Would the following change technically work? Or will I blow my house up if power it returned to the system?!
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Looks to me as if you don't have a neutral at the switch so no it won't work. If you connect the neutral to the earth you'll trip the RCD
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All you have is a permanent live, a switched live and an earth...
No neutral!
No neutral!
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Choose a different smart switch that does not need a neutral. Some work by charging a battery from L / SL when the load is turned off.
the switch isn't suitable for the wiring you have. you need to either replace the wiring or the switch
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To answer your questions in order
NO
YES….not actually blow it up but it won’t enhance it
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YES….not actually blow it up but it won’t enhance it
Or get a 3 core and earth down to the switch from light fitting thereby giving neutral at switch
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Shouldn't the SonOff be installed in the ceiling behind the rose, where L, N and E are available ?
