Is GE Enbrighten the way to go? Apparently zooz is not safe. Hoping not to bother with relays.
#Best Z-wave switches for bathroom exhaust fans (inductive loads)
tall thistle
grave thunder
I have some of the ge enbrighten stuff and it’s been fine for me. A lot of people don’t love that hardware.
For the zooz switch: Do you know for a fact the fan is above 3A?
You could also look at inovelli potentially too. Expensive but their stuff is nice.
ionic drift
If the fan is 0.5 hp or less, GE should work. Zen 30 double switch also works (with 0.5 hp max)
tall thistle
I have some of the ge enbrighten stuff and it’s been *fine* for me. A lot of peo...
Dont know the amp for sure. Moving in next month lol
tall thistle
If the fan is 0.5 hp or less, GE should work. Zen 30 double switch also works (w...
Not sure how I could use the double switch if its already a double gang box?
ionic drift
I guess you'd just have an unused button.
tall thistle
Some said ZEN22 works but it seems to be discontinued
I was otherwise ready to go full zooz
relays seem more intimidating
ionic drift
Many smart switches don't support inductive loads. Like the Zooz.
tall thistle
yeah thats what I was learning
ionic drift
The ZEN30 relay is built into the switch housing. But I don't think wiring a relay would be harder than a switch.
ionic drift
ZEN51? That one claims
Maximum Loads: 960W incandescent, 150W LED bulbs, 10A resistive, 1/2 HP fan motors
tall thistle
Idk something about putting a little box behind my dumb switch makes me feel more likely to burn my house down lmao
grave thunder
Yeah relays sketch me out too
ionic drift
What's the difference?
quaint topaz
Why zooz is not safe?
ionic drift
Zooz switches don't support inductive loads.
quaint topaz
Zen71 says 3A fan
quaint topaz
Zen22 is a dimmer, you wouldn't use a dimmer.
tall thistle
Zen71 says 3A fan
People reporting it is unreliable
quaint topaz
I think a typical bathroom fan is tiny, like .2 or .3A. I'm pretty sure that would be fine.
tall thistle
tall thistle
I haven't had any issues with my Zooz switches.
they look good otherwise. Are you connected to any exhaust fans?
subtle lantern
I'm not familiar with switches for inductive loads, but I've had 0 issues with my Zooz switch. I've had more issues with my GE Enbrighten/Jasco switch. (Their support is meh as well).
quaint topaz
I have my bath fan on Z71. Works fine.
tall thistle
good to know
chatGPT says ZEN76 could be better for fans
though still resistive not inductive
ionic drift
chatgpt is wrong
ionic drift
seems to agree with this chat
subtle lantern
Oh yeah, zooz support is great!
ionic drift
tall thistle
Now I just need to pretend like I didnt also just dive down the rabbit hole of power monitoring
grave thunder
What's the difference?
it's just a weird mental block I have.
subtle lantern
Now I just need to pretend like I didnt also just dive down the rabbit hole of p...
I've been resisting the urge to buy one of the devices that will wirelessly connect to my energy provider's smart meter. Lol.
tall thistle
I've been resisting the urge to buy one of the devices that will wirelessly conn...
Im more interested in single device monitoring
subtle lantern
Oh, I have a couple sonoff smart plugs that I use for my washer and dryer. The laundry room is downstairs and their chime is not loud at all, so I use these to alert me when the loads have completed, via phone notification and google home announcements
tall thistle
So Zooz offers nothing for variable speed ceiling fan control