I just remembered Cooper has an elegant but expensive ($99) battery operated zwave dimmer switch. But I don’t know of anyone using it with smartthings yet. Might be worth a try.
That is cool, but still not really a cost effective overall approach. How long have the batteries lasted for you?
tgauchat
(ActionTiles.com co-founder Terry @ActionTiles; GitHub: @cosmicpuppy)
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Well… though I’d hate to pay $60 per room for a large home, I’m tempted to say that this price is nearly good enough.
Consider that there is no installation effort required. If used with $15 GE Link or $20 Hue Lux bulbs, etc., this is now in the same ballpark as a wired Z-Wave wall switch: OK … maybe 2 or 3 times as costly, but you get to put the switch anywhere, and it has 3 buttons, etc…
My solution in the meantime are the old Aeon 4-Button (8 usable) Minimotes at $25 each + 3M velcro strips.