Smart Light Switches for Hallway and Landing

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Hello all

I Hope you are Well.

I have a Question :slight_smile:

I am in the process of getting ‘SONOFF SwitchMan Zigbee Smart Wall Switch | ZBM5 80/86 Type’ Installed and have a popssible issue :frowning:

I have a Double Switch in the Hallway that Controls the Hallway Light but it also Controls the Landing Light.

There is also a Single Switch on the Landing that just Controls the Landing Light.

In this situation, how would I implement Smart Light Switches, or just Smart Lighting in general?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

Kevin

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Put a relay module in your light fitting. Something like a sonoff mini.

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Hello

Thanks for the Reply.

Sorry, but in which Light Fitting, the Hallway, Landing or Both.

Also, do you mean instead of the Smart Switches?

Thanks

Kevin

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You could install that sonoff where you have both switches. Remove the single switch and hardwire it “always on”.
In place of the previous single switch install separate switch in detached mode. If you don’t have neutral there, you need battery powered one.

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Put a relay in each light fitting. You will have a live and neutral feed and a switched line. Far easier than trying to make wall switches work on 2 way circuits. Even worse if you have no neutral in your switches.

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Hello

Thanks for the Reply.

I just received a Reply from Sonoff regarding this situation.

This is what they had to say:

For the two-way control, one switch(A) connects to the light, the other switch(B) does not, and then set the following scenes on each of the two switches to synchronize the 2 channels’ states to achieve a similar effect of dual control.*

If A on then B on
If A off then B off
If B on then A on
If B off then A off

It seems logical, now, will it work in practice :slight_smile:

Thanks

Kevin

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Yes if you have a neutral supply in your switch boxes. If not you will need to back feed the neutral via the light bulb to the switch. this means you cant use the switch as a “dry” contact.