Hi all, this is a question specific to UK -- what do people recommend for motion sensors?
I've seen references to Iris, but my nderstanding is they are no longer sold.
From what I've gathered so far IKEA motion sensors don't work with HE and Xiaomi I will be staying away from, Aurora don't work with HE either.
What's left? Sonoff? What else?
Sonoff work well and are under £10.
I use markus's Zigbee-Sonoff Motion Sensor which is available via HPM and they stay solid. Not one drop off.
Hue Motion
I've never used them, but I was going to say Sonoff too. I use Iris v2 Motion and they are solid, but hard to come by.
Brian just put this together, I don't think it covers HE specifically but might interest you
Do they class as cheap?
Who said cheap???
Brilliant -- in that case I will give them a try. Hue sensors would definitely do the job, but assuming Sonoff work as expected the price ratio is what, 1:3?
Just something to note. They are not as fast as the Xiaomi/Aqara devices. Only slightly but just noticeable. They are faster than any z-wave device I've tried though.
Like I say, barely noticeable and for me with my use case, makes no difference.
If you get them from eBay make sure you pick a seller that says UK based and not from China otherwise you could wait up to a month before they turn up.
OP
I am not getting any Xiaomi kit -- got z few buttons and contact sensors and they just don't work. They pair, but then they stop working. I've read in some other threads and one of my own that I started yesterday that Xiaomi use their own Zigbee protocol and are hit and miss with HE.
I have my Aqara/Xiaomi devices on a C3 hub. On my C7 they do not play nicely.
Ironically my C7 has compatible repeaters and I have no repeaters on my C3.
Must be one of the repeaters not quite doing what it should.
Acceptable price and cheap are 2 different things mate.
I think the issue with Xiaomi is probably more complicated than that. See my other thread that I started yesterday.
Agree but £30 for a motion sensor is not cheap nor acceptable
Horses for courses
And what do you guys do for smart switches / dimmers (battery powered) that control smart bulbs that ideally can go over existing “dumb” switches?
I only have experience with Hue switches / dimmers but what else is good?
Smart bulbs. Aarrgghhhh. I keep away from them.
All I have got is Sonoff buttons to turn Radio on and off (Sonoff speakers) and a couple in the bathroom and bedroom. Bathroom if the lights do not turn on as outside light is bright enough not to turn light on but dark enough for some times when I want it on.
Bedroom one turns all lights off in the house when we go to bed. (Should they still be on).
Hue Motion I'm replacing my zwave aeon multisensor 6 with them as I only need Lux and motion they look nicer than Sonoff and they take two AA batteries so will last longer and far cheaper than CR123a batteries they should be around £25 but seem to jumped up to £30 in the last few weeks
Very good point about lower run costs based on the different batteries powering them. I have ordered a couple of Sonoff sensors so will see how they work, but Hue definitely does sound appealing. Especially since all of my lighting so far is Hue and I believe Hue sensors not only do motion but also light (which I don't think Sonoff do).
Yes. I can confirm that.
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