Home Automation - Smartkit

R4m80 said:
These don't need a hub and it's very slim. Doesn't take up any space of the socket next to it, so the socket next to it can be used normally.
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That left plug does look suspiciously small and not the normal standard “Snapper” plugs you see around mostly.

Still it seems narrower and smaller than everything else I’ve seen.

Also why does it look like another standard that’s just had some larger holes drilled in?
 
SauRoNZA said:
That left plug does look suspiciously small and not the normal standard “Snapper” plugs you see around mostly.

Still it seems narrower and smaller than everything else I’ve seen.

Also why does it look like another standard that’s just had some larger holes drilled in?
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Looks maybe to be dual standard - think India has the smaller version of our M plugs (old UK type D)?
 
SauRoNZA said:
That left plug does look suspiciously small and not the normal standard “Snapper” plugs you see around mostly.

Still it seems narrower and smaller than everything else I’ve seen.

Also why does it look like another standard that’s just had some larger holes drilled in?
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That photo was taken in my living room. The left plug is a normal plug i bought from Mica and is also available at most hardware and retail stores, so it's pretty standard.

It is dual standard (India) as @phaktza has noted, for their smaller 10A plugs.
 
xrapidx said:
Something I'll need to figure out before I buy a bridge

Its quite far from the front door to a power point (+-20m). Took me forever to get WiFi working stable.
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If its largely open you might get the distance. But you'll still have the bridge inside behind a wall.
 
xrapidx said:
Something I'll need to figure out before I buy a bridge

Its quite far from the front door to a power point (+-20m). Took me forever to get WiFi working stable.
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It should do a whole lot better than WiFi quite easily.

My gate remotes and such work a lot better than the unreliable WiFi at the same distances.
 
Please help a noob that wants to start the journey. I've seen sonoff light swithes with round "buttons" and others with square ones. Is this older/newer models? Do they offer the same functionality?

Which one should I get as I don't want to buy some now and then in a few month's time they are not available anymore when I want to do the rest of the house.
 
If you don’t have neutrals in your switches then consider not changing them at all and rather installing Sonoff Mini or Shelly in your roof.
 
SauRoNZA said:
If you don’t have neutrals in your switches then consider not changing them at all and rather installing Sonoff Mini or Shelly in your roof.
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We're modernising the house and I have ugly switches from the 70s... so want to replace them anyway. I don't mind pulling neutrals.

Googling around it seem like the TX series is the way to go?
 
abudabi said:
Please help a noob that wants to start the journey. I've seen sonoff light swithes with round "buttons" and others with square ones. Is this older/newer models? Do they offer the same functionality?

Which one should I get as I don't want to buy some now and then in a few month's time they are not available anymore when I want to do the rest of the house.
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Yes the older T1s have the round buttons. The Tx is the new square (button) model.
 
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abudabi said:
We're modernising the house and I have ugly switches from the 70s... so want to replace them anyway. I don't mind pulling neutrals.

Googling around it seem like the TX series is the way to go?
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If you have neutrals then the Tx will work 100%.
 
Hi guys

I'm new to this whole home automation thing so excuse me if this is a dumb questions, but I'm wanting to replace all my light switches with smart switches. Problem is, I don't have neutrals running to my current switches and will be a mission to get neutrals pulled down.

Would something like the below work? How exactly would it work for example in my main bedroom, I have 6 5W MR16 led bulbs connected to 1 switch obviously. How would the below work with the capacitor?

eiferer.co.za

eWeLink WiFi Smart Touch Switch 1 Gang South Africa | No Neutral | Eiferer

Upgrade to smart lighting with the eWeLink 1-gang touch switch — no neutral wire required. App & voice control. In stock at Eiferer, South Africa's smart home specialists.
eiferer.co.za eiferer.co.za
 
Is this stil the recommended way to wire 2 x Sonoff Txs into a 2-way light switch configuration?

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