Reddit Reddit reviews Philips Hue Smart Dimmer Switch with Remote (Requires Hue Hub, Installation-Free Exclusive for Philips Hue Lights)

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Philips Hue Smart Dimmer Switch with Remote (Requires Hue Hub, Installation-Free  Exclusive for Philips Hue Lights)
Works with Alexa for voice control (hub required, Alexa device and hub sold separately).Quickly dim or brighten up to 10 of your room lights for games, parties, and movies from the comfort of your couch or bed.Requiring the Hue Bridge (sold separately) for the full Hue experience, this battery-powered dimmer with remote smoothly and wirelessly adjusts your lights' intensity without any added installation.Mount the Hue Dimmer Switch anywhere with screws or adhesive tape (both sold separately) and control using the remote or the Philips Hue App with the Philips Hue Bridge.Make it part of your Hue home lighting system with Hue accessories (sold separately) such as the Hue Tap or Hue Motion Sensor. Control by voice with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant.
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22 Reddit comments about Philips Hue Smart Dimmer Switch with Remote (Requires Hue Hub, Installation-Free Exclusive for Philips Hue Lights):

u/FoferJ · 6 pointsr/Hue

That's pretty awesome and certainly very powerful/customizable. Nice job!

> I just couldn't justify dropping $60 for a circle with 3 buttons on it, and no dimmers.

I just wanted to clarify, the Hue Tap switch can, in fact, have one of the its buttons assigned to a dimmer mode, via Hue Labs. It cycles through three levels of (adjustable) brightness. There are a handful of Android and iOS apps too, that can make the same assignment.

Also, the Hue Dimmer switch is just $25. Or $35 bundled with a white bulb.

Lastly, many don't realize this but the old Philips "LivingColors" remotes work perfectly fine (now) with Hue bulbs and hub.

Image of a compatible model here:

I've just set up my second one, and have them both working in different rooms of my house. And for less than $15 on Amazon or eBay, they're the cheapest (and actually most versatile) physical, light switches for a Hue system. You can even select the desired color right from the remote. I love them! (Discussion here.)

Thanks for sharing your ideas and work here, and enjoy!

u/Bostonlbi · 6 pointsr/HomeKit

I've got a pretty fun set up in my Sunroom

Lights: some basic string lights, and a couple Ikea MAGNARP lamps plugged into some iHome Smart Plugs, along with Hue Full color bulbs in the ceiling with a Hue Dimmer Switch

The dimmer switch can not control anything but Phillips Hue bulbs but I wanted to use it to set a scene that turned on the string lights and lamps so I set the second press of the dimmer switch to turn the hue lights to a 1% brightness.
From within the Elgato Eve App I set an automation triggered by the Hue lights being set to 1% that turns the lamps and string lights on.

Fans:

It can get pretty hot in the sunroom in the summer with a lot of activity from booth the people and the cat in the house. So I set up a system with Eve Room Sensor, Eve Door Sensor (used on windows) and iHome Smart Plugs to automate 2 fans set up in windows on opposite sides of the room. The Room sensor tracks the air quality and if it is low the fans will kick on, as long as the windows are open, (tracked by door sensor)
when the quality is good again, the fans turn off automatically, and they don't turn on while the string lights are on, since they are kinda loud.

Unfortunately our AC unit has a NEMA 6-15P plug so its not compatible with HomeKit.

u/MorningZ · 2 pointsr/Hue

The dimmer switch is the best thing ever for the Hue: https://amzn.com/B014H2OYVW

u/chaosdude78 · 2 pointsr/homeautomation

For my apartment, I you utilize two solutions to almost solve this problem. Neither one is perfect but for controlling rooms with only hue bulbs I use the hue dimmer switch. Those work nicely because the plate they come with is about the right size to replace a regular switch, but they only control Hue bulbs. For other rooms that have other lighting solutions, I have attached some Aeon Minimotes to the wall. In those rooms, I don't have light switches that need to be in any position, but you could always rewire them to bypass the switches and build some custom mounting solutions for the,

u/doublekid · 2 pointsr/Hue

The dimmer switches are completely remote; have a magnet to attach them to a wall.

Philips 458158 Hue Dimmer Switch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014H2OYVW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_pAmozb3XXPSBR

(Sorry; on mobile)

Tapping the on button cycles through five scenes that you can customize, and the dimmer switches are obviously hardware buttons. Highly recommended!

u/tehdrizzle · 2 pointsr/Hue

Not that I'm aware of. Your best bet would be to get a light switch plate that has an additional switch slot or something like this and a lightswitch cover. Put the double plate over the single switch, stick the switch cover over the switch in the ON position, and use the hue dimmer's sticky mount on the blank switch area.

It's a couple extra bucks, but won't leave any marks when all taken down.

Crude Mockup

u/gary_keith · 2 pointsr/Hue

Hue makes dimmer switches.

u/mrwebguy · 2 pointsr/homeautomation

OP Delivers and sorry for the delay. Thanks to /u/maxwellsearcy for reminding me!

  • Dresden electronic ballast (Zigbee)
  • 50/50 4 Conductor Light Strip Connectors
  • Phillips Hue Dimmer Switch
  • Supernight 50/50 24V lights

    Now, cut the plugs off one side of the lights and off the power supply. Match the wires up on the Dresden ballast with RGB+ on the LEDs. Carefully strip away the outer shielding on the power supply cord and then strip the tiny wires on the inside of the power supply wire. Put those into the power screw points on the Dresden. Plug it in and test. It should come on a solid color.

    Now that you have it working, go into your Hue app and scan for new lights. You will see 2 lights pop up for every Dresden ballast you configure. Once it's done scanning, click them in the app and make sure they flash. One of them will NOT flash and you can safely delete that one.

    That's it!
u/jgatcomb · 1 pointr/winkhub

Thanks - here is a link to the dimmer I am talking about. I am likely just going to add a Wink Hub (and possibly a Smart Things Hub) to the fold.

u/oa__ · 1 pointr/Hue

To make it easier for other people to find/google your request, here is the correct name for the switch:

Philips Hue Dimmer Switch
929001173601 / Philips Hue Wireless Dimming Kit 929001136905


Image

So far I've only taken apart the Philips Hue Motion Sensor just to see how it works. I haven't posted any as they probably already exist.

I will disassemble the Dimmer Switch and post some photos of it if I happen to get one next week.

u/Marauder2 · 1 pointr/homeautomation

There's 2 different ways you can go, bulbs and switches.

With Hue lights you'll need to leave the switch on at all times. You can turn the switch off and the lights will go off, but then they have no power so you can't control them with your phone/voice. If you get Hue lights, I recommend leaving the switch on (I taped it so it can't be turned off, but you can get nice covers) and get a Hue dimmer https://www.amazon.com/Philips-458158-Dimmer-Switch-Amazon/dp/B014H2OYVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478811979&sr=8-1&keywords=hue+dimmer It works like a regular switch and works really well, you can even program different scenes based on the button press duration or number of presses.

But if you have a room with a lot of bulbs, it can be expensive to buy individual smart bulbs. In this case, you can get a smart switch, I think most work on Z-Wave. You will need a Hub to connect with the switch, either SmartThings or something more DIY like Home Assistant, and once you have a Hub you can control the light with your voice, phone, or through the regular manual switch.

u/Gameologist · 1 pointr/jailbreak

They sell dimmer switches and they have a bundle deal. They also work with Amazon Alexa. Right now I'm just using my phone and like you implied it's kinda bothersome but I think I'm going to invest in some of the dimmers or an Echo Dot

u/darga89 · 1 pointr/HomeImprovement

Have a nearby outlet or space for a large UPS? Philips also makes a LED strip which works with that wireless switch. Recharging the UPS would get a little annoying though so an outlet would be best.

u/NOTaMango · 1 pointr/homeautomation

I would recommend you go with the color hues, they're just awesome (link to floods)

I don't know of floods that are white only for hue, at least not that I've seen.

You would want the hue switch which is programmable to do different scenes, and it's rather easy to set up and is very responsive. You only need one switch to control multiple bulbs.(link to switch)

And remember you need some kind of hub to control the hue bulbs.


u/Vlad_the_Homeowner · 1 pointr/DIY

Are you saying that you want to keep the 3 different switches plus have the fourth which is a master (3-way) switch for all three? Complicated. Think you'd have to do what u/Reeeph suggests below, but that means getting three sets of wires between the master switch and each of the other 3. Likely a PIA unless you have easy attic or crawlspace access to all four points.

If you just want one switch to control them all there's a simple solution. Remove all three switches (open up, remove the switch and tie the wires together, cover up with a blank plate). Then put Hue lightbulbs in each, and get a Dimmer Switch:

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-458158-Dimmer-Switch-Amazon/dp/B014H2OYVW

u/demonjrules · 1 pointr/Hue

Probably not the answer you are looking for as this is not automatic but you could get the dimmer remote https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014H2OYVW/ Pressing the ON button once the lights are already on will allow you to cycle through 4 different scenes with no ugly transitioning

u/will618 · 1 pointr/homeautomation

You could try removing the old "normal" light switch and hard wiring the light. Then place a blank plate over where the light switch was. This way there is always power going to bulb. Then use (say if you had HUE) the HUE dimmer and attach that to the blank plate.

I have contiplated this, but more so that I don't have all the old switches on the wall, and then all the smart switches also and I don't want a situation where Smartthings can't turn on a light cause a light switch on the wall is off.

I just now have to decide between Hue and Lightify.

u/HueLights · 1 pointr/Hue

If you purchase a Hue Dimmer Switch, you can control up to 10 Hue White bulbs without a bridge: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Dimmer-Switch-Installation-Free-Exclusive/dp/B014H2OYVW/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=huelig0f-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=2684c9f8b010f90eb7e646a2365e4f0c&creativeASIN=B014H2OYVW

It is better to get a bridge though. There are a lot more options and features when a bridge controls these lights. Many people have older V1 round bridge sitting in a drawer, so you may be able to get one of these for free or for very low cost.

u/fbthowaway · 1 pointr/Hue

I think it does connect to the hub - probably looks to that to see what's assigned for each button. Your internet being out wouldn't effect any physical hue switches because they connect to the bridge on the bridge's network, not your router's.

My router is never really down and I've not once had any issues with the setup as it is (as far as connecting via the app).

They also sell this wall switch which might make more sense for you than the tap depending on what you want: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-458158-Hue-Dimmer-Switch/dp/B014H2OYVW

u/rocketspam · 1 pointr/SmartThings

Yes - just pinged our support team and the Philips Hue branded remote will work as well. Here is the Philips one that they know works: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-458158-Hue-Dimmer-Switch/dp/B014H2OYVW/

u/dexterryu · 1 pointr/Hue

Also came across this device and wonder if it would work for things like undercabinet lights and multi-bulb fixtures:

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-458158-Hue-Dimmer-Switch/dp/B014H2OYVW/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1484063698&sr=8-8&keywords=alexa+light+switch

u/paulmike3 · 1 pointr/homeautomation

Mount one of the Aeon Labs Minimotes on the wall next to the switch and use it to control 8 different things (Hue bulbs individually, scenes, other z-wave switches, etc.). They're on sale at Newegg for $13 until tomorrow (1/28).

Alternately, you could buy the Hue dimmer switch and mount it on the wall. Looks a little nicer, but less functionality.