Switch wiring help
Need a little help with my new TP 200 switch.
Out of the wall box I have a white(neutral), copper (ground), a red and a black.
On the switch, I attach the white to white, green to the copper, and the black switch wires to the red and the other to the black coming from the box.
I get power and wifi to the switch and connection to my phone. My issue is that the light flicks on and then off immediately both when I manually turn it on or when I use the phone.
Any suggestions as to why? Is my wiring wrong?
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If you have a red, black, green, and white wire attached to your original switch than you have a 3-way switch meaning 2 switches control one light. This switch is supposed to be for lights with one switch. There is a way to bypass the 2nd switch if you really want to use the smart switch there, but you would need to take the 2nd switch out and change the wiring a little.
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Need a little help with my new TP 200 switch.
Out of the wall box I have a white(neutral), copper (ground), a red and a black.
On the switch, I attach the white to white, green to the copper, and the black switch wires to the red and the other to the black coming from the box.
I get power and wifi to the switch and connection to my phone. My issue is that the light flicks on and then off immediately both when I manually turn it on or when I use the phone.
Any suggestions as to why? Is my wiring wrong?
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Thanks for the reply.
That is odd as it only controls 1 light.
When I took the regular switch out. The white was not being used, the red was in the top right amd the black was in the bottom right.
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Is the 3 wire (Red, Black, White, Ground) the only wire in switch box?
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yes
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I watched that video. Still no dice. I know for fact it only controls one light
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I’m having the same problem and mine is also a one way (not a two way). Did you ever get it figured out? Can you lend advice?
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I haven't tried lately. If I get it figured out I will post
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