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A good zigbee repeater light switch? (self.homeassistant)

submitted 5 months ago by dream_weasel to c/[email protected]

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I have been using the Kasa (TP-Link) branded smart switches around my house, but now that I have a few third reality zigbee sensors for my doors and so on, I am seeing the value of using more outlets/switches that act as zigbee repeaters. Do any of you have pretty reasonable (and cheapish) smart light switches or outlets I can invest in? The Amazon offerings are in the $50 each one which is pretty steep, though I guess I could just do one each room and do the rest with Kasa stuff.

I would like to expand the zigbee mesh network so I can use the devices where I actually want them without using smart outlet devices plugged into real outlets all over the place. If there was something that was $20 or less each item that would be super excellent. The wife and I plan to move in the not too distant future and I'd like to replace the "in the wall" stuff so that HA works throughout the house and I don't have plugs / dongles / wall warts all over the place.

Thanks in advance for any insight!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is the reason I haven't gone down the smart light switches path yet.
Anything that I'd trust enough on 240v is out of budget!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Sucks because you know they don't cost nearly that much to make but it is what it is. 😅