Hey, no offence, so no apology reqired
I see two options as regards my existing dimmer switch on the wall...
Keep existing switch:-
- So we have two switches on the wall, which IMHO looks messy, and risks the wrong switch being used.
Replace existing switch:-
- Removed legace dimmer.
- Hardwire wirings.
- Place Hue Dimmer directly over the light socket - The Hue fascia should perfectly screw into the existing light switch socket and perfectly cover it from my estimates?
Both outcomes surely give you the same outcome, but the latter doesn't have the downsides? At the cost of 5 minutes assuming it works as I understand/suggest?
It's entirely possible I'm overlooking something as I have next to no experience of Hue.
EDIT: With my notion the V2 can cover an existing light switch socket, and ideally even screw over it, this article says about the V2, "...because it means that the dimmer switch should completely cover the standard EU in-wall boxes. The base plate of the previous dimmer switch was too narrow for this." -
https://hueblog.com/2020/12/21/philips-hue-dimmer-switch-new-generation-gets-more-modern/