16A Tuya WiFi/Zigbee Smart AU Socket Plug Voice Control for Alexa Google Home | eBay - avoid these plugs, as of the edit of this reply they are non certified for use in australia, its the TS011F line spammed out on many pages on online stores, use at own risk.
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Is it certified for use in Australia?
I am not sure, we’d need to do more to look up data on it as the other options I was looking at was the hue plug and the aeotec plug; former was around $65 for a single one and the other was out of stock in many places.
This is the box it came in:
edit: attached images of the box it came in for reference data.
Look at the title of the topic you posted in.
It’s why I grabbed it to test it out and see if I can dig up more data as I see how it does in long term usage and wanted to pull more info together on these that are out there.
edit: looks like TS011F is not a specific model number for this plug it seems to be a line of products like the plug and wall socket they have, gonna dig around more see what I find. - I have sent an email to EESS to inquire about this line of plugs to see what they say about them and will update to let you know if they are to be avoided until they meet requirements as I test long term usage of the single unit I have now.
That’s a single phase vs 3-phase thing, not a Tesla vs OCPP thing.
OCPP 3-phase charge stations also increment/decrement in ~700 W steps, while Teslas connected to a single phase charge station will increment/decrements in ~230 W steps.
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I’d say with high confidence that this is NOT certified for Aus.
Hey Everyone just having a look at the new Dakin AC Controller. I think I have figured out something a bit sneaky. The Zigbee Controller is a coordinator - Thus cannot be added to a network so no local control…which sucks
I got a confirm back from EESS about this one I am retracting the rest of the original post other than a statement of avoidance for those looking into them.
I will see what other zigbee based plugs are out there to see what ones are certified as I get them.
Yeah, the upside-down pin arrangement was a dead give-away. I see this on many Chinese items and people think “it’s fine, I’ll just plug it in upside-down”, but they are never certified.
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@TH3xR34P3R yes, a number of red flags
- on ebay or amazon - which are only concerned with selling; not with what customer is buying
- the china timezone in the ebay listing
Contact Us
Our work day is from Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm in Chinese time zone,
- the lack of A-tick logo or any branding on the box … though in the item specifics it states
Item Specifics
Smart Home Compatibility : Amazon Alexa
MPN : Does Not Apply
Brand : Aubess
Smart Home Protocol : Wi-Fi
- Should we be surprised that, while aubess.com does have smart plugs, none of them look remotely similar to the ebay post ?
On the plus side, this seller does seem to write in reasonable english, and quotes a delivery timeframe consistent with stock actually being in australia.
I recently bought a waterproof USB outlet for my motorbike which was clearly a Chinese item but as AU stock and arrived really quickly. I think a lot of eBay sellers from China simply run warehouses in Australia.
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Has anyone confirmed if the Isaac outdoor zigbee ones work with home assistant? They look pretty damn good.
I wonder if it can switch each outlet independently or if they switch together. In the past I’ve just used a dual Z-Wave switch with a standard outdoor dual outlet. Pretty much the same price overall too, but using Clipsal outlet which is far better quality.
Hey
I’ve got per circuit power monitoring with IotaWatt, but looking for something to individually monitor
- Dishwasher
- Fridge
- Washing Machine
I don’t want or need on / off switching just power monitoring. From what I can see its either Australia Tax overpriced or such low quality it won’t last more than a year.
Anything in between?
Thanks
That’s why I am hoping the Shelly Plus PM Mini get Aus certification, no relay just power monitoring.
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This would be perfect!
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$20 from Ali… damn thats tempting!
I just use TP-Link Kasa/Tapo smart plugs for those. They’re hidden in cabinets anyway, and haven’t had a problem with them, and they’re reasonably well priced at $22 from Bunnings.
I’ve had other Brilliant ones flashed to Tasmota, but they generally failed around 12 months in.
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Hey
How long have they lasted? Are you doing much switching?
I wonder if it would help opening them up and putting in a better EL capacitor. I would hate for my fridge to turn off because one of them died.