#Z wave dimmer for led lights how to#

NowВ connect the light itself and screw in a light bulb. The black and blue wires will go to the light itself. Installation is easy as you just have to connect both ends to either side of the bulb (direction doesnвЂ™t matter). (in my case this is also the only place where it fits, as space behind the buttons is very tight) ItвЂ™s best to install the bypass close to the light itself, so weвЂ™ll install it above the light. This makes it possible for the dimmer to function on low loads.

Now install the dimmer and buttons in place and connect the live and switch wires.В Push everything inside to check if it fits, but donвЂ™t close it with screws yet.ДЄs weвЂ™re using a LED light bulb we need to use a bypass.

ItвЂ™s best to do this now, asВ while youвЂ™re not working on the wall yet you have plenty of room. Prepare the dimmer and push buttons by connecting them together. Find out in which group your light is placed and disable the power for this group. Cut the powerДЇor your own safety always cut the power when working on your lights. WeвЂ™ll go through the installationВ step-by-step. In our case we just have 2 wires available behind the outlets, so weвЂ™ll have to consider the following wiring diagram: There are two possibilities to connect the dimmer, depending if you have 2 or 3 wires available. Now we have all materials, letвЂ™s start the installation.

Philips Dimmable LED вЂ“ 6W/470lm (comparable to 40W), warm white.

Fibaro Bypass 2 вЂ“В needed when using LED lights.

Fibaro Dimmer 2 вЂ“ the actual Z-Wave dimmer.

The materials IвЂ™m going to use are the following: In this post IвЂ™ll install a dimmer module in the bedroom, which will be part of the wake up light.

#Z wave dimmer for led lights how to#

One thing I forgot to show you earlier is how to install Z-Wave devices into your house.