Just wanted to let everyone know our whole line is currently on sale on Amazon and Lowe’s. Amazon’s sale is running partially through the weekend, Lowe’s is going until the 22nd. Enjoy.
GE or Zooz? I’ve previously decked out with GE and I have nothing against them (except for their stupid choice with the LED behavior on the fan switch!), I’m about to move and don’t know if I should just stick to GE or try something different.
I always recommend the GE Plus Paddle Switches/Dimmers (Brand Loyalty). I’ve also installed the Zooz and they are about as good but the feel is a little different.
GE motion sensor versus Zooz, go zooz.
GE uses CR123 batteries making no sense money wise. Even recharging ones won’t last more than a month.
My zoos 4in1 is running on 2 AA for now more than one year although it shows 1% left since last December
For motion sensors I pretty much only ever use Ecolinks, the first two I bought are still going on the original batteries… from over three years ago. Not only that but they are in high traffic areas and have been set in ‘test’ mode so that they unlatch in 4 seconds since the start.
Dude… you need to tell them to fix the LED settings on the fan switches…
Plus the decision to change the ramp rate to just instantly jump when sent a “set level” command ruined a large part of the experience, it’s part of the reason I was looking elsewhere based on that alone.
The new z-wave plus fan switches cannot have the LED modified programmatically. You can only change it by manually pressing the switch. I would like to keep the LED off, which isn’t an option. With the old z-wave fan switch I can change the LED settings to simulate off.
Was the ramp rate change for the fan switch or regular dimmer? I have the older model of Ge dimmers and fan switches but will upgrade to plus at some point.
I have not changed the built-in led behavior but if default behavior of the dimmers have changed then …
I don’t own a GE Z-Wave Plus dimmer so I can’t say for sure, but the ramp rate doesn’t really matter for the fan switch since it has only four speeds (off/low/medium/high).
On another note, I wish they’d institute ramp rate for the GE ZigBee dimmers, but that setting is not implemented in the switches I own. They turn instant on/off.
Don’t forget there are coupon codes available for Lowes online purchase. In addition, one may order through Google Express too if you have coupon codes for it. I just use my 25% off coupon from Tmobile Tuesday offer.
