# Promblem with Aqara H1 switch & Fibaro 2 dimmer **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro\ **Created:** [March 18, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812 "2022-03-18T06:09:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pyrzi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pyrzi/32/53091_2.png) [@Pyrzi](https://community.homey.app/u/Pyrzi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/1 "2022-03-18T06:09:35Z")
Hi! I am using Homey pro and Aqara H1 wall switch (no neutral) with Fibaro 2 dimmer. I could get power to the light and control it through Homey app, but for some reason I can no longer control the light through the Aqara switch. Any tips? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/2 "2022-03-18T06:18:15Z")
The topic of your question suggests an issue with the Fibaro dimmer, but your question talks about an issue with the Aqara switch? Can you be more precise on how things are set up? If the switch and the dimmer are connected to each other directly, I doubt that’s going to work properly. ---
**Author:** ![Pyrzi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pyrzi/32/53091_2.png) [@Pyrzi](https://community.homey.app/u/Pyrzi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/3 "2022-03-18T06:29:21Z")
It is connected as any switch with dimmer 2. ![IMG_20220317_220029](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/c/dc0d7bab23fe753e372d0583fc62718851abbba8.jpeg) Aqara doesnt provide switch with dimming capabilities. So basically I just need a switch with dimming capabilities and that communicates with my Homey setup. Thought it would be possible with Aqara switch + Fibaro dimmer 2 + Homey combo. Will be using Aqara switches around the house. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/4 "2022-03-18T06:45:39Z")
The coloring of the wires is a bit weird (mixing blue and brown wires…), but am I right when saying that neither the Aqara device and the Fibaro device are connected to neutral? I very much doubt that this setup will work. These devices can work without a neutral by always passing a little bit of current to run themselves, but daisy-chaining two of these devices means that one of them will never be powered properly (and from what I can see, in your setup that’s the Aqara switch). Besides, I don’t understand why you’re not just using a “dumb” switch connected to the Fibaro. ---
**Author:** ![Pyrzi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pyrzi/32/53091_2.png) [@Pyrzi](https://community.homey.app/u/Pyrzi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/5 "2022-03-18T07:29:14Z")
Thanks for the tips. Dont mind the wiring colouring. This was just a test setup I made. Will leave the final installation for the professional. So this setup should work with neutral? I am using Aqara switches around the house. Only 2 need dimming capabilities. So thought it would be nice if all looked same. Maybe need to look for different type of switch for dimmers. Any suggestions for good dimmer switch that works with Homey? Any idea if there is this type of switch that works with Homey. ![Screenshot_20220318-092634__01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/9/19b84eda2193d6843540b4e07c09c90bc9c624dc.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/6 "2022-03-18T07:49:04Z")
> [@Pyrzi](#): > > So this setup should work with neutral? The devices are not meant to be used with other smart devices, so I don’t know. For instance, how are you trying to control the dimming with the Aqara switch? For dumb switches, I know the Fibaro device supports momentary switches and long-pressing, but does the Aqara switch actually support that sort of output control? ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/7 "2022-03-18T09:50:37Z")
To operate the Fibaro dimmer 2 you need a dumb, non-smart momentary switch (as @robertklep has already mentioned): ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/f/3f38f969468561b2fcce85cfc7c9e4407b6192ca.png) Or you can use a battery-powered button as a remote control. If you can fully operate the dimmer with the battery-powered button depends on which functions the battery-powered button supports. > [@Pyrzi](#): > > Any idea if there is this type of switch that works with Homey. Manufacturer, model? ---
**Author:** ![Pyrzi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pyrzi/32/53091_2.png) [@Pyrzi](https://community.homey.app/u/Pyrzi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/8 "2022-03-18T09:59:12Z")
Thank you. Will look into dumb switches. Read this thread from 2020 and thought this combo would work. > [@Dim light via Fibaro Dimmer 2 with Aqara Double Switch](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-via-fibaro-dimmer-2-with-aqara-double-switch/23935): > > I have a Fibaro Dimmer 2 and a Aqara Double Switch. But how can I make a flow where I dim the light when I hold the press on one of the switches? So far I used to “Set relative dim” by 12 %. So when I turn on the lights, the dim is at a minimum, and if I press the button once it’s increasing by 12 % at a time. Isn’t it possible to make a flow where I keep the pressure on the button and then the dimming starts and ends when I release? ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/9 "2022-03-18T10:14:18Z")
Well, either you didn’t read the thread completely, or you didn’t understand it: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/4/44dcc0b988f93d473a8abfd0f73d3d9c82c63b93.png) If you hold down the Dimm Up or Dimm Down button on a Philips Hue Dimmer Switch, events are sent over and over again, this is not the case with the Aqara Double Switch. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/10 "2022-03-18T11:17:57Z")
> [@DirkG](#): > > Well, either you didn’t read the thread completely, or you didn’t understand it: Also: [_“There is no wired connection between the switch and Fibaro.”_](https://community.homey.app/t/dim-light-via-fibaro-dimmer-2-with-aqara-double-switch/23935/5) ---
**Author:** ![Pyrzi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pyrzi/32/53091_2.png) [@Pyrzi](https://community.homey.app/u/Pyrzi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/11 "2022-03-18T11:49:07Z")
I see. I miss understood that one (+read poorly). Thank you for all the help. Everything is still very new to me as I am building my first smart home. Is it possible to use then dumb lights + philips hue dimmer with Homey? Or is the only way with dumb lights + dumb switch + fibaro dimmer? Any good suggestions for the switch? Some kind of switch that can be pressed? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/12 "2022-03-18T12:05:01Z")
What might be possible is to connect the Aqara switch and the Fibaro dimmer in the same electrical box, but parallel with each other _and_ not connected with the switch wires. Then use Homey flows to control the Fibaro dimmer using actions sent by the Aqara switch. ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/13 "2022-03-18T14:40:43Z")
> [@Pyrzi](#): > > Is it possible to use then dumb lights + philips hue dimmer with Homey? No, it’s not possible. The Philips Hue Dimmer Switch is just a battery-powered remote control. To control lights with the Hue Dimmer, the lights must be smart and the lights must be permanently supplied with electric power. @robertklep suggestion is a good solution, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Pyrzi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pyrzi/32/53091_2.png) [@Pyrzi](https://community.homey.app/u/Pyrzi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/promblem-with-aqara-h1-switch-fibaro-2-dimmer/61812/14 "2022-03-18T15:47:33Z")
Thanks for the input guys! Will try that. Not sure if I am capable doing it by myself but will ask my electrician.