May 042012
 

Jasco 45609 Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Control On/Off Switch

Jasco 45609 Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Control On/Off Switch

  • Wirelessly control on/off functions of overhead lighting
  • Provides Z-wave wireless and manual control
  • LED indicator allows easy location of switch in dark room
  • Requires in-wall installation with hard-wired connections
  • Easily connects using existing wires
  • Manufactured by Jasco

The GE Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Control On Off Switch enables wireless control of on off functions of hard-wired incandescent, LED, xenon, halogen and fluorescent lighting. The JAS45609 replaces your current light switch, uses your existing wiring and provides Z-Wave wireless and in-wall control of overhead lighting. This contemporary switch includes a blue LED indicator light to easily locate the switch in a dark room and features a gloss white finish that matches modern wall plates.

List Price: $ 59.99

Price: $ 37.26

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  1. 23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Works Great!, February 18, 2012
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    electronics guy (USA) –

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    This review is from: Jasco 45609 Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Control On/Off Switch (Tools & Home Improvement)

    I have been using these for over a year now with no problems. A few notes on these…

    As others have noted there is a blue LED that by default is on when the switch is off. Some find that annoying though it helps locate the switch in the dark. It’s programmable and you can flip it if you want to where the LED is off when the switch is off and on when the switch is on. That is helpful as an indicator when the switch is controlling something that you can’t see from the switch location (outside lights, etc.) But it is programmable but requires a master controller that can program zwave devices to be able to set this.

    If the switch is installed upside down for whatever reason, the operation can similarly be reversed through programming a parameter.

    As to lifetime that some have mentioned, there can be various reasons. Certainly there can be lemons that no matter what you do will fail and need to be replaced. But possibly/probably a bigger reason for early failures are surges and spikes on the power line. These can be due to your neighbor’s air conditioner switching on and off, lightning, wind shorting lines together, etc. These same surges and spikes (which can be hundreds of volts, btw) also kill other electronics like LCD TVs, computers, GFCI breakers, etc.

    If people are going to invest in home automation, please consider getting a whole house surge suppressor. For things that plug in, you can use the outlet strip style suppressors, but things like these zwave devices are permanently wired in. You need a whole house surge suppressor to protect this stuff. I have one and while I can’t prove the negative, have yet to have a GFCI failure or zwave failure.

    But these switches work great although they are a bit expensive for what is inside them. The way I found out what was inside them was I overtorqued one of the screws and stripped the flat nut inside the case that serves to clamp the wire. If you ever open the case on one of these there really is not much to them. Which brings me to a couple of other points – be careful tightening the screws since you can overtorque them. I think the one was already stripped during assembly but can’t prove it. It was an easy fix anyway to replace the screw and nut with similar and wrap the wire around the screw like most were done before the spring-loaded ones where you just push the wire in and it is done.

    Which brings the last point – these DO NOT have the spring loaded contacts where you just push the wire in. If you insert the wires into the switch body through the holes, you have to make sure the nut captures the wire and tighten down on the screw to secure the wire. Always pull lightly on the wires to make sure they are secure if you use the wire inserted through the hole method instead of curling the wire around the screw. GE/Jasco needs to be more clear that these ARE NOT the spring loaded wire terminations as are in most other switches and receptacles. Since those are so common and these look just like them but don’t function the same way, it really needs to be highlighted in the manual or even with a tape label across the terminals. One other reviewer remarked that on his initial installation the wires just fell back out. This is why.

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  2. 26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Works great, easy install, January 18, 2011
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    FD (OC, CA) –

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    This review is from: Jasco 45609 Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Control On/Off Switch (Tools & Home Improvement)

    I purchased 5 of these 2 way on/off switches to remotely control the lights in my house. Replacing the existing switches with these Z-Wave ones were relatively straightforward. My old switches only used 2 wires (Line [Hot] and Load) while these switches use 4 wires (Line, Load, Neutral, and Ground). Like most electricians would suggest, I also recommend using the screw terminals instead of the push terminals. On one switch I was lazy and used the push terminals and the wire kept popping out (even if I tightened the screw which made no difference). Note that the Z-Wave switch is pretty bulky and will take up about 75-80% of the work box space so if you’re installing into a work box that has multiple switches, make sure there’s enough room (depth-wise).

    Adding the switches to my Mi Casa Verde Vera 2 was painless and these switches are detected right away (Just press up and then down to sync). The blue LED is nice and not overpowering. You can easily find the switch in the dark. The relay in the switch makes a clicking noise when you turn it on/off, but it’s pretty quiet, no complaints here. Switches work great and I would give them a 5 star rating if the depth was half the size.

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  3. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Easy install, May 11, 2012
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    This a single switch. On/off simple. Does not rock it only clicks slightly for on or off. No cover plate included. It must be wired with 4 wires.
    Load, line, neutral and ground.

    A wall switch is usually just two wires since all it does is breaks the circuit. If your lucky the neutral (white) wire was brought in the same box as where your wall switch is at. Then there is the regular green ground wire.

    The wire connections are simple. The unit comes with the pre-set screws open. Get your wires ready to push in.
    With your screw driver push down on the screw first for each connection then push your wire into the hole.
    This lets the inside pressure plate open up while you got the screw driver ready to tighten.
    Now slowly tighten down. You should only twist about 5-7 times. The wire should be tight now. Don’t over tighten as this will crack the housing!

    Once it’s wired up and powered up go back to your controller to add, then press the bottom of the switch to learn it with your controller.

    If it doesn’t work with your controller delete then add it back. I had to do it twice for the controller to start controlling it. I thought it was broke but that was my fix for it.

    The unit has a slight clicking noise which is normal from the relay.

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