by DaveL17 » Sun Jun 27, 2021 3:18 pm
SearchCz wrote:I'm an Indigo guy, mostly Insteon with a few other technologies peppered in there. Not afraid to add a new bridge if necessary, but so interested in getting my landscape lights integrated into my smart home. Has anyone had any success? I'm about to replace all my landscape lights and would value any input before I buy components I'll end up throwing away.
What I use now are GE outdoor Z-Wave modules that control power to the transformers (I have three due to how my lights are laid out). I treat them as any other outdoor light and they have been largely bullet proof. I do get the occasional NO ACK message but that's extremely rare. I am very satisfied with this approach. The downside is that there is a lot of cruft hanging on the side of my house (3 x transformers, 3 xZ-Wave modules) which is less than ideal.
What I plan to do with my next house is use a Volt brand transformer (or equivalent) that's UL rated for indoor use combined with a single Z-Wave module that I can locate in the basement. With the right transformer, I can drive all the lights (they're LED) on home runs.
[quote="SearchCz"]I'm an Indigo guy, mostly Insteon with a few other technologies peppered in there. Not afraid to add a new bridge if necessary, but so interested in getting my landscape lights integrated into my smart home. Has anyone had any success? I'm about to replace all my landscape lights and would value any input before I buy components I'll end up throwing away.[/quote]
What I use now are GE outdoor Z-Wave modules that control power to the transformers (I have three due to how my lights are laid out). I treat them as any other outdoor light and they have been largely bullet proof. I do get the occasional NO ACK message but that's extremely rare. I am very satisfied with this approach. The downside is that there is a lot of cruft hanging on the side of my house (3 x transformers, 3 xZ-Wave modules) which is less than ideal.
What I plan to do with my next house is use a Volt brand transformer (or equivalent) that's UL rated for indoor use combined with a single Z-Wave module that I can locate in the basement. With the right transformer, I can drive all the lights (they're LED) on home runs.
