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Rating: | (4.7 out of 5 stars) |
Reviews: | 4,896 Amazon Reviews |
Product Name: | Lutron Caseta Deluxe Smart Dimmer Switch (2 Count) Kit with Caseta Smart Hub | Works with Alexa, Apple Home, Ring, Google Assistant | P-BDG-PKG2W-A | White |
Manufacturer: | Lutron |
Model Number: | P-BDG-PKG2W-A |
Product SKU: | B01M3XJUAD |
UPC: | 784276221528 |
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TL;DR: You are paying a premium for genuine quality, ease of install and use, minimal delays when using with Siri/Alexa/Google assistant.
Learn from my architectural mistake of wanting to go hubless when I got started.
I didn't want to have a mass of hubs connected to my router and I mistakenly thought that going purely WiFi would be better.
It's. Not.
Roughly 20 Wemo devices and 12 Lifx bulbs later I understand why I should've just saved up my money and grabbed Lutron devices when they came down to this price (I still haven't converted yet).
I'm one of the few lucky ones that don't have too many MAJOR issues with my Wemo switches, dimmers and smart plugs but they are notoriously flaky to many and, I work in IT so my tolerance and understanding is different. I went LIFX smart bulb wise becase they were (and still are?) the best when it came to color accuracy. LIFX is now owned by Feit so...take that however you want.
The biggest lessons I've learned regarding smart lighting is:
1. It's better to have a smart switch/outlet than a smart bulb if you don't care about millions of colors and
2. Hubless isn't as great as promised. Even now that Apple have made Homepods and AppleTVs auto-magic hubs, the response times can still be slow and flaky. Also, as already mentioned, these don't require an internet connection and communicate on their own wireless protocol. So, the more devices you get, the less you have to worry about your wifi traffic being affected.
3. Lutron does one thing: Lighting. So, their products are rock solid and they are built with decades of purist lighting experience in mind.
Hope that helps. All the best!
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So an additional switch and second remote for $37 is pretty darn good.
I have both the Caseta-style switch from a starter kit, and the Diva I bought separately. The Diva is much preferable to me, and that's what I'll buy in the future, but the Caseta mounted in a less-frequented place is fine.
I'll also join the chorus singing Lutron's praises.
The company began as a lighting controls company, and it's their core business. They're not a tech company, and all the (negative) that that can imply.
It's clear that a lot of thought goes into their products, from the architecture to the execution.
It's about as good as it gets in IoT, with a reliable product that just works.
These switches alone will function perfectly fine as "dumb" switches, but the addition of the hub makes them smart.
Despite that, the hub only requires an internet connection during the initial setup of the system, and for periodic NTP time checks. Otherwise, it will function without a connection, albeit at the mercy of the internal clock if it drifts.
Another big factor for me was the lack of a neutral wire requirement for their Caseta and Diva dimmers (though some of their other switches do have that requirement). Others have finally started to try to satisfy that market segment, but might not have the other positive attributes that Lutron has.
To me, it's worth paying the price for something that will work, and work reliably from the start. Would rather not have to try one system, switch to another, or repeatedly do electrical work. One and done.
You can't use more than one hub. I bought 6 sets of these to upgrade all the lights in my house when these went on sale last year, and I have a stack of extra hubs now.
I don't need them for any but one switch in the corner of an upstairs floor, which is out of range of the hub. I was hoping these could mesh.
Thanks!
There are a few ways to do this with Lutron Caseta switches. This deal is for the original caseta dimmer which would require you to use one caseta dimmer and pico remotes at all the other locations. It will work but would not be my top preference unless you are wanting to replace all the switches in the hallway regardless.
For the configuration you mentioned I would go for the newer diva dimmer smart switch which allows you to wire up a 4 way or multi location configuration while keeping some of your existing mechanical switches in the wall. I think you will need one diva dimmer and one claro accessory switch while keeping two of your existing switches in the wall.
Check here for specifics https://webtools.lutron
I don't need them for any but one switch in the corner of an upstairs floor, which is out of range of the hub. I was hoping these could mesh.
For the configuration you mentioned I would go for the newer diva dimmer smart switch which allows you to wire up a 4 way or multi location configuration while keeping some of your existing mechanical switches in the wall. I think you will need one diva dimmer and one claro accessory switch while keeping two of your existing switches in the wall.
Check here for specifics https://webtools.lutron
I am running pretty much everything zwave 800lr with a solid zwave mesh in a 2700 sqft house with 0 latency. Almost all of my devices are connected directly to hub except for one or two that hop through a wired switch.
My zwave controller is hubitat c8 pro.
Why would one choose this over zwave ?
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The only Lutron options are separate switches for the light kit on the fan and the fan itself, requiring a 2 gang box. Swapping a single gang box for a 2 gang old work box is not too difficult - I have done that in all of our bedrooms for separate light and fan switching.
There may be other options out there for both functions in a single gang box. HTH
The only Lutron options are separate switches for the light kit on the fan and the fan itself, requiring a 2 gang box. Swapping a single gang box for a 2 gang old work box is not too difficult - I have done that in all of our bedrooms for separate light and fan switching.
There may be other options out there for both functions in a single gang box. HTH
BTW is that a backless old work box you're working in? If so, that's low voltage only and a no-no for 120VAC, and needs to be replaced. Hard to tell from the photo.