INSTEON 2334-222 Keypad Dimmer Switch (Dual-Band), 8-Button, White | Controls Up to 7 Devices, 150W LED, Dual-Band Smart Switch, Neutral Wire Required, Hub Required for Alexa & Google Assistant

This has great flexibility and function. What was not clear at first to me was that you can setup this switch without having it actually being hardwired to the light you are controlling. For example, you install it in the gang with power connected, but not connecting the line wires. Using the hub, you can program smart devices, such as insteon bulbs (INSTEON 2672-292 LED Bulb) and insteon fanlink (Insteon 2475F FanLinc). This way, you can control several lights and fan where there was only one switch.An example of this: I had 3 hanging pendant lights in living room all on same switch. I wanted to replace center with a fan. There was not room to rewire. By installing this 2334 insteon switch (connected to power and ground, but not line wire), all three devices (2 lights with insteon bulbs, and fan with fanlink) had power. By programming the hub and 2334, you have a switch (and app) that can control the fan and lights independently. I have it programmed to have lights on / off or dimmed up or down with the main on/off buttons, the fan is controlled by the remaining 4 buttons. By adding the fan button kit (INSTEON 2322-382 FanLinc Button Kit for KeypadLinc), the install is very clean and professional looking. Works great and no need to have extra remote for fan control.

I have considerable experience with Insteon with a 30+ component system. The basic features of Insteon are unbeatable and this Keypad dimmer works very well. I have 5 of them. The Insteon Dual Band Hub really rounds out a completely integrated home automation system with full WiFi and Internet capability. Although the features, functionality, and stability of Insteon are excellent; the hardware reliability needs improvement. This Keypad was purchased to replace one that failed. I have had a about a 15% failure rate over about a three year period. I am concerned that the older ones are beginning to fail. In my experience; length of service, frequency of use, and applied load seem to influence the failure rate. I am sure that other home automation systems have failures also, and I would recommend this and other Insteon components.

This is the first Keypadlinc I've had to replace in about four years. I have over 60 Insteon switches and other products for my whole house automation. I use Indigo as the controller which is Mac based software. You have to realize this is DIY home automation and isn't simple plug and play. It takes time to set up scenes and automation. But once set up Insteon is pretty reliable. I've had to replace probably 5 of the switches over the years and have the same 2413u controller since day one. The picture is a screen shot of the customized control screen for my system. This takes time and effort but crestron quoted me over 30k for my whole house LIGHT automation. I'd estimate the insteon install in total was 5k and includes my garage, HVAC and motion sensors. I highly suggest using a computer/Mac based automation software package instead of an insteon hub to control everything as setup is demonstrably easier but still takes time and effort.

I replaced the switch next to the front door and it works great. This keypad give us access to 8 different programs without having to open an app. We can turn on all the landscape lights when we let the dog out. 1 button is set to turn in the curio and china cabinet lights. It makes our home automation more accessible and practical.

Update Feb 13, 2017 (This stuff is JUNK! I have now been loosing one Insteon device every two-three months!) I want to like this product, but I can't afford to keep replacing units that are new out of the box and don't work and of course no longer under warrant. As noted below Smarthome will not exchange them only promise that their new units shouldn't have these issues!???I'm so disappointed with all Insteon Products that I'm moving my rating to 1 when it started at 5 and now going from 3 stars to 1!I lost another 6 button KPL version 6.2 with date code 1150, This started to blinking the load (4 x 25w CFL's. No power outage just went into the kitchen to get a drink and there we go another one, I was NOT happy about loosing another one, but... hey I had a brand new unit in the BOX I bought from Smarthome in 2013! Next day I change it to another 6 button version 6.9 with date code 1305... a unit that was never installed, new in the box. So now all wired up and power back on and noted that back lighting was blinking erratically, gave it a few taps and it stopped. Went ahead and go this one into the system, but still noted that the back lights as well as the devices lights were not working. After awhile there was nothing, but the unit controls the load and remote devices with not issues, just no lights to show if something is on or off.Well this is not going to work, I control items that I can't see from this location and use this switch to monitor and provide status of other devices! This sucks, I suppose I should have wired this unit up when I got it to test and make sure it worked... If you have no issues replacing devices on a regular bases say around 3-4 years or less then go for it, but if not then I suggest you look for something else.Update Nov 17, 2016 the new KPL is working great... for now, but I have noticed that the NEW firmware does not support some of the options that the older units did such as toggle-on within. Apparently SmartLabs made changes to the firmware at 41+, this latest one has version 45. Not a deal breaker, but it would great if they don't take options away and then still call it an improvement?Nov 07, 2016 I bought one # 2334-222 as a replacement for one of five OLDER Insteon KPL's I already own (2486D X3 and 2487S X2).Two of the 2486D's are NOT even being used to control a load and the failed unit that was controlling a load only had 4 dimmable LED's or when troubleshooting 4 CFL's, but all have the same issues controlling a load after a few years!The earliest just 2 1/2 years old failed and was swapped with another that was not being used with a load then a year later same thing and then once again this year, Apr 2016, all three of the 8 button KPL's I have at the time have failed.I now have no dimmer KPL's that will hold a load other than the one NEW 2334-222 and a 6 button 2487S!This one # 2334-222 is suppose to be the updated version of ones that were sold 3-6 years ago per the Smarthome customer support, but if the warranty is up at 2 years, Smarthome will do nothing to correct their known issue that they have been aware of for over 6-8 years? I suggested turning them in for credit and still pay a fee for replacements and yet the only thing I got was a case # and then only offered 20 percent off the current cost of a new unit.I'm stuck with Insteon until I decide which direction to go, I have over 60+ Insteon devices (minus 7 failed units) and at the moment most work ok (past history failures: 3 PLM failures 2 under warranty, 3 wall modules with 1 under warranty and 3 KPL's out of warranty and few older Smarthome devices, but were non-Insteon), if I could go back and use another brand such as z-wave or something I think I would!I suppose I should have seen the pattern beforehand, but I was so excited about the tech (Insteon) I didn't think about it, I was assuming a better product than the old trusty X10 (not always fail proof, but if you had clean power lines. it worked well) I used X10 from the late 80's until 6-7 years ago (2006), one of the reason to convert to Insteon from X10, Insteon was backward compatible with X10 and could work in a mixed environment.I like the style of Insteon (5 STARS) as well as the power line and RF communications, but with the hardware being so unreliable with high failures rates at less than 2-4 years is just not acceptable for items that cost this much to fail so often!I really want to keep Insteon, when it works it's great, but with so many failures I'm considering pulling away from Insteon and deploy another brand of HA system and devices. So... for those that have not started yet... You might look at other options. I would NOT recommend Insteon at this time. I wish Smarthome would publish there findings and openly admit they have or had issues and back there product better!Smarthome/Smartlabs: How about a trade-in option for the older units that have failed outside of the warranty with a reasonable replacement charge for the new ones? Not just buy new ones as suggested by the company and throw the old ones in the trash! Might consider recycling? Repair?(1 Star) Devices fail to often and the fact that there is zero support from Smarthome for known issues!I'm going with 3 stars. I hate giving bad reviews so I'm in the middle of a 1 and 5.(5 Stars) When they work and I like the design and function.

I've had many of these and they work well, the problem is--they don't last. I've burned through 3 of them. It's a bit of a pain because my entire house is wired with Insteon and every year I have a couple of switches fail.