submitted 9 months ago by Minsk_trust@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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So building new home. Its a small aframe up on the side of a mtn. Don’t need anything fancy like multi zone. Only need on/off with dimming. Buying switches for the main lights and am thinking its one of the following two.

Will be running a home assistant yellow and with a zwave dongle i believe. Any input? People like these switches? Would i be better off with zigbee or matter?

Im a noob so thanks for the help!

https://inovelli.com/collections/inovelli-smart-light-switches/products/z-wave-800-red-series-smart-2-1-on-off-dimmer-switch?variant=42097683333285

https://www.thesmartesthouse.com/collections/zooz/products/zooz-700-series-z-wave-plus-dimmer-zen72

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[-] Shadow@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

Yes, my inovelli are great.

Get zigbee, I wouldn't invest in anything zwave (I run both).

Make sure you set your WiFi and zigbee to not conflict. https://www.metageek.com/training/resources/zigbee-wifi-coexistence/

[-] Minsk_trust@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Awesome thanks for the advice. Id seen conflicting info on zwave vs zigbee for switches. One of the main things was wifi interference, but i live in a remote place and dont have a ton of wifi devices or outside interference. Also ill most likely be running a ubiquiti ap cause i use ubiquiti at work and am comfortable with it. Should be super solid.

[-] Jakor@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Adding another vote on the inovelli blues. Zigbee network has been rock solid for me. Integration with homeassistant has been flawless too - could not be happier with my purchase. It also helps that the company has a great track record with transparency and working with the community to improve their product.

One detail I don’t see mentioned often is the zigbee switches are a little smaller than the zwaves, making them easier to fit into the junction box. My house is old and has very small boxes - not sure these would have fit in some places if they were any bigger!!

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