Looking for a regular on wall switch with replaceable battery and long battery life that is sold in the EU
I'm looking for a simple wall switch that is surface mounted, with replaceable batteries and long battery time(more than 6 months). I intend to use it with a aeontec usb stick gen 5 and openhab but I seriously have troubles finding anything like this. Any suggestions?
Posted May 5, 2020, 3:35 PM UTC
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I'm using this one: https://www.devolo.co.uk/devolo-home-control-wall-switch
For how long does the battery last?
Close to or over a year. Of course, it depends on the number of uses.
In my case unusual to switch manually. as most lights are switched by conditional motion or door triggers.
Don't put your wake-up schedule often on battery-operated devices. Once a day or even a week should be enough to notice a dead battery.
Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it.
In the end I gave up on zwave light switches in favor of the "walk to the wired switch" method.
Well, do know that this recommended wall switch can be configured in different ways.
Like send operations to the central controller, or directly associated with a certain wall switch or dimmer. (This is bypassing the need to have a z-wave controller operational) Sure you will need a controller to configure the switch first.
Basically, if I stop my automation rules. The lights in my house can be operated in a traditional way. Still, I have no traditional wall switches in my house anymore. Those physical wall switches have been replaced by a welding cap. The dimmer or switch is installed in the light fixture in most cases