Minoston Z-Wave Plus Outlet, Mini Plug in Socket, 15A, Z-Wave Hub Required, Built-in Repeater/Range Extender, Work with SmartThings, Wink, Alexa, Google Assistant, FCC & ETL Listed(MP21Z)

We travel and wanted these so we could turn lights on when not home. They stopped working after 6 months. We reset the one when we were home and it only worked for another week. They are worthless for what we bought them for. We cant be home all the time to reset them. Wouldnt recommend them if you need something to rely on when youre not home.

Bought 2 of these and one was bad right out of the box. The replacement works OK. They do not have much range from the controller but they do work with my Vivint panel.

I love these plugs, they are compact, do not cover the second outlet on the wall, work great with Z-Wave; and the price is just right compared to other more expensive plugs. Includes and excludes from Z-Wave controller very easily. Great product.

Z wave portable outlets have come down in size and are therefore now more convenient to use. My experience with this product is great. Inclusion (pairing) and exclusion work well. This outlet has preformed flawlessly on my z wave network. I have used it with ADT Pulse and with Hubitat z wave controllers. As always, check to be sure this device is compatible with your z wave controller before buying. For those new to automation, z wave devices, such as this, must have a z wave controller. Most z wave controllers can integrate with Alexa and Google voice assistants to allow voice control of this outlet, But, without a z wave controller you cant use this device at all, and certainly not wih Alexa or Google voice assistants.

When I first added this device to SmartThings hub, it showed up as a Siren. Then I changed the device type to Generic Z-Wave Dimmer in IDE and it worked fine. But, I found that the blue LED was way too bright. So, I searched on Minostons website for a DTH but could not find anything under Download. The custom DTH is under the Product page. Go to the MP21ZD product page on Minostons website and at the end of the page, they describe in details how to install the custom DTH. Once I did that, I was able to control the blue LED light and many other configuration parameters via the SmartThings app. I also noticed that this device inclusion and exclusion is really fast with the SmartThings hub. All the functions work as advertised. The user manual is very detailed and normally manufacturers do not provide this level of detail. So, overall, it is a nice buy.

I purchased one dimming plug and two power monitoring plugs. Functionality wise, these devices have done the trick for me. However, while the dimming plug was able to successfully pair with my hub using authenticated S2, the power monitoring plugs were unable to as they were missing their stickers that include the DSK code. I started a thread with Minoston support a few weeks ago to look into my options. They replied to ask about further details, but since then have left me hanging. While I am generally satisfied with these plugs, I will consider other options in the future.

I love these things - super simple to set up - great range We have 4, including one in my detached, steel construction shop.

Needed to make our house appear that we were home while vacationing. Used this device to turn lights on and off at different times. Worked great and was easy to setup.

Installed easily. Working fine so far. Withheld 5th star only because longevity is unproven.

Ive used Insteon based products for a long time in many different environments. While they can be finicky, Ive usually had pretty reliable performance once Ive gotten them up and running. Although I dont have a ton of experience with Z-Wave, Ive always read about the claimed advantages, one of which is the availability of sensors and thermostats versus Insteon. To make a potentially long story short, I recently installed a Z-Wave thermostat after replacing my furnace and finding that my Insteon thermostat couldnt support it. Unfortunately, I was receiving Z-Wave transmission errors even though my thermostat was only several feet from my Z-Wave gateway. Although I was able to clear up most of the errors by very specifically placing the Z-Wave gateway, I was still getting some transmission errors and, based on everything I have read about Z-Waves mesh technology, I thought that adding another device or two (which I didnt really need, but could use) might help the reliability of the transmission. This plug seemed like it would fit the bill. Unfortunately, this unit seems to be every bit as sensitive to location as my existing thermostat. I could get it to work if I held it in the correct place , but when I tried to install it (about 15 feet from the gateway, not line of sight)--no dice. Eventually, I just ended up sending it back because it seemed like more trouble than it was worth. I will say that it seemed like a fine unit for the short time that I had it (build quality and such) and I really dont have enough Z-Wave experience to determine if this is just par for the course, or if this was just poor performance from this unit. While I understand that the manufacturers of such products have an incentive to overstate the performance of their products, if this functions like the spec claims is typical, this simply doesnt (or at least it didnt for me).