Tuya ZigBee "Smart Knob"

Hi,
Like i posted some days ago, it does not work out of the box with ZHA, you have to use a custom quirk. it’s not as dreadful as it sound, you just have to add a file at a certain place in your configuration (How to setup local ZHA quirks).

I just tested the ikea symfonisk volume knob and overall i’m more pleased with it than the tuya device.

If i can just give a piece of advice, you’d better avoid any tuya device. They are a pain. I own a light bulb, a 4 buttons remote, the smart knob and some smart plug. And every time there is a something that is a deal breaker when you use them and make them a waste of your money.
They can be troublesome to install/recognize because you have to use custom quirks, but i saw worse zigbee devices in this aspect.

It’s just that they are workish…
The bulb: Slow as *** but not that big deal if you accept a little delay and it’s the least infuriating device in my book.
The 4 button remotes: Slow, press debounce too long and sometimes the presses are not registred ( not an issue with the communication, but rather with the build quality ). You can live with it, but the miss click are really annoying
The smart knob: Slow and ridiculous debounce time. Making it nearly unusable to smootlhy tune the volume or dim a light
The smart plug: They works just fine, except they randomly turn off, killing the connected equipment without any user input due to what seems to be a firmware problem ( i was not really pleased when i woke up one morning with my nas shut down improperly and my network cabinet shut down too )

Regards

Edit: I forgot that i own tuya humidity/temperature sensor. Those are safe, not the best calibrated temp sensor, but nothing that can’t be offseted with HA.

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