Anonymous_Chipmunk

joined 1 year ago
 

I've done some reading on no-nrutral switches, but several of the posts have been from a few years ago. As were nearly in 2024 are there any newer options or recommendations?

Some requirements:

  • On/off and Dimmer switches
  • Manageable or no minimum wattage (to avoid having to add additional hardware)
  • Ease of use and "normal"-ish appearance
 

I'm moving in the next few weeks so I have a chance to start over or bring my current stuff with me. Currently we use a mix of Google Home and Alexa for voice control with HA running most of the automations. HA is running on a HA Yellow with zigbee (thread coming soon through firmware).

The VAST majority of our devices are wifi devices such as Kasa bulbs and switches, but we have a few other things like myQ for the garage door, Nest, Ring and some appliances. I've got one Aqara sensor I've added for playng with but it doesn't have a function right now.

I'm overall happy with the performance of everything, but I would like to have more stuff not reliant on wifi and the cloud. Kasa is our biggest system due to the switches and it's cloud dependent.

I'm just fishing for ideas on how you might start over or build a system with this in mind. I'm not opposed to a complete refresh or sticking to what we've got.