I’m not sure if I installed the 2 Wyze switches correctly. One of the Wyze switches work but the other one doesn’t. I connected the two neutral wires to the bundle of neutral wires, connected them to the switches and installed the load and line wires exactly how they were installed to the old switches. For some reason, only the switch on the right works. The switch on the left doesn’t even have the white status light blinking. Each switch only controls one light, so they are both single pole. If anyone can help explain what the issue is, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
Two thoughts… One: you aren’t getting a good connection on the neutral for the non-working switch. Two: are you sure you didn’t reverse line/load on the non-working switch?
Remember that with the old switch, it did not matter which hot wire (line vs load) was hooked up to which switch terminal. With a smart switch, that is important. Most likely the line and load are reversed on the non-working switch. The lack of status light is the dead give away.
will let you test which wire is actually hot. It is supposed to be the black one, but . . .
It’s one of those tools that isn’t worth paying extra for the quality brand, as these seem to collapse and the case breaks whenever you look at them crosseyed.
You also might use something like
to test sockets on the same circuit to make sure they’re wired correctly (these seem to be worth paying a modest premium for a good brand).
The load and line wires were reversed on the old switch (the load wire was on the bottom and the line wire was on the top), but the old switch worked just fine. On all of my other light switches, the load wire is on the top. This caused me to get the line and load wired mixed up Thank you for your responses.
I wasn’t aware of this, until you and @K6CCC brought it up. Thank you for that information. I thought the load wire was always on top. I’ve learned a lot about electrical work, ever since replacing over 20 light switches, and counting
It’s just a light switch. An electrician isnt necessary. I just mixed up the load and line wires. It was my first time rewiring a 2 gang switch box so I was a little confused at first.
Thank you for your responses.