DEWENWILS 800 Series Z-Wave Long Range 240VAC, 40-Amp

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I am looking at this product ( Amazon.com: DEWENWILS 800 Series Z-Wave Long Range Timer, Heavy Duty 3HP, 240VAC, 40-Amp Metal Box Smart Switch for Pools, Pumps, Lights, AC Units, Electric Water Heaters, Z-Wave Hub Required, ETL Listed : Patio, Lawn & Garden ) as an emergency shut off in case of a power outage in order to conserve my battery backup. Long story, my pool automation system is old and has no remote shut off capability (nor can it be automated). I searched the topics and while this product has been mentioned, I could not confirm if if anyone using it and what driver it works with. Any guidance would be appreciated.

The other product that I am looking at is the AEOTEC 40 AM Switch. Any advice on this vs the Dewenwils switch?

Thanks for your help.

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No experience with any of these high voltage switches, but you might also look at the Zooz Zen78 that is currently on sale:

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I had looked at it but it is rated for outdoor (will need an enclosure). Suggestions on a weather proof enclosure?

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I would go with the Aeotec only for the reason that I like applications that have full ground and neutral connections. Not saying the dewenwils wouldn’t work though.

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I had an electrician install the Dewenwils over a year ago to control power to a garage heater unit that drives about 3500W. The driver is “Universal Z-Wave switch”. Pairing was easy and it works fine. The distance to my hub is about 40 feet, through at least four walls (2 x 4 drywall construction).

I don’t trigger it much so it occasionally shows up as “inactive“ in some of my device monitoring apps, so I created a rule that runs daily at 5 AM that simply runs this custom action:

queryDevice(Parameters)

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Thanks - I wasn’t sure if it would work with the generic driver

My use case is similar - it will always be “on” and the Aqualogic pool controller will operate as it does now. If there is a power outage, I want to shut the pool off (except if freeze guard needs to run and I have an outdoor temperature sensor for that).

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Here’s my rule in case you run into the same issue that I did:

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