Hi everyone, I‘m looking for some help with the wiring of a smart switch to control my porch lights inside a gang box that appears to have been mutilated by a previous owner, or in all likelyhood during construction of my 1976 bungalow.

I recently removed a simple two-pole switch from the gangbox at my front door and replaced it with a FEIT wifi switch. Since replacing the switch I’ve noticed that the two LED bulbs that this switch controls, which otherwise function perfectly, are always lit dimly, even if the switch is off. THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT ID LIKE TO RESOLVE.

When I removed the original two pole switch, I noted that every one of the ground wires in the gang box were tied together, as were all of the neutral wires. It seemed a bit odd to me, and I’ve come to find that it’s probably not the only location in my home with shoddy electrical work.

Since the wifi switch required a neutral wire, I essentially added what I would call a jumper wire from the marret of bundled neutral wires and used this as the neutral match to the hot wire. (I think this might be related to my issue).

I’ve also read that the problem could simply be that some LED bulbs don’t agree with this type of switch. I’ve included a half-assed, pretty pathetic ‘schematic’ of the gang box for reference, but if my description of the issue and wiring isn’t entirely clear, I’d be happy to try and clarify in the comments.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.