ZWaveJS - Can I turn off the LED light on my GE/Jasco wall switches?

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As the title suggests, all my ZWave paddle switches have an LED status light on them. How can I turn that off?

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You’ve provided no details about the switches, so it’s impossible to say. Have you reviewed the documentation for the switches to see if there’s a configuration option to control the LED?

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Apologies. Every wall switch in my house has either a green or blue LED on it (title updated). My assumption was that they are standard. And yes, they can be switched off, as it was an option in SmartThings, which I just recently migrated the switches from…

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So, have you reviewed the documentation for the switches?

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By using the ZWave JS 2 MQTT Addon, accessing the UI for that addon. Expand your lightswitch node, then under 'Configurationchange the[4-112-0-3] Night Lightvalue for your switch toLED Always Off`.

See my followup reply for an easier method which does not require anything more than the Home Assistant Service page.

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It’s likely going to vary by model number. They’ve got a few models and revisions. Load the Zwavejs2mqtt add-on, open the switch node you want, open configuration, and see what parameters it presents for you to be able to change. If the descriptions there are not clear, you should at least now be able to see the model number - find the user guide online and read to see what parameter number to use within that panel. It’s a bit more hands-on that SmartThings I think.

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Will it screw things up to install that when I’m running the native HA ZWaveJS?

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If you don’t have ZWave JS to MQTT installed, then I came up with an alternate way to do it. Open up the Services Developer Tool, then enter the following:

Service: zwave_js.set_config_parameter
Targets: <click “Pick a Device” and choose your GE switch>
Parameter: Night Light
Value: 2

Click the “Call Service” button in the lower right, and your LED should always remian off.

I just experimented with this technique and found:

0 = LED on when switch is off (the default)
1 = LED on when switch is on
2 = LED aways off

P.S. Here is a screenshot of the Service page on my Home Assistant for reference.

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Nice! And props for using the link thingie!

This solution worked for most of my switches, but not all. Is there a way for me to view all switch parameters with the native HA integration?

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I just confirmed that this solution works successfully on both GE 14294 Dimmers as well as GE 12722 Switches.

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Search for your model number directly in the ZWave-JS Server Repository instead. I found the correct information for the 14294 dimmer there.

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Ultimately in my case, using a parameter of 3 (rather than Night Light) worked, as some of the labels were different.

Thanks!

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Labels will be different for now. We’re templating the files which will make them all the same but it’s a laborious process.

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Has anyone used the above Developer Tools: Services to change associations on a zwave device? I have a zen21 device. I don’t see a parameter number for associations, so following the above hits a roadblock.

(associations allow one zwave device to control another directly without the hub between)

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Associations don’t work by parameters, they’re groups. You’d need to use the Zwavejs2mqtt UI to change those at the moment.