🔒 Ecolink Z-Wave PIR Motion Detector - Pet Immune, White (PIRZWAVE2.5-ECO): Reliable Home Security Solution Review

Awesome! First, it's tiny, attractive, and unassuming at the same time. Second, excellent battery life; We've had it for 2.5 months and the battery still shows 99%. And it's powerful - even at medium sensitivity, it reliably (and instantly) detects movement from 35 to 40 feet away across the room. I've been thinking about buying a Nest or an Ecobee 4 to try and get a working motion-based thermostat for our living room, which is 40 feet diagonally. However, the Nest doesn't let you add external…

I have bought 9 of these motion detectors in the last year for use in a home security system. Based on my personal experience and online research I've done, these are the best Zwave plus motion detectors in this price range to connect to Smartthings. However, there is a dark streak around this silver cloud. In my experience, the proportion of these devices is above the norm. Of the 9 units I bought, 2 overheated making them prone to false alarms and unsuitable for use in my security system. In…

I had concerns about this device when I bought it - a number of reviews reported a significant delay between detecting motion and turning on the light. But that's not a problem if you have Smartthings Hub. How I use this detector: We have a hallway leading from the master bedroom in our house where it gets very dark at night and we wanted to turn on the light as soon as we leave the bedroom. We also wanted the light to stay on for 7 minutes and then go off again. No problem! It was MUCH easier…