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Absolutely does NOT work!

Ok I’m back. My switch stopped working the next day.

Aye bro you saved me! Can I donate to you!?

tying a neutral to ground can potentially cause every grounded device in your home to become hot/energized... there is a reason the neutral is NOT called a ground. also why you dont bond sub panels...doing this is dangerous and should NOT be done. people, if you do not know what your doing, hire or consult with an actual electrician.

Hello. I got some dilemma...in my house some switch box has neutral wire and some don't. Not sure why but I installed kasa tp smart switch into the neutral wire box and it works. But my question is will it work that doesn't have neutral wire? Like my bedroom and bathroom have neutral wire but the hallway (3 way switch)and kitchen and dining room switch doesn't have neutral wire. I am confused why my wiring is like this. any help would much appreciated. The reason I am asking because after installing the bedroom switch I went bought some other switch from same brand from Facebook marketplace and can not be returned and when I found out this situation I got very upset. Thanks

Until you find that the ground wire is now carrying electrical current and you could get zapped. If you do this, tie the ground wire back to a neutral wire at the closest electrical box. Yawl be careful.

With the Leviton DT112-1LW Countdown Timer Switch for household lights, heaters and exhaust, 2-4-8-12 hour, No Neutral Wire Required, Single Pole, 15A, 1/2 HP/9.8A Fan/Motor, White, 15 Amp it has a GREEN SLEEVE wire coating you leave over the White Neutral Wire and they claim it connects with the ground and good togo. So get a modern switch with "No Neutral Required" and connect as seen in the video. - Mahalo

Thank you very much!!! I had this exact problem, you have saved me so much time figuring it out! 🙏

My goodness, thanks so much for this video.... I have watched a ton of videos and they made it seem impossible.... Your video helped and it WORKED!!!!

Abjectionable current on ground

When I do this, my lights start flashing like a disco ball

Omg this is what i was looking for thanks

Didn't work, kept shorting my GFI. Great way to burn a house down!

don't do this fellas, this is illegal

I am in a simular situation but my box doesnt even have a ground. What can I do?

Thank you, just helped me out of jam. Appreciate you !

Thank you so much, your solution worked in my house. But not completely. In the switch box of my bedroom light, there are three wires: white, black, and green. The green was screwed on the metal back of the box, and the other two were connected to the previous switch. I tied the two hot wires of the new smart switch (both black) to the white and black wires in the box, and then tied switch's neutral and ground to the green wire in the box. It succeeded and the light works normally. The light switch in my kitchen appears to be more older. After opening the box on the wall, I found 2 red wires and 1 green wire inside. I tied 2 hot wires of the same kind new switch to the 2 red wires in the box, and then tied the neutral and ground to the green wire. However, the light keeps flickering, turning on and off at a rate of about twice per second. Could you please advise how to fix this? Is it possible that the red wires in the kitchen box are not both hot wires?

Thank you! That the exact info I was looking for. A good explanation of how and why you did it that way.

Hi, does a 3 wire switch works for smart switch? Usually smart switch needs to have 4 wires. I only have 3.

Works!

Thank you! Just what I needed

Is this a joke‽ "NEC? We don't need no stinkin' NEC"

Didn't work at all. PLEASE HELP!!!

Did same like on video , everything started to work . God bless you man. You saved me 100 $

Thank you ai wanted to switch a dual light switch in my hallway and one had more wires then the other so this is super helpful

Thanks. This is the BEST explanation. Short and useful. Owner is real PRO.

You may not see this comment but I've been struggling with installing an ELEGRP DTR10 this whole afternoon and couldn't find relevant help ANYWHERE on the Internet. Until I found this video. THANK YOU SO MUCH. You Saved me!! May this video help many more desperate smart switch installers!

Excellent video. Thank you so much for this information

Thank yoooooouuuuuu

Thank you!

so hot meaning there is power going through the wire. if the load cable in the light fitting is not hot meaning a live , Do you need to attach the live wire to the load also to make it hot ?

Wow, this is genius. It solved my problem!!! Thank you 🙏

Wait why wouldn’t you just wire red and black to black, white to white, and ground to ground?

Omg life saver

Thank you for this.

Didnt work 🤬😭

You said white was hot. White is neutral/common.

Thank you. I was about to return my smart switch. It worked fine. :Edit: installed another one. Keeps helping to re-watch it :)

Yours is the only video I could find that clearly explained the issue and solution. Thank you!!!!

This will work with any smart switch? Kasa Smart Switch will work as well?

Maybe you should treat the topic more seriously and actually take time to demonstrate.

You have a white wire… most people looking at this video are wanting to or trying to figuring out why they have 2 black wires (old school dummy switch) with no white neutral. So when you say you don’t have a neutral but at same time showing white wire it’s confusing

You’re a legend. Thank you 🙏🏼

You obviously scrubbed all the negative comments from real pros about how dangerous it is to add a neutral electron filled white wire to a ground as it heats the ground and electrifies the house so anything touching the ground that is flammable - even over time, WILL BLAZE. This is an extremely bad idea. RUN A NEUTRAL even if you have to rewire an entire home or wall etc. Do it right, do it to code, and keep your family and your property safe. Do NOT wire this way.

Just what i was looking for, couldn't understand why a dimmer switch had this configuration for single pole. All the other videos showed it in an unreal scenario, this is what we all have in the wall for single pole. Thank you!

My 1960s home has flood lights and literally a black and white 8 or 10 gauge wire connected to a switch that powers them. None of this modern day, 3, 5, 10 wires.

You just helped a brother out. Thanks dude!

I'm pretty sure this is against code in the US and dangerous even though it will work. Ground should never be used to carry current.

Hi everybody! I need some help please. I have to replace a dimmer, but the new one that I bought have 2 red wire,1 black and 1 green and the wall has only 2 wire, black and white. How can I connect this properly. Thanks for your help.

I have the EXACT smart dimmed I got on clearance as opened box and got it for $3! I thiugbt oh heck ya! Only to get home to install it and find it had a red wire and wouldn't work even tho I tired to wire it anywyas not using the red and we'll needless to say it had been in the drawer for 2 plus years UNTIL JUST NOW! thank you thank you thank you for this video! This is the ONLY video I've found on this issue! Why aren't more people making a video on this! I may make my own but yours is totally awesome and clear instructions only difference is I'm working on a manufactured home and I've got 2 sets of wires km dealing with so it'll be a little different than this video but again thanks so much! I just hope I am writing this up right with the 2 sets of wires!