Ultimate Smart Light Switch Comparison
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- Smart light switches galore! I tested 16 light switches to find the best. This video compares the features and what you need to know, whether you’re adding your 1st or 50th smart light switch.
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0:36 Treatlife
1:31 Gosund
2:10 Kasa
3:05 Favorite Inexpensive WiFi Dimmer
3:15 Meross
3:50 GE Z-Wave
4:24 Zooz
5:21 Inovelli
6:20 Lutron
7:21 Favorite with a Hub
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8:31 Orro
9:37 Brilliant
10:56 Favorite High End Switch
11:33 Unicorn Lights
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Thanks for watching! I think I walked out to my electrical panel probably 100 times installing and uninstalling all of these switches… and it’s been 115° outside 🥵 But it was interesting to compare these and here’s the link to the article smarthomesolver.com/reviews/ultimate-smart-light-switch-comparison/
Nice work. Having installed dozens of smart switches I can only imagine how long it took to make this comparison.
I agree with your criticism of the GE z-wave switch in that it’s not intuitive. I used to have some of these, and the non-configurable fade on/off combined with no separate dimmer control caused no end of frustration with guests and even my wife - people would tap it, but because the fade causes a perceived delay they would sometimes hold it a little too long, which would activate the dimming mode. really irritated people. That’s why I switched to the Leviton z-wave dimmers, which have a separate dimmer control alongside the main paddle. Have you ever tried the Leviton switches?
So I am new to the inovelli red dimmer. I bought a few for it’s smart home capability. My setup currently is for down press I used a bond bridge to turn off the fan, one press up low, 2 presses for medium, 3 for high. I’m wondering if there would be a way with a piston to make it function similar to a normal fan switch. For example it’s off, a press up makes it go to low, then another one press up to be medium and so on, then one press down to lower the speed, and another press to lower further till it’s off. It would ease the family’s learning curve I think. If not I’ll just stick with the multi presses for scenes.
@Matt Rogers thanks! Yeah I'm looking forward to not installing a smart light switch for a little while. I haven't tried the Leviton switches but I've seen a few other people comment about it and I'll make sure to include it in the next one. The little rocker being more intuitive for dimming is a good point. Thanks!
@Andrew Pevny I haven't tried to set something like that up in webCoRE yet but I might give that a try this weekend. I think it would be possible using a variable that cycles through the different speeds. I'll look into that for sure. Thanks!
Smart Home Solver Sounds good, can’t wait to hear what you might come up with. We are in Sacramento, CA but our temp Sunday may reach your type of high: 111 degrees 🥵
The frustration of trying to get the wires back in the box and lining up those faceplates is worth sooo many likes in itself
Thanks you so much for recognizing how long that part of the process is! That probably took the most time for this review.
You are out there doing the grunt work for the people! Thank you for this and everything else that you do!
Haha thanks, I appreciate that! I love making these videos.
Thank you for covering such a wide selection of switches. I replaced a few just last week and appreciate what a hassle it can be to install them safely. I spent weeks before searching for a video just like this, but finding none with this breadth. I was a little surprised not to see the 'C by GE' or Leviton switches included, as they are sold in most major US retailers and are two of the few mass-market hubless options. I ended up going with the 'C by GE' ones myself. So far, so good, but I am still trying to get used to the style.
Here it is! Been waiting for this one. Awesome stuff as always! 👍✌️
Thanks Mike!
Been searching for well over an hour for a resource like this -- GREAT review. Thank you!
I love all your endings! I don't know how you come up with such clever endings for every video!
Thanks Ryan!
Excited for this video! Needed to see these compared!
Been watching your videos for years now, finally subscribed! Thanks for all the great content, my friend! Wishing you continued success
Was a great video, thank you for changing your kitchen switch soooo many-times for the testing.
Excellent Work Reed!!! Thank you so much for the time you put into this. This will definitely help me a lot.
AWESOME! Thanks Reed. Switches are my No1 topic at the moment and trying to work out where to start and how to narrow down the selection. Cheers from Australia ;)
Would love to see you review 3-way smart switches! Nice review as always!! Thank you!
Amazing as usual. I never feel you are selling me something like some other channels. Just clear concise info. What more could you ask for?
Great job Reed. Well done. I know how much went into this and I'm impressed. Keep up the amazing work!
Thanks Eric! I appreciate that.
Reed is my go-to when researching smart home stuff. Professional, clear, and very un-biased.
Excellent work, sir. It's been my pleasure being a longtime subscriber.
Great video as always! Keep up the good work.
Thank you for all the work you put into this video.
Great job! Great reference for comparisons!
I started out with the GE switches/dimmers partly on a whim but I have since replaced all of my switches with them. Some people may be looking for the bells and whistles but I just wanted hub controlled switches that felt normal so they definitely fit the bill. I do have the Zooz double switch for my bathroom light/fan but it feels cheap next to the more solid GE vanity switch.
The real reason I went hub controlled was for security. Reliability is one thing but I mostly want to keep a barrier between the internet and my smart devices. There are too many sketch Chinese generic devices out there so knowing that it is z-wave and not wifi is comforting.
I'm so glad u did this video. I plan 2 buy can lights and switches during Labor day sale.
Thank you for the breakdown! Well done and informative
All that work paid off. Excellent vid!
Thanks for all the work that went into this
Thanks for the video. I’ve had a lot of problems with the GE Z-Way switches during power outages. getting the Peter Pan click clicking going to replace them with something better.
Your reviews are excellent, thx
Great comparisons! I'm partial to press and hold for dimming myself. Really handy for elbows or just using what's in your hand when your hands are full or wet.
every time you put a new thing up that shows up in my feed, it's exactly what I've been talking about with my girlfriend for like the last couple weeks. I don't know how you do it but you make me want to spend money.
Haha that's awesome. Hopefully your girlfriend doesn't hate me too much.
Thank you so much for your help Reed!
Great content and very helpful! Thanks.
this is the best review of smart switches on the entire RUclips!
Keep posting interesting contents like this!
Very nice, +1 for doing an update video!
Great video! Always looking forward to your videos!
Thanks Seth!
Thank you very much for taking the time & doing the research, I being doing maintenance for 15 yr went 3yr of full time student in college, you surprise me with your information, and no one has surprise in years me, I know I can do all the electrical but you have done the most important technology end of it, thank you very much
If not mentioned before, wanted to let you know you can program the center (dome) button on the pico remote for the brightness level. I have in wall switch and pico remotes by the lamps in the bedrooms. It fixed turning the switch on only to find someone had turned the lamp off. With the switch / pico arrangement you can turn the light on from either side of the room regardless of where it was turned off. If you tap the center button on the pico it turns on at the programmed brightness.
Good review! I would note that while you mentioned some dimmers stand alone operation not being that intuitive to use - that is so much more true for guests (or even family members!) using switches that require multiple presses to control light scenes.
Whilst the functionality is impressively squeezed in - I would never do that (because my wife would give me grief about it forever!). I always add scene controllers with dedicated labelled buttons so you don't need a smart home manual for everyday use.
I also feel the look of a house is compromised by having many different types of light switches sprinkled around and of course that also compromises usability some for guests too. I don't automate everything so I also appreciate dimmers & switches that don't look jarringly physically different from regular decora switches - because they will all be living together. Keep up the good work (and humor!).
Thank you bro. I was looking for the same.
This is a great video, thanks!
I really appreciate the super thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you so much Ghaith!
Thanks for including comparisons of the click sound between different units. I prefer a totally silent switch.
DAMN !!!.... Where was THIS video 6 months ago🤦♂️ ..... This is "HANDS👍DOWN" the BEST👏 RUclips comparison video that gives great in-depth useful information, I didn't even know there was so many option beside what they never have in stock at Lowes or Home Depot ..I'm so tired of the crappy computer generated top 10 videos on {insert search item here}
(You Just picked up a subscriber for life bro😎)
I always love your videos, seen your hard work, thank you !!!
Thanks Kevin!
Great Information - Thanks
The smart home manual is back 😂
I know these videos are time consuming and I appreciate your efforts. Thank you.
Amazing job man thank you very much
crushed it, loved this breakdown!
Thank you!
The GE on/off dimming ramp can be changed. It can even be set differently based on whether it was turned on by z-wave or by a physical press. You can even set it to 0 for instant on/off. Guess it depends if your hub allows your to change that configuration parameter. I'm using Home Assistant.
Another great video Reed! Huge support from the UK 🇬🇧 I love seeing all the products you guys have....that we can’t get 😂
Thanks! Hopefully more of this stuff can be available in the UK soon!
I've been pretty happy with Meross. Have too many to go back now! Interesting to see the other options!
Great info! With my new house just 25 days from being done I am definitely looking to start it out on the right foot.
Awesome that's exciting!
Dang, lookin good Bro😎👊 Lookin healthy/ been workin out😅💪 Great video, no one else puts in the work you do Man, keep up the great videos!👋
I appreciate that!
Thanks Reed. Great comparison.
I appreciate it Ron!
Great stuff!
I am using Leviton smart switches. They have many different versions available. Currently have the regular wifi smart switch and a dimmer as well their 3 way remote switch. App and features are updated pretty frequently and have a decent amount of features included. they have been decently reliable over 2 years, though have had 2 out of 15 burn out randomly but was replaced by Leviton
Considering you produced this video in sept 2020 . You guys in the USA are leaps and bounds way ahead of us in the uk. I haven’t seen anything lately that remotely looks or does any of the things they do. Other than my Alexa and all the LIFX that’s voice activated and controlled. Thanks for sharing.
excellent ! thank you sir!
Excellent video. I have a couple weemo dimmers and was curious if there was something better I should be using. Thanks.
Great review! Have you tried the updated Wemo wifi light switch / dimmer switch? Would love a comparison of that against the Kasa, which are the two I'm considering.
I totally love your channel. I'm in the middle of a home remodel and am adding smart items and you've been so helpful. I haven't purchased anything unless you've recommend it. Thank you especially for these video on smart switches.
I have a question - i haven't purchased my Echo Dot yet. Do you know or have you heard Amazon saying they are coming out with an Echo Dot 5th Generation? And if so, perhaps anytime soon? I would have to purchase one today and then in two weeks they announce the 5th Gen. Thank you!
Great comparisons! I started out with Kasa switches, and have moved on to Inovelli and Zooz Z-Wave dimmers. Kasa definitely feels like the highest quality hardware, but I'm a sucker for Z-Wave and both Inovelli and Zooz have put a good amount of work into their firmware and device handlers to makes these devices customizable and feature-packed. You didn't mention it, but it may be worth discussing little touches that may differentiate some of these Z-Wave switches/dimmers. For instance, Zooz has been moving to tab-less switches that are much less hassle to install in multi-gang boxes, and they claim the ZEN27 has greater compatibility with dimmable lights (less lightly to flicker/buzz). I'm not sure if your audience would be interested in leading edge vs trailing edge dimmer differences, but it can make a big difference as far as compatibility with "dumb" light bulbs. I think this may have been the cause of your issue with the Inovelli dimmer. Your lights probably prefer trailing edge dimmers instead.
Thanks! Yes I still have more to learn about some of the more advanced things you mentioned about leading edge vs trailing edge. That makes sense about my issue with the Inovelli dimmer. There were some other things too with 3 way switches and how Zooz handles them. It gets pretty overwhelming but I'll definitely check out the ZEN27 and some of those more finite details. I appreciate the comment!
I'm currently using various TP-LINK and a 4 way brilliant light switch in my home and I absolutely love them. I too had issues with switches not fitting into the older switch covers and ended up buying slightly larger versions at home depot that actually do the trick and you barely notice the difference.
That's good to know about larger versions. I'll have to look for those next time I'm at home depot.
Thanks for the awesome video and all the hard work testing them all! I was hoping you would cover the Merkury wifi simmer switches. They're available at Walmart and pretty inexpensive (also their smart bulbs, etc). I've got one in my master bedroom and it's okay, but flickers at under about 40% brightness (tried several different types of LED bulbs).
When we move into the next house I'll be putting in z-wave or zigbee switches, not sure which ones yet. I suppose it will depend on budget and if anything new comes out between now and then, but I'll definitely be referring back to this video 👍
Thanks for all of your content. I've been thinking back on this video for the past year or so. Just wondering if you have any updates for new stuff now that this is over 2 years old. I'm recalling specifically something you described as a dimmer memory where the switch goes back to the the last setting it was on when it is turned on again. I have many new applications that I need to do around our new house and want to choose the best options. Thanks! -Fan from Southern Ohio
Great review. I’m currently upgrading to Kasa Single pole from the standard switches. Just buying a couple at a time so my wife doesn’t blow a gasket 😂
I was an early adopter and developer for Insteon back in 2005/06. Early devices had heat issues and periodic failure. Jump forward 12 years, and their newer devices are rock solid. I built a custom home in 2018 and have over 80 Insteon devices with a Universal-Devices ISY-994 automation controller. This allows complex programming and configuration of my system. You definitely need to dip you toes into the system.
It's too bad insteon went out of business. I was planning on using them on my remodel because that's what I've been using for several years. My home automation guy wants to use Zooz with Home Assistant. What do you think ?
Thanks for the vid! YT’s algorithm suggested it after I bought 2 2-pk sets of Lumary switches. 🤦♀️ Looking forward to trying them! Curious to see if they make it into your next smart switch comparison. 👀
You have great videos and look forward to watching more in the future. However, I'm curious why you didn't consider any Insteon switches in this review. I've found a lot of success in mixing both z-wave and Insteon.
Very good comparisson. thanks. I was wondering are there any 2-gang or 3-gang dimmable switches? I couldnt find any.
I appreciate your inputs about the smart switch. I have a 2007 built-house and the switch is too shallow to have those smart switches due to their deep transformer. It is really difficult to reorganize the wire in the switch boxes unless you upgrade them with deeper boxes. I can't do it myself. It would cost thousands to hire a professional. I guess I have to give up the plan to automate my house.
Awesome vid. Could you include the Iotty in your next review please?
Fantastic video and information. Wondering have you tried the Aqara smart switches before or will you consider doing a review on them? Thanks :)
I use the Kass switches and it's always a relief when Reed gives something a thumbs up! I use the dimmer and notice a bit of buzzing, but that seems to be because of the lightbulbs and not the switch itself.
Yeah I didn't notice any buzzing with the bulbs I was using. I wish I had more time and resources to try them all out with different kind of lights. Kasa switches are great though!
Great video! I put in a bunch of treatlife switches that get the job done and im happy with them. I ordered the older version of the treatlife dimmer switch has buttons on top similar to kasa which i knew i would prefer over the slider thing. My only complaint and something that i think would be good to cover is size and ease of installation, specifically if any were more shallow than others. I have a smart fan switch and a smart switch together in one panel and it swear i had to almost break the switches to get them in there.
Thanks Bryce! Yes I noticed that the Treatlife switches were large in the light switch box. I thought about mentioning that but I didn't think it was a big enough factor because it still fit so I left it out of the video. I'll try and mention that with light switches in the future though.
Thanks for the video.
I found the kasa lights easiest to install. Its sturdy, with thick wires connected to the device and the app taking you step by step through the process. I wished they 3-way dimmers.
I have a lutron smart dimmer and its painful to operate in the dark.
Great work on the video! Do you have any recommendations for a 3 way smart dimmer? I have quite a few Insteon switches but looking for a cheaper alternatives.
Awesome Video! One you missed was the Lesim Smart Switch I got from Amazon. It’s a touch only WiFi switch that comes in 1,2 and 3 gang configurations and also has a 3 way switch option. It’s basic but has a small WiFi icon on the switches so you can always see where they are even when they are off and in the dark. They are also very inexpensive, I replaces all of the switches in my house, about 20 total for less than $450. Worth checking out. Thanks!
Thanks for the info! I'll have to look into those if we do a follow up video!
"me, ross?" classic!
Nice comparison. I'm wondering what your thoughts are on the HomeSeer dimmers (e.g., HS-WD200+ series).
Hi Reed! Thanks for the summary of the switches.
The Zooz dimmer has this function of double tapping to bring it to full brightness without a hub.
Does the Inovelli dimmer have this function? I know you can probably set it through scenes, but it's it a built in function?
Great video, that must of taken forever to do. I have a few dimmer and switches from Leviton. Very reliable over the past 2 years and the app gives you some options if you get the dimmer version. Mine were $50 each
That was a great overview!! I am leaning towards Kasa, but they don't have a 3-way dimmer! The Red Dimmer looks good, but can I have a Red Dimmer 3 Way on one end, and use the Kasa 2 Way Smart switch on the other? I have a lot of 2/3/4 Gang switches, so don't want to mix and match if I can help it!
Great video as always. I was just wondering if any of these would work on 240 volts supply (probably not). I was not able to find any smart switches that supported 240 volts, would appreciate greatly it if you can find some. Thanks!
Just in time for me to start thinking about switches! I just got going on Home Assistant and want to get the Inovelli ones, I’ll have to check the wiring to see if I need the Red series (house is real old but the electric looks new)
Great video as always! I have learned so much from your videos since starting my smart home. When I have questions, I always search your content first. 😁
I would be interested in smart button switches that you can install (no wiring) at the light switch as opposed to the little smartthings buttons. (I need control for lamps by the door).
Thanks Terri! I bought a bunch of different IKEA Tradfri buttons that work directly with SmartThings. I'll be showing some examples in the next video. There's some useful things that can be done with them and they work well.
@5:42 Awesome description using Star Wars, lol
Thanks for the video. Was curious why you didn’t include Insteon? I was hoping to see how they compared to newest options. I have used Insteon for many years and find them super easy to install and configure.
I've had a couple of Meross switches to control some outside lighting for a couple of years now and have had no issues. When I started using Alexa, I was able to integrate the Meross switches easily with a "skill". Since then, I've added some Meross smart plugs and a couple more smart switches and when I set them up in the Meross app, they were automatically added to Alexa's list of devices. The 2 new smart switches were purchased from Amazon for under $25 for the pair. Can't buy a single Leviton in a store for less that $35.
Great job!
Nice review. One important thing missing is which units can be flashed with custom firmware like tasmota for those that don't want to be locked in to using cloud based app to control vs local based control.
I have some cheap treat life ones, the only compliant is in a bedroom the leds can be quite bright at night. Beyond that they work great.
I live in a rental house, so I can change bulbs, but not fixtures. I switched all of my bulbs that I could change to Hue. But that left some fixtures with "dumb" bulbs (for example, my kitchen has a square light with SMD LED diodes in it) so for all of those, I installed Kasa switches. They work awesome. I use Google Home and they have zero issues for me.
I also have a bunch of Kasa outlets, for fans and my heat.
Nice review. Be sure to include Adorne and Noon the next pass you do!
I recently bought and installed a couple of Martin Jerry low cost dimmer switches. They use the 'Smart Life' app to get set up. I don't yet have an internet connection through my wifi router, so I haven't done that. But they work well locally.
Great video. What is a good smart switch the controls outlets in your opinion?
I was hoping for more fan switches since that is what I'm in the market for and was wondering what other options there were since your last video showcasing the one. Enjoyed the video tho and might consider replacing some of my standard switches now.
Thanks just in time reed I’m moving and I found a lot of places to put smart switch’s and I was thinking when would you make the light switch video and as always keep up the good work
Thanks!
Nice comparison. However, next time could you include the Insteon devices? Thanks.
Very interesting!
For the Kasa switch, you programmed a double tap function. How did you do that? I can’t find it on the App
Very curious to see what your thoughts are on the Wiz Dimmer switches. I have not been able to find a decent video out there about them. I have Philips Wiz recessed RGB lighting in my home, throughout the entire things and I absolutely love it, it works great and I am wondering if the switches are any good.