AEOTECDimmer Bypass ZWave Plus

I recently purchased a Brilliant home control switch. I liked the idea of controlling multiple smart items throughout my home and gave this switch a try. Before installing the switch I could dim all my LED down lights throughout my kitchen and living room down to 1%. Once I installed the Brilliant switch all I got was flickering to the point it was dizzying. I contacted the company and they suggested sending out a new base unit. In the meantime I read online about dummy loads and who LEDs not drawing enough power for dimmer switches to work properly. So I tried this companies load simulator. It installed in about 30 seconds and in less time than that the difference was noticeable. I couldn’t be happier and my lights can now dim down to 1%. No humming from the Brilliant control at such low levels and hardly noticeable heat on the dummy load/load simulator. I’ve only tested it for a day but feel confident this was all I needed.

According to the instructions, this can be used in a 2 or 3 wire situation ie with or without a neutral. With a neutral the bypass is essentially wired in parallel with the bulb, without a neutral (as in most UK light switches) it seems to be wired in series.In my case, I used the bypass with the LightwaveRF small in line dimmer and a single Philips 5.5w GU10 bulb. I wired the bypass at the dimmer, not in the light fitting, where it goes between the neutral and the dimmer live to the bulb. It worked perfectly. Without the bypass, I would expect the bulb to flicker heavily, particularly as it’s dimmed because a single 5.5w bulb is not normally sufficient load for the dimmer. However, the bulb now works perfectly and dims smoothly right across the range. It also turns on when fully dimmed.So it really solves that problem of insufficient load and flickering lights.I don’t know how much it costs to run but it seems to be very little. The bypass is marked 1w so I take it that the maximum it will be adding is 1w and presumably less when dimmed.

Added some Martin Jerry no-neutral light switches and got some Lutron LUT-MLC bypass as a gift. The Lutron devices did not work properly so ordered the Aeotec as a replacement. They work exactly as intended. A little pricey for what they are, but they just work.

Does exactly what it says it does - cured a problem where my LED lights would never turn off completely - just be very faintly on.I contacted Aeotec support which was just phenomenal (extremely quick responses from someone who clearly knew exactly what they were talking about, and who came across as a “real person genuinely interested in solving my problem”, as opposed to “person who happened to get my support ticket and will now read the FAQ at me until something works” which is unfortunately so common these days), and they recommended this bypass module for installations with very low load (5x7W in my case).The bypass was very simple to install, and cured the problem instantly.5 stars for both the product itself, as well as the awesome support from Aeotec which was as good as any I’ve had.

I have 3 sconces on 1 dimmer. I switched them to LED bulbs and it just wouldn't work. They flickered even with the switch turned off. I play around and realize if I put 1 incandescent bulb in any of the lights, the flicker was gone. That's when I realized that it must require a certain amount of draw. But I hated that all 3 bulbs were not the same and didn't dim the same. So I started looking for a resister I could add and found this.It's super easy to install. Take the hot wire going to the light and wire it to either wire on this resister. Then attach the other wire to the light. Perfect!