Sorry, I have them working in a 3-way, but not a 4-way (I have three
switches total)

On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 8:06 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have these in my new house.  I've been trying to get them to work in a
> 3-way configuration, but something is not right.  They work great in a two
> way upstairs.  Maybe I need to call support as well.
>
> On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 8:03 AM, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Smartthings
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 8:44 AM Timothy Steele <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Why not just get a ELAN g1 to control your lutron and any other smart
>>> device you have? A bit pricey but so much nicer in the end and a LOT less
>>> work
>>>
>>> Control your lights, shades,  music and TV's all in 1 spot
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 3:49 AM Jason McKemie <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Esp8266's are cheap and flexible. Part of me still wants to have
>>>> everything hard wired though. Especially since I still need to run power.
>>>>
>>>> On Sunday, January 28, 2018, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm putting ESP8266's on everything in my house right now, with
>>>>> arduinos and relay boards galore. Then those get connected up to a
>>>>> private Blynk.cc server, so I can control them from my phone.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think I have an addiction. :(
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 7:31 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> > Have three switches on a circuit in master bedroom running 7 can
>>>>> lights in
>>>>> > ceiling.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Some of the last convert to LED.
>>>>> > They make some nice PAR38 reflector LEDS with a color temp
>>>>> equivalent to
>>>>> > tungsten.
>>>>> > Finally.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > So have thought of a dimmer on this for years.  3 switches.  Could
>>>>> put a
>>>>> > dimmer in one place that would control the whole circuit but that
>>>>> would not
>>>>> > be good if you dimmed it then wanted to control from another
>>>>> location.  So
>>>>> > went all googly and came up with a Lutron product.  Has to be a
>>>>> particular
>>>>> > product that will work for LEDS.  And has to be the RF version, not
>>>>> IR
>>>>> > remote.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The master dimmer uses one of the travelers as a data circuit to
>>>>> talk to the
>>>>> > other dimmers and come to agreement as to the level that is wanted.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Can dim from any location.  You can put any number of
>>>>> dimmers/switches on a
>>>>> > circuit.   Has a preset dim button too.
>>>>> > Gotta make sure to only have ONE master dimmer on the circuit.  They
>>>>> all get
>>>>> > unhappy if more than one is the master.  This detail is very hard to
>>>>> find in
>>>>> > the instructions.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > All of the switches have the dimmer controls.  Only the master has
>>>>> the RF
>>>>> > receiver.  Have as many remotes as you want.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Too several purchasing misfires (and one factory packing error), two
>>>>> very
>>>>> > light at night tech support calls to Lutron (native American English
>>>>> speaker
>>>>> > that actually knew his stuff).  Blew some sparks when jamming all
>>>>> the wires
>>>>> > into one of the outlet boxes (everybody does residential electrical
>>>>> work hot
>>>>> > right, else how would you know of you blew a circuit breaker when
>>>>> jamming
>>>>> > all those wires back in that little box).
>>>>> >
>>>>> > All the switches are finally in the wall, the grounds are even
>>>>> connected and
>>>>> > the coverplates are on.  This after about a month of bloody ended
>>>>> wires
>>>>> > hanging out of the wall in three places and touching wires together
>>>>> to turn
>>>>> > the lights on and off...
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I would recommend this system now that the pain of learning the
>>>>> different
>>>>> > components and the wiring scheme is over.   Two touches up and full
>>>>> > brightness.  One touch up and preset dimming.  Turning them off
>>>>> makes them
>>>>> > ramp down to a nice soft finish.
>>>>>
>>>>
>

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