johnlew

Thanks. I didn't mix the low and line, the builder did it (evidently). When the new Insteon switch arrives and I swap out the mechanical, that low voltage wiring will no longer be needed. However, I'm debating what to do with it, may just cap it off on both ends in case the next owner of the house wants to do something different.

Nope, no barrier, just a 4 gang box. New construction 7 years ago. Never even bothered to look until now.

The whole house (nearly) is all Insteon now that I've finally gone about getting the main level swapped out. That's where this 4 gang w/ the fireplace switch is located. I wired up the I/O Linc under the fireplace to the igniter and used an 8 button Insteon Keypad to control it w/ the ISY (assigned the Scene to the F button that turns the fireplace on/off via the I/O Linc). That's what I was referring to earlier when I said I had it working (kind of). Controlling it with the F on the KeyPad works flawlessly but the mechanical switch no longer works as wired. Essentially, that mechanical switch that was controlling the fireplace from the low voltage wire is unnecessary now. My thought was to repurpose that slot by grabbing the Line/Neutral from the switch next to it (that controls the overhead light only) and not connecting it to a Load. Then I could either put a 2477S in there and just assign a single scene or another KeypadLinc and have it control various scenes, etc., around the house. Might even put a KeypadLinc in there and have it be the "control" to a couple variable programs I want to run only under certain circumstances (ie only arm the front door Open/Close Sensor if the D key is On, etc.).

As a follow-up to that, is it safe (and to code) if I pick up the Line/Neutral from the switch next to it (this is a 4 gang)?

It definitely is low voltage, sorry I wasn't clear in what I was saying - I can get Line/Neutral ran to that switch to power it and then just not connect it to a Load, correct? Then I can program that switch to control pretty much anything.

I have it working (kind of). The I/O Linc is working fine but the old mechanical switch is not. That's okay, I assigned the control of the fireplace to a button on the keypad I have at that same box so I'll probably end up putting another Insteon Switch in place of that mechanical fireplace switch anyway. Thanks again for your help!

Scott, any idea on where that thread is? I've got a momentary switch on order but in the meantime I'm trying to get this going with the regular switch. My I/O Linc showed up today but this is my first time setting one up so I'm struggling with exactly how to wire it to achieve what I want. I'm contemplating running Line/Neutral to the switch in the box and putting a 2477S in there with no Load on it that will just communicate directly with the I/O Linc instead of using the "dumb switch".

Long story short I finished my basement 2 years ago and did all the lighting and sensors down there with Insteon/ISY. Everything works great so I've finally gotten around to replacing all the switches on the upper level. In the meantime I've added an Echo and some dots around the house to control it... thinking wouldn't it be great to turn on the fireplace from the couch in a Minnesota winter? Well, I have a 4 gang in the living room that goes Fireplace Switch - Overhead Lighting - Outlet Power - Foyer Light. When I went to go install the new switches today and start integrating, it turns out that the fireplace switch is just low voltage thermostat wire to the igniter in the fireplace. Is this my best workaround? Install regular momentary switch in the 4 gang, install I/O Linc under the fireplace where the thermo wire terminates, terminate it into the I/O Linc then wire the I/O Linc to the igniter? I do have an outlet under the fireplace that could be used. My thinking is that then the press of the momentary would trigger the I/O Linc to toggle the fireplace on/off and would communicate status back to the ISY. Alexa and iRule would then communicate with the ISY for remote control of the fireplace via voice or iPad. Is there a better option?