Hey there.
I'm mostly new to this Home Automation malarkey and am currently immersing myself in the mind boggling array of options.
I currently have a small flat which I want to use as a bit of a test bed before I buy a larger place in a year or twos time and go all out. I've been looking at different options for fitting out some home automation and it seems Z-Wave is the best way to go for me but I do have one question.
I spent a long hard look at LightwaveRF which has the simplicity advantage and manages to not look like something from the 80s but the lack of two way communication and status reporting kills it for me.
One of the most important things for me is the aesthetics which means I want to avoid the plug in adaptors. I had some HomeEasy wireless ones before and they just look a bit messy. I've seen a lot about these in wall relays which go behind light switches to convert existing switches to Z Wave which are perfect for what I have in mind at the current flat.
However I am a little confused about sockets. Is there a way using Z-Wave products to convert existing UK power sockets to Z-Wave? LightwaveRF has very nice looking 1 and 2 gang sockets but I've been unable to find a Z-Wave equivalent and I'm unsure if the In-Wall relays can be used the same way.
If this isn't possible with Z-Wave is it possible to achieve this with any other solution?
Thanks in advance for any help
Cheers
Dave
I'm mostly new to this Home Automation malarkey and am currently immersing myself in the mind boggling array of options.
I currently have a small flat which I want to use as a bit of a test bed before I buy a larger place in a year or twos time and go all out. I've been looking at different options for fitting out some home automation and it seems Z-Wave is the best way to go for me but I do have one question.
I spent a long hard look at LightwaveRF which has the simplicity advantage and manages to not look like something from the 80s but the lack of two way communication and status reporting kills it for me.
One of the most important things for me is the aesthetics which means I want to avoid the plug in adaptors. I had some HomeEasy wireless ones before and they just look a bit messy. I've seen a lot about these in wall relays which go behind light switches to convert existing switches to Z Wave which are perfect for what I have in mind at the current flat.
However I am a little confused about sockets. Is there a way using Z-Wave products to convert existing UK power sockets to Z-Wave? LightwaveRF has very nice looking 1 and 2 gang sockets but I've been unable to find a Z-Wave equivalent and I'm unsure if the In-Wall relays can be used the same way.
If this isn't possible with Z-Wave is it possible to achieve this with any other solution?
Thanks in advance for any help
Cheers
Dave
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