Zigbee outlet for bedside lamps

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I don’t currently use Hue given how much more their stuff is. These are Sengled bulbs. Unsure how to get the model number for sure, but I looked at my Amazon purchase history and I think they are ‎E11-G13W-4. I chose the Sengled for a bunch of reasons, mostly that they were inexpensive and seem to work really well (used to have some cree and link. . . ooof they were rough), but I also chose these because they are not repeaters as bulbs seemed to not do so hot with repeating.

Just had another idea though. I have 2 smart outlets in the family room so that I could use 100w equiv bulbs. At the time I put those outlets in 100w equiv smart bulbs seemed pretty rare, but seems you can get them more easily now. A good bit more expensive, but otherwise seems a decent solution to replace the 2 family room bulbs and steal the outlets to use in the bedroom.

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Hue cost more but have more features. Like power restore behaviour. :sunglasses:

But swapping for outlets seems like a good choice in your situation. Do you know the brand/model of the outlets?

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Just realized I can see a model in the IDE. Funny enough it’s 2 different models of bulbs. E11-G13 and E21-N13A. I also was just able to find 2 Sengled 100w equivalent bulbs in 2700k range for like 21 bucks on Amazon so seems like a pretty good solution. In fact I might get 4 as I use a couple on the deck and would like more light there too. Look at all the problems I am solving!

I just looked at the outlets and can only see the model on 1 (1 is z-wave and the other zigbee) and one is a centralite 4257050-ZHAC, but I know neither reset to on as they were off this morning while our bedroom lights were on. :laughing:

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Forgot to circle back to note I was wrong about the price. The ones I was looking at were some bluetooth mesh setup. The Zigbee ones were 36 for 2 so going to sit on it for a while to see if I can catch a good sale on either the bulbs or outlets. Only been a problem once so far this year so hopefully we luck out.

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@Mariano_Colmenarejo has added a Restore State if Power Lost setting to his Edge Driver for ZigBee bulbs. It works for some bulbs but not others. See the following right up:

While Ecosmart ZigBee bulbs are no longer available at Home Depot they can still be found on eBay.

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Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately mine are Sengled so won’t work, but it’s great to see that kind of solution out there so just tagged myself to watch and follow along. I didn’t even realize this kind of thing was an option, so makes me a little less fearful of the coming shutdown.

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So I just got 2 used Jasco Zigbee outlets (ZB3102) off E-bay for 20 bucks, just just about 2 for the price of half of a new model one and so far working great. THEN I bought a Nest Wifi Router for 50 bucks less than the current sale price and about 100 less than the normal price. . . it is also working great so far. This switch controller you linked now has peaked my interest. I have never bought anything used off Ebay before. . . I think this may have started a good/bad habit!

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