Lutron Caseta Smart Start Kit: Wireless Deluxe Dimmer Bridge (P-BDG-PKG2W-A)

ANDRE VAUDREUIL: Livraison rapide

Canada on Oct 30, 2023

Ross B: Installation was as easy as a standard light switch. Integrates perfectly with Google Home. I've always heard Lutron was the best for smart switches and after a few months, I haven't experienced any issues. Looking forward to getting more in the future.

United States on Oct 26, 2023

R. J. Crum: I have used Lutron Caseta products in another home that was built in 1928, so the electrical system didn't have a neutral wire, which ruled out almost all smart switches. I discovered Lutron Caseta, and many of their products don't require a neutral wire. They were so easy to install and use that I decided to use them in another home that is more modern, but had two "problem" locations where I needed a smart switch. One was for the front porch light, which didn't have a neutral wire in the switchbox becasue of the way it was wired. I installed this switch into that outlet, installed and configured the Caseta Hub, and I now have a smart switch for the porch lights that I access through Smartthings. The Pico remote that comes in this kit was used to control a Lutron Caseta plug-in lamp dimmer (see separate review.) Overall, the Lutron Caset line is extremely easy to install, configure and use. It integrates well with Smartthings.

United States on Oct 23, 2023

Ray S.: Bought 1 unit so that my driveway lights can come on at dusk and off at dawn. Extremely easy to install since it's one of the few units that does not require a neutral a the box. Very easy to pair with the app. Love the fact that after it's programmed, it does not require Wifi to function. Plan on buying at least another 4. A bit expensive, but it is a Lutron.

Canada on Oct 07, 2023

Sonny Bessant: I was given a Caseta dimmer light switch and needed the lutron bridge to remotely control the switch. Buying the Smart Start kit is a much better value than buying just the bridge. I can now control another light.

Canada on Jan 18, 2022

Andre Champagne: Facile d installation et programmation. Le plus long a ete de connecter le wi-fi!
Domotique facile et qui ne coûte pas les yeux de la tête!

Canada on Dec 12, 2021

Carlos: I’ve had Lutron ‘electronic’ dimmers since they came out about 20 years ago.

Throughout they’ve kept up with new tech like CFL’s & LED’s & allowed programming switch using the 2 key built-in buttons.

ORIGINAL UNITS: were VERY elegant, aesthetic & simple - only 3 BUTTONS + parallel LED indicators - VERY easy & intuitive to operate: a single long & narrow ‘rocker’ button on the side that you pressed up to increase intensity and down to decrease.

Once you had set your desired intensity level, all you needed was to TAP ONCE the main large rectangular button (taking 90% of the switch) to turn lights on to that LAST desired level, AND TAP ONCE MORE to fully turn off.

At bottom of switch was a very small discrete ’pull kill switch’ to prevent electricity from flowing at all to the light /source.

SWITCH was SIMPLE, ELEGANT, INTUITIVE & super functional.

These units also had a feature that if u ‘long pressed’ them for a few seconds when ‘on’ (vs tapping on/off), they would give you 30 secs before they’d turn off for you to exit the room & not trip over items in the dark.

Moreover,...

United States on Aug 21, 2021

vic_by: Be aware that the dimmer (main module) doesn’t have a way to set your favourite or last brightness level. You can only turn it on 100% with On button or 10% or so with Up button. The favourite setting exists only on Pico remote (central button). Lutron support recommended to purchase PD-5NE item which does have Favourite button but it’s more than double price on Amazon.

Canada on Oct 06, 2020

JP: I was once a newbie with Caseta - but no longer, so I hope this helps you. This kit is the first purchase you need for Lutron’s system. Once you have the hub, no more kits are needed for future switch purchases. One hub can manage up to 75 switches (and I think the Hub is included in that count).

Some buyers complain about having to wire in Lutron's hub to your network with an ethernet cable. But you can't beat the speed and reliability of a wired network connection. Given that Lutron’s product works reliably and is 100% responsive all the time, this is a non-issue for me.

Since I put in the first few Casetas, we truly love them and have started to replace switches all over the home. Which brings up another issue... if I had chosen a WiFi connected switches (and I did briefly for use in limited locations, more on that later) I could potentially be adding a much larger number of connected devices onto my network. If your WiFi isn't all that great to begin with - think entry level routers - this could potentially impact network performance and your connectivity with your switches. For me, that's just a no go. I really want my WiFi to work well for the things that...

United States on Oct 01, 2019