“Plugged in to Home Assistant server and picked up immediately. Compact unit and works best on USB extension cable. Very good product and good alternative to the Sonoff stick”
“My old TKB Home Zwave thermostat died after serving me well for 6 years, so I was on the look out for a replacement and came across this MCO thermostat so thought I would give it a go. I’m using it to control wet underfloor heating. I’m by no means an expert when it comes to electrics or plumbing, but it was simple enough to turn off the breaker, remove the old one and replace it with this new one. I have 3 wires and consulted with an electrician friend on how to wire it up. Live, Neutral and the 3rd wire went into the NO port. Then I had to bridge the COM to the Live.
Super impressed with the responsiveness and accuracy of the Thermostat. It looks smart with its glass front and touch capacitive buttons and most importantly it instantly paired with HomeAssistant (running Z-wave JS and Aeon Labs ZW090).
Really happy with it and will look to replace the other 4 TKB Thermostats shortly as 2 have died recently and I’m sure the other will follow.”
“I have been using the Fibaro (NICE) multisensors for about 10 years now and I think they are excellent, quite discreet and not too big, good motion detection andI like the aesthetic of the cat eye. I haven't really used the colour option in a while. The sensor is easy to set up and does the job. Too bad it has quite a special battery and is not rechargeable. I easily last a year on a battery though.”
“Build quality of the Vesternet Zigbee Remote Control - 12 Button is good.
It is supplied with a magnetic wall mounting bracket (inc. screws) and a coin battery.
The instructions are on both sides of a single sheet of A4. The print is tiny, too small for my eyes to read comfortably.
I easily paired the remote with a Homey Pro hub. Just remove the battery isolator tab and the LED starts to blink indicating ready to pair, then start Homey searching for Zigbee devices. Once the device is found a Vesternet App is loaded to make it configurable.
There are four rockers of on and off buttons (row 1 to 4) and each can be configured to trigger a flow when Pressed, Held or Released. Ideal for controlling four lights.
The bottom row has two further buttons S1 and S2 with similar functionality. Perhaps useful to set two Homey Moods (scenes?).
At the top of the remote are two separate buttons labelled 0 and 1. These do not appear to be configurable in Homey and execute an All Off and All On respectively, i.e. the 0 button turns off devices row 1-4, and the 1 button turns on devices row 1-4.
The back of the remote is rounded to fit comfortably in the hand, but since it is not flat it is not practical to lay the remote down on a surface and press the buttons as it rocks side to side. So, not really usable as a table top push button console.
I have not tested the remote paired directly to a Zigbee device but the instructions cover how to do this.”
What controller are you using (optional)?
SmartThings
“I have been using Alexa however I wanted to purchase a smart home hub to control my smart devices with more flexibility. I went with smart things and the aeotec hub after a lot of reviews. Easy to install and connect my existing devices and very easy to create routines with more options than the alexa app. Works well with alexa. There are many brands compatible with it, the only negative is there are some brands non compatible, such as Govee”
“An easy to use smart hub. Quick to set-up and connect with devices. The build quality is very good and the styling is impressive. I recommend this product.”
What controller are you using (optional)?
SmartThings
“Smartthings seem to be in the middle of a huge changeover to edge drivers. This is a good thing, because it means local control and no reliance on working internet. However, the z-wave drivers are very basic atm, and config parameters can't be easily edited. I'm having to write my own drivers for some devices. Hopefully this situation will improve next year.”
