I have a very congested 6-way wall switch right next to a 4-way switch, just under a noggin, so there are a lot of mains wires in the wall cavity, bundled together so it’s quite rigid. I want to automate most of them with simple on-off switches. It’s going to be hard to stuff it with 7 shelly’s. I could probably do 4 dual output Fibaro or Aeotec modules but would be nice if I could find a quad output switch.
I bought a few of these (single, dual and quad channel) and the dimmer module to try them out thinking that I might just use a couple in this one congested location. They are very well priced, the quad channel being about A$25. They work perfectly and are identified by my ConBeeII zigbee ubs stick and integrate straight into HA.
After a discussion with the other half, I decided that since they are not AU certified I won’t use them. Of course these are CE marked so fine to use in Europe, the only difference I can think of is we have higher in wall temperatures in summer. So my questions are:
Does anyone know of an AU certified quad output switch like this?
What’s actually involved in getting something like this certified?
Is there another solution I could use?
I also have on order some Iconic Wiser zigbee mechs which would fit, but they are like $100 ea, and I’ve also read that when you operate the button manually, if the state gets out of sync with the HA front end you have to do two button presses to toggle the switch. This can be fixed with an automation, but hardly ideal.
Would the Shelly dual circuits (eg 2PM) work here in a similar fashion? I think the new Shelly Plus range has just received Australian certification too.
There is also an I4 which I haven’t looked at in detail but seems to control 4 circuits.
No, these have 4 inputs but no outputs / relays etc. It just gives you the option to control other devices (or pretty much anything you want) via automations. It’s just an input module.
Within Home Assistant, they paired instantly with my ConbeeII zigbee USB stick. The dimmer doesn’t flicker at the lowest setting. Both run very cool to the touch after 30mins on with an LED downlight on each.
Since the switch is the same size as a normal mech, I’ll be able to put 6 of these behind a 6-gang light switch so this will solve (at some expense) the congested switch problem I posted about above.
I read on another forum that if these have been turned off via a zigbee command, then you need to double press to turn them back on at the switch. Have you experienced that?
I also read that @esjaysam, but good news, that is not the case. The switch internal state stays in sync with zigbee commands issued by Home Assistant. And vice versa - manual press of the switch is reflected in HA. Clipsal/Schneider must have done a firmware update and they work as expected now.
I have the first gen and all of them had the faceplate fall off in time here in qld weather conditions. In addition I’ve had to replace about 5 over 3 years which involves electrician costs.
I’ve reached out to Kevin to find out if these problems have been resolved in more recent generations.
I use Hubitat. Connectivity/control hasn’t been an issue generally.
Yes it was a great blow when John Clarke left NZ and I acknowledge he did great work in Australia.
I saw the Fred Dagg show live in a local school hall when I was a kid.
Ever seen “Death in Brunswick” - hilarious comedy with Sam Neill (another Kiwi) playing against type as a deadbeat, with Clarke as an older friend who is dragged into Sam’s misfortunes.
Well @esjaysam I withdraw that comment. I switched them into bluetooth mode, did a firmware update from my iphone, and back to zigbee, and now a double press is required. Either that or I didn’t test it properly the first time. That’s bloody fustrating
One thing I’ve learnt from years of playing with home automation… If it works and you aren’t chasing some newly released option, don’t update the firmware! People with the Xiaomi Gateway know this all too well.
