Outdoor Z-Wave Plus On/Off Light and Appliance Plug, Two On/Off Smart Outlet, Zwave Hub Required, Works with SmartThings, Wink, Alexa (ZW97)

The 2 z-wave plug version does not have a flat plug unlike the one z-wave/one always on version. This was necessary for me since my outdoor plug enclosure will not close with a plug that sticks out.

Good product , works with Security panels with the integrated zwave hubs.

I have a Vera Plus controlled Z-Wave based smart home. I am building a large deck with bench seating in lieu of railings and I installed down-casting rope lighting in the benches. I tested all components and everything worked great. While doing the finishing work I zipped a screw through the rope lighting and short circuited everything. I blew a fuse in the rope light and tripped the GFCI breaker. What didn’t blow was this switch. I had to replace a section of the rope lighting, a fuse in the rope lighting, and reset the breaker. But this switch never complained and survived my stupidity unscathed. So, it’s a smart switch that’s smarter than me. LOL. But seriously, it paired with my system quickly and easily and now reliably performs its desired task regularly. I would HIGHLY recommend it.

I have purchased two of these in the last month and both failed after a single rain. I suppose this is my fault for positioning this outdoor outlet in a flat position under a canopy. We have had some serious rain the last couple weeks and when the rain let up, my outlet was no longer working either time. Disconnecting the outlet and taking it inside each time allowed standing water to pour out. In both cases, the outlet never worked again. Getting it setup initially was great. I used mine with my SmartThings. It found it quickly, both outlets were easy to configure. I got it working through Alexa very easily as well (maybe thanks to SmartThings?). My expectation was that this device would keep the water out on its own because it was labelled outdoor and IP65. That was an incorrect assumption on my part. IP65 means dustproof and protected against water projected from a nozzle. If I were to spend another $40 on this device, I would disassemble the device and spray the board with Corrosion-X or something similar and then wrap the outlet in plastic.

Its a Z-Wave outdoor plug and it works with Smartthings, so no WiFi is needed. Its a bit more expensive than other WiFi enabled plugs, but the benefit is that you dont have to sign up for an account with the manufacture (i.e. WEMO) to get this to work properly. All you have to do is pair it with your Z-Wave controller (i.e Smartthings). On/Off/Scheduling is already included in the Smartthings app. Depend on the install location, you might have to add a Z-Wave repeater in between your controller and this plug.

Very easy to setup with my Wnk 2 hub and control with Alexa. I like that you get two outlets one controlled and one uncontrolled. There is one button up front for setup and to control the outlet. Works great.

I have a pond fountain and accent lighting that I need to add to my automation. This duplex was Ideal to allow me to still have an available outlet outside for other uses. My Automation is ADT Pulse and it added and worked perfectly. (I was not sure that it would work with ADT, but I was pleasantly surprised)

Great use for lighting up outdoor Christmas lights. Easy to pair with Samsung SmartThings.

Well unfortunately it did work from the hub to the wifi. But the Schedule would not work, not even the Sunrise/Sunset setting. Plenty close to the hub. Able to manually turn on and off, but defeating the purpose. Tried emailing and Chat, both no response. Disappointing cool idea but I tried many different ways and am somewhat Tech Oriented.

Bought two of these and neither of them is in use. I own and use over 50 z-wave devices in my home. Only a handful of them were retired due to unreliability, and these fall into that camp. More often than not, they just wouldnt respond. Furthermore, having these devices turned on was impacting the entire z-wave network. Will be staying away from this brand from now on.