This is a little bit of a cheat, because I haven't actually done this, but I couldn't find a suitable place to post about it. There are a few similar topics but nothing that I can find that provides the answers to this specific case.
Anyhoo, I'd like a little advice over the best way to install something like this:
Which is a common wifi valve. From what I can see, these things actually work quite well and there are several rebadged versions from a variety of manufacturers. I'm guessing they can be controlled via hubitat because most of them mention TUYA app control.
I like to keep things simple. So my question is, is anyone aware of a cool method to do the same kind of thing, but avoiding WIFI? To be clear, I'm essentially trying to find an alternative (and hopefully, off-the-shelf-style) device which would open/close a value in the same way as the device mentioned here, BUT being able to open/close by applying a simple current or some other method.
Note that if it isn't blindingly obvious, I really struggled to explain this one. Apologies ! =p
There are zigbee and z-wave versions of that valve controller, such as these:
However, they all have poor torque and do not work well when ball valves get "sticky" over time.
If you want a decent valve controller that has a lot of torque and works well in a variety of conditions, get the Econet BullDog, which also works with Hubitat:
I've ordered twice from these guys and both times has been pretty quick (2 weeks).
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Using Markus's Tuya Valve driver on HPM works great.
