[help needed] Aqara Smart Wall Switch H1 Keeps breaking?

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Hi there,

I am looking for some advice or tips on why my Aqara Smart Wall Switch H1 stopped working and seems to break?

So this is my story :

1: i installed a Xiaomi Aqara Smart Wall Switch H1 (no neutral) and it worked perfectly fine for a couple of weeks, and all of a sudden it just stopped working
3: i checked if the cables where still in place and still giving power, both was still good
4: I thought it was a one time thing, so I sent it back and got a new one.
5: I installed the new one, as seen in the pictures. i flipped the switch to test it and heard a sound inside the wall switch and it stopped working again

As far as i know the device is broken again, i installed back the normal old switch which works perfectly fine.

Does anybody have any clue on why this is happening? Or any advice would be muchly appreciated!

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Turns out it didn’t break , but because this switch is without neutral wire the led light bulb needs at least 5v for the switch to properly work.

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Hey JVR, sorry to revive this thread but I’m having the same issue: no neutral Aqara switch that goes out after awhile. Tried two. Same thing. I just tested them in another junction box and they didn’t break. My setup is connected to a bathroom fan, so when you say it needs at least 5v to work, are you saying that the Aqara no neutral switch is simply not an option? Or was there a way you were able to fix the voltage issue so the switch worked? Thanks for the help!