In-Wall Zigbee Repeater Outlets in 2020?

Devices & Integrations
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Thank you.

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I have a Quirky / GE Outlink and I was using a Wink before they recently before I switched to smartthings.

I have a tankless heater attached into the outlink and I want it to turn off after 20 minutes so nobody will forget to leave it on 24/7. I was able to do this with wink but I have not been able to make smartthings to simply do the same. For some reason there is not an option under automations after reading all the instructions for making timers for switches.

I can only make smartthings to manually turn my water heater on or off.

TIA if someone can direct me for sorting this out.

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You should ask your question in the section of the forum called “automation ideas“ and someone will help you there. :sunglasses:

It is quite easy to do once you know where to look. You want to use smart lighting, say that you want to turn the device off And then choose the “power allowance” feature.

Again, ask your question in the automation section and someone will walk you through it step-by-step.

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@JDRoberts > You should ask your question in the section of the forum called “automation ideas“ and someone will help you there. :sunglasses:

https://community.smartthings.com/c/smartapps/automation-ideas/

It is quite easy to do once you know where to look. You want to use smart lighting, say that you want to turn the device off And then choose the “power allowance” feature.

Again, ask your question in the automation section and someone will walk you through it step-by-step.

Thank you very much! I was looking too deeper to set up my needs. I installed postman and thought I needed to code this automation. “Power Allowance” is still slightly hard to enable but I figured it out after messing with it. I have been able to successfully set my timer and it works perfect.

I have been attempting to do so but apparently my account does not have permissions for creating new threads, only replying on past threads. Now that I have setup my timer, I still need to connect my Apple Home Kit w/ homebridge to ST, also to use Siri.

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Talk to the folks in the following thread:

[RELEASE] Homebridge SmartThings v2.0

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I solved this problem by installing a IKEA TRÅDFRI repeater in a “Solus SCO-930BK 120V Grounded Convenience Electrical Outlet w/Rain Shield for Outdoor Lamp Post and Poles” (ASIN B07XTNRM5H), along with an Apple 5W USB Power Adapter, on an outdoor lamp post. I had to rotate the electrical outlet 90 degrees in the Solus SCO-930BK but it ultimately worked. Problem solved and I can move on.

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Okay, now I have a new need for an indoor Zigbee 3.0 repeater outlet. It looks like the market changed a bit and now products are out there.

What are recommendations for a white Zigbee 3.0 repeater outlet (NEMA 5-15) in November 2020? Are there any that work natively with SmartThings Hub (v2 and/or v3) and the new app? Or that work with all the features with a custom device handler?

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Yup:

I have the in-wall outlet and it works great. It works with ST’s native/stock DTH called “ZigBee Switch”, but it’s so new that ST hasn’t updated their end yet so it’s added properly (that I know of, so tagging @tpmanley to validate). It get’s included, but not with the correct DTH, so you will need to use the IDE to change it, but that’s super easy to do.

Here’s another discussion:

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+1 John’s experience.

Wired Zwave wall switches / Dimmers / Fan coontrollers mostly Jasco - and new stuff is Inovelli) are the backbone of my Zwave mesh
These (GE Zigbee in wall outlets) and Securifi Peanut plugs are the backbone for my Zigbee mesh.

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Got it. So the “Enbrighten Zigbee In-Wall Tamper-Resistant Smart Outlet, White” (SKU 43102) is one to consider. Does it support energy monitoring though, like the Samsung SmartThings Outlet?

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This version does not, but I did read somewhere that they’re releasing another one with energy monitoring, but I have no idea when.

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SmartenIT has a ZHA outlet with energy monitoring, but I don’t know if it works with smartthings now.

There have been some people using it in the past, though:

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Also Sinope says theirs will work with ST “soon.”

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I don’t think that’s Zigbee 3.0 though?

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Correct, it’s also ZHA. I edited my post above because I couldn’t find another energy monitoring Zigbee outlet using anything else.

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I guess I should say again my usual disclaimer that I personally think most mesh networks, specifically including Zigbee and Z wave, are not a good match for real time energy monitoring, and I prefer to use Wi-Fi for that.