Hello folks! I have these switches in my bathroom.
The rightmost is the lights, and the middle one is the bathroom fan, and I’d like to replace that middle one with something I could load tasmota on (or some other open source firmware), without replacing the other switch, the sockets, or the faceplate.
I haven’t seen any smart switches that have a form factor that would fit through this faceplate, though; they seem to mostly want to be the entire electrical box.
If it weren’t for the electrical plugs I could maybe replace this with some kind of 2-gang thing, which isn’t really what I want but could be fine, but as it stands I’m not sure what my options here are.
I don’t need the new switch to necessarily look like the old one, I just want it to fit in the same box and use the same faceplate. Do you folks have any recommendations?
Leviton and probably others make modular switch plate covers so you can mix and match any combination you need.
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcS206eZGr4h4BxhQo05J9lWFN94056IS47gETIwCQh__L1HmRtq&usqp=CAc
While others have convinced me to just replace the whole gang, this is pretty cool! I’m kinda glad someone is making them, though I am a little curious to know how they’d look all assembled together… I feel like the seams would be pretty noticeable…
Say what. Do you have a link? I tried finding them and failed.I think I found them. They seem to be called “sectional” wall plates. Here’s an example that could let OP replace the middle switch with a decora while keeping the left and right as-is.
The ones I know of are at Home Depot . I searched “modular” but the listing’s didn’t seem to have any useful keywords. Also from what I was finding on the site the collection online is not very expansive. I have a switch plate at work that those could be useful for. I has to be a dozen switches wide.