I purchased a INSTEON 2443-222 Micro On/Off Module, and now I am not sure if it can be used in my application.
In the switch box, I have only hot wires--the incoming line and the outgoing hot controlled by the switch. So I know that I can't use the micro module there without a neutral.
In the fixture box, I have the incoming (switched) hot wire from the switch, and a neutral.
The module obviously needs power at all times, but I am seeing now that I can't get that power in this scenario. The wiring diagram shows the module tying in to the hot line separately, before the switch.
Is it common to have another hot wire in a switched fixture box besides the switched one? I don't see this arrangement in any of my fixures.
Perhaps I am being dense or missing something.
By the way, I would simply use a two wire INSTEON switch for this application, but I don't think they make them in toggle syle, and I don't much like the look of the available 2 wire switches.
Any thoughts?
In the switch box, I have only hot wires--the incoming line and the outgoing hot controlled by the switch. So I know that I can't use the micro module there without a neutral.
In the fixture box, I have the incoming (switched) hot wire from the switch, and a neutral.
The module obviously needs power at all times, but I am seeing now that I can't get that power in this scenario. The wiring diagram shows the module tying in to the hot line separately, before the switch.
Is it common to have another hot wire in a switched fixture box besides the switched one? I don't see this arrangement in any of my fixures.
Perhaps I am being dense or missing something.
By the way, I would simply use a two wire INSTEON switch for this application, but I don't think they make them in toggle syle, and I don't much like the look of the available 2 wire switches.
Any thoughts?
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