Light Switches - where to start? (UK)

[JDRoberts]

@JohnS55

Thanks ‘Andy_Godber’ , interested in the idea of using battery powered US Zigbee switches, as I too am getting very frustrated by how the UK seems to be being left behind in terms of connectable devices (I have a Lowes Iris system in the US and there are loads of excellent switches for example, - and keen prices : $35 for a GE wall switch) . Can you point us in the direction of possible ZigBee candidates please ?

I use the smartenIt 3 toggle zigbee battery-powered switch with SmartThings. It works well for me in the US. Unfortunately, I don’t believe they have a UK distributor. The company is very responsive if one writes to them, so I would ask and see. It’s very intuitive for guests and visitors, which is a plus. (The following clickable link includes photos.)

Battery Operated 3 Toggle Switch for wallmount or table top use (SmartenIT ZBWS3B) [DEPRECATED: STOPPED WORKING IN 2018]

This code stopped working with the 2018 version of the SmartThings app. The device should no longer be considered compatible. Yes, Virginia, there is a battery operated toggle switch that looks like a regular switch and can be used to change modes, run Hello Home Actions, or toggle one or more devices on and off! It does have 3 toggle “buttons” instead of just 1, which some people will see as a negative, but it’s a very nice device. It can be mounted on the wall anywhere, it does not require any wiring. Or it can just lie flat on a table. It’s zigbee, but because SmartThings supports both zigbee and zwave, that doesn’t matter, you can still use it to control any of the devices you control through SmartThings. You can also easily feel the separations between the three toggles, …

It’s definitely frustrating that there aren’t more devices already available. All I can say is that this particular one does work for me.