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    CFL+Incandescent on 2-wire switch?

    I've searched all over the forums...and I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else.

    I'm in an old house with no neutral to the bedroom light switches. I know I can't use a 2-wire switch with CFL lights, but...the rooms have 4-bulb fixtures. Would it work to use three 13W CFLs and one 40W incandescent?

    Would this mess up either the CFLs or the Z-wave switches (such as HA06C or ZDW120)?

    I would only use them in full on and full off (no need for dim)
    Note that pulling a neutral would be a major pain, and it looks like it would also be tough to install a fixture module.

    db

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    That's the problem with old houses - my house is doesn't have a a common neutral either - all boxes are 2 wire or 2 wire and a traveler on the 3-way switches.

    From the HA06C instruction sheet:

    For control of permanently installed incandescent lamp fixtures only

    From the ZDW120 Specification:

    600 Watts (for control of permanently installed incandescent lamp fixtures only)

    So the answer is no - I use all incandescent bulbs and dim according - there are several lights in my house that are dimmed to 5%.

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