Our stairs have a switch at the top and another at the bottom controlling the same lights. Does that use require anything special, or are these fine?
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You require a three-pole switch. If it doesn't say "three-pole" it won't work for your use.
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It should work fine. These are great for adding a night light to a dark room or area. Great for windowless bathrooms, hallways and laundry areas
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It will put them on and off, it will not put them in low, medium and high light setting as would a switch specific for that purpose will do.
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I purchased for the same reason, but I was under the assumption that both switches were dimmer switches -- they're not! One is a dimmer switch and one is a 3-stage switch meant for a ceiling fan. I ended up not installing it, as I needed side-by-side dimmer switches that would work with low-voltage LED bulbs.
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Utilize either one or two of the double lead variation. Using two will allow you to operate the 4 units separately (2 and 2). This will result in two switches to operate the two group of lights. If you wish to power all 4 units on/off at the same time, simply utilize one double lead harness. Some wire splicing would need to be done to power two units of light off of every lead. Hope this helps.
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They are designed for the one screw in the middle. With mine, I used one on a light switch in our 2 years olds room with the 2 screws. what I had to do is just use one screw to hold it in place and gets the job done for us.
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That is a normal installation of manual switches. The hot lead switches between the other two as does the other switch (slave). When they are both on the same lead the load gets power. on different leads the load is off. This switch uses the traveler to switch the slave. So in a few less words NO.
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You would have to wire in two switches to each pair of lights to do so. The control box has just one button that you have to hold down to make work. I swapped the button to wire in a switch to have an on all the time or off
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Josie, I have installed two of these kits. One in my master bedroom, the other above my staircase and both work without issue. I did have a problem that is difficult for me to remember(it's been a long time since the install) that involved the light, it wouldn't operate. The issue turned out to be a wiring cross because I misread the directions, it was resolved when the wiring issue was corrected. Your problem sounds like it might be an issue with two light switches in the room. If you only have one switch in the room then I would recheck the wiring or return the unit affected by the switch. Josie, I have installed two of these kits. One in my master bedroom, the other above my staircase and both work without issue. I did have a problem that is difficult for me to remember(it's been a long time since the install) that involved the light, it wouldn't operate. The issue turned out to be a wiring cross because I misread the directions, it was resolved when the wiring issue was corrected. Your problem sounds like it might be an issue with two light switches in the room. If you only have one switch in the room then I would recheck the wiring or return the unit affected by the switch.
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Yes, I used these to replace a few non-switched units. When you install them you will leave the switch that is on the fixture on, and use your light switch as normal.
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I wired mine to a standard 12-2 wiring with three way. I used these to light up interior steps. A switch on lower level and 2nd level
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There is a separate lead for the light and fan. If you have two switches, you can have the fan and light separate.
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Yes, it works just fine, I have all of these switches with led lights, the switch doesn't care what light it is controlling
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I suppose you could just install them upside down. Doesn't seem like a good solution to what you're trying to accomplish though. They make fixtures designed to light stairways safely and properly.
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Not according to my electrician, at least not with the LED fixtures that I purchased to use with these switches. I had to use 'conventional' dimmer switches, which worked fine.
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The same switch plate that you use for a regular light switch works for these. When you replace the light switch, just use the same plate.
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No, only the top, or only the bottom. I thought about using both lights at once, but after using it as is, one light or the other is perfect for my use, no need for both being on at the same time.
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Out of the box, units operate independently, therefore will not have any problems using one for the ceiling and another one for the floor. Note that multiple controllers may be programmed to be operated by a single remote. Keep in mind that in such a configuration, the lights connected to different controllers may not change colors at exactly the same time (in auto color-changing mode).