Ha!
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Ha! Next to last light switch at our #SmartHome has been conquered.
It was a pesky 3-way staircase style setup in the hallway. Couldn’t find anything “smart” to deal with this, so I had to be creative.
Hardwired one of the boxes in a fixed “on” position, placed #Zigbee button in the other box and replaced that hardwired box with a battery operated remote button that looks exactly like the real wired switch.🫣
Now there’s just one last switch to deal with, but it is in frame with a socket…
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Ha! Next to last light switch at our #SmartHome has been conquered.
It was a pesky 3-way staircase style setup in the hallway. Couldn’t find anything “smart” to deal with this, so I had to be creative.
Hardwired one of the boxes in a fixed “on” position, placed #Zigbee button in the other box and replaced that hardwired box with a battery operated remote button that looks exactly like the real wired switch.🫣
Now there’s just one last switch to deal with, but it is in frame with a socket…
@ssamulczyk Now probably a bit late and not knowing your requirements, take this with some salt.
I used the tp-link 3-way switches. (HS-210 KIT) Wi-Fi
Basically it's 2 3way switches. what I had done was leave one of the switches in the 3way setup as a physical (the "dumb" switch ( traveller and powr)) and install the tp link at the other end with the power, neutral and traveller. That way it smarts the link and I basically get 2 3way switches instead of 1 "pair". I even use it on a 4 way setup. Granted I have the wiring in the right places (neutral, live and traveller) whereas sometimes this may be wonky in a 4 way setup).
Glad you've managed to sort it on your end
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@ssamulczyk Now probably a bit late and not knowing your requirements, take this with some salt.
I used the tp-link 3-way switches. (HS-210 KIT) Wi-Fi
Basically it's 2 3way switches. what I had done was leave one of the switches in the 3way setup as a physical (the "dumb" switch ( traveller and powr)) and install the tp link at the other end with the power, neutral and traveller. That way it smarts the link and I basically get 2 3way switches instead of 1 "pair". I even use it on a 4 way setup. Granted I have the wiring in the right places (neutral, live and traveller) whereas sometimes this may be wonky in a 4 way setup).
Glad you've managed to sort it on your end
@JSCybersec Thanks for the kind advice! Unfortunately, the availability of such hardware in EU is somewhat limited, as we have a different format of the electrical boxes and there’s no neutral across the entire apartment…
On the top of that, I’ve managed to get ahold of a remote that looks exactly like my current Zigbee switches for half the price - damaged box!🥹
Now there’s #WifeApprovalFactor in play as well! Waiting for my Waifu to get back home to check if she have noticed what I’ve done…🫣
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@JSCybersec Thanks for the kind advice! Unfortunately, the availability of such hardware in EU is somewhat limited, as we have a different format of the electrical boxes and there’s no neutral across the entire apartment…
On the top of that, I’ve managed to get ahold of a remote that looks exactly like my current Zigbee switches for half the price - damaged box!🥹
Now there’s #WifeApprovalFactor in play as well! Waiting for my Waifu to get back home to check if she have noticed what I’ve done…🫣
@ssamulczyk Yeah, the wiring will definitely play a factor (hence why I included mentioning it :))
Hopefully she "doesn't" notice. and that way it's working invisibly as smart stuff should
