Lutron Caseta Smart Home Dimmer Switches - Happy! I had recently been experiencing flickering with my lights on a random and more regular basis. My research indicated to me that it can be the switches causing this. As a result, I thought I'd look for new switches to see if that would resolve my flickering issues. My research led me to the Lutron Caseta Smart Home Dimmer Switches. So I purchased what was needed for my open area in my house which includes our kitchen, dining space, and family room. In our kitchen, we have 3 light groups. Our main group has 7 ceiling lights with 2 switches. We then have 2 pendant lights over our island with 1 switch. Our 3rd group, we have 1 pendant light over our sink with 1 switch. In our dining area, we have 6 ceiling lights with 3 switches. In our family room area, we have 4 ceiling fan lights with 1 switch. Based on my research, I determined what I needed to purchase to replace my switches noted above. I purchased 5 new switches, 3 remotes with 3 wall plate brackets, plus the smart bridge. The single switches were very simple to install. I then had a case where I had a 3-way switch scenario and a 4-way switch scenario. I worked on the 3-way switch one first - I was bad and failed to mark the wire that was connected to the different color screw when disconnecting the old switch - my failure to follow the directions Lutron provides. :( This resulted in not connecting the wires properly on switch the first time. The lights would come on but I could not turn them off or dim them. After turning the breaker switch back off, I did some research to figure out my problem. This is when I discovered my mistake noted above. I then figured out which wire I should have marked. I then reconnected the wires accordingly to the switch. I then tried it again. This time I had success which allowed me to turn the lights off, dim the lights, and of course turn the lights back on. In my next case with the 4-way switch, I took what I had learned from the 3-way switch mistake I made and applied it for this situation as provided in the instructions by Lutron for a 4-way switch case. This time I took the proper step to mark the necessary wires as noted in the instructions. In following the directions better this time, I had success on my first attempt. :) The remotes replaced switches in a number of cases. I was able to pair those easily with its intended light group/switch. I added the smart bridge to my network, installed the Lutron app, and was able to pair everything in the app to all of my lights that I installed the new switches for. So in addition to using the switches, I am now able to use the app to turn the lights on/off, dim the lights, and creates scenes. Finally, I added the skill needed for Alexa to work with my new light setup. Now, I can just tell Alexa to turn a specific light on/off, dim the light, plus I can have Alexa apply a scene that I have setup. It is very slick. I am very impressed with these light switches. They are very simple to install. It is simple to pair the light switch remotes. It is simple to set up and configure the smart bridge. It is simple to configure to work with Alexa. I give Lutron an A+ for the ease of installing these lights. In doing all of this, my 10-year-old son helped me with all of this, and by the end, he was doing a lot of this by himself with little guidance from me. It was a great learning experience for my son and I. I explained the dangers of electricity and making sure we proceed very cautiously, plus this should never be something he attempts to do on his own. Safety is of the utmost importance in dealing with electricity. I have changed light switches in the past and worked/helped on some remodels, but I am in no way an electrician ... novice with some exposure. In the end, it appears my light flickering has disappeared, at least up to this point. It is early yet - just a few days, but it is very promising. This was the goal of the upgrade to fix the light flickering. I love it so far. Thanks to Lutron for making this all so simple. Additionally, I would like to note that if you are not comfortable with this DIY install, please get help from an electrician. Better safe than sorry.
