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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #760 on: June 19, 2022, 11:11:41 PM »
I have a half switch/half outlet receptacle (like this: https://a.co/d/5flkJbD )and looking to make the switch smart. Any ideas? Tia

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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #761 on: June 20, 2022, 09:13:22 AM »
I have a half switch/half outlet receptacle (like this: https://a.co/d/5flkJbD )and looking to make the switch smart. Any ideas? Tia
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #762 on: June 20, 2022, 08:07:51 PM »
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #763 on: June 21, 2022, 01:28:23 AM »
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #764 on: June 22, 2022, 11:30:07 PM »
Anybody have experience with Honeywell 7 day timer 3 way?  I installed it and the second switch has a delay as I switch it. is that normal? is there something to do about it?

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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #765 on: June 23, 2022, 12:02:40 AM »
Anybody have experience with Honeywell 7 day timer 3 way?  I installed it and the second switch has a delay as I switch it. is that normal? is there something to do about it?
No experience specifically with Honeywell, but there shouldn't be a delay unless it's not using the 3 way wiring and is sending the signal wirelessly
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #766 on: June 23, 2022, 07:18:37 AM »
Anybody have experience with Honeywell 7 day timer 3 way?  I installed it and the second switch has a delay as I switch it. is that normal? is there something to do about it?

I have that too. Presumably flipping the other switch operates a relay, so that delay makes sense.

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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #767 on: June 23, 2022, 09:33:12 AM »
I have that too. Presumably flipping the other switch operates a relay, so that delay makes sense.
Why would that be different than any smart switch?
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #768 on: June 23, 2022, 01:44:27 PM »
Why would that be different than any smart switch?

My 3 way smart switch does this too

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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #769 on: June 23, 2022, 10:26:22 PM »
My 3 way smart switch does this too
Which one? Kasa's works great
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #770 on: June 23, 2022, 11:34:59 PM »
I have that too. Presumably flipping the other switch operates a relay, so that delay makes sense.
for what purpose is there in making both ends of a 3 way smart?

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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #771 on: June 24, 2022, 12:07:22 AM »
for what purpose is there in making both ends of a 3 way smart?
That's a good point I only put it on one side
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #772 on: June 24, 2022, 09:27:07 AM »
for what purpose is there in making both ends of a 3 way smart?

It was an existin 3 way that I replaced with a smart. Could get rid of the traveler but didnt

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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #773 on: June 26, 2022, 12:52:47 AM »
It was an existin 3 way that I replaced with a smart. Could get rid of the traveler but didnt
So you aren't using the 3 way functionality?
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #774 on: June 26, 2022, 07:41:34 AM »
So you aren't using the 3 way functionality?

The 3 way still works because why not. I don't use it frequently, but when I do there's a short delay between flipping the switch and the light turning on/off

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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #775 on: June 26, 2022, 10:47:13 AM »
The 3 way still works because why not. I don't use it frequently, but when I do there's a short delay between flipping the switch and the light turning on/off
The delay is on the smart switch end or the regular switch side?
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #776 on: June 26, 2022, 04:02:56 PM »
The delay is on the smart switch end or the regular switch side?

Regular

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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #777 on: June 26, 2022, 08:54:14 PM »
Regular
What am I missing? I don't understand why there would be a delay
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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #778 on: June 27, 2022, 08:28:08 AM »
What am I missing? I don't understand why there would be a delay

Are you telling me there's something wrong? Or are we having a machlokes in metziyus

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Re: I need Electric Help... Any electricians out there?
« Reply #779 on: June 27, 2022, 06:58:56 PM »
Are you telling me there's something wrong? Or are we having a machlokes in metziyus
I'm not familiar enough to be sure. A quick Google search didn't come up with anything useful. I'm just trying to understand the logic of how it's possible for there to be a delay unless the delay is in the bulb. Is the smart switch on the master side?
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