Hi,
I've just replaced a dumb standard switch with a Fibaro Dimmer 2. It switches 2 LAP dimmable 9W LED bulbs in my living room using a 2-wire system (no neutral). The switch is part of a 2 way circuit ie there is 1 other switch but that is not in use and is left as is. Many years ago the switch was a double switch that could switch the 2 lights independently - I simply brought the wires together and stuck them in a single switch which works fine and also did previously when the bulbs were incandescent and the switch an X10 dimmer.
I added the Fibaro this morning. It powered up and I could detect it in Domoticz without issue. The LED bulbs flashed however, regardless of the state of the switch. I had also purchased a bypass so stuck this on one of the lights - this time nothing worked at all although the Fibaro was online. Thinking that maybe both bulbs required a bypass I removed one with the same results. To show I wasn't going mad I reverted to an incandescent bulb with and without bypass with the same results and then back to the two LEDs with no bypass - same results. It seemed that something had happened that prevented any power getting to the lights whatsoever. With little time to troubleshoot further I reverted back to the original switch only with no issues.
I'm fairly sure the wiring is correct and that it should work. I am not sure about:
1) Bypass placement (are 2 required?)
2) Fibaro settings - I can change in Domoticz
3) Fibaro auto detection - is it detecting everything correctly in the first place?
4) Bulb choice - do I need different (more compatible) bulbs?
Thanks for any advice. I knew this wouldn't be simple.
I've just replaced a dumb standard switch with a Fibaro Dimmer 2. It switches 2 LAP dimmable 9W LED bulbs in my living room using a 2-wire system (no neutral). The switch is part of a 2 way circuit ie there is 1 other switch but that is not in use and is left as is. Many years ago the switch was a double switch that could switch the 2 lights independently - I simply brought the wires together and stuck them in a single switch which works fine and also did previously when the bulbs were incandescent and the switch an X10 dimmer.
I added the Fibaro this morning. It powered up and I could detect it in Domoticz without issue. The LED bulbs flashed however, regardless of the state of the switch. I had also purchased a bypass so stuck this on one of the lights - this time nothing worked at all although the Fibaro was online. Thinking that maybe both bulbs required a bypass I removed one with the same results. To show I wasn't going mad I reverted to an incandescent bulb with and without bypass with the same results and then back to the two LEDs with no bypass - same results. It seemed that something had happened that prevented any power getting to the lights whatsoever. With little time to troubleshoot further I reverted back to the original switch only with no issues.
I'm fairly sure the wiring is correct and that it should work. I am not sure about:
1) Bypass placement (are 2 required?)
2) Fibaro settings - I can change in Domoticz
3) Fibaro auto detection - is it detecting everything correctly in the first place?
4) Bulb choice - do I need different (more compatible) bulbs?
Thanks for any advice. I knew this wouldn't be simple.
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