Not sure about the outlet causing issues. I won’t buy a Xiaomi outlet because I’m in Canada. Their outlet for China, Australia and New Zealand can only accommodate non polarized two prong plugs, which is what Japan uses. if they finally release the North American version, then I’ll try it out.
In regard to the Xioami Aqara HomeKit hub and Xiaomi Aqara and Mijia sensors, this is exactly what I do now.
I’ve changed all my Xiaomi Mijia, and one Aqara contact sensors over to the Aqara HomeKit hub, and I sync them with HE virtual switches using HomeKit automations. Works great. The sensors pair very easily to the Aqara hub and never drop. Response time is very fast using @dan.t ‘s Homebridge MakerAPI Plugin, and the occasional false positives I was getting when the contact sensors were paired directly to HE are now gone.
However, for motion sensors and everything else, I pair directly to HE using @veeceeoh ‘s excellent drivers for Xiaomi devices. I have a Xiaomi vibration/tilt sensor too, but have not paired it with anything yet. I will first try HE directly, but if I do have any trouble, I can just use the Aqara HomeKit hub.
It’s a nice option to have available. I know some people don’t like having a bunch of hubs, but I actually prefer it, as long as they effectively communicate with each other, I find it makes things easier and opens more opportunities for cool and low cost stuff.
