does it require a ground wire? I live in an old condo..(built 1982) and it has two wire system (without neutral and ground)
792504
oh yes it does require at least a 4 wire system. you would need to add them
1317879
You can. I did, but you then lose the added protection of having the unit grounded. No big deal for me. Mine works great!
1263914
IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING, GET AN ELECTRICIAN. On my setup, no neutral wire was used. It does not connect into the unit. I spent a week trying to figure it out and even asked 2 electricians. The instruction doesn't say, but if you look at the wiring diagram it is clear.
2267928
I believe it did require a neutral wire. If I remember my installation correctly it didn't simply drop in place of the hot switch it replaced
2156773
the unit is hardwired. you should know what you are doing or hire an electrician. you can connect a power cord and connect it to a plug, I would always recommend using a three wire setup that includes a ground.
118685
To my surprise, the switch did not have a ground connection. I'm guessing that it's not required because there are no exposed connections (it attaches with wires and wire nuts), and that the construction is double insulated.
1139786
Not sure I understand your question. You can install it as part of your system. If you are paying someone to install your system, make a point of asking them to install it. If you have an existing system that has no ground, first don't call those bozos back, but be sure to have someone integrate a ground ASAP. Otherwise, the static/lightning will ground via your expensive electronics. If you have an existing ground and just want to upgrade, it is a simple matter of removing the old one and putting this one in place. A screw driver and a pair of pliers will be all you need. Some cable systems carry voltage as well as signal, so be careful pulling the Coax off so that the center conductor does not touch anything else while you make the replacement. Also make sure the ground is really a ground. Far too many times I see really shoddy ground setups. I must either attach to a metal water pipe that leaves the foundation of the building, or to a properly installed grounding rod.
719522
Yes, you can install it without the ground wire. Just leave the ground (green) terminal on the switch un-connected.
1258151
Older installations won't have a matching ground wire. The ground wire is for safety, but not strictly necessary. Simply cap it off as you do the other leads and be very careful none of the wrong wires touch each other when you push the box in.
391451
I believe it does require a neutral connection. Check behind your existing switch and I think you will find a neutral probably with a wire nut on it.
231583
i tried it both ways, with the green connected to ground and not connected to ground, the unit worked both ways, i do not believe this green wire is a true ground wire.
2239203
does not come with a grounding wire, has the parts for the grounding wire hook up if you need it
347404
I have been using the neutral wires in all of my installations. I'm not sure how it will operate if not connected.
203864
Hi, it counts on your wiring. If the box is ground and you use the screw in the loop then yes it will be ground. If the box is not then of course a ground will not just appear from no where.
110798
I have a seventy year old house and there is only a black and white, no ground wire. The Lutron switch has two black wires and a ground. I hooked the black wires up to the black and white and the switch did NOT work without a ground. I know, because I tried it that way and then called their help line and they confirmed that a ground is necessary. The box that I put the switch in is metal and I read that the 'old school way,' when they built a house, was to wrap one wire around a box and then string that wire to the next box, and so on, until the end and where they just ground the one wire. So, I attached the switch ground to the box, and it worked. I don't know if that helps, but I thought I would share that older houses WON'T have a ground wire.
1006946
As I recall, the switch has 3 wires that need to be connected. One wire is connected to the power source (hot), one wire is connected to the neutral, and the third wire goes to the load (light or receptacle, or device). This switch requires a neutral connection. I do not recall a ground wire or connection. I have used this device for a year, and found it to work just as advertised. The wire leads are 12 gauge wire.
450652
I haven't purchased this yet, but if there is no ground wire connection on the unit, then you just connect the ground wires from the incoming cable and outgoing cable together in a plastic box. If you do use a metal box, then you should run a pigtail ground wire to a grounding screw in the box to ground the box, but it would be easier to just stick with a plastic box so you don't have to worry about grounding the box.