#GE SMART SWITCH PROFESSIONAL#

The performance is great, exactly the same as it was with the regular switch that this replaced.Д®ven from the SmartThings app (or Homekit using Homebridge) the switch responds quickly and flawlessly. Performance and Reliability are two of the main criteria people look at when it comes to putting smart switches in their homes. Of course you can go ahead and rename it and place it in the room and test it out to make sure itвЂ™s working. There arenвЂ™t any further steps to take which is nice. GE Smart Switch SmartthingsД¬onnecting is near instant to the Samsung SmartThings Hub. (of course you want this, why else buy it). Since this is a Z-Wave switch, youвЂ™ll need some sort of Z-wave hub to connect this to if you want to control it remotely. Once the wires are connected safely, you can turn the breaker back on, and the LEDвЂ™s on the front should light up, and pressing the switch should turn your lights on.

#GE SMART SWITCH PROFESSIONAL#

Remember to always turn off the circuit breaker before doing any electric work, and if youвЂ™re not confident in your abilities, call a professional to help out. Each part is labeled accordingly (Live, Load, Neutral, Ground, and traveler if needed) and has a screw so you can tighten the connection.ДЄs stated above, this does require a neutral wire, so if you have an older home without one, you will be much more limited in your smart switch choices, though the Lutron Caseta lineup is available. Installation is pretty straight forward you need to identify which wires are which in your wall, and then connect them to their respective locations on the switch. This is really useful because it means you donвЂ™t need to worry about splicing wires together, and itвЂ™ll take up less space in the box in the wall. Instead of having pre-connected wires at each connection point, it just points to where you need to connect and screw down the wire. The back connections are very straight forward and easy to figure out. Speaking of the housing, ItвЂ™s quite large, as are almost all smart switches and dimmers. It just basically presses a button on the inside of the housing.

ThereвЂ™s an LED at the bottom to let you know if it is on or off (though this can be disabled) as well as a little reset button.Д®ven though it is a rocker style switch, the switch doesnвЂ™t actually rock back and forth like on a regular switch. The device itself is non-descript, as most light switches are. There are a variety of nameplates available, however the dimensions will fit any normal one you already have. In the box you get the Switch, both a white and almond colored rocker, a traveler wire and the instruction manual.

LetвЂ™s take a look at the device itself, and then dive into more details and installation.

If youвЂ™re unfamiliar with smart switches, they essentially add connectivity to the light switch itself, rather than the light bulb, like Philips Hue for example. IвЂ™ll go over installation, functionality, and generally what I like and dislike, and at the end, IвЂ™ll let you know if itвЂ™s worth buying or not. Today IвЂ™m going to review the GE Smart Switch for you. More details are in the disclaimers page. And that means its better.Дisclaimer: Amazon links are affiliate links these do not cost you anything, they just help fund the site. More specifically this is a GE Z-Wave + Smart Switch.

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