Older Z-Wave Wall Plugs

It’s unlikely that you’ll need a custom edge driver. These should pair as a basic Z wave switch since all they do is on/off for one outlet anyway.

But there is the issue of getting them into “pairing mode“ and as @h0ckeysk8er mentioned you are probably going to have to do a general exclude so that they clear the network information of whatever previous zwave hub they belonged to and become ready to pair to your current hub.

After you’ve done that, the following instructions might help, they work with most of the older GE z wave outlets.

(This assumes that there is a visible button on the outlet that you can press to turn the Z wave receptacle on and off)

The only difference is that you can probably just do a “scan nearby“ instead of looking for the specific GE model.

GE/Jasco 12721 Outlet pairing tip

One more thought… On some of these models, but not all, there was a button press pattern that you had to use to get them to accept the exclusion.

You needed to press the button three times quickly, then hold it for at least five seconds and the LED on the outlet should start blinking five times. At that point you have 30 seconds to issue the general exclude from SmartThings.

You can try that, it won’t hurt anything if you have a different model.

https://ezzwave.com/mwdownloads/download/link/id/1969/#:~:text=To%20remove%20and%20reset%20the,blink%205%20times%20to%20confirm.

I forgot to mention that the model numbers for these are usually on the back of the device, and I am hesitant to pull anything that hold out of the wall if it’s not absolutely necessary. :thinking:

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