Do I really want to download an app from China over HTTP? Guess I don't have a choice! Remember when I said that the package didn't come with any instructions? That wasn't quite true - there are some QR codes on the side: Perhaps it needs to be set up first? The App OK, I can try drilling that deeper later - let's power up this baby and see if it works!īlinken lights! Touching the light icon provides a satisfying "clunk" somewhere inside the switch, but didn't change the state of the lights. The depth of the pattress box is insufficient to contain the switch! Obviously microchips aren't quite a tiny as necessary yet. Wiring the switch is trivial - as long as you can remember which wire is which. I followed this guide to replacing UK light switches.
If in doubt, get a qualified electrician to help. Remember to switch off the power to your lights at your consumer unit. Yup! A pair of mounting screws - that's it! No fitting instructions, no glossy leaflet, nothing! Oh well, how hard can this thing be to install. The back is slightly weird - this is obviously a fairly generic design which can be re-purposed for multiway switches. The switch itself is pretty good looking: For more technical information (although not much) take a look at the L5-HSGT1's product page. I've gone for the Lanbon WiFi Light Switch - £50 on Amazon - or around £35 direct from China. The switches which work in the USA and EU, simply won't work in a UK set up. The UK has a unique way of wiring houses which doesn't lend itself well to automated control.
WiFi built into the switch means I don't need to use a hub to control my devices - I can connect directly to them and not have to worry about hardware incompatibilities. When you're house sitting for millennials and ask how the lights work /Xli7ZdZeHW As I've explained previously, swapping out all my existing light bulbs with Smart Bulbs would be hugely expensive and has the disadvantage of not working when the switches are off at the wall.Ī WiFi light switch (theoretically) allows me to control the lights from my phone - and anyone else to use the physical buttons on the wall.
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