@BranDot - Not all switches are made the same. A bypass that most of us use is the Aeotec Bypass. This allows the voltage leaked by the dimmer to the load (in case causing a dimply kit bulb). Since some led need just the tiniest bit of energy to excite the diode it causes what some of us see. We use the bypass the place a load online that leaks the voltage back to the neutral.
Okay, I think I’ve seen those used for when you want to keep a smart bulb that is on a switch constantly powered?
Would this also work with the switch on the outlet with the string lights? How would you install that?
@BranDot - https://inovelli.com/aeotec-bypass/
If the string lights are on an outlet, I would install behind the outlet that the string lights plug into. I’m trying to think of an alternative too. So give me a min to think. @Bry or @JohnRob any other ideas?
So going forward, it’d be less expensive and an easier install to buy something other than Inovelli that doesn’t have this issue? That’s too bad, I do like these Red dimmers and switches outside of this issue.
Theoretically the dimmer connected to a neutral shouldn’t be needed. However, in some cases it still requires it. Different string lights?
I’m going with in the receptacle box too. My answer is always in the device box, not the switch.
No, the Inovelli and a bypass is actually cheaper than a Homeseer.
But it’d be about the same price as a Lutron switch, which I really like as well, and more than something like a Zooz, both require less hassle and instillation.