Needed this for controlling my christmas lights and wanted something better than a timer and didn't use wifi. I run my home using Google home assistant and already have a networked hue bridge with other hue lights. The power stake is on my porch and I've run other lines off of it. Would have been ok with bluetooth, zwave, or zigbee. This was the most economical and nice/only option I found. I don't have this staked in the ground but laying under my porch which is semi-covered. I have been using it for the past two weeks and its been good. Note, you need a hue bridge and also it registers as a SINGLE Hue Plug. This means that you do not have control over individual plugs (which was my misunderstanding) so its an all or nothing situation. Compared to my research for other stakes that supported a IoT protocol, this was the most - integrated with My Smart Assistant / (uses same as phillip hues) - reputable enough manufacturer/producer. Suraielec seems to offer other products in this space and a comparable which is IoT or timer based. - had the correct Water Proof SJTW standard with 14 gauge wire. Feedback - running large amounts of wires/ext wires in the box, its actually only 3-4 usable plugs since its really hard if you have heavy gauge wires running out of the plug with the enclosure secured. - it would be nice to have more than 6 ft, i see they offer other models longer from 10 to 30. You can get another ext gauge wire and run it from your outlet but it would be nice to have an option - would be game changer to allow individual control of each plug/light in hue. overall satisfied Read more
Stuck in the back in potting soil of a potted Christmas tree by front door. Initial setup required close proximity to basement router (5G mesh WiFi usually sufficient but not in this case) to connect - but since then it works from the front porch with my Hue Bridge and Alexa perfectly well. Read more
Paired easily with zigbee2mqtt and HomeAssistant (via a Conbee II zigbee adapter). I wish the outlets were individually addressable, but other than that, it works great. Read more
It works great! I’ve got it sitting outdoors and connected several Christmas lights. I can use it in Philips Hue and Apple Home thanks to the Zigbee controller. It’s super easy to use and I’ve set it to automatically turn on and off at sunset/sunrise. Read more
I was able to pair this in Home Assistant with no problems using a SkyConnect adapter and Zigbee2MQTT. The only exposed entity is an on/off switch - no dimming, no timed transition, no default state, just the on/off toggle. Unfortunately this means the device defaults to being on whenever the power flickers, which is less than ideal. Interestingly, Z2M identifies this as model "LOM009," which is a Phillips-branded Hue plug for the UK. I'm guessing they're using some of the same key parts. Loses a star for not having independent outlet control, and for having so few control options, but it's fine for what it is. Read more
Trash. 1st off to need the $40 Philips Hue “Bridge” device which it self connects to your home router via CAT/ethernet cable and a power, then the app doesn’t work, but “smart hue” app does, but then has a pop up every click asking if you want a subscription for “Pro” features. Good lord I’m going to cry. Don’t buy this cheap piece of hot rubbish! Read more
I have a few of these in my yard and they all work really well! They easily connected to my HUE and Tuya hubs (not at the same time) without any issues. Read more
I wasn't sure how this would behave outside of connecting through Philips Hue (as the product description details), however pairing to my Zigbee2MQTT network for Home Assistant (Using an SLZB-06 as my coordinator) was a breeze. The power stake timer was immediately in pairing mode as I first plugged it in, it was immediately recognized by my Z2M instance and paired perfectly. It shows up as a UK version Philips Hue smart plug, simple on-off control, but to my surprise it also reports as a zigbee router device, not just as an endpoint. This offers me the perfect chance to extend my zigbee network outside my house to where I have more end devices lacking a good signal to my main coordinator. Read more
