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May I ask why smart bulbs and not smart switch in case you dont need rgb? What happens when you turn off wall switch? Smart bulbs stop working?
They'll go off. But when you turn the switch on again, the light goes on again. You can set that within Home Assistant.
First sentance sounds like normal switch and bulb, but maybe i missunderstood you
Wall switch needs to have wiring that allows it to be always on which isn't guaranteed if your house want built in a time where construction code demands it. Also just less beginner/non-electrician friendly in general especially in north America where the electrical boxes for switches are typically smaller.
Oh thx, thats usefull. Im gonna do more research, but do you know what can I expect from appartment in new building in eu? Im about to move place in a month and im intersted in smart lights. Hopefully i can use smart switch like shelly 1. Its kinda confusing how to use smart bulbs with normal switch. I see myself spamming wall switch in a dark hehe. or maybe I just dont understand how it works yet
I'm not 100% on eu but for most wired in ZigBee devices you want 3 wires for it to be always on. 2 wire I think some people have made work anyways using a capacitor or something but that's too sketchy for my liking. Sometimes the corresponding light recepticle has 3 wires instead, at least in one of my previous homes in Canada, and I was able to put the ZigBee switch in there instead. My current house is about half and half 2 and 3 wire and I'm just shit out of luck on those because the ceiling boxes are all 2.
Sorry 2 or 3 plus ground which is bare here. Edit: also I think the capacitor was to prevent the 2 wire versions of the switch, which are different, from flickering
Mate thank you a lot for detailed answer