“I have two antique chandeliers with 8 and 6 bulbs. Each is currently on its own wall dimmer switch. How would I set up a system to operate these two lighting locations independently via WiFi?”
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Each chandeliers should be set up as a seperate zone in the same room. This way you can control them individually or together. Easy to do in phillips hue app.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Our home has several chandeliers and light fixtures that take anywhere from 6-24 bulbs. Two options I saw that involve Hue. Option 1. Get Hue bulbs if you already have a Hue ecosystem in your household. This by far will be the MOST expensive option. The candelabra bulbs are not cheap at $24 each!! That is 24 x 6 = $144 just for one 6 bulb chandelier!!! You can do the rest of the math. Option 2. (the one I did) I have a huge Hue ecosystem in my home, so I bought the Lutron - Caséta Wireless Smart Lighting Dimmer Switch, each one of these smart switches will control at least one light fixture and can integrate to be used with the Hue system. If you have not added Hue to your home yet, you could even just get a this Caseta smart switch or really any smart switch.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hue lights can help you group them and dimmer switch will help control. It’s a little pricey but easy to use. I have them in different locations with my home.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You would either need to use Hue bulbs or else something like GE zwave wall switches with a SmartThings hub. The hue switch is only meant to control Hue light bulbs.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You would either need to change the wiring to separate them with two wired smart home switches like GE zwave (needs a hub such as SmartThings hub) or else you could keep the existing switch and wiring and replace all the bulbs with Hue bulbs (needs a Hue bridge) and simply group the bulbs separately for each chandelier.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If you have hue bulbs on those lights already then all you have to do is add all of those individual lights in the Hue app to a group. Once those are all in a group you have to assign that group to be controlled by that dimmer. Go to the Hue website for instructions on how to do it in the app. It is very easy, I just did it with some lights in my kitchen. Good luck.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Easy - group each light on each respective lighting fixture into a room and they will work together. You can still operate each bulb independently (if you want to create a custom scene) or you can sync them so they’re all the same. The options really are endless.
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