INSTEON SwitchLinc Relay (Dual-Band) (2477S) Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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Installation
Installation – Circuit with 1 Switch (a.k.a. 2-
way circuit)
1) At electrical panel, turn off circuit breaker(s) and/or
remove fuse(s) feeding wall box. Verify that the power is
off before continuing
2) Remove wallplate from the switch. Unscrew switch and
gently pull out
3) Disconnect wires from switch
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4) Turn on power
5) Use a voltage meter to identify the line and load wires
connected to the switch
6) Identify neutral and ground wires
7) Turn off power
8) Connect wires as per table/diagram (confirm firm attachments with no exposed wire)
9) With LEDs on left, gently place SwitchLinc into wall box and screw into place
10) Turn on power
SwitchLinc and its connected load will turn on
11) Verify SwitchLinc is working properly by tapping SwitchLinc on and off
SwitchLinc and its connected load will turn on and off
12) Reinstall wallplate
Installation – Circuit with 2 Switches (a.k.a. 3-way circuit)
Circuits with 2 switches are called 3-way circuits. Both switches in a 3-way circuit need to be replaced by
SwitchLincs (and/or other INSTEON devices).
1)
Turn off circuit breaker(s) and/or remove fuse(s) feeding wall boxes (verify that power is off)
2) Pull both switches from their wall boxes (each switch will have no less than 3 wires)
3) Remove wires from existing switches
4) Make sure wires are safely separated from each other and turn power back on
5) Using a voltage meter measure each wire to ground in both boxes until you find the single wire
supplying 120V (line)
a. We will now refer to that location as Box 1
b. The other box will have the load wire. That will be Box 2
6) Turn power back off
In Box 1 (Line box)
7) Connect bare SwitchLinc ground to bare ground wire or ground screw in wall box
8) Connect SwitchLinc white wire to neutral wire(s) in
wall box (usually white)
9) Using a wire nut, cap SwitchLinc red wire.
10) Connect SwitchLinc black wire to Line wire in wall
box (usually black) along with one traveler wire
running between boxes. (preferably black) Note
color of this traveler – it will carry 120V/line voltage
to Box 2.
11) Cap unused traveler
3 If the wires cannot be detached by unscrewing them, cut the wires where they enter the switch, then strip ½” of insulation off the ends
SwitchLinc Wire Wall Box Wires
Bare copper
Ground
(commonly bare
copper, green wire or
green screw)
White
Neutral
(commonly white)
Red
Load
(connected to light)
Black
Line
(120V to Ground)