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Model: TP-Link Tapo Matter Smart Dimmer Switch, Single Pole, Neutral Wiring & 2.4 GHz WiFi Required, Compatible with Alexa, Siri, Google Home, Bixby, UL Certified Light Switch, (4-Pack)
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What a great deal, unfortunately I don't have the neutral wire in this 70s home.
But I'm here to say I bought the Tapo Smart Lamp Dimmer kit P135 (matter) last week for $20ish and I couldn't be happier with it. I just bought 2 more this morning.
It comes with a remote switch. The Tapo app made setting up a bunch of customizations so easy. Control by Alexa works great.
So if anyone else lacks a neutral wire but still wants great customization in a plug setting, I highly recommend any Tapo matter product and especially their app for setup.
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What a great deal, unfortunately I don't have the neutral wire in this 70s home.
But I'm here to say I bought the Tapo Smart Lamp Dimmer kit P135 (matter) last week for $20ish and I couldn't be happier with it. I just bought 2 more this morning.
It comes with a remote switch. The Tapo app made setting up a bunch of customizations so easy. Control by Alexa works great.
So if anyone else lacks a neutral wire but still wants great customization in a plug setting, I highly recommend any Tapo matter product and especially their app for setup.
If you don't have a neutral wire, you should check out Leviton, Lutron, or GE smart light switch/dimmer. They offer no neutral option and it's a cleaner look than using a lamp dimmer kit which is essentially a plugin switch. There might be more companies that also have no neutral option, but I personally know these brands because I installed them successfully in my friend's house which doesn't have neutral.
If you don't have a neutral wire, you should check out Leviton, Lutron, or GE smart light switch/dimmer. They offer no neutral option and it's a cleaner look than using a lamp dimmer kit which is essentially a plugin switch. There might be more companies that also have no neutral option, but I personally know these brands because I installed them successfully in my friend's house which doesn't have neutral.
Yes, thx, in hindsight I should've purchased the Lutron hub a few years back but didn't. I do have Lutron dimmer switches in my hall, guest bath and laundry for the LEDs, just not smart connected.
And last year I purchased those super cheap Phillips par38 lamps for the 6 canister lights in my kitchen. Those are wifi smart (no neutral) via the Wiz app, so I control those via Alexa voice with no problem. Super happy with that set-up and recommend those too to any Slickdealers when they come up again.
I just had a hankering to finish up my LR and bedroom lamps and came across those Tapo link plugs and was really happy with their app and customizations I could make for very little money.
I probably should sit down and figure it out all over again using a hub, as tech has improved so much in the last few years, but for now I have to settle for my piece-meal approach done on the cheap!
Damn, where was this deal a few months ago when I replaced every light switch in my house. I bought this exact set plus a smaller set and then a bunch of Kasa ones. Both are Tp-link just Tapo is their newer line if I remember correctly and Kasa is cheaper. You have to get separate apps for installing them but then can control them all from a single app. Also if you're using any of these in a row instead of singles you'll have to buy separate plates. At this price I may honestly buy more for the ones I didn't use a WiFi paddle for cus it has been super convenient having WiFi dimmers in each room. Especially when I'm leaving the house, going to bed, or it's movie night and I can tell Google to turn all lights off. I also have them on schedules. Also don't forget not all lightbulbs are dimmable. We had to replace most of ours after switching to dimmers.
What a great deal, unfortunately I don't have the neutral wire in this 70s home. But I'm here to say I bought the Tapo Smart Lamp Dimmer kit P135 (matter) last week for $20ish and I couldn't be happier with it. I just bought 2 more this morning. It comes with a remote switch. The Tapo app made setting up a bunch of customizations so easy. Control by Alexa works great. So if anyone else lacks a neutral wire but still wants great customization in a plug setting, I highly recommend any Tapo matter product and especially their app for setup.
How do you know if you have a neutral or not? My home is from the '50s
If you don't have a neutral wire, you should check out Leviton, Lutron, or GE smart light switch/dimmer. They offer no neutral option and it's a cleaner look than using a lamp dimmer kit which is essentially a plugin switch. There might be more companies that also have no neutral option, but I personally know these brands because I installed them successfully in my friend's house which doesn't have neutral.
I don't know if I have neutral or not. Is my house is from the '50s. Is there any downside in getting one of these leviton or lutron ones that are neutral-free in terms of safety and protection for your electronics?
I guess the alternative is to have an electrician come out and somehow add a neutral but that's going to be probably very expensive.
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If you don't have a neutral wire, you should check out Leviton, Lutron, or GE smart light switch/dimmer. They offer no neutral option and it's a cleaner look than using a lamp dimmer kit which is essentially a plugin switch. There might be more companies that also have no neutral option, but I personally know these brands because I installed them successfully in my friend's house which doesn't have neutral.
Can you send the model number you installed at your friends? I have a 4 way and no neutral, been trying to make it smart but no luck.
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But I'm here to say I bought the Tapo Smart Lamp Dimmer kit P135 (matter) last week for $20ish and I couldn't be happier with it. I just bought 2 more this morning.
It comes with a remote switch. The Tapo app made setting up a bunch of customizations so easy. Control by Alexa works great.
So if anyone else lacks a neutral wire but still wants great customization in a plug setting, I highly recommend any Tapo matter product and especially their app for setup.
1 switch: https://www.amazon.com/Tapo-Singl...0DKHCF5
2 pack: https://www.amazon.com/Tapo-KIT-C...0DKGXY4DL/
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But I'm here to say I bought the Tapo Smart Lamp Dimmer kit P135 (matter) last week for $20ish and I couldn't be happier with it. I just bought 2 more this morning.
It comes with a remote switch. The Tapo app made setting up a bunch of customizations so easy. Control by Alexa works great.
So if anyone else lacks a neutral wire but still wants great customization in a plug setting, I highly recommend any Tapo matter product and especially their app for setup.
And last year I purchased those super cheap Phillips par38 lamps for the 6 canister lights in my kitchen. Those are wifi smart (no neutral) via the Wiz app, so I control those via Alexa voice with no problem. Super happy with that set-up and recommend those too to any Slickdealers when they come up again.
I just had a hankering to finish up my LR and bedroom lamps and came across those Tapo link plugs and was really happy with their app and customizations I could make for very little money.
I probably should sit down and figure it out all over again using a hub, as tech has improved so much in the last few years, but for now I have to settle for my piece-meal approach done on the cheap!
Lucky all you guys with your neutral wires!
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Order Summary
$58.24
$2.99
-$2.91
-$29.12
-$2.99
$26.21
$2.32
$28.53
I guess the alternative is to have an electrician come out and somehow add a neutral but that's going to be probably very expensive.
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