This brand is known for its reliable high quality smart home solutions and this no frills wireless smart switch continues in that tradition. Simple to install, but keep in mind this switch will require a neutral wire connection inside your electrical box. Everything comes hardwired to the switch and pre-labeled, so no j-hooks or screw terminals to worry about, just connect the wires to their corresponding lines in the electrical box, line, neutral, load, ground, using the included wire nuts or your preferred electrical connectors. It is a bit wide and fills your electrical box but there's still room to place the wires behind. A snap on wall plate is a nice design hiding the mounting screws behind it. Set up is easy, provided you already have a Caseta hub on your network, as this unit does not come with one. Once power is turned back onto the circuit, just select + Add Device in the settings and the app automatically finds and sets up the switch to the network. Once named it works perfectly with Alexa or Google Home, I don't have Apple Homekit to test that function. There is no dimmer on this switch, just on or off. The physical button is near silent, and toggling power in the app is completely silent, perfect to avoid disturbing sleeping family members. Most important, while there are a lot of other smart switches out there, it's important to choose a UL listed device like this one when dealing with the wiring in your walls. Read more
I use the Lutron Castea system in conjunction with Apple HomeKit. They integrate seamlessly and easily while the combination allows a multitude of features. In addition, the Casseta Homebase network frees-up bandwidth on the 2.4Ghz band of my WiFi mesh network that would otherwise be taken-up by smart switches from any of the other vendors such as Kasa. Our four-story 3000sq.ft. townhouse functions nicely with a single Homebase connected via Ethernet to a Deco mesh node on the second floor. At first, I glossed over such features as adding remote switches and programming scenes via the Caseta app. Now I find they add tremendously to my home. For example, I have a Pico on the dining room table that adjusts all the lighting in and near the dining room for an evening meal with one touch. Same for the home theater; same for our primary bedroom at bedtime. I added a pico in the hallway using just a double gang faceplate on an existing single gang switch without any wiring at all. Now I can initiate the primary bedroom evening lighting scene - or turn on all the bedroom lights full strength - before I enter the room. There is even a pico with a built-in nightlight. If you have outdoor temporary lights, perhaps for the holidays, there are weatherproof outdoor switches you can program. All our permanent outdoor lighting is on the Caseta network for security and, of course, you can program switches for when a room is occupied via HomeKit. We also use the system for electrostatic air cleaners that help to keep our home dust and allergen free, turning them off when people are around and running them in vacant areas at night and when no one is home. As a bonus, energy bills have diminished a bit despite living in data center land. Take that AI. Read more
Looks good, works, easy to install No more pulling writes u! Read more
I’ve installed many of these and half four of these set ups controlling different lights in my house. I don’t know how long these have been out for but as an electrician, the only way to achieve the function of these would be to run lots of 14–3 Romax which most times is not possible but more importantly much more expensive to the customer. This is probably one of the most important devices to have come out for lighting, in my opinion anyway. There is virtually no limits to switching lights from anywhere now. Lutron is a great brand and I have never run across any lighting incompatibilities with this brand. I’ve never installed one and had an issue with it, works every time. I do recommend an electrician install it for you, wiring is not a hobby and while it may look simple, there are lots of things good electricians look for in the switch box when they are installing devices like this and others. Anyway, highly recommend this and so glad to have found this a few few years back. Read more
These replaced some of the switches the builder used when we bought our house. Nice looking and easy to program through the app. Read more
This system works seamlessly and is easy to use. Yes it has a hub but in my opinion this is what makes it work so well. No pairing difficulties and the switches are easy to install. I have two hubs on the app and it is easy to switch from one to another and the app works beautifully, Read more
Took me a minute to figure out wiring. After getting everything wired correctly, lights were great app works great. I have everything set on a timer so set. It didn’t forget it. Read more
Love these for Home Assistant. I bought this to replace the soon-to-be-defunct WeMo wall switch I was using. Hub was easy to install and adopt into the app. The switch connected easily after wiring up (also easy to do). WOrk like a charm in HA with automations. These look just like all the other white decora-style switches. Wish they had a regular Zigbee switch so it didn't have to talk to a remote (international?) server, but that said I like this and it works perfectly for me. Read more
