How to Install a Smart WiFi Light Switch (for Amazon Alexa or Google Home) 

Lol didn't know Kimi Raikkonen loved diy ;)

Just a tip I've seen on a couple other channels... Instead of saying Alexa or Hey google, mute the audio and print the wake word on the screen. Great channel.

The model of switch I purchased has four wires, a green ground, a white neutral, a black for the line end of the hot side, and a red for the load side. I could not get the switch to work until I realized I had misidentified the load and line ends. Line comes from the entrance panel, load goes to the light or whatever. If you can't get the switch to work, try changing the black wires around.

Your 'Alexa' command in the intro shut off my Nvidia Shield lol

Warning: If you have an older house the wall box may be too small to fit a 3 times larger switch and the extra connector caps. Then you have to put the old switch back or tear up your wall for a new box.

Alexa: "Sorry, I didn't find a device called Master Bedroom Light." Amazing since my laptop volume was way down.

You should show how to identify the different "Live" and "Load" wires.

I wish every youtuber put the same effort u put on ur videos!! 🙏 thank you

Does it matter whick black lines you put in which section? (The line/Holt one)

FYI, That near field voltage detector has a button you press to turn it on.

I just installed several of the TreatLife switches in my 60-year-old house. So far none of the issues reported on the KMC switches (which is never heard of and appear to be no longer available). They work great but my experience was entirely different - much more frustrating and complicated. More the “fault” of the house than the switches. The boxes in my house are small, old, and brittle. The larger size of the switch, and the need for wire nuts, means the box gets overfilled quickly, and I found the boxes difficult to stuff back into the box. The switches are so large and the boxes were so small that they were an interference fit. In one instance it was so tight that it caused a bad “button press action”, and would either not work or work with a mind of its own. That was a 3-way so I pulled it out and moved it to the other box which was a 2-gang; still tight but a bit more capacity for the wires. On another 3-way I decided to cut out the old box and replace it to avoid the interference fit, but that got complicated and messy. The old box was held onto the stud with a metal bracket; I had to cut away drywall to expose the bracket so I could cut it off and remove the old box. Since I had cut so much away, I tried to turn lemons into lemonade and install a 2-gang box with an added receptacle. But there still remains a hole to patch. I also found that it was wired such that the hot (line) originated downstairs, was sent upstairs (through other lights, switches, and outlets) to the 3-way switch, and then back down again (i.e., travelers) to the other 3-way switch. Took me over a week to figure that out. My point being: if you have an older home, know your electrical system first so you understand the challenges it will present when attempting to install these switches.

Best video I've seen on this subject. The diagrams were clear and easy to understand.

Heads up, don't use a blur for hiding information, it can be reversed to show the hidden information, A solid colored box would work better.

No sé inglés y aún así te entendí 👌🏽😂 excelente video

Excellent video, but you activated my Alexa at least 3 times 😃 Her name muted out in future videos would be helpful

Hello thanks for the video... I was installing a smart switch but its not working I have 2 black wires 1 red and 2 whites... there's only 3 holes in the switch... i don't know where to put them, can you help me?

With these smart switches, if I press the button to turn a light off can I still you voice activation to turn the light back on?

I tried installing a Wifi Light switch but had some issues with the wiring. There is a total of 9 wires, 3 black wires, 3 ground wires and 3 White wires. Out of the '3' black wires, '1' gives a reading of 120v(hot wire), '2' have a reading of '0'.....the ground wires give a reading of '0'..... The 3 Neutral wires give out some different reading. 1 of them gives a reading of 120, another gives a reading starting at 120 then the reading starts to go down by 1 volt at a time. The last white wire gives a reading of zero. If I connect the Wifi plug wires into the home wires, not only does the plug turn off the room light, it also kills power to most of the outlets around the house.

Beginning of the video made my Alexa say “did you mean bedroom?” 😆

So why was there extra line wires attached to the switch at 3:00?

Do i need to change both of my old 3way switch with 3 way smart switch or one smart switch is enough?

Hi, in case the WiFi disconnects for any reason, when it comes back, the switch will connect automatically, or you have to do the steps again . thank

Why did you have two wires on one screw? Did this switch previously control two lights, or a light and a fan at the same time?

Love it and I was thinking of starting a small business in my community to install smart devices for neighbors n such n it seems I may begin the process!

Mine doesn’t have the white wire neutral ?? Can u make a video on that? My switch just has the two live wire and ground

The phone doesn't have to be connected to 2.4GHz. 2.4 and 5 are the same network (think different Ethernet cables - that's all WiFi replaces). As long as the switch and the phone are connected to the same router it will work.

You didn't explain what was those two black cables for or where are they coming from. Thanks

My new 1957 house has only two prong outlets, assuming no ground wires either, in the walls in the bedrooms. The kitchen and bathroom outlets have been converted to grounded GFCI’s by the electrician who rewired these areas. But now I’m wondering about how to plug in my devices: Modem, TV, printers etc. I want to put in the smart switches that you were showing in this video. Do I have to get the electrician back or is it something I can do myself? Thank you!

FYI, what you are referring to as wire "taps" are more commonly referred to as wire nuts (twist-on wire connectors). Wire taps are different animals altogether.

I have a 2013 home and only have neutral wires running to my living room fan and outdoor lights. Very frustrating!!

Can this be also used manually? I mean if i press the button the light will turn on and off?

Thanks for your video. Do you know if the cover plate size is standard? I'm planning to buy one for my 2 and 3 gang plate.

Great video! I'm thinking of picking up a couple of these. Can you turn off the blue light on the switch? Does it turn off after a while of inactivity?

Nice clean editing.

How does it work if you are out of the country ? Does it also work outside the country you are living?

If for whatever reason the internet stops working, can you still manually use the lights?

Do they make a WiFi wall switch for a "3-way" ? I have a a light currently I can turn on/off from 2 locations.

I purchased a Honeywell Home RPLS740B1008 and it comes with Load, Line and Neutral. The current switch is connected to the Load, Line and Ground. I know i have to connect the Load to the Load, Line to Line and Neutral to Neutral, but what do i do with the Ground wire that was previously connected to the old switch?

Wifi ceiling fan smart switch consists of a black, red (light), yellow (fan), ground and neutral. Wall consists same minus yellow for fan. I tried to piggy back red to every color (not ground) but not successful. Please any recommendations. Im on my 2nd day and 100 googles & video's🙄

awesome I will turn ,my new house into wifi now

I had to do the positive black wire to the black wire to the light switch and pair the negative black wire to the red wire from the light switch with govee

Thanks for making this! Very helpful.

The thing in my house that I am remodeling is, the light switch boxes only have one ground, one hot, one neutral. I already planned on rewiring the place, but, they did the lights strange in this house.

Hi Man, love the video. Can I ask if this smart switch can turn its Wifi off and use as a normal light switch? I ask because I don’t want to use too much wifi bandwidth. Thanks

Can I install of day/night light

I have two pool lights with a regular 2 pole manual switch. 😫 of going outside to turn on and off. You think this might work? My wifi is right on the otherwise of the wall. All I need is on and off from the phone or schedule.

I have 2 ground wires in the same box but tied off with a wire cap. They were not connected. The smart dimmer I have is by Enbrighten and has two holes. Can I put in both wires in both holes or do I need to piggy tail it together?

Is it compatible with Apple HomeKit?

So I have a weird problem... i have both a green AND a copper wire in my light switch box. The problem is that they both run through the bottom and top of the box and I have no way to disconnect them. They were not attached to the original light switch. Do I NEED to attach these to the new switch?

Does it matter which load-hot wire goes with the switch? Example: on orginal switch a wire was on top and one was on bottom.

When you are pointing to something, it would be helpful to see the object.

So will these work with a 2 or 3 way light switch? (a set of lights controlled by 2 separate switches)

My house is old and my light switches only has 2 wires 1 is black and another is white or both blacks and I wanted to install a WiFi smart switch , is there anyway I can install it ? Or is there a WiFi switch that don't use a neutral ? Because I'd bought some of the wifi switches but I didn't do it on a 2 wires yet some of my switches are new and updated and I could installed a WiFi switches and they're working good. Any idea with the switches with no neutral wires ? Thank you

Does it matter what hot wire connects to the hot wires on the light switch? I know nothing about electricity and wiring.

This was a very helpful video Sir Thank You

Any ideas about the lifespan of this switch

Thank You was so helpful!

Alexa, tell this man he’s wicked handsome 😉

I bought a light switch kit that's a 3 way. Can I install these in 2 diffetend rooms for example a bedroom and a kitchen?

Why do I do with the red line on my gosund? Nothing seems to be working. I have it connected and there is power. But its not connecting to app or wifi.

Can you get a smart light switch to turn on and off a smart light bulb?

What does the neutral wire do?

Was this a 3-way switch? I ask because there were 3 hot (black) wires and typically there should only be 2.

I made my home smart using WiFi but Comcast shut down my internet for work and all my lighting,Alexa and smart devices on WiFi no longer worked. My ceiling fans with their remotes were not on WiFi continued working fine.

Was wanted to see your install process through Alexa. I have a Hundun Smart wireless light switch but I cannot find it listed in Alexa. It says on the box "Works with Alexa"

do we have to be connected to the same wifi to operate the switch?

I have a question. If ur light is currently off and u ask Alexa to tune off the light instead of on , will the lights still turn on. As the switch does not seem to have a seperate control for on and off

what if my switches only have 2 wires + neutral?

Do I have to turn off the entire house power?

Can you control switches using a computer on you amazon account instead of an app when your not home? Just wondering

what particular switch is this. Does it run on 11-220v (dual voltage)

so does your phone need to be connected to the same wifi network in order to control or can you use the app anywhere in the world on an internet connection and control the lights? if you cant turn on the lights when you are away from the house then this light switch is useless

What if you only have one black, one white wire on the switch?

Thanks for the video, Please help on how to connect this to a mesh google wifi because it doesn’t know which frequency to connect to. Is there a bypass tip?

Do you have to have 1 switch per.room.or can this one switch control all rooms

what type of led bulb you have?

I installed wifi bulbs that says 2.4Ghz only, but it still works fine on 5Ghz

What if I have a double switch for a fan?

How about if its a end line switch? Where the white acts as the hot? How do you wire those?

Alexa can put off or put on a traditional switch to.

Hi I tried to installed but I couldn't, I have one black wire,then I have a white wire and ground, the neutral wire does not exist,what can I do?

Can I be on another WiFi network or connection to switch on or off if its paired

What is the consumption of the switch?

@lrn2diy - I was trying to install a smart switch today in my garage single pole switch and had to back out sadly. I also noticed 2 pink wires plugged together at one end. Should be 2 live wires (Along with 1 black load wire and 1 ground wire). Wanted to understand why 2 live wires exist? Does this power the garage opened installed just above the switch? And also please let me know if I should plug both pink wires together in smart switch and go ahead with installation as you did in this video?

Interesting...I'm new to this and have Alexa Show. My question is this: 3 single pole switches all need a neutral. Can you wire the switches together and then run 1 wire to the neutral bundle in the box? Or do you have to run 3 seperate neutrals to the screw cap for the neutral? Thanks

I just hooked up mine and it makes a click noise after u turn it on and off. Is this normal on 3 way switches? I noticed yours does as well. It doesnt do it on my none 3 way switches

what do you do if alexa does not find switch?

Way more useful than a ouet. I hope they have 2 and 3 switches..... Thanks for video!!

Would this work with a light bulb that's changes color and controllable with Alexa?

What if there is only one hot line on the house wiring? Do I connect the two black wires from the switch to that one line?

hey is your light switch a 3 way switch?

Hi if my wifi are down can i still own it manually?

We don't use Earth for lights in Australia, only Neutral and Live/Power

Can you put a dimmer with that thing with a vocal order?

Can you connect it with HomeKit?

Has anyone had the problem of not being about to connect all the white wires(common)together? How do I fix this issue? My screw cap won't fit them all.

Thank you man it worked for me thx

Does this switch have the option to have an automatic timer that turns the light on and off?

I have one RED, one BLACK and one WHITE and they're all connected to the switch. There are no other wires in the box. So this won't work for me?

Does any smart switch that works with Alexa, work with non smart lights?