I already told him to call an electrician
Finally got the switch all wired and working. Works flawlessly with ESPHome and Home Assistant. Yay!
at Sparky Spice.Look at Sparky Spice wiring up light switches and shit.
So how did you do it? Pull a neutral?Finally got the switch all wired and working. Works flawlessly with ESPHome and Home Assistant. Yay!
From the outlet, yes.So how did you do it? Pull a neutral?
box fill is a bitch with smart switches.Now I've got a new problem tho. The new switch doesn't fit in the box. And its some weird box + conduit combo thing from 1998. Which means I'm guessing it isn't likely that I can just get a deeper box. #FML
Anything that won't look like (more) shit with this?
Box and switch are 1.5", plus the wires sticking out the back, and the metal plate the box connects to.box fill is a bitch with smart switches.
are you just having wire folding issues, or is the box literally not deep enough for the switch even without the wires?
This one would probably fitAnything that won't look like (more) shit with this?
That looks nice, but fucking $16? Assholes.the search term you want is raceway box @fly
what you've got isnt technically conduit, its raceway
you can get deeper boxes