Calling LightwaveRF Pros , or a spark

Stinky · 23 Feb 2015 at 15:45

All was going so well on my home automation setup until i hit this.

I have a double gang dimmer that i was changing, one switch controls the ceiling lights, the other controls the under cabinet 12v leds, this is where the problem lies. When they are turned on they stay on, but when off they flash, every few seconds.

The LED driver attached to them is a Loox LED Driver. Can i just swap this out for a low voltage lighting transformer and it will work. Or is it more involved? I don't even want to dim those lights i just want a on and off.

ScoobyDoo · 23 Feb 2015 at 15:54

I dont think the double gang dimmer will work with a 12v led driver.
What wattage are the under cabinet leds?.
The lightwaverf dimmer switches need a min wattage to work and im sure its about 20w, if its lower then this then you get all sorts of problems.

Stinky · 23 Feb 2015 at 16:10

Ahhh thats a shame. Means i can't use it even for my ceiling lights. What about if i stuck in the lightwave relay?

Stinky · 23 Feb 2015 at 16:15

there are 2 LED Drivers both say Max 15w.

Pabl0 · 23 Feb 2015 at 20:02

It's lower then that, around 11w is working with my LED down lighters @5.5w each...

The relay should work or get some higher wattage LEDs for the cabinet?

Millwall.FC · 23 Feb 2015 at 20:17

Maybe try a dummy load pushes comsumption up but depands how much you want your lightwave

Stinky · 23 Feb 2015 at 20:41

Pabl0 said:
It's lower then that, around 11w is working with my LED down lighters @5.5w each...

The relay should work or get some higher wattage LEDs for the cabinet?

they are just glued up there. i don't even want them involved in the lightwave really. but i don't have any choice if i want main lights on it haha.

Millwall.FC said:
Maybe try a dummy load pushes comsumption up but depands how much you want your lightwave

as above i ony want the ceiling lights to work

Stinky · 24 Feb 2015 at 18:59

Pabl0 said:
It's lower then that, around 11w is working with my LED down lighters @5.5w each...

The relay should work or get some higher wattage LEDs for the cabinet?

the relay didn't work

ScoobyDoo · 24 Feb 2015 at 23:14

I'm afraid your going to struggle, lightwaverf is sensitive to what leds are connected. I can't see it working from a dimmer switch.
Where did you connect the relay? I would have thought this should work as all is doing is switching on, off
Can you place the relay somewhere else in the circuit, bypassing the dimmer?

Stinky · 25 Feb 2015 at 08:19

ScoobyDoo said:
I'm afraid your going to struggle, lightwaverf is sensitive to what leds are connected. I can't see it working from a dimmer switch.
Where did you connect the relay? I would have thought this should work as all is doing is switching on, off
Can you place the relay somewhere else in the circuit, bypassing the dimmer?

im not sure how the wiring works. it seem to just appear out of the wall, behind the cupboards where its choc blocked into a figure of 8 cable which powers the LED Driver. when i installed it it went in place of that choc block, but i got no response at all i could hear it clicking on when told to but no lights came on.

ScoobyDoo · 25 Feb 2015 at 11:35

Yes all the relay is doing there is putting a connection between the dimmer and the lights, you need to take the dimmer out of the equation all together. The relay will work on its own meaning you can control your cabinet lights by a lightwaverf app only.
It will be possible to wire up but without knowing how
your electrical circuits I can't help you out.
If your not that confident with wiring it maybe worth getting a sparky to have a look

Stinky · 25 Feb 2015 at 21:32

I've done the rest of the flat it's just that one socket I can't do. I might get someone in to do it!