Hey guys, I would like to know, for our light switches in Malaysian homes, does it have a neutral wire?

must have live and neutral

Great, thanks!

Neutral is on the ceiling or where the light point at. On the switch will not have.

If you need, ask electrician to tap from nearest plug point.

This post has been edited by weikee: Nov 20 2016, 01:58 PM

There is no neutral in the light switch.

if you are lucky and there's an aircond/water heater switch next to it then you can tap the neutral wire.
else you are out of luck. need to pull from the top.

planning to use smart switch?

Haha, yeah. Now doing my research.

You have one installed ?

Thanks for clarifying.

Thanks for clarifying.

My wiring man managed to pull the neutral wire from the top and charging about rm60 per 'set' of switches at one location. (Well he did other wiring works so not sure whether this rm60 is part of discounted prices or normal or expensive price).

Which type you intend to buy??

I'm looking at TP Link Light Switch.
But I just found out that their switch is much bigger in size than what we have locally.
Which is a bummer.

You're using one at the moment? Which brand?

I have bought a few China brand Orvibo smart switches.
The wiring man has just installed a few switches and am supposed to test out the switches in the coming week.

Ohh, ok. Mind showing some pics of the light switch? It fits our standard size?

Installed but not tested yet lol. Ya it pretty much fits into the existing socket.

nah, lazy to change all switches and configure them 1 by 1
just got light sensor for back yard to turn on when dark
timer for front porch to turn on in the evenings
and a remote control switch for master bedroom so no need to walk to the wall switch


my home automation is done!

oh, still looking for a reliable motion sensor to turn on upstairs hall lights.

Recommend to get lifesmart or xiaomi smarthome. As these 2 company are currently working for Apple HOME compatible.

Thanks for the recommendation.

But currently I'm only looking specifically at smart light switches.
LifeSmart does look interesting but it doesn't have Amazon Echo compatibility.

Lutron caseta switches might be a good choice

thanks, i'll take a look.

thanks i'll do more research.