Does it need a neutral?
1572471
It shouldn't need to. We just replaced it for the fan switch. It has feed and feed through.
1572472
You should ask an electrician why it needs one, but I know it won't work without it being grounded.
1572473
Yes, this device is for use on a 120VAC circuit. You will have a Hot wire - (Black), and a Neutral wire - (White) that is connected to you device.
1572474
I did install it with a neutral and I do not know if it would work without one. I am sorry for not being of much help!
1572475
Yes it does need neutral. This switch is awesome. Have two. Works very nice. Easy to wire. Deep box is best.
518267
It does not need a separate circuit for the timer. I ran the 240 to the timer and (I think) 12 gauge from the timer to the water heater. I'm not qualified to answer the second question, but given the way you have to wire the timer I would guess that you can't wire safely w/o the neutral.
347404
I have been using the neutral wires in all of my installations. I'm not sure how it will operate if not connected.
1977507
Yes. Now, arguably you can connect the neutral to the ground and it will still work -- but ideally this should be connected to a white neutral.
2041550
Neutral is common with house. Its basic groind to ground, hot to hot and neutral to neutral
1701471
Sorry but, I just went ahead and connected the neutral since it was there, I don't know if it's required.
1313420
Turn the power off and twist the two hots together, twist the two neutrals together, and wire nut the leads off the outlet to the twisted wires. The little orange wire nuts won't be big enough, so you will have to get different wire nuts. The neutral could still have a load on it, if it is shared with another circuit, so you might be better off hiring an electrician to change it out for you.
875303
If there is no grounding lug in the housing then no. This unit is insulated and does not need grounding.
1488709
It does not automatically go back to neutral. It stays in the new position.
2016453
No, apparently you don't need one. Occasionally, the plug will work its way loose from the outlet - not very often. We just plug it back in and ready to go. We are still happy with this purchase.
2188053
Yes it requires a neutral. An LCD operates 24/7. An led glows when powered up. Once programmed to my zip code it adjusts for sunset
1821338
No but other brands do such as this one.Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor switch, no neutral required, 600 Watts Single-Pole/Multi Location, MS-OPS5M-WH, White
1622610
The short answer is yes. The long answer is that a light switch without a neutral wire will either not function or immediately fry if operated, depending on how modern your wiring. You will have great difficulty finding a light switch without a neutral wire. I imagine it would be illegal.
1239761
No, it needs 110 v power all the time, add an electrical socket nearby........
924749
No, you need a neutral for the light to work on this device and not all light switches have a neutral but splitting the load wire is not going to work.
60043
No. Remove the ballast and wire the load to one end, the neutral to the other end, and it works on 120v AC.
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.