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Short guides on choosing touch switches, wiring, and setting up app and voice control.
Touch switch or modular switch?
A touch switch panel is a flat glass or acrylic front with touch keys. A normal modular switch is a mechanical rocker that clicks. Touch panels look cleaner and can connect to an app and voice assistants; modular switches need no setup.
Read the guide →Smart switches without rewiring.
You do not need to rewire a house to make it smart. Either swap each switchboard for a KB touch panel that works with your existing wiring, or keep your switchboards and add a KB retrofit module with a remote.
Read the guide →Smart switches with Alexa and Google.
To control KB touch switches by voice you need three things: a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network, the Smart Life app on your phone with the panels added, and the Smart Life skill linked in the Alexa or Google Home app.
Read the guide →
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