Crazy isn't it. I can just imagine the number of people that have tapped the "down" several times to incorrectly dim the lights, when in fact, they just turned off the remote switch!
I could not figure out the problem. I looked on the web and youtube....and there was no answer to the problem. After I tried Rob the Engineer's solution, out switches are now working. Appreciate the fix!
Thanks for this video. I've been an electrician for more than half my life, 35 yrs. I'm 59 yrs old . Union Journeyman for 16 yrs., 6 yrs. Non union as an apprentice 4yrs and 2 more as Journeyman non union, the last 12 years as a licensed electrical contractor. I've been sitting here after watching this video and trying to come up with a logical scenario where someone would want to lock out one of the switches in a 3 way configuration, from one end of the hallway or stairwell or room that is a pass through to another room or a bedroom with switch at the door and then a switch at the head of the bed. But, I can't think of why they made a switch like that? I can't figure out any reason for that design. I'm sure I can come up with some ridiculous reason to want that option. But, it just doesn't make sens.
Wow! I was thinking the same thing! Plus, the fact that when someone is in a hurry to dim the light, that might actually start tapping the the down/off several times... and easily trigger this lock out. This must be what happened to me!
@@robertveldman1901 --- yes. The inadvertantly multi tap would do it and you wouldn't even realize you did it. Similar to, but different is the modern security lights for residential outdoor lighting that have built in motion sensor as well as a photocell, and either the homeowner or a handyman will install one of those new security lights where a back or side porch light was installed and operates from a standard single pole switch. The new light works for a day maybe a few days then it stops. What happens is if you don't bypass the switch to make the switch leg constantly hot and supplying the new fixture with constant power the chip in the sensor controls reset. So if someone turns the light switch off and then the next day turn it on again the motion sensor and the timer to stay on go back to factory settings causing the fixture to strobe off and on. In order to reset the chip you have to toggle the switch off and on like five times as fast as possible and leave it in the on position and then it can be reset for sensitivity duration, etc... . It's really a pain in the ass. Customers don't want to spend the extra money to bypass the switch and they say they'll remember and they might but some other family member will turn the switch off .... so I tell them turn it on and put some tape over it or put a sticky note saying do not turn off switch and stick it next to the switch on the plate. Just another over engineered and under thought about how people will do the thing that you think no one will ever do because they are smarter than that. Then Murphy's Law kicks in and everything logical goes out the window.
Thank you! We’ve been living with those remote switches not working for far too long.
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much! Been pulling my hair out trying to fix this
Crazy isn't it. I can just imagine the number of people that have tapped the "down" several times to incorrectly dim the lights, when in fact, they just turned off the remote switch!
I could not figure out the problem. I looked on the web and youtube....and there was no answer to the problem. After I tried Rob the Engineer's solution, out switches are now working. Appreciate the fix!
Thanks for your comment! I'm glad it helped you.
Thanks for this video.
I've been an electrician for more than half my life, 35 yrs. I'm 59 yrs old . Union Journeyman for 16 yrs., 6 yrs. Non union as an apprentice 4yrs and 2 more as Journeyman non union, the last 12 years as a licensed electrical contractor.
I've been sitting here after watching this video and trying to come up with a logical scenario where someone would want to lock out one of the switches in a 3 way configuration, from one end of the hallway or stairwell or room that is a pass through to another room or a bedroom with switch at the door and then a switch at the head of the bed.
But, I can't think of why they made a switch like that?
I can't figure out any reason for that design. I'm sure I can come up with some ridiculous reason to want that option. But, it just doesn't make sens.
Wow! I was thinking the same thing!
Plus, the fact that when someone is in a hurry to dim the light, that might actually start tapping the the down/off several times... and easily trigger this lock out. This must be what happened to me!
@@robertveldman1901 --- yes. The inadvertantly multi tap would do it and you wouldn't even realize you did it.
Similar to, but different is the modern security lights for residential outdoor lighting that have built in motion sensor as well as a photocell, and either the homeowner or a handyman will install one of those new security lights where a back or side porch light was installed and operates from a standard single pole switch.
The new light works for a day maybe a few days then it stops.
What happens is if you don't bypass the switch to make the switch leg constantly hot and supplying the new fixture with constant power the chip in the sensor controls reset. So if someone turns the light switch off and then the next day turn it on again the motion sensor and the timer to stay on go back to factory settings causing the fixture to strobe off and on. In order to reset the chip you have to toggle the switch off and on like five times as fast as possible and leave it in the on position and then it can be reset for sensitivity duration, etc... .
It's really a pain in the ass. Customers don't want to spend the extra money to bypass the switch and they say they'll remember and they might but some other family member will turn the switch off .... so I tell them turn it on and put some tape over it or put a sticky note saying do not turn off switch and stick it next to the switch on the plate.
Just another over engineered and under thought about how people will do the thing that you think no one will ever do because they are smarter than that. Then Murphy's Law kicks in and everything logical goes out the window.