GE Enbrighten Add On Switch with QuickFit and SimpleWire, GE Z-Wave and GE Zigbee Smart Lighting Controls, Works with Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings, Wink, NOT A STANDALONE SWITCH, 47186, Black

Used several of these along with master switches to replace 3 and 4 way switches currently in my home. Once I figured out that master switch should be wired as if a single switch to the circuit, and that you could then add additional add on switches with just the traveler wire (plus neutral and ground) the installations went very smoothly The extra wires left from standard switch switches allowed me to repurpose a wire for neutral.

Easy to install and works great to mirror the button presses of your primary smart switch. I installed with Inovelli Red Dimmer switches. A couple clarificaitons: these are manufactured by JASCO. Item 46199 includes both the almond and white paddles, 47334 (this item) includes the white paddle only, and 47333 includes the almond paddle only. Others are 47189 black paddle, 47190 brown paddle, and 47191 ivory paddle. When I purchased 47334 I saved almost $2/switch over 46199 as I did not need the almond paddle as well.

Easy to install Add-On Switch to make GE Enbrighten switch 3-way.

There are different models of add-on switches and you have to be careful to select the correct model that is compatible with your primary switch. Unfortunately, what-works-with-what is not well-documented anywhere.

I read the item description before I purchased it. No where did it say it needed a hub inorder to work. But that's no problem, I will buy the hub. But enbrighten does not sell a hub and there customer service could not tell me what to buy. I shopped around and couldn't find a hub that was compatible with enbrighten products. Had the change to lutron switches instead.

The pictures are deceptive. It looks like the switch has 4 connectors, but it only has 2. Check your requirements carefully. I had to return mine.

It seems that GE is getting away from Zigbee and is focusing on Zwave and WiFi. I think Zigbee is better for larger installations with lots of competing smart home features. Of course, GE doesn’t actually make these. Jasco makes them. In case you don’t know who they are, they have been making electrical control equipment for a long time and have a good reputation for reliability.

GE has moved away from expensive packaging (it is not what is shown) and is mass producing the switches. Hopefully, this will result in a lower price …someday.I purchased 18 switches and two were bad upon delivery. This is very disappointing because my experience over the past 4 years has been very positive. Not a single issue until the latest delivery.

Overall I am pleased with these switches but they are a little more difficult to wire up. (Instructions are provided)

Works great even with older Zwave non-plus GE main switch, and the lower profile add-on switch makes it easier to install in a 3 gang box with two other deep older Z-wave switches.

When I ordered this I thought that by "Not a standalone" they meant that it required a zigbee/z-wave hub to control them, as opposed to wi-fi controlled system that works directly off of your router. It was a reasonable assumption after all since the item name does mention "z-wave/zigbee".However this item does NOT have any z-wave or zignee capability. It is meant to be used in tandem with a controller switch (not included) that has that capability. Why put "Z-wave/zigbee" in the item name if the item being sold doesn't have that feature?I returned the item immediately and got a refund. Don't get misled.

Hard to believe that something simple as a switch could be DOA, but there you have it.