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Review on πŸ’‘ ENERWAVE Z-Wave Plus Dual Relay Module: Smart Hidden Switch, Single Pole, 120-277VAC, 10A, NEUTRAL WIRE REQUIRED by Chris Litton

Revainrating 4 out of 5

The best solution for two switches in one mounting box! (Note Smart Things at bottom)

I have an old house with multiple light switches, two in one switch slot. That was the best option I could find to make her smart. I couldn't find many dual switch options for a Z-Wave or Zigbee smart hub system. This little box fits behind an existing switch and makes it look fancy (actually I had to replace the switch with a modern one of the same type because the existing 70's vintage switch was too far in the box). All the dual smart switches I've found flying brands these days, you have no idea what kind of hacking ability they're going to have. Most were WiFi so it adds another step to the system where the hub has to send a command over the internet for a 3rd party server to send the command to the actual switch which delays the response and can be very buggy ( if you live in a rural area with intermittent internet it often becomes unresponsive especially if you are stuck with satellite internet). NOTE FOR SMARTTHINGS USERS: I had a few issues with my original Smart Things system before switching to the local Home Assistant system. If Samsung hasn't fixed this issue since I've been using their system, chances are you're going to run into it. Smart Things recognizes this element as three different switches. The application has a generic switch button and two nodes, each node mapping to two actual switches in the device. This caused a lot of headaches when trying to create an automation for this device. I ended up having to download the classic Smart Things app to control the device. You can't name two nodes, so you have to remember which light node node 1 and node 2 belong to. I tried contacting Samsung to ask for an upgrade but their response was idiotic and they asked me to restart the phone.

Pros
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • Some little things