Hi All !
Is there any recommended outdoor smart plug which is compatible with HA ?
It would control my pool heating and would be fully outside so it needs to stand against rain, irrigation system…etc at least IP44.
I found couple of different but all kind of noname or couldn’t find any which would be clearly compatible with HA, so I’m open to any recommendation.
Thank you.
You may need to look into a socket like this if you can install it in range of your network to control it (am not sure if its gonna work with HA as I don’t have a use case for these specific ones to test with):
https://www.amazon.com.au/Waterproof-Outlet-Control-Outdoor-SNW-2AU
else you can install a shelly or other smart switch behind a socket you already have available to control them via HA or go with an outlet like this:
https://www.amazon.com.au/meross-Waterproof-Compatible-Assistant-SmartThings
Country? Voltage? There are people here from all over the world so… I use the Kasa Smart Outdoor Smart Plug by TP-Link (KP400) for Christmas lighting (North America, 120vac 60 hz) Not ideal as it is wifi, but it does work well.
Thx for the hint. I have also found this TP-Link but it seems to be available in the US only.
I’m in Hungary, 230V Standard European Type F outlet.
Unfortunately TP-Link has only indoor versions here.
The thing is that there is already a waterproof 4 way splitter installed to the garden and two things are plugged in, the Pool Water Pump and the Pool Heater and I want to control the two individually.
Putting in a shelly or similar relay would be the route then as you can then control each socket separate.
How would that solve the problem ?
The way it is currently wired: 1 indoor outlet → 10m long common cable dug in the garden and pops up next to the pool ending in a Garden waterproof 4 way Splitter → socket 1 in the 4 way splitter Water Pump, Socket 2 Pool Heater.
It would go on the side where the 4 way splitter is unless you want to swap to a splitter with the option built in for control.
But it’s a waterproof splitter with proper outlets, I wouldn’t alter those at all to build in a relay.
It looks like this just with a 10m long cable:
Then your other option is to place the relay at device side you want to control via its switch.
Yeah but those are also waterproof connections I again wouldn’t cut those and the Shelly Relays are absolutely not waterproof (or tell me if I’m wrong). It’s a simple thing I need a Smart Switch which I can plug into a normal European F Socket and has IP44 at least that’s it. The whole point is to not cut wires, not to play with the factory waterproof design of the different devices or connectors.
having a look around there is this type that comes up in a search which looks to be tuya based:
Then there is this one that by the specs is listed as z-wave based:
I would go with the z-wave based one myself to keep things not reliant on a internet connection like with tuya based devices. You’d just need a z-wave antenna for the HA host and or a extender if its outside the range of normal operation and that will get you sorted.
Thank you for all of your efforts you’ve put into this, I’ve also spent lot of time today with the search and I have ended up also with the Nedis Smartlife plug which is Tuya compatible. Not the ideal solution as then I will be dependent on the Tuya Cloud service but still a solution to the problem. Maybe I’ll try to flash its firmware to Tasmota and then if will work then I’ll be more than happy but if not then I’ll stick with the tuya integration.
If the flashing works then share how you did it for others that need to use one locally. Else just grab that z-wave base one if its avaliable to save on tuya headaches lol.
I Promise I’ll do. Again thx for the brainstorming.
