I’m looking for some guidance on best recessed down lights in 2022. I found similar questions back through 2019 before there was a native Wiz integration and wanted to see if anyone had a better alternative. Specifically for my case I need the remote housing and not the bulb screw type. But please share suggestions if you have them for others who stumble through this later.
I would like zigbee 3.0 if available but I’m fine with sticking to WiFi.
My current setup
Ubiquity UDM Pro
Ubiquity 24 port POE switch
2x Ubiquity Wifi6 Pro APs
4x Ubiquity G4 instant WiFi cameras
1x Unifi G4 Doorbell
15x Kasa Smart switches
10-ish x Kasa smart plugs
10x Wiz A19 bulbs
Thread:
1x Apple HomePod mini
15x Nanoleaf Essentials A19 bulbs
2x Nanoleaf Essentials LED strips for counter lights
During this install I will have electricians run CAT6A to all the TVs and offices so most the heavy hitting bandwidth will (soon) be hardwired. Even if that wasn’t the case, my APs support hundreds of clients each.
That being said, I do want to start moving more of my smart devices off of WiFi just to clean up the
RF spectrum and I like the self healing aspects of Thread/Matter/Zigbee.
I’ve done some searching on Amazon and google for zigbee 3.0 downlights and didn’t come up with anything that I felt comfortable buying 16x of on a whim to try out.
We love the wiz lights and the home Assistant integration is awesome and easy to work with. The only downside is we don’t have the cans installed so the screw in bulb wouldn’t work for us. The labor to install the housing would eat up my project. I’m also sure it break code to just cut the bulb off and wire them directly to the Romex. But hey, I’ve seen some crazy ingenuity on this forum and Reddit. I have a 3D printer and could make a housing but I am concerned about fire risks.
I need the all in one kits that we just drill the hole in the ceiling and wire them in series as we go along.
Something similar to these:
I currently do not have any zigbee hubs so would probably pickup a combee II stick.
I realize what I’m requesting is a pretty niche market and I doubt they have zigbee AIO kits out yet, so if anyone has any experience with anything that I can buy and integrate into home assistant that would be awesome.
Amazon would be preferred just for the return policy but I’m not shy to buy off of eBay or Ali express or even direct from manufacturer, just as long as I’m not blindly purchasing light kits.