm back box? The amazon link to the product say the part which sits inside the back box is 33mm? And it looks pretty chuncky in the video!

Cool, but what do you do if you’ve got 3 brown wire and 5 black wires all stuffed into 3 holes?

can you make a three way switch with that?