Originally Posted by
JamesN
I am attempting to replace a Plum wireless dimmer lightpad with a new PD-6WCL. When I installed the Plum dimmer (a long time ago and with help), I tied together the wires at the 2nd switch location to remove it from the circuit. With the Plum lightpad (btw - company no longer in business), I made the following wire connections (pulled from the install manual): Connect your new Plum Lightpad using the attached wire nuts as follows: A. Connect the BLACK wire from the Lightpad to the “HOT” wire with a yellow wire nut. B. Connect the RED wire from the Lightpad to the “LOAD” wire with a yellow wire nut. C. Connect the GREEN wire from the Lightpad to the “GROUND” wire with a yellow wire nut. D. Connect the WHITE wire from the Lightpad to the “NEUTRAL” wires with a red wire nut So - in removing the Plum and installing the PD-6WCL, I assumed that I only needed to connect the black "HOT" & red "LOAD" each to a black wire on the PD-6WCL, with the ground to the green wire and then I would be good to go. As the lutron does not include a white, I would not tie anything into the neutral. However - when I reapplied power, the switch did nothing nor turn on the lights as I expected. A friend tried to help and mentione that I should connect one of the black wires to the neutral, with the black&red cable from the box to the the othe black wire from the PD-6WCL. In this configuration, the lights turned on, but could not be turned off through the lutron switch. Think that he was just guessing. Am I missing something? I then attempted to call in for support with Lutron, but had to reassembly things back to the original configuration as I ran out of time to test things out. Currently the plum lightpad is installed (per above A-D wiring) and functioning properly. Also - with the 2nd switch bypassed when the plum was installed many years ago (and has not been touched), its my assumption that it tied together properly. Appreciate any thoughts/recommendations.Rgds,-Jimbtw - my electrical skills are minimal, but willing to learn!