Centralite Pearl Thermostat (Works with SmartThings, Spectrum, Cox, Time Warner Cable, Vera, and ZigBee Platforms), White

Works well and easy to set up.. The battery just depletes quicker than expected. Been using it for a month or two now and battery indicator is at 65%. But all in all, good product.

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Buy this if all of the following are true: - You have a ZigBee-capable hub (SmartThings/etc) or ZigBee USB Stick/home automation software (Home Assistant/etc ... mine worked out of the box with the Nortek GoControl Z-Wave/ZigBee USB stick (firmware updated ZigBee) and Home Assistant) - You don't care about the thermostat, itself, having features beyond "set temperature/humidity/heating/cooling" with compatible heating system(s) - You do or don't have that "Common" wire that only newer installations have (it's not needed, though others have complained about batteries not lasting terribly long).This was the least expensive "smart" thermostat available on the site when I purchased it a couple of days ago. I have no interest in a Nest/EcoBee, I've got my own setup and they're over budget for me.I also leaned toward Z-Wave/ZigBee instead of WiFi since the wifi units in my budget appeared to have similar problems to other lower-end IoT devices, but the cost of Z-Wave/ZigBee thermostats are quite high despite them generally being not very interesting. On the WiFi side, there's plenty, but they're all more than this, all use cloud services so I have to worry about the provider quitting/failing and me losing remote control of my thermostat (minor, yes, but I paid for it). Then there's this one... no cloud, ZigBee, inexpensive, looks better than every other one within $40 of its price tag.Setup was *simple* -- pairing with ZigBee was simple, I just set the device to "add" mode, plugged the thing in and it showed up. Mark the wires, take the old one off, put the new wires where the old ones were, screw it into the wall/pair and done.Two extra points for getting a couple of things right that the cheaper models don't: - It looks nicer than the pictures. In fact, it looks "expensive" (certainly more expensive than it was). The front panel doesn't feel like cheap trash like most thermostats; it falls way short of the sleekness of an EcoBee/Nest, but the thermostat isn't meant to be a conversation piece. - They either nailed the temperature, or I got lucky. This is within a few tenths of my most accurate ambient temperature sensors. Knowing that most thermostats have pretty terrible sensors in them, I planned on triggering the heating/cooling based on other, more accurate, sensors in my home.Bonus: The temperature being reported by the unit is better than the higher-end one I replaced it with. It's a few tenths off, southward, at least at the current temperature. Since my other was two whole degrees (Fahrenheit) off, that's an improvement, but it's also moot since I'll be triggering the thing based on readings from multiple, very accurate, sensors. If it's this accurate all around, I'll probably include it in the values - The super-short manual was readable, but unnecessary. It's a simple installation.

I purchased this product because I wanted something to monitor my sump pump for failures and notify me if my sump pump failed and the water level was rising. I have a water backup sump pump in case my primary sump pump fails, but I wanted something to notify me if the primary failed, so my water bill wouldn't be crazy high. This integrated into my "SmartThings" perfectly and sends alerts soon as it detects water. My internet and SmartThings are on a battery backup system, so if the power does go out I will not that my sump pump isn't working as well.I included some pictures on how I modified this to work for a sump pump. This device on its own works perfect for setting it on the floor or under a sink, but you don't want to submerge it underwater. You will see in the pictures I soldered some wire to the leads and put this section into the sump pump. I zip tied the sensor above the sump pump to some of the drainage piping. I used two splice connectors to the ends going into the water to prevent the wires from somehow accidentally touching and sending a signal. When the water rises and submerges both splice connectors the connection is bridged and the alert is sent.

I just moved into a 20-year-old house and wanted to retrofit for home automation, but the damned house has EIGHT individual thermostats. If I went with any of the big name brand "smart" thermostats, it would run me over $1000.Then I found these beauties. I was concerned about the negative reviews, but most of them were from people who don't really know how to pair devices. It's true, with SmartThings you can't just select the device type and brand. Instead, you have to select "Scan Nearby". The thermostats are automatically discoverable for a few minutes after you first connect them, and it's easy to put them back into discovery mode later. I managed to connect all eight with no issues.They are a bit large, but that was nice because it covered the unpainted section of wall where I removed the old ones.Note, I only have circulating hot water heating, no air conditioning. Your mileage may vary.