When thinking about upgrading your lighting or outlets with smart home technology, smart light bulbs or plugs likely come to mind. Those are certainly useful smart devices, but a smart switch may ...

Lutron dimmer switches are just as easy or difficult to install as any other light switch. You have to shut off the power to the switch, disconnect and remove the old light switch, and wire up and ...

The light switch cover you'll replace will be needed for the luxe cover you'll make, so remove the plate from the wall with a screwdriver. Once it's removed, place it on the card stock and trace ...

Brilliant Control looks to replace plain old-fashioned light switches with mini smart hubs, complete with 5-inch LCD touch displays, Wi-Fi, motion and Amazon Alexa voice control built-in.

And they are pretty easy to install these days: devices like the 2nd generation Leviton Decora Smart WiFi Motion Sensing Dimmer that I tested here are just drop-in replacements for your old light ...

SMARTER SWITCHES. Most of the rentals I’ve lived in had electrical systems that I might euphemistically describe as retro, with old-style toggle switches that looked dated even in the ’90s.

Smart switches are often part of a smart home system and commonly control both the power state (on/off) and brightness of your lights through an app or voice command. Style wise they look very much ...

If a smart-home-unaware-layperson comes round, they can operate the wall switch just as they would naturally expect any old light switch to work — and it will behave as expected.

I remember the shift thirty years ago to 'soft touch', rocker-style light switches that made my old 1970s stubby post switches look positively outdated (not that I care). " He added.

You’ve filled your house with all sorts of modern smart gadgets, and yet you still use the same boring old light switches that have been … ...

Once you’ve removed the old switch by disconnecting the wire with pliers. You may have to strip some of the sheathing to expose the wires before winding them onto a new light switch. Be careful ...

The Diva smart dimmer and Claro smart switch bring a more traditional look to the Lutron Caséta smart lighting line that works with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Home. The new switches ...