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Yes, it looks really cool, that Zigbee chip is not yet supported in Tasmota, but it's an ESP8266 that runs that bridge, so it'll probably be added soon enough. I will definitely get one to see what fun can be done with it.

Be nice to have a certified Zigbee in wall relay/repeater version of something like this...

Anyone tried one of these on HE ??

@bigrizz, you got some mercator down lights - it looks liek they also do Relay & Dimmer modules. see HERE I'm going to see if I can find out a price tomorrow.

Will be interested to see pricing!!

EDIT: Actually, found this place!
https://www.electricalproducts.com.au/smart-in-wall-switch-white-sswi01-mercator-lighting.html

Ha, I just found that link as well. I think $95 is a tad expensive.
I'd be more interested if they were around $60-$70 bucks but maybe they're shifting as many as they want too.

It is pricey considering you can get Aeotec/Fibaro switches for the same price!! And are known!

Especially because we can all bring these in from the same country of manufacture...

FOR $20 bucks !!
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Zigbee-protocol-Smart-Light-Switch-work_62496069754.html?spm=a2700.7724857.normalList.37.769c638ay0xZOB

Exactly!
Wonder if anyone has tried these?
For 20 bucks it would worth a shot

I’ve sent them an email asking for confirmation that the device is actually Zigbee because the page is somewhat confused. LOL

I noticed that! Zigbee or Wifi??? Take a guess!! lol

Got this from Alibaba store ..image so I guess I'll throw a little cash their way.
Now should I just get the 1 or maybe pickup a few and "save" on shipping ??
Perhaps they'd get here quickly and I'll have something extra to play with whilst I'm in isolation. :slight_smile:

Did anyone end up getting the nue zigbee switches to work directly with HE? I got the 3-gang installed today and could hook it up to a hue bridge no problem but HE didn't discover it.

Simon

Hi,
Mine are connected now, moved the HE hub slightly and it connected, must be a poor connection. I've also got my 3-gang the bathroom, replacing a light / fan / heat switch.

I responded to you comment from the email I received, not sure where that ends up.

Thanks,
Simon

Any idea how well ZigBee would perform inwall, behind a switch and encased in a wall box?

The 4 Zigbee devices I have are buried in wall and have no issues at all.
It all comes down to having a solid mesh. To me that means ensuring there are multiple paths back to the hub from any device so I’m planning on making sure I have lots of repeaters. Probably up to 1 per room.
Light switches and outlets like the NUE ones are repeaters but I also have some need for in wall, relay type Devices which again will be mains powered and therefore, repeaters.
I’m trying to avoid plugin repeaters like the Ikea ones.
I currently have a mix of Zwave and Zigbee devices all running pretty nicely off a single HE hub.
I’ve just had a couple of really small re-pairing issues with Zwave devices that suggest to me that the longer term goal is to get to be fully Zigbee. It just seems to be a little more easily, “recoverable” should something go bad.

Shipping is a killer.
I'd be keen to get a couple and split shipping if you interested?

I have 9 Nue switches 2 of which are 3gang's and they work fine. I suggest getting some IKEA repeaters, I purchased 3 to strengthen my network as I had my front door lock and entry keypad fall off a couple of times but since adding them months ago I haven't had a single issue and they all work well together.

What 3 in 1 bathroom unit are you running? I considered this when building my house but when I had a look at my specs I found the heating bulbs pull 275w each and the Nue switches only allow a max of 300w. There is a 1gang 1000w separate switch but I didn't want too much stuff on the wall.

Wow, thanks for the detaled overview of your setup @saxnix. I'll take a closer look and may introduce some of that into my setup.

Thanks for the tip on the repeaters @jchurch. I haven't moved my bulbs to HE yet, so not sure if this may have played a part in the different pairing experience between Hue and HE. I am thinking I may eventually bring everything over to HE. Either way, I think I may benefit from getting some, I'll take a look at the IKEA ones.

Another quick note on the repeaters, just noticed on the specs for the Nue 3-gang, it is quoted as being a repeater as well. Obviously this wouldn't help with it pairing, but interesting to know nonetheless.