Installation and Setup of the GE 12722 In Wall Smart Switch for your Smart Home
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Today we are installing two GE 12722 in wall smart switches, side by side in a two-gang switch box. You will need tools for this episode, including a phillips screw driver, flat-head screw driver, small flat-head jeweler's screw driver, and a pair of plyers. It's a good idea to have extra wire nuts and a pair of wire strippers. To ensure you have a good understanding of the switch, you will find a detailed overview of the switch and a detailed explanation of the terms used by the manufacturers instructions.
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Instructions include:
- tips for ensuring power is off at the switch
- safety precautions
- removing the switch plate without peeling back your paint
- removing the switch from from the wall
- how to identify wires in the wall
- what to do if you have two switches
- how to identify Line vs. Load wires
- testing for power at the switch
- more safety precautions!
- how to release wires from the existing switch
- wiring in the new switches
- tips for installing two smart switches next to each other in the same box
We don't show how to hook the switches into the Wink hub in this episode. The process is the same as it is in the GE Outdoor Smart Switch installation, found here: azhb.com/connect-wink-amazon-e...
I hope you enjoy the video. Please leave a comment with any questions.
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DIY Smart Home Guy Website: azhb.com - Komedie
Thank you for doing this so thoroughly. I am just getting ready to install my first one of these and have watched a few videos, but yours has been the only one I've seen that demonstrates how to figure out which of the 2 black wires is load and which is line. Excellent, thanks.
Love your demos! They are fantastic! Thanks so much!
Great video. I installed 2 tp link smart switches in no time!
Thanks for the video, Is there any way I can install a wall smart switch on a 4 switch box?
Great Video. To install the switch and get it working, do you absolutely need a hub to control this through alexa or siri?
Great video, I'm finding them all very helpful!
Two questions:
-Have you installed any 3-way GE smart switches? I have heard they require a traveler wire. Is there any work around if no traveler exists for the circuit?
-You mentioned breaking off the heat sinks. Would you expect any heating issues after installing three or even four switches in the same gang box?
I guess that's technically three questions. Thanks again for your help!
Thanks for the reply. I was able to use the instructions with the help of your video to replace a couple light switches recently. With your video and the manual installing both single and 3-way switches was no problem. I'm a big fan of the videos, keep it up! I'd love to see a 3-way video in the future.
You should tell us how setup into the hub.
Why did't you hook up a ground wire to the green screw?
I see you have this connected to your fan. Does this control the speed and light?
Great video, thanks! Quick question: I actually had to remove all the scored tabs (both sides) for a nice fit, do you think that’s fine? I’m not sure what they’re for (cooling? fitting?)...
DIY Smart Home Guy: Thanks for your reply! I went to the manual and it says “...may be necessary to break off one or both sides of the scored tabs on the front yoke. This does not affect the electrical rating of the smart switch.” So I guess I should be fine! :) thanks again!
When you do a three way setup, do you only have to pair one switch with the hub? And the other switch would just be hard wired to the main switch?
dear friend,
i need in wall dimmer switch which helps me control my spot light percentage via alexa or smarthings hub.
Hi John, You're videos are terrific. Hey, no need to hook up the green ground wire to each new smart switch? Thanks, Mike
Thanks John. I really appreciate it. I will indeed! Being an Architect, I know a little bit about electricity, (enough to be dangerous!), and like you, have not seen the green ground wires used 100% as I would think. Your videos really take a relatively new phenomenon, (for me at least), of smart house controls and makes it clear. I just setup my Samsung SmartThings and Amazon Echo yesterday and wish I watched your vids first! Lol. All working well and having fun showing it off to family members turning our lights on and off with our voices alone! Look forward to watching many more! Take care and Thanks again, Mike
John Stone Thanks for the explanation. I tried installing a GE dimmer in my dining room and I didn't not notice a ground/green/bare copper wire. My existing light only used the black wires. So I put everything back. Now I know the switch will work with just the black and whites connected. I definitely didn't have a problem when I installed my TP Link smart switch in my bathroom. Thanks for all your videos. Love them!
Do you not have to attach a ground wire?
Good for basic switching. But is there any sort of in-wall smart switch that's actually just a ZWave or Zigbee switch-event source? For example, I have a room with a located with the only option a switched outlet, and a lamp on a different outlet currently using a smart bulb. Obviously I can control that lamp with my phone (and probably a voice device at some point), but I'd like the TV outlet always on (pretty easy to wire, if necessary) and the remote lamp to be set up with events from a switch. I've seen battery-powered overlay switches for this, that hide your real switch, but they're too ugly at the moment for spousal approval. Just curious if you've come across anything like that.
I found one........but it's out of production. The Quirky TAPT seems pretty close. In theory anyway (there were some complaints about bugs, which probably won't get fixed if this wasn't simply operator error) it replaces a regular SPST wall switch, runs powered from your AC, but can be set up to pass through power all the time, switch passthrough power, or cut off power all the time. And the button pressing can be integrated into your IoT network to control other things. I didn't dig too deep, but seems like it would solve my basic issues, if not the more complex ones I keep thinking about.
hello John, I installed one of these on yesterday and I managed to get it all hooked up and connected to my smarthings hub, however for some reason the led on the switch comes on when the light is on instead of when it is off. What do you think could be the reason for that? thanks
Good news, the led on the switch is actually configurable. I was able to set it in the Smart things app {things>device name>settings>led indicator). hopes this helps someone else! thanks for responding.
I have a 3 gang switch box near my front door. One switch is for the foyer, one for the front porch lights and one for a floodlight on the house. I only want the Smart Switch for the front porch lights, but want to keep the other two manual. I have installed the Smart Switch and it works, but can't figure out how to get the other two working. Do I need to have GE Add-On switches for the other two?
Thanks. One other question. All neutral lines were wired together in the back of the box, so I had to add the appropriate one to the Smart Switch. Do the other two switches need to have neutral lines attached now as well?
Thanks very much!
The switch goes on and off and the blue light is on in the off position how ever i cannot get the switch to pair to smartthings hub any ideas? GE 12722
I know that you cannot manually dim the lights because it is not a dimmer switch but can you dim the lights through the app on the phone?
thanks
can this switch work without the neutral wires?
Yeah, I have two of those. One as single pole, the other as 3way. However, it did not work with my ceiling fan as a light switch even with approved LED bulbs.
Fan function is on a separate switch. Is Lutron the only non-neutral wire switch on the market?