Your Smart Home’s Biggest Problem Just Got Solved
The Candeo RD1 Pro not only FINALLY solves your smart home’s biggest problem, it’s one of the most powerful smart dimmer switches I’ve ever tested, and it does some absolutely nuts stuff that I never would have expected. It does of course work with Amazon Alexa to make your dumb bulbs smart, but it’s what it can do with smart bulbs using Home Assistant that is utterly mental!
This video review of the Candeo RD1 Pro smart dimmer switch is sponsored by Candeo, all opinions are my own.
This is easily the best Zigbee smart dimmer switch I’ve tested — a 2-way smart dimmer that doesn’t require a neutral wire, works with Home Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, and Hubitat. Candeo also do more basic versions of their smart home dimmers, and not only Zigbee dimmers, but Wifi dimmers too.
In this video I’ll show you how to install a smart dimmer switch without a neutral wire, how to fix smart dimmer flickering, and how to use an LED bypass so you can finally use a smart dimmer switch with LED lights. You can make your lights smart without changing your bulbs, OR control your smart bulbs directly with a dimmer switch without cutting and introducing power.
***BEFORE YOU BUY – Smart Dimmer Compatibility Matters***
This is a complicated and varied smart home device so I shall reiterate what I said in the video:
1. The switch will work with Alexa directly using Zigbee but ONLY if you have a Zigbee capable Amazon echo (which to be fair is most of them these days), BUT Candeo offer a cheaper option if this is your only plan. It is linked below. *BEAR IN MIND YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO CONTROL DUMB BULBS IN YOUR CEILING IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO SOLELY USE AN ECHO BECAUSE…
2. The switch can only dim smart bulbs using automations that are too complex for the Alexa ecosystem. They aren’t difficult to set up by any means, it’s just that the Alexa ecosystem is really limited. You will need Home Assistant, Smartthings, or Hubitat if you plan to control smart home devices, that includes those in the ceiling AND things like blinds, TV’s and Lamps.
3. Although blueprints have been created for Home Assistant for you to import, and although creating an automation from scratch is actually pretty easy (see my guide below) it isn’t so easy for Smartthings or Hubitat. This is because although the drivers have been written so that those devices can receive the presses and turns, the software hasn’t been written to use those things in an automation. That is something you would need to do yourself. ChatGPT is your friend.
🛒 BUY THE NO NEUTRAL CANDEO DIMMER SWITCHES BELOW…
***IF YOU’RE THINKING OF REPLACING A SOCKET AS I SUGGESTED IN THE VIDEO THEN PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: WHEN USING A SMART DIMMER AS A MAINS-POWERED CONTROLLER FROM A SOCKET CIRCUIT, IT SHOULD BE SUPPLIED VIA A FUSED SPUR (3A OR 5A FCU).
THIS IS NOT ABOUT NORMAL POWER DRAW, BUT ABOUT FAULT PROTECTION.
DO NOT CONNECT LIGHTING ACCESSORIES DIRECTLY TO A 32A RING FINAL WITHOUT A SUITABLE FUSE.***
🛒 FULL HOME ASSISTANT SUPPORTED 2-WAY SMART DIMMER WITH ENERGY MONITORING, SMART BULB AND SMART HOME CONTROL AND ALL MODES
*RD1-Pro*
GLOBAL LINK: https://candeo.io/product-range/rd1-and-rd1-pro/main-dimmer-rd1-pro/
🛒 HOME ASSISTANT SUPPORTED 2-WAY SMART DIMMER WITH ENERGY MONITORING (NO SMART BULB OR SMART HOME CONTROL)
*RD1*
GLOBAL LINK: https://candeo.io/product-range/rd1-and-rd1-pro/main-dimmer-rd1/
🛒 CHEAPEST BEST ALEXA ZIGBEE DIMMER FOR PAIRING DIRECTLY TO AMAZON ECHOS WITH ZIGBEE CAPABILITIES TO CONTROL DUMB BULBS ONLY
*C202*
GLOBAL LINK: https://candeo.io/product-range/c202/
🛒 CHEAPEST BEST ALEXA WIFI DIMMER TO CONTROL DUMB BULBS ONLY (NO ZIGBEE CAPABILITY REQUIRED)
*C302-WF*
https://candeo.io/store/wifi-smart-dimmer-switch-1-gang-kit/
🛒 LED DIMMER BYPASS TO STOP FLICKERING
*C130-S*
GLOBAL: https://candeo.io/store/led-dimmer-bypass/
🔗 And finally here is a tutorial on exactly how I achieved what I did in Home Assistant in the demo at the beginning of the video: https://chatgpt.com/share/6944fc2e-0fd0-8003-8eb2-be3ec0ce9c1c
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⏳ 0:00 – Zigbee Smart Dimmer Switch Home Assistant Demo
⏳ 1:40 – Candeo RD1 Pro Zigbee Dimmer Switch Smart Bulb Control
⏳ 2:47 – Best Smart Home Dimmer EVER – Modes
⏳ 4:39 – 2-Way Smart Home Dimmer Switch
⏳ 6:47 – How To Install A Smart Home Light Switch
⏳ 9:40 – Controlling Smart Bulbs With A Light Switch
⏳ 11:08 – Solving Flicker Caused By Dimmer Switches
⏳ 11:53 – Other Use Cases For Smart Home Dimmers
⏳ 13:32 – What’s wrong with it?
⏳ 17:12 – Candeo RD1 Pro Summary
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