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<blockquote data-quote="KrizzyB" data-source="post: 536806" data-attributes="member: 34291"><p>I have seen this fancy android smart screen that can be installed in the wall like a light switch and I was wondering how hard it would be to wire it up? </p><p></p><p>My house has a standard lighting circuit, no neutral. The device (pictured below) requires a live and neutral. It does not operate as a traditional "switch", it is basically a mini-tablet that would use software to control the lights via a smart home hub.</p><p></p><p>Would this device work if it was just wired up to the cables in the light switch box? I know it would mean that the ceiling light would always be live, but this is desirable since it needs to have power to be able to be triggered by a smart home hub anyway. Or would that not work?</p><p></p><p>Failing this, how hard is it to get neutrals installed in the lighting circuit? I live in a 1950s era house with brick walls throughout so cable chasing is a messy job.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any help you can provide.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/S04edd2a0ea8a4a9fb828e9ce9e65d3b6o/AVATTO-Tuya-ZigBee-3-0-Scene-Switch-Smart-Central-Control-4-inch-Touch-Build-in-Wireless.jpg_Q90.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 356px" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KrizzyB, post: 536806, member: 34291"] I have seen this fancy android smart screen that can be installed in the wall like a light switch and I was wondering how hard it would be to wire it up? My house has a standard lighting circuit, no neutral. The device (pictured below) requires a live and neutral. It does not operate as a traditional "switch", it is basically a mini-tablet that would use software to control the lights via a smart home hub. Would this device work if it was just wired up to the cables in the light switch box? I know it would mean that the ceiling light would always be live, but this is desirable since it needs to have power to be able to be triggered by a smart home hub anyway. Or would that not work? Failing this, how hard is it to get neutrals installed in the lighting circuit? I live in a 1950s era house with brick walls throughout so cable chasing is a messy job. Thanks for any help you can provide. [IMG width="356px"]https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/S04edd2a0ea8a4a9fb828e9ce9e65d3b6o/AVATTO-Tuya-ZigBee-3-0-Scene-Switch-Smart-Central-Control-4-inch-Touch-Build-in-Wireless.jpg_Q90.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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