Hi Guys
We sold our house recently and hoping to complete negotions on a new place soon. I'm starting to plan my home automation (lighting and garage door control initially)
I've read a ton about z-wave and esp. Leviton, but still ocnfused about the need for a neutral and--while trying to get to the bottom of this--got confused about the 4-scene dimmers.
Neutral
Many of the leviton products (such as this: http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCC...minisite=10024Load Control
I understand baout load control (ratings, types of loads, etc.). However I'm puzzled as to where I'd install my 4-scene controller. I was originally thinking that it replaces and existing light switch, but then realized that it does not control a load after reading this in the installation instructions:
"Vizia RF +VRCS4 controller does not control the load, but provides scene applications to operate with Vizia RF + dimmers/switches."
I realized I need to replace the light switch with a scene-capable dimmer (such as a VRI06-1LX), so would I just make the single gang outlet a double gang and install the scene controller next to it?
If I don't have neutrals at the light switches, does that mean there are no neutrals in the house? (I'm English, so still trying to figure out american wiring - in UK we have live, neurtral and earth - all outlets have live an neutral.)
If there is neutrals in the house, can I just run a new wire from fuse box to the location of my controller?
Thanks in advance
mark
P.S. Can anyone recommend a good book on US home wiring?
We sold our house recently and hoping to complete negotions on a new place soon. I'm starting to plan my home automation (lighting and garage door control initially)
I've read a ton about z-wave and esp. Leviton, but still ocnfused about the need for a neutral and--while trying to get to the bottom of this--got confused about the 4-scene dimmers.
Neutral
Many of the leviton products (such as this: http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCC...minisite=10024Load Control
I understand baout load control (ratings, types of loads, etc.). However I'm puzzled as to where I'd install my 4-scene controller. I was originally thinking that it replaces and existing light switch, but then realized that it does not control a load after reading this in the installation instructions:
"Vizia RF +VRCS4 controller does not control the load, but provides scene applications to operate with Vizia RF + dimmers/switches."
I realized I need to replace the light switch with a scene-capable dimmer (such as a VRI06-1LX), so would I just make the single gang outlet a double gang and install the scene controller next to it?
If I don't have neutrals at the light switches, does that mean there are no neutrals in the house? (I'm English, so still trying to figure out american wiring - in UK we have live, neurtral and earth - all outlets have live an neutral.)
If there is neutrals in the house, can I just run a new wire from fuse box to the location of my controller?
Thanks in advance
mark
P.S. Can anyone recommend a good book on US home wiring?