Agreed. I use smart switches where I can without major electrical work. Unfortunately, the majority of my lighting fixtures are multi switch set up and none of the auxiliary switches have neutrals in the box.
Also, several of the light switches operate different lights than I normally would have chosen as groups. With Zigbee bulbs and button switches, I can group them how I like. I just cover the original switches with guards to prevent people from turning them off. (But, the switches are still readily available when/if I want them for any reason - like rejoining the network - which is somewhat frequent with the OSRAMs)
Zigbee group messaging feature of HE groups really helps avoid the "popcorn" effect. For giggles I replaced my 8 den recessed lights with Sengled Color+ bulbs and the on/off/color change is pretty much instant for all of them. I have a switch protector for the primary. Replaced the secondary with a "power only" (bypassed secondary, no load) Aeotec nano switch.
While it is kinda cool to change colors etc it's pretty much a novelty at this point. My house switches etc do have neutrals so I can go the smart switch route.
Have you looked at Zooz switches? They're designed to work in 3/4-way configurations with minor rewiring. Unless I misinterpreted your meaning re: auxiliary switches
The killer devices for me are their WXKG wireless wall switches, as they're the only way to do true two-way lighting control with the Xiaomi Aqara kit, at least with UK wiring. The problem I've had is that those models (the wireless wall switches in particular, but also the little buttons) get dropped from the mesh in a heartbeat and they only report in once every 50 minutes.
I've just paired another two QBGK wired wall switches and the WXKG wireless ones have stayed connected perfectly, which when I did the same thing a few weeks ago with the Trådfri lamps on the mesh it caused all WXKG devices to be thrown off. These are the new D1 models by the way; for me the original generation versions were hopeless - and I persevered for nearly two years.
Wow, in a long winded way I guess I'm saying that if you have any problems, remove your lamps and try again.
Not that I'm aware of so far, but next time I'm in IKEA I'll pick up a lamp-and-button bundle pack and try the button. They were on offer for £10 recently and despite the lamp issues above, I'm a sucker for IKEA's electrical stuff.
As @tray_e said earlier, of all the lamps I've tried the Trådfri ones are definitely the best at being repeaters. It's just that I've found them to be 85% good while all the rest are 20% good.
Cool.. Keep me posted..
These On/Off and Open/close buttons are the last of my current ST-devices that needs a HE-support check mark.
I can see that in ST these devices creates "child devices", but i'm not sure what that means, and if this is a deal breaker regarding HE? They also mention that it has something to do with touchlink. But as i mentioned in my first post , they work great in ST..
Found this post among others: Ikea Blinds - #80 by Ryan780 which doesn't get my hopes up..
Must admit that i've spent most of my weekend reading through lots of exciting posts on this community, and i'm very close to push the "Buy_a_Hubitat" button..
Just buy one. I was in the same boat with ST, it feels great just thinking "screw it".
Lack of time in general, but very excited to re-do some old projects. Central Heating is next on the list, never quite had it 'completely' wife-friendly under ST. Hubitat? It's going to be mint!
Yes they do..
I was asking about the On/Off buttons..
They are now natively supported in ST, so i was wondering if this could be possible in HE too..
(They didn't at first, but now they do)
About the buttons. They're actually not certified for any Zigbee version, rely on inbound group messaging that's not supported by Hubitat. The Hubitat guys are not interested in supporting them, at least as long as they're not certified. They're blaming IKEA, which seems technically correct (but you know, if there's a will, there's a way). From what I understand there's no way to create a custom driver for them either, so they're basically out.
It's a shame since as a user they're the nicest buttons I've seen. I keep mine connected to SmartThings and use HubConnect to get them into Hubitat. Works fine, but is obviously not optimal if you want to migrate off SmartThings.
I see.. I was just puzzled why they could work that good in ST with a official DH, and at same time be an absolute No Go here on HE..
Does anyone know of another small 2-button Zigbee remote to replace my Ikea's..?
I think the Xiaomi Opple comes close, but i don't think "small" is a fair description..
A BIG thank you to all of you who took the time to help me with my questions..!
I have just pushed the "Buy yourself a Hubutat Elevation hub" button based on what i've been reading on this forum.. A lot of nice, fun and helpful people here..
It also seems that the recent Z-Wave problems have been (mostly) solved with the latest firmware updates - would you agree that it would be ok to start moving (Z-Wave) devices from ST to HE at this point?
If there is one thing i hate more than problems with outage on cloud based HA systems, it would be the waiting time for new gadgets to arrive..!!
I wonder what the estimated delivery time to Europe (Denmark) is..
As another person who left ST recently, Ill say it didnt take me too long to replicate almost everything on the HE side. Decided to learn RM instead of setting up WebCore, and its not too hard of a transition once you figure out how it likes to be formatted. That and it seems that there are good community apps that took care of some of my need for WebCore anyway, which is nice having things somewhat built in.
I received my c-7 last week with the new firmware already, and had no issues pairing or keeping alive the z-wave devices. that said i only have a handful of z-wave devices active right now (mostly zigbee in use), and my only issue has been limited z-wave range, which should be resolved this week when i add some more repeaters.
Things will go perfectly for you, all devices will join w/out issue and operate flawlessly, your hair will become thicker and lusher, and everything you eat will taste better. Seriously, it's right there in the C7 EULA.
, they work great in ST..
