Regarding the eternal desire to control fans/inductive loads, this comment has:
once they are in market, we will start the certification for 1917 so
we can have two UL ratings on them
where 1917 refers to solid state fan control. Is this still in the works? If it happens, is it likely to require a hardware change?
In my specific case I want the 2-1 to be configured in smart bulb mode, with the load being a Shelly 2.5 that’s connected to an exhaust fan. The only time the 2-1 would directly impact power flow is when the air gap tab is pulled to allow me to service the fan or Shelly; otherwise I’ll use switch-generated events to drive automations that reconfigure the Shelly.
Is that something I can expect to work with the current 2-1 switch, even if it’s not certified for that use?