Lutron Pico Smart Remote Control for Caséta Smart Dimmer Switch | PJ2-3BRL-GBL-L01 | Black

I am using this in conjunction with a Lutron Caseta wall dimmer switch and a Wink hub. The downside to these products is that they have a proprietary wireless system (not Z-wave or Zigbee). That though is also an advantage because they will work with or without a home automation system in operation (or after you sell and take your home automation hub with you). It you do use this with a Wink though, pair the Pico remote through Wink, not using the directions provided by Lutron. You can use this remote anywhere on a wall or just loose, or in a box where a 3 or 4 way slave switch used to reside (or actually even where the 3 or 4 way switch resided). They sell a separate piece of plastic for mounting in a box, which really should be included in the package for the remote. If you do install it in a box, dealing with the existing wiring is pretty simple--you just connect all the wires together with a large wire nut (except any common wire (unlikely) or a ground). I would suggest though taking a picture of the existing switch wiring, and tag the wires as necessary so that you can easily reverse the process if you remove the Lutron switch. As to the remote, it is actually a bit nicer than the wireless switch I paired it with because the middle button can be set to turn on to a remembered brightness level, where the on button remains full bright. Other than that, this product works as well as any wired slave switch--assuming distance is not too great. As to distance, for use with a Wink system it would be distance to the Wink hub. For use without a hub it would be distance to the wired switch. I did not test out distance, but I have not had any issues with them being on a different floor than my hub, but they are virtually right below the hub, so the distance is not great. Anyway, I generally do not like proprietary systems, but here it actually does provide some benefit.

Swap your ceiling light switch out for a smart switch, add this remote. Voila, youre in the 21st century.

Love them.

These little pico remotes are a great addition to your Lutron switch setup. You can stick the pico switch on the wall as another lite switch or put it beside your bed or chair. You need to install the Lutron home starter kit on you home network and down load the Lutron app to your phone or ipad first for setup of the devices.

Saw this and the companion Caseta switch on Ask This Old House, and decided it would solve a problem I had with a remote light switch in my foyer. Now I can just flick the Pico remote to turn it on and off, and dim. I installed the matching App on my iPhone, and set the light to turn on at dusk, and off about bedtime. Have not tried it with Alexa.

Great remote! Its very easy to add this dimmer switch to any of your Caseta wireless controlled lights. The center button is a favorite setting which you can set to instantly turn the lights to your preferred setting. If you have a light that is controlled by two switches you will need one of these remotes to replace the second switch. IE: one switch will be a Caseta hard-wired switch and the second one will be one of these remotes (if you are replacing a wall switch with a remote dont forget to buy the Caseta wall plate to seamlessly complete your install.) Or if you just want to add, say a switch up stairs to control lights down stairs, Caseta will let you add as many switches to control one set of lights as you want. Caseta wireless is hands down a superior home automation product. They are an early adopter to home automation and have been making major developments in this field for years. Caseta Wireless is constantly improving their home automation platform, sending out updates and adding new products to their list of controllable devices. You will not be disappointing when you buy this system.

This device will control one or more Lutron Caseta switches. In the picture above, the first three switches starting at the left are various forms of luton switches The item on the right is one of these remotes. It is used to provide a third control point for the Living room light without having to add more wiring. I have another unit mounted in my hallway. When I am walking toward my bedroom and notice the yard lights are still on, I can press the button and all six yard lights turn off. The price is cheap for the added convenience of controls where you need then when compared with the $250 electricians want for adding a regular switch.

Ive worked in lighting design and installation in high-end residential and commercial applications in a very pricey Colorado Ski town. This solution is fantastic. Runs dimmable lighting systems from ANYWHERE without having to run wire!! Fantastic. Lutron is expensive, but you cant get better.

I believe this is rated to work at a 30 foot distance, but I seem to be getting better performance than that…and in an area with a lot of Wi-Fi congestion.

Ive tried a lot of smart home automation products and honestly Lutrons Caseta light of lighting controllers is maybe the only one that I actually like using and installing. It *just works*, everything is high quality, the controllers can be installed on the wall or on nice pedestals, the dimming is smooth, the whole thing just feels like luxury instead of like some fiddly broken techno gadget. Its instantaneous and the range is impressive (they SAY 30 feet but it works flawlessly over hundreds of feet for me). This is their Pico remote, which requires other Lutron Caseta gear (dimmers, etc) to work with. I got the black model, which is a very striking jet black, and can be used to distinguish one remote from another. (I do wish they were available in more colors...)