# Best way to use BOND as a paperweight

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**Created:** [March 14, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/best-way-to-use-bond-as-a-paperweight/322 "2019-03-14T19:52:04Z")\
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> [@mlasevich](#):
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> most light switches are not wired with common wire

There’s the terrible thing I hope never to hear from people doing home automation, and which I’ve luckily managed to avoid in my only two homes in which I pursued automation.

To answer your question I have to show you common wire smart switches; however, the same could be accomplished (sans back lit LEDs) with [battery powered wall mounted remotes](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LIH2Y8/) (can even be [mounted into a wall plate](https://www.smarthome.com/mini-remote-wall-mount-bracket.html) so it looks like a switch keypad I believe).

My proof of concept / test bed:  
[In-wall switch / keypad control via BOND](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/local-api-control-integrating-with-isy994i/)

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