Does it require a white neutral wire to work?
141702
It depends on the type of installation - single pole or 3-way and whether the switch is in the middle or the end of the run. Here is a link to the Honeywell Installation Guide showing drawings of each type of installation. https://customer.honeywell.com/resources/techlit/TechLitDocuments/69-0000s/69-2458EFS.pdf You can also call Tech support at 800 468-1502 and they'll walk you through the process. Good luck!
141703
sorry for the late response. You do not need a nuetral. The switch can be installed in front of or beyond the power supplu. It can also be installed on a 3 way switch. Good timer, no problems
127696
The white wire coming off the box does not hook to anything, to switch patterns you touch this wire to power and it switches the pattern.
323751
No neutral required. This one is a Single pole, so is a regular switch, it won't work as a 3 way. I'm not sure if they make it as a 3 way timer, but if they do, amazon should have it...
1049558
Not at all. It was an easy install. I had the wire go from the battery to the switch. The switch had a ground, then went from the switch directly to the light. Then I had to ground the light. It was super easy. I put an inline fuse between the switch and the light but I don't see the need for it. All you need is some wire and wire connectors and you're set
1036083
You'd have to contact Intermatic for a definite answer. It has a neutral wire but I don't know for sure if it would work properly without it connected. I think it should but that's only a guess.
1282515
hello, why would you do that ? never interrupt the neutral wire, neutral is ground. to have "this switch" work you need to be connected to a ground to complete the circuit for the led.
265966
First, the unit won't operate unless you have an active ground connection. The instructions are poor in that they don't show the complete circuit to the light. Basically, run your power cable through the switch box to the light fixture; the black wires of the switch will be spliced into the black "hot" wire of the cable; the green wire of the switch will be connected to (but not interrupt) the ground wires of the cable. The white "neutral" wire will run only to the light - bad design in my opinion, because the switch uses ground instead of neutral to complete its control circuit, but apparently it meets electrical code or could not be marketed.
1201372
Despite the reply from Phoenix Down... ...many of these type of devices do work without a neutral (aka grounded wire). As explained in other replies to diff questions, the grounding wire, often bare or green (not to be confused with the grounded wire..aka neutral) is acceptable by UL (Underwriters Labs) and the NAC (National Electrical Code).To simplify my reply.... ....it seems it's perfectly acceptable not to have a neutral on this device but instead the ground wire (again, green or bare copper).
347404
I have been using the neutral wires in all of my installations. I'm not sure how it will operate if not connected.
1195145
Yes it does. You have to separate the wires though. Only one wire through the jaws. There are usually 3 wires in typical home wiring to an outlet or light fixture...hot, neutral and ground...wrapped in a sheath. The ground should have no power through it...if it does, you have a problem.
825967
Just going from memory, the white is neutral, and you will need a neutral in order for the timer to function properly. The other three allow the switch to work in a 1 or 2 switch environment, for example, as the only switch in the room, or as one of two switches.
2264821
No. You need your neutral wire connected to this. If power is going to the light fixture first and then the switch then loops back, this timer will not work. The timer requires both a hot wire and neutral wire to operate correctly. If you have a switch loop run and you are able to pull a neutral from another run in the same box or another location altogether, then you could use that. Just do NOT use your ground as your neutral!
380359
This switch needs 120v supply into the switch. Usually Black. The white coming to the box with the 120v supply will go to the neutral of the switch. The red on the switch will go to the light to turn it on. This is not for a 3-way switch instillation. Wire the ground on the switch to ground in the box.
1263917
The neutral does not need to be connected. The voltage across the red and black is 240V and the white is just a center-tap on that potential, meaning the voltage between white and red (or between white and black) is 120V and this unit does not need both 240V and 120V at the same time. Be sure to cap off the unused white wire.
1877729
No. I have two of these and just replaced the existing switch and enrolled it in my zWave system. You can got the Leviton.com and enter the model number then downloar a complete set of instructions. A neutral power source and a neutral wire are not the same thing however.
323753
I installed the timer switch I bought for my daughter in her home. I know it does not require a neutral wire. I really believe the documentation that came with it showed it could be used in a 3-way arrangement but I left that with her so I can't refer to it as to how that would be done. In her situation it just replaced a single-pole switch.
581868
It's for you to know how you wire your system. It's doesn't matter which one you use for positive or negative. I use white to signal I hooked it up to positive.