How to get WeMo light switch to work?
#1
07-06-17, 06:35 PM
How to get WeMo light switch to work?
Has anyone gotten Belkin WeMo Light switch to work? I have a three-way light switch and the WeMo light switch do not work with three-way but since I'm not going to use three-way anymore, it should just work, right? I have replaced the switch that is inside the house to the WeMo light switch. The switch outside in the garage was left alone untouched and planned on disconnecting the switch once the WeMo light switch work but it's not working. Any suggestion is appreciated.
#2
07-06-17, 06:54 PM
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You can't just ignore the three way switch... it's still inline.
I don't have any problem wiring them.
What model switch did you use ?
I don't have any problem wiring them.
What model switch did you use ?
#3
07-06-17, 07:45 PM
This is the one I purchased. I connected the black and red to both black wires on the WeMo light switch. I connected the white wire to the white wire on the WeMo light switch. There is no neutral in mine. On the outside garage, I didn't do anything. What should I do/wire so that the WeMo light will work? I will have to forgo the three-way if the WeMo light switch work.
#4
07-06-17, 08:02 PM
You need a neutral for the switch to work. The white from the 3-way switch may or may not be a neutral.
Can you sketch out the wires/cables which are involved in all the relevant boxes?
Can you sketch out the wires/cables which are involved in all the relevant boxes?
#5
07-06-17, 08:30 PM
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Like Z mentioned..... it must have a neutral.
The circuit could probably be rewired but there would no longer be three way control if you use that switch.
Pictures of the wiring would work too.
The circuit could probably be rewired but there would no longer be three way control if you use that switch.
Pictures of the wiring would work too.
#6
07-07-17, 07:09 AM
You need a neutral for the switch to work. The white from the 3-way switch may or may not be a neutral.
Can you sketch out the wires/cables which are involved in all the relevant boxes?
Can you sketch out the wires/cables which are involved in all the relevant boxes?
There are only four wires from the WeMo light switch (1 green, 1 white, and 2 black). I connect the white from the 3-switch to the white wire on the WeMo and the red wire from the 3-way switch to the one of the black wires on the WeMo and then the black wire from the 3-way switch to the other black wire on the WeMo. I do not have the ground wire so the green wire on the WeMo is not connected to anything.
#7
07-07-17, 11:57 AM
How do I determine if the white wire from the 3-way switch is neutral or not?
Here is an example of when white is neutral. Noice it is just an extension of the neutral of the power in cable.
Here is an example of two whites neither of which is a neutral. Notice one is connected on both ends to the 3-way switches and the other is being used as a hot. While code requires it to be remarked another color it seldom is.
Last edited by ray2047; 07-07-17 at 12:14 PM.
#8
07-07-17, 12:43 PM
Thank you so much for the diagram. I believed mine is this one. At the switch, it does not have two blacks. It has white, black, and red and same is the one in the switch in the garage.
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#10
07-07-17, 08:30 PM
Thanks! I'll check the light wiring tomorrow.
On another note, will this GE 45613 Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Control Three-Way Dimmer Kit work with my 3-way switch? My only concern is that in the description it said, "Neutral Wire Required (Not Included in packaging)." So, if my existing 3-way switch does not have a neutral then this switch still not going to work, correct?
On another note, will this GE 45613 Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Control Three-Way Dimmer Kit work with my 3-way switch? My only concern is that in the description it said, "Neutral Wire Required (Not Included in packaging)." So, if my existing 3-way switch does not have a neutral then this switch still not going to work, correct?
#11
07-07-17, 08:45 PM
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If you ONLY have a three wire cable in the box and all three wires are on the three way switch..... there is no neutral present there.
No white wire connected to a three way switch will be neutral.
We need pictures of the wiring to eliminate guessing.
No white wire connected to a three way switch will be neutral.
We need pictures of the wiring to eliminate guessing.
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07-07-17, 11:05 PM
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So, if my existing 3-way switch does not have a neutral then this switch still not going to work, correct?
As was mentioned above, even if you don't currently have a neural there, it might be possible to swap some wires and get you one there, as long as you're willing to give up 3 way operation. That's why all the questions about exactly what wires are where.
