The wiring is simpler with the WT00Z because it is not designed to carry a load. So you can just follow the instructions from the manual. With the GE, you have to figure out what to do instead of wiring the load into the switch.
Also, as an auxiliary switch, the WT00Z is often less expensive, although you may find that GEs on sale.
Finally, there is a known issue with GEâs where a relatively high percentage, maybe as much as 15% Will fail in the year after they come out of warranty. They arenât technically defective, because the warranty has run out, but it can be annoying. This doesnât have anything to do with SmartThings, you can find discussion of it on many forums, including this one.
So I donât think itâs so much that you were being pushed towards one over the other but rather that the WT00Z, being designed as a non-load controlling switch, is just easier to install for a lot of people and is typically a couple of bucks cheaper.
Today, for example, at Amazon the GE switch is $37 and the WT00Z is $33.
The WT00Z will be simpler in your box. Since it has pigtail wires on it already youâll just need wire nut all the black wires together, wire the white wires together, then ground and youâre wired up.
If I had known about the WT00Z when I did mine I would have bought those.