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Please use the article below to understand more about wiring your Red Series Fan/Light switch. Each picture has a before (what your wiring should look like prior to installing your smart switch) and an after (how your wiring should look with your smart switch installed).
Find the before picture that matches your wiring and if you don't see your before wiring, then please consult an electrician or post in our community in our dedicated wiring section as we are not able to give out specific wiring advice due to liabilities.
WARNING: We cannot provide direct wiring advice due to insurance liabilities. If you are unsure of how to read a schematic and/or are unsure of what you’re doing, please consult a licensed electrician. Failure to install the switch properly will result in a voided warranty and could possibly lead to injury.
IMPORTANT: If you have a mud-ring junction box, you won't be able to put two switches side by side without replacing the junction box with one that doesn't have a mud-ring.
Wiring Diagrams for the Red Series Fan/Light Switch
Below you'll find the schematics for the Red Series Fan/Light Switch. Please first start by finding your Switch Type (Single Pole or Multi-Way - Smart Switch).
Remember, the switch can only work in the following scenarios:
Single Pole Diagrams
Single-pole refers to having one smart switch controlling your load (light). You can have multiple lights, but there is only one switch that controls it.
Power Goes Into Switch Box
Find the before picture (shown on the left) that best aligns with your wiring and then wire your switch per the schematic. If you do not see your before wiring or are unsure, please consult an electrician or post in the Wiring Discussion section in our community for help as we cannot give out electrical advice outside the schematics shown.
NOTE: You can click on the picture to enlarge it and zoom in.
Switch Used for Fan and Lights
In this scenario your wall switch is currently being used to turn off both your fan and lights together and no pull-string is used.
Power Goes Into Fan Box
Find the before picture (shown on the left) that best aligns with your wiring and then wire your switch per the schematic. If you do not see your before wiring or are unsure, please consult an electrician or post in the Wiring Discussion section in our community for help as we cannot give out electrical advice outside the schematics shown.
NOTE: You can click on the picture to enlarge it and zoom in.
Switch Used for Turning On Lights / Pull-String Used for Fan Control
In this scenario your wall switch is currently being used to turn on/off your lights and the pull-string is used to turn on/off and change the speed of your ceiling fan.
Switch Used for Turning On Fan / Pull-String Used for Turning On Lights
In this scenario your wall switch is currently being used to turn on/off and change the speed your ceiling fan and the pull-string is used to turn on/off your ceiling fan.
Switch Used for Turning On Both Fan & Lights (No Pull-String Used)
In this scenario your wall switch is currently being used to turn off both your fan and lights together and no pull-string is used.
Multi-Way (3-Way) + Smart Switch x2 Diagrams
Multi-Way with 2x+ switches refers to having two or more smart switches controlling your load (light). In other words, there are no dumb or aux switches, but rather all switches controlling the load are smart switches.
3-Way = Two (2) switches controlling one (1) load
4-Way = Three (3) switches controlling one (1) load
5-Way = Four (4) switches controlling one (1) load
IMPORTANT NOTES - PLEASE READ
You will have to rewire your setup to a non-traditional way of wiring (we’re going to put 120V to each switch) so that the switch will work. Please take a picture of the before wires so that if you ever move and revert back to dumb switches, you remember what the wiring was like. In addition, you must use an Inovelli switch in this setup as well as determine whether or not your hub/gateway supports Zigbee Binding (if not, the only other method is Zigbee Scene Control). Finally, you will need to have a neutral wire installation.
NOTE: Diagrams coming soon. In the meantime, the way you'll wire these is that you need Line/Neutral to go to each light switch. So, using your 14/3 wire that goes between the switches, connect the black/white wire (cap off the red at both ends) to the line/neutral of each switch.