Two black wires one white wire and one green wire. I did not cut it or anything.
Converting 3 Way Light Switch To Wemo Light Switch
Wemo light switch red wire. The black live wire was looped as shown in the picture. I assumed the white wire that was simply capped off was a neutral. There are two black wires on the wemo. More about wiring a 3way switch. Also just so you know if that is a 3 way the wemo cannot be used unless you convert the circuit to a 2 way as wemo switches cannot be used in 3 way circuits. John dennis aug 24 17 at 1952.
The black wires are power wires the white wire is the neutral wire and the green wire is the ground wire it will have this information on the switch as well. For more details see wiring your wemo wi fi smart light switch f7c030. The wemo light switch has four wires coming out of it. How to wire a switch. Wemo also works with ifttt connecting your home electronics to a whole world of online apps. The inside of the switch box looks like a rats nest.
My light switch has 1 black wire with a dead end and 1 black wire with a loop. No subscription or hub is required. Install the wemo light switch. The picture below is how my switch looked. The wemo light switch allows you to control your home lighting from the wall your phone or by using your voice. Jim from the information you have provided the wiring in the switch box must be tested to make sure there is a neutral wire for the wemo wifi switch.
Thats the most important thing to id each and every wire then and only then can you properly install a solid state switch like the wemo. Also be aware that the 3way dimmer that is currently installed may interfere with the wemo wifi light switch. Using the free wemo app you can set worry free schedules and switch lights on and off no matter where you are. Simply replace your single pole or 3 way switch with wemo light switch and start controlling your lights from the wall app or with your voice using amazon alexa siri or the google assistant. Discover wemos new vision and learn how wemo can make life simpler smarter and whole lot more magical. The following wiring scenarios may be dangerous or illegal.
Wiring a light switch. So i connected one wemo switch using that and two black wires and a ground and the switch works fine. This smart light switch connects to your existing home wifi network to provide wireless control of your lights with no subscription or hub required. Wemo is a growing family of innovative easy to use products that use mobile internet to control your home electronics power water and wifi right from your smartphone or tablet. I connected 1 black wire on the wemo to 1 black wire with the dead end. Its the second wemo switch for which i cannot find another white wire capped off.
Connect each of the two black wires from the wemo light switch to the available switch liveload wires. In case you found more than one wire just place them into the wire nut. Take the four wire nuts that were included in the box and begin connecting.