(05-16-2022, 09:46 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(05-15-2022, 07:05 PM)Jags Wrote: My home automation quit working.  At least one light.  No, I don’t usually use my phone to turn lights on or off.  But I like it for when out of town and the rare convenience.  These switches have been one by one going out.  The living room went out and for three days we were unable to turn the light on.  I replaced the switch today, connect it to the hub.  Won’t turn the light on.  The app shows it’s on when I manually do it.  The app makes the switch make an audible noise suggesting the app is working in sync with the switch. The light just won’t come on.  Since we have had to replace a few of these switches at 60/ per switch I was quite disappointed my light wasn’t working.  Also, confused as to why it connected to the hub and seemed to respond both ways without any lights working.  I had an ahah moment.  My kid must’ve somehow pulled the chain controlling the light.  My kid is about 4 feet tall and a reach of maybe 5 and a half at best.  This chain that you’d pull on the ceiling fan is about 7 feet high.  60 bucks later, about 5 minutes of replacing the switch and all the aggravation, I pull the chain and on come the lights.  I feel like wringing her neck.

Try the easy fixes before the expensive ones

I will now.  But considering that chain has been pulled maybe 2 times in the 14 years in the house and the fact that those switches seem to only have like a 3 year shelf life it didn’t even dawn on me.  Kids cost ya money.  It was like trying to start a chainsaw with the lever in the off position.  (We usually let the user sweat their butt off and [BLEEP] about the equipment first before we make them look stupid and tell them though)

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