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@firepenny I have a bunch of TP-Link Tapo P110Ms in most places. I also have a couple of Athom ESP32 plugs where I don't want a relay tripping, e.g. fridges.

https://www.athom.tech/blank-1/esp32-c3-au-plug-for-esphome

I have a few Hue ones. Two of them have been switching inductive loads for 4 years now without failing. Got some IKEAs for switching small things as well as strenghtening the Zigbee network. I got some Levitons for strenghtening the Z-Wave network and a couple of Zooz for power metering applications.

Keep in mind that most of these can't be used with heavy inductive loads without failing prematurely. Inductive loads produce sparks in the switch relay and the relay contacts will degrade as a result. You can use cheap plugs for small non-inductive loads. As long as they're certified for safety in your country, they shouldn't catch fire when they fail. For inductive loads or heavier things, like your 1400W espresso machine, you also want it to be proven high quality.

But yeah, the vast majority of my home automation stuff is Zigbee and Z-Wave, fully local / offline.

@firepenny A mix of IKEA, Aqara, and Frient - dependent on needed features and power draw.

I'm in the USA and like the the Sengled smart plugs. They use Zigbee, can handle up to 1800W, and are ETL listed. Having said that, it looks like they don't sell the ones I have any more. I don't have experience with their newer ones.

Just make sure whichever ones you get are ETL or UL listed. There's some that are cheap but haven't had any sort of safety testing done. It's not worth the small savings.

Nous A1T,A8T,etc. Basically their whole series.

They are WiFi and come with Tasmota preinstalled, they have energy measurement (which needs to be calibrated,though) and they are absolutely solidly build (I opened up one to check - I had a flimsy one almost burn once) and have a manual button.

And I don't need a gateway or anything,they sit isolated in their own subnet and SSID with all the other IOT devices (and can't even reach each other) and reliably just,well,works.

While most by switching and measuring needs are done by KNX actuators I sometimes still need a flexible solution(christmas tree,etc.) and love them for it.