I have an early 2000s house and they went wild with a) the sheer number of wall switches and b) the number of 3-way switches. I want to replace a good number of them while accepting my wife’s requirement that they look and function as dumb paddle switches when necessary.

I’ve looked around and these seem to be the best at fitting all of my requirements but Mama Mia, the price 😭 😭 😭 😭

https://www.amazon.com/Inovelli-2-1-Smart-Switch-Dimmer/dp/B0BG329SH3

Anyone have some suggestions?

  • @afk_stratsOPEnglish
    2•1 day ago

    I believe KASA need wifi to work. Or do they just work as dumb switches without a connection? I’m avoiding stuff which needs to communicate externally and would prefer a solution which won’t add to my LAN

    Edit: but that price. Daaaaaammmmn

    • @brygphilomenaEnglish
      2•1 day ago

      I’m pretty much all kasa with the innovelli for my fans.

      Kasa require wifi for setup, but then have a local API for HA control. Just note that some features like motion detection aren’t presented via API.

    • @EldritchEnglish
      2•1 day ago

      They need Wi-Fi to work. However. Tp-link I think is switching over more and more to their Tapo sub brand. Which are supposed to have an integration with home assistant but I have yet to get work. All the Wi-Fi Casa switches however and Casa bulbs work like a treat without any complex configuration or setup. Just basically Plug and Play