Inexpensive smart plug (US) and other device recommendations needed for newbie

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Try this device handler with the z-wave portion of your iris plugs. It will help in troubleshooting whether they are really paired or not.

[RELEASE] Iris SmartPlug Z-Wave Repeater with Diagnostics

I am releasing the DeviceType code that I wrote to manage the often flakey Z-Wave repeaters found in the Iris V2 Smart Plugs manufactured by CentraLite. This DTH has a few features that can be very useful in troubleshooting the reliability and stability of these devices. Currently it seems that delayBetween() is currently broken (again) and sends all commands at once, regardless of the specified duration. These devices are notorious for being overwhelmed and will frequently fail to respond to Z-Wave commands if they receive too many in a short period of time. As a workaround, this DTH implements a series of scheduled events to ensure that the device has sufficient time to process commands that it receives. This DTH can be used for all currently connected Iris Repeaters. It also conta…