Possible to use smart dimmer in this setup?

[stu1811]

@Bry

You’re out of conductors!

Wireless?

[Bry]

@stu1811

Wireless?

Or arcing, maybe . . .

[harjms]

Tesla had wireless AC down…

[mamber]

@Bry

You have three conductors in that box. One is bringing in the constant hot. The second is the traveler to signal the Aux. The third is being used to send the hot to the Aux. You’re out of conductors!

Unless I’m missing something the left box only needs 3 conductors and a dumb switch (no need for a powered aux). If the Inovelli is in the right box then a dumb switch can go in the left box and therefore doesn’t need a constant hot in the left box. The constant hot is going to the right box where the Inovelli smart dimmer can go with a dumb switch in the left box

[PJF]

yankfade

You got it figured out despite the conflicting info, OK, here is how I would wire it, starting from the drawings and explanation already posted.

In the left box:

• Connect the black/hot power wire to the “neutral” of the aux switch.
• Also connect the red traveler wire to the black/hot power wire and “neutral” of the aux switch.
• Connect the white traveler wire to the traveler terminal of the aux switch.

In the right box:

• connect the red wire to the Line of the dimmer switch.
• connect the white wire to the traveler terminal of the dimmer switch.
• connect the black wire to the load terminal of the dimmer switch.

Don’t use white as a constant hot unless you have to, then mark it as black with tape or paint.

You have to find the box where the power comes in on the black wire. That is the “left” box in the above wiring explanation. That box must have the aux switch.

[Bry]

@mamber

If the Inovelli is in the right box then a dumb switch can go in the left box and therefore doesn’t need a constant hot in the left box.

You cannot use a dumb switch in a non-neutral configuration.

[PJF]

And besides, the wiring has a constant hot in the left box and the OP doesn’t want to open his light boxes to re-wire it.

[mamber]

@Bry

You cannot use a dumb switch in a non-neutral configuration.

Ah ha! That is the part I was missing Thanks

[yankfade]

You have to find the box where the power comes in on the black wire. That is the “left” box in the above wiring explanation. That box must have the aux switch.

@PJF isn’t that the right box in Bry’s diagram? The right box is the one with the direct black “line” wire.

[PJF]

I just looked back and yes, left is right and right is left. Aux goes where the power is and dimmer goes where it can switch the light wire.

[yankfade]

@yankfade

• Aux switch goes into the box that gets the hot first
• Aux switch is wired with black (hot) to one of the “neutral” labeled holes, white to the other “neutral” hole, and red to “traveler”
• Inovelli dimmer goes into the other box
• Inovelli dimmer is wired with white to “line”, black to “load”, and red to “traveler”

So, I finally got around to this and the wiring above worked like a charm. Thanks again @Bry!

[Bry]

@yankfade

Thanks again @Bry!

You’re welcome! Glad you got it going!