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Installation and Setup

How to install your Brilliant Dimmer Switch

In most homes, installing a Brilliant Dimmer Switch is an easy process that takes about 15-30 minutes depending on your familiarity with installing a light switch. Scroll down for installation guides, wiring diagrams, troubleshooting videos, and more. Download the Brilliant mobile app for guided installation and simple setup.

Installation Guide

Do you have a neutral wire in the wall box?

Your home does need to be up to code to use a Brilliant device, with load, line, ground, and neutral wires present. Neutral wires are typically white. They are either a single wire or are bundled together with a wire nut.

Requirements

Brilliant Control: At least one Brilliant Control must be installed for Brilliant Switch to work.

Electrical:

120V AC
Requires neutral and ground wires
Up to 500W incandescent and halogen
Up to 200W LED and CFL
Load ratings are per switch location
Magnetic lighting not supported

In the box

Dimmer Switch

Screws and wire nuts

Tools you’ll need

Phillips Screwdriver
Flat Head Screwdriver
Electrical Tape
Needle Nose Pliers
Wire Stripper
Brilliant Mobile App

STEP-BY-STEP

Guided installation

The Brilliant app provides step-by-step video installation instructions to help you install your Dimmer Switch. Once installed, the all-in-one app will help you connect to all of your favorite smart home products.

STEP 1: Download the Brilliant app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

STEP 2: Follow the Step-by-Step installation instructions from the launch screen or by going into Settings in your Brilliant App.

Other Installation Resources

What is required to install Smart Dimmer Switch?

The Brilliant Smart Dimmer Switch installs in place of any standard light switch and comes in four colors to match any decor wall plate. It fits any standard electrical box and doesn’t require any custom modifications or hubs. You will need a neutral wire and at least one Brilliant Smart Home Control must be installed before you install any Dimmer Switches.

How to identify Line Side vs Load side on a Mulitiway Configuration with Smart Dimmer Switches

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Guided Configuration: Smart Dimmer Switch, Single Pole Configuration

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Installing a Multi-way Brilliant Smart Dimmer Switch Setup

It is possible to install Brilliant in "3-way" or "multi-way" configurations, where more than one switch controls the same light. To learn more about it, read below.

What is a "Multi-way" Configuration?

A "3-way" switch makes it possible to turn the power on and off from more than one location. "4-way” switches are added when there are three or more locations. A “multi-way” switch is a “3-way” or “4-way” switch, meaning that the same lights can be controlled from multiple locations.

If you have a multi-way switch and plan on using a Brilliant Smart Dimmer, you will need to replace the entire setup with other Brilliant Smart Dimmers or Brilliant Controls. To see how to properly install your switches, we highly recommend walking through the installation in the Brilliant Mobile App or see our diagrams here

Configuring your multiway setup when you have Switch + Control

Multiway Configuration where Switch is Load Side and Control is Line Side

Since your Control is receiving power (Line Side), we will need to configure the Control to pass the power to the load side and remap the slider for the fixture you wish to control that is currently controlled by your Smart Dimmer Switch.

Load Side Switch Configuration

Open the Brilliant Mobile app and go to Settings --> Install
Start the install of a Smart Dimmer Switch
On the step where it asks how many Switches control your load, make sure to select 1. (This is because only the Load side switch will control the load...all other switches will communicate with the load side switch via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi).
Complete the configuration of this load side Switch

Line Side Control Configuration

Go to the Brilliant Control.
Tap on Settings --> Light --> select the # corresponding to the position (multi-gang units only)
Tap on “Re-configure” under “DEVICE INFO” and select Light Type as “Always On”. When it asks you how many switches control this load, select 1. (This is because only the Load side switch will control the load...all other switches will communicate with the load side switch via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi).
Once your light is reconfigured as Always On, go to Settings --> Slider (multigang Controls only) (for single gang Control go to Gestures)
Now you are on the control's slider settings. Scroll to Slider Controls below and select “Update Slider Settings” and update the slider to control the load (from the load side Switch).

Multiway Configuration where Control is Load Side and Switch is Line Side

Since your Switch is receiving power (Line Side), we will need to configure the Switch to pass the power to the load side and remap the slider for the fixture you wish to control that is currently controlled by your Brilliant Control.

Load Side Control Configuration

From your Brilliant Control, go to Settings
Tap on Light --> select the # corresponding to the position (multi-gang units only)
Tap on "Re-Configure" under Device Info" and select Light Type to be whatever your light type is. When it asks you how many switches control this load, make sure to select 1. (This is because only the Load side switch will control the load...all other switches will communicate with the load side switch via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi).

Line Side Switch Configuration

Open the Brilliant Mobile app and go to Settings --> Install
Start the install of a Smart Dimmer Switch
When you are setting up the light type, make sure to select Power Outlet (Always On)
On the step where it asks how many Switches control your load, make sure to select 1. (This is because only the Load side switch will control the load...all other switches will communicate with the load side switch via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi).
Complete the configuration of this Switch

Once the Line Side Switch is configured to be Always On, we will need to reconfigure the slider to control the Load Side Control.

From a Control, tap on Home
Tap the room the Switch is associated with
Tap the pencil in the top right-hand corner
Scroll down until you see the Switch you just configured (make sure you see a picture of the Switch)
Tap on the gear icon next to the Switch
Tap Update Slider Settings
Change the Slider to control the load associated with your Control (Load side).

Where can Brilliant be installed?

Brilliant Dimmer Switches can replace any standard light switch (neutral and ground wires required). If you want to install Brilliant Smart Dimmer Switches in a 3-way or multiway circuit, all switches in the circuit must be Brilliant Smart Dimmer Switches or Brilliant Control Panels.

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