Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2024
I’m an electrician. And first of all I’m a bit confused how I’m ready the reviews saying they were able to connect switch with ease to the network. I can not not get the actual app to work at all. But Alexa picks it up but it still will not work. This is trash and another imitation switch. I hate and can not stand bs companies. Just all about the dollar. Even your instructions are wrong and telling you to do things that the switch is completely un able to do. Waste of time and money. I couldn’t even throw this switch far enough down the street to please me. Shame on you !!
JML
Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2024
J'adore ce dimmer.
David W
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2024
Works great with my Smartthings hub. Had to replace an 5 year old GE smart switch. Hope this one last longer. Have had troubles with older GE smart switches and hopefully I have found a good replacement brand.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on July 27, 2023
This was so easy to hook up as it detected the traveller automatically one a 3way no other smart switch has worked. Connected this one to Home assistant so basement lights come on when motion is detected.Used the second to add a dimmer to the foyer light and connected it to Alarm.com so when the door opens in the evening the light comes on for 5 min.
val2lay
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2023
Using with a ZOOZ hub and Home Assistant HA software along with about 12 other Z-Wave devices, some wired and others wireless sensors. They installed easily and securely, but be aware they are series 500 Z-Wave chips, not the new 700 series and I didn't realize this until I read it on the box. It's not even in the fine print in this listing. They will not get OTA firmware updates. Not the most elegant switch but solidly built and highly functional. I do recommend as a budget switch.
Steve
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2023
I wanted to update and upgrade my alarm system and home automation. Found these and they are much more reasonable in price then what the alarm companies are selling or recommending. My only grip was when you have to do a 3-way set up, you still need 2 switches to do it. Some other manufacturers allow you to use a standard paddle switch and just have one z-wave switch. Not a big deal, but a way of giving the consumer more bang for the buck.I ended up replacing 14 switches throughout the house. The Qyolsys Panel 4 learned all of them without a hiccup! Everything is working flawlessly through the app and manually. I like that the blue light can be programmed to be on when the switch is not in use and works as a night indicator at the same time. They look great, even when located next to a standard paddle switch.If you are comfortable installing or changing out an electrical switch, you'll find these a breeze. One thing that stood out is the double inlets for each wire. It really makes it easy when doing multiple switches next to one another. You can bring the wire into the first inlet and use the second one as an outlet to feed the switch next to it.I would recommend these to anyone wanting to get into home automation! Hope to see some z-wave wall outlets in the future as well!
dennis
Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2021
Total waste of money. Was using GE Zwave switches and they die within a year so tried this brand. Did not even work once. Went into the garbage. Switch was stuck in rapid toggle on and off.
Vicente SP
Reviewed in Mexico on December 20, 2021
Funciona sin problemas con Hubitat Elevation, muy confiable y llegó antes de tiempo. Ya configuré incluso el doble click arriba y abajo con escenas para "trabajar desde casa"
acode
Reviewed in Canada on November 18, 2021
No surprise, both being made by Jasco, that this switch is pretty much identical to the GE Enbrighten dimmer. Works as expected!
Noumenon
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020
Bought this to control the 4-bulb light on a ceiling fan. I specifically wanted a Z-Wave or Zigbee switch and not a stand-alone Wi-Fi switch as I already have over 30 devices active on my Wi-Fi network (with at least 10 more offline and always growing) and wanted to keep as many smart home devices on a separate network as possible. I do have a Philips Hue Hub but had to purchase another Z-Wave compatible hub (Samsung SmartThings) as the Hue only uses a limited, proprietary version of Zigbee (no Z-Wave at all.) The SmartThings hub was already something I wanted and will give me more options for the future. If you're serious at all about home automation, stay away from "no hub required" devices, you'll thank me later.This replaced two Philips Hue bulbs which required the wall switch to always be set to "on" (which never happened in the kids' room), required an additional remote switch to use dimming capabilities without a voice assistant, and limited the amount of light (4 bulbs would have been prohibitively expensive and needlessly complicated the Philips Hue wireless network), not to mention the confusion for visiting guests. Again, the initial purchase of the SmartThings hub added to the cost but will be spread out over the cost of multiple devices and adds new levels of integration and automation with other systems. The Hue bulbs still have their place (particularly in lamps and places you want to adjust color or warmth) but for wired bedroom fixtures this is a more elegant solution.Installation was not too difficult. On the first attempt I discovered the wall box had all the required connections but the old switch itself was only wired to hot, so I had to put it back together until I could stop by the store for Romex for the neutral and ground wires. The Honeywell switch will operate in "dumb" mode (on/off) with only hot connections but requires the others for the computer-y stuff that lets it talk to the hub base station. Once I had the wires everything was a snap and it connected to the SmartThings hub without any issues. I didn't even need any other apps besides SmartThings, though I may soon investigate any proprietary apps to make sure I have the latest update for the switch.Dimmer function is very touchy and not easy to use when trying to use the toggle switch. Maybe it's just the particular choice of bulbs (EcoSmart dimmable LED 60-watt equivalent 4-pack, $10 from a local home improvement store) but you have to hold it for a second before it starts dimming or brightening and then it changes so fast that you have no control. I usually just give up and use a voice assistant to set the desired brightness precisely. Anything below 15% isn't even visible, 20% is a good "dim" setting, 50% is a good average setting and 100% is very bright. This is a good value choice for lower-traffic rooms but I would probably do more research and try to find a better switch for, say, a living room which will have a lot of guests.The small blue LED indicator that helps you find the switch in the dark is a nice feature functionally and not too intrusive, but the design could have been better. In particular I like the TP-Link Kasa 3-way switch that has a small white ring that glows through the switch itself and is very stylish, but that switch is Wi-Fi and I wanted Z-Wave or Zigbee.Pro:- relatively inexpensive (after initial hub investment)- easy installation (no more difficult than any other wall switch)- better choice than smart bulbs for permanent fixtures- LED helps you find the switch in the darkCon:- may require additional Z-Wave compatible hub purchase- no adjustment for color or warmth- finicky dimmer- LED indicator may bother some- older homes may not have neutral or ground connections to the box, requiring a professional electrician
Ricardo
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2019
Well made product and easy to wire up and mount. Connected this device into an existing SmartThings hub. No issues with SmartThings control integration. I can set desired light levels through the SmartThings user interface. Had problems operating the dimmer switch locally. With the default configuration, and a long press on the dimmer paddle, the lights dim so fast that it is impossible to resolve the desired light level.Contacted Jasco support and asked how to adjust the local paddle switch rate of dimming. They referred me to a spec sheet which is poorly written. This is a better descriptionParameter 9: Dim levels per step (When Manually Controlled) (3 = Default) range 1 to 99Parameter 10: Dim step interval Parameter * 10 ms (When Manually Controlled) (1=Default) range 1 to 255Asked Jasco support how to change parameters 9 & 10 through SmartThing hub. They instructed me to:Change the device type to Z-Wave TweakerSet the values of parameter 9 & 10Change back to device type = Dimmer Switch.Notes:1) Setting Par9=1 and Par10=5 worked for me.2) Changing to device type = "Z-Wave Dimmer Switch Generic" will override the parameters you just set in Tweaker.