The third wire should be the ground wire and is usually colored green or bare wire. The listing for the sonoff switches on amazon does indicate that a neutral is required but since i mistook the blue switched live for a neutral i went ahead and bought them.
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Sonoff wall switch no neutral. The neutral wire is needed to power the smart electronics. New switch without house neutral sonoffthis sonoff t4 is perfect for integrating into existing installations since it does not require a neutral. The switch turns on and off. Ill be returning them. Those reviewers have discovered that wiring some switches requires more work or a workaround. It operates by drawing a small amount of power through the light even when the light is turned off so that it can run its own electronics.
What they should be looking for is a no neutral wire required light switch like the sonoff t4eu1c. Yagusmart wifi smart wall light switch no neutral wire required no hub required compatible with alexa and google home app remote control timing function voice control1 gang 41 out of 5 stars 80. A switch box with no neutral loop will usually only have three wires see image below. The sonoff t4eu1c is a no neutral smart light switch with wifi so it only needs the active in and active out connections that are already found at most light switch locations. 199 shipping. No neutral wifi touch smart switch ac 170v 250v wall light switchus standard wireless smart home switch work with alexa google loading.
Sonoff 4ch pro r2 4 way mounting wifi wireless smart switch 433mhz remote ctrl. Two of the wires will be the current carrying wires that power the light. I checked a few more of the switches and confirmed that there was no neutral in any of them. This was a disappointment. Remember not to leave the light switch on the. They will usually be colored one black and one white potentially with black stripe.
433mhz wifi remote rf controller sonoff rf bridge smart home auto switch. Sonoff smart switch rf bridge 433mhz wifi app remote diy timer for smart home. Light switch meross neutral wire required wifi smart light switches works with alexa and google home 10amp 400 watts 1 way 1 gang 43 out of 5 stars 198. The cables to your light switch on the wall will now be low voltage. Us for alexa sonoff rfr3 433mhz rf diy wifi smart switch light controller 2200w. Report item opens in a new window or tab.
Not needing a neutral being fitted to my light switch on the wall. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video.