I have a porch switch inside and wonder if this would work as alternate on and off with that switch.
1661376
If you wire this unit to that switch. The inside switch will turn this light on and off (along with any other wired to that inside switch). Only if the switch on the light unit is in the on position. This units switch only controls this individual light unit. It would not affect any other lighting connected to your inside switch.
1661377
yes it will you just have to make sure the switch on the light is turn on. you can also buy this light without a switch.
1661378
Yes, I have the same situation. You can leave the switch on the light on and control it from inside, or you leave the inside switch on and control it at the light. It WON'T work like a 3-way.
1661379
I believe it would work provided the switch on the light was left in the ON position, your porch switch would then control power to the light. There is an identical light on Amazon that has a motion sensor in it that is advertised as a porch light. You may want to look at that one too.
1525540
Not sure, never tired it. However, as it is simply a switch, so it should work. I'd confirm with the seller. Nothing seems to be simple any more.
1729650
yes use the switch on side to change from one to the other or both its 3 way
1907778
check the number of pins on receptacle where switch is plugged in. if it has the same number of pins it will work.
941241
Most likely it will work, but you're leaving half of the switch unused. Most Lowes, Home Depot and Menard's carry the switch that you need for less money.
465091
I am not aware if this switch would operate that way if you reversed the wiring. It might.I do know I have a Leviton switch in a house that operates when "on" which was installed by the builder. But do not know how it was wired.
1834663
No, the Honeywell switch does not work in that capacity. Leviton has a switch that supposedly will. However, I have not tried it as I threw the towel in on this wish list.
962335
Should be able to. The connections to the toggle switch are very similar and can easily be disconnected to swap.
2090246
Yes, assuming you have "normal" porch lights. Timer/switch is rated for up to 1800 watts. Most porch lights don't exceed 100 watts, so three drawing 300 watts is no problem. One of my timers controls two 600 watt transformers (for low voltage yard lights) without a problem.
1748611
I actually did this and it does work. You have to make sure that you get two units that have the same frequency. HOWEVER, you cannot use one switch to control two boxes (my original plan) -- it will alternate them on and off.
329303
Yes ..... this switch is purely mechanical ..... will turn circuit on or off depending how the circuit is wired.
1629565
I would say yes as long as the current passing thru the switch is only a few watts, otherwise you'll need a relay.
1693711
Yes it can work as an on off switch, but you must slide it all the way up and down to get that functionality. So it's not too quick for a "switch" functionality, if you know what I mean.
1694427
Not sure... i havent had much success with these switches, wiring them like one should doesnt always work... may be some of them are faulty internally
675948
You really only want to feed the switch with whatever amperage feed you need for the circuit you are switching. I wouldn't just tap off anything to feed the switch and the light. Since you can only feed the switch once, you would have to make that decision.
447438
The second switch stays the same as it was. You would put the program able switch in the location that is most convenient. For example, we have a front porch light that can be turned on from the garage and the front hall. I put the program able switch in the front hall and kept the garage switch the same.
1197303
Sorry, I have not used the switch in that capacity. However, this switch appears to be a single pole switch.