Some of you probably read my other post about the Hampton Fan Controller I just installed in the living room and master bedroom which I learn both have a crappy zigbee antenna and a zigbee repeater is needed for it.
During my searches on here, I learned so far to stay away from peanut and Innr plugs and I narrowed it down to three zigbee repeaters but I am still struggling on which ones to get that would help my fan controller communicate more efficiency with the HE.
Here are the three zigbee repeaters that I narrowed down to, any of those are better repeater than the other?
Anyone here using Hampton Fan controller with any of those repeater with positive result?
TRÅDFRI (We do have a Ikea nearby and shipping is only $5 for two)
Centralite Smart Outlet Mini (This one is nice and small but how the repeating range on it?)
Completely agree with @bcopeland on the Iris v2 plugs which you can still find on eBay. They aren’t the best looking but I hide them behind beds or in a cabinet with outlets.
Also consider getting GE Zigbee in wall switches too for some of your lights. I replaced many of my older non plus Zwave with them so have a 50-50 mix of Zwave plus and Zigbee switches. GE Jasco is also slated to release an in wall Zigbee outlet sometime this year too, announced at CES in January.
3rd vote for Iris V2's. I have 10 of them scattered throughout my house and 5 Hampton Bay Fan controllers. They keep my fans as well as both my zigbee and zwave meshes solid.
I have 3 of the tradfri outlets and one smartthings outlet. The tradfri is ugly and large but it's also cheap and works great. I vote for them. I only have about 20 zigbee devices but nothing has dropped since i got the tradfris. All of my door sensors and a samsung buttons are rock solid. Interesting enough, I have a door sensor on the basement door in the rear of the house which routes through the samsung outlet in the front of the house two floors up to the hub, which is about as far apart as two things in my house can get. There are two tradfris much closer to the sensor.
Ebay doesn't have any Iris V2 repeater by the lot right now and I am not too worried about needing Zwave repeaters since I have inovelli switches installed throughout the house.
Also, I read some posts here about something about issues with older firmware for Iris V2 repeaters which can't be upgraded since Iris no longer in business.
My vote is for the SmartThings outlet - I'm currently running 17 of 'em.
Yes, they're pricey, but I've never had a lick of trouble with any of them, nor with the mesh they support; to me, that's worth a few extra $$$ up front.
I just bought the Centralite Smart Outlet Mini for my needs. My hub is in the basement and I bought a ST arrival sensor for my motorcycle in garage. When the ST sensor was in my saddle bag it never appeared online, so I bought two of the Centralite's put one on my main floor a few small rooms away from my garage (as well as a refrigerator), the second when in the front of my garage. Upon doing so the ST sensor came online immediately. And as I'm driving home its arrival is detected at the end of the driveway (35' away) with garage doors closed. So far so good. I know a bit late and not what you were specifically asking for but, might help others.
