Various Switchbot Smart Home devices on sale $11.51

amax

Mar 1, 2023 10:05 PM

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amaxMar 1, 2023 10:05 PM

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Their locks are terrible. Require recalibration almost daily.

Horace

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Mar 1, 2023 10:10 PM

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Horace

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Quote from amax

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Their locks are terrible. Require recalibration almost daily.

No experience with their lock, and merely posted it for completeness. I'll stick to my Zwave stuff for security.

The smartplugs and temp sensors are decent prices though, and roughly match previous frontpage deals.

amax

Mar 1, 2023 10:11 PM

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amaxMar 1, 2023 10:11 PM

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Quote from Horace

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No experience with their lock, and merely posted it for completeness. I'll stick to my Zwave stuff for security.

The smartplugs and temp sensors are decent prices though, and roughly match previous frontpage deals.

Indeed, their button pushers are fantastic products. Was really disappointed by the lock after having high expectations.

ducksoup18

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Mar 1, 2023 10:17 PM

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ducksoup18

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Requisite post for getting tasomota installed on the switches: https://github.com/kendallgoto/switchbota :-)

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Horace

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Mar 1, 2023 10:23 PM

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Horace

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Quote from ducksoup18

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Requisite post for getting tasomota installed on the switches: https://github.com/kendallgoto/switchbota :-)

Video Walk-through [digiblur.com]
OTA Flasher [github.com]
Tasmota Config [blakadder.com]
ESPHome/BT Proxy Discussion [home-assistant.io]

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elbercho

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Mar 2, 2023 1:17 AM

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elbercho

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I have the temp sensor. It shows real time temp and humidity but the historical data is way off from the actual temp and humidity. It is as though it just creates a bunch of numbers for history.
I contacted support but they never got back to me.
This review explains it better:
EDIT: So I've had this for 7 months now and the conclusion is that the data logging function is useless. It's completely inaccurate. The time and date are completely out of sync and the temperature is not accurate at all. The trends are there i.e. dips and troughs with day and night but they are hopelessly out of sync so to be useless. And the temperature is way out. Don't bother if you want this for data logging.

Last edited by elbercho March 1, 2023 at 05:21 PM.

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Horace

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Mar 3, 2023 7:54 AM

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Horace

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Quote from elbercho

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I have the temp sensor. It shows real time temp and humidity but the historical data is way off from the actual temp and humidity. It is as though it just creates a bunch of numbers for history.
I contacted support but they never got back to me.
This review explains it better:
EDIT: So I've had this for 7 months now and the conclusion is that the data logging function is useless. It's completely inaccurate. The time and date are completely out of sync and the temperature is not accurate at all. The trends are there i.e. dips and troughs with day and night but they are hopelessly out of sync so to be useless. And the temperature is way out. Don't bother if you want this for data logging.

Sounds like an issue on the app/server side (maybe with unit conversion)? I have one connected to a Mini Plug (basically acting as a BT to WiFi gateway) and use Home Assistant for historical data, and it has worked flawlessly, within <2% for RH (always low) and virtually spot on for temperature compared against a calibrated Psychometer.

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