your smart switch<\/a> needs to receive electrical power at all times even when the smart lights and appliances to which they are connected are switched off. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSome switches rely on the neutral, which ensures constant power flow instead of a single circuit by providing a return path for the currents. This means that the switches wouldn\u2019t lose power, which they need to be able to listen to the radio frequency and execute your commands when the bulbs and appliances are switched off. Other switches have different mechanisms of staying powered on(including an in-built battery) without relying on the neutral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Smart light switches are always technically consuming power even when switched off. These interesting light switches are fairly distinctive from … <\/p>\n
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