installed 3 switches.. strange series of events

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installed 3 switches.. strange series of events
installed 3 switches.. strange series of events
2021-08-04 12:28:30
Model: HS200  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: unknown (switches aren't active on app)

Hi All,

 

Wondering if you could please advise. I installed 3 kasa switches on a single circuit yesterday.

 

First, an HS200 that worked fine. I connected it to the wifi first then turned the circuit back off to work on the next switch.

 

Then an HS210- also worked fine. Connected to wifi and worked properly.

 

Last, another HS200. I installed it and it connected to wifi and to the Kasa app. It seemed to work fine at first and I even named it on the app.

 

But then, within a minute, this last switch lost power and shut off. At the same time, the 3-way switch wouldn't turn off the lights (Neither the HS210 or the dumb 3-way switch). If I flipped the dumb 3-way, it would make the lights flash off for a second but then they stayed on.

 

Finally, the entire circuit lost power but the circuit breaker didn't trip.

 

I reset the circuit breaker and nothing. Looked for a GFCI on the circuit and couldn't find any. Not sure what went wrong.

 

I copied the wiring of the original switches and I'm sure I did it correctly. There are no loose wires. I'm scratching my head on this.

 

Thanks!

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Re:installed 3 switches.. strange series of events
2021-08-05 03:30:56

Update: I found the hidden GFCI on the circuit that was tripping the whole thing. Reset it and the issue resolved. Guessing the problem won't recur once I switch out the lights for LEDs but if it does, I can take the GFCI out of the circuit. 
 

Still curious about why the switches acted the way they did. Especially the 3-way. (The wiring was correct)

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