Enbrighten 55256 Z-Wave Plus Smart Receptacle, Works with Alexa, Google Assistant, Tamper-Resistant, 1 ZWave 1 Always On Outlet Hub Required, White

This review is for the Z-Wave Plus in-wall outlet only. Other Jasco/GE product perform differently. Gotta hand it to Jasco (formerly GE, formerly Edison General Electric) less really is more. It has 1 programmable parameter to change the way the indicator LED works (On-On, On-Off, Always Off). It has clamp style terminals (hot, neutral, ground) that will hold 2 wires each (12 awg solid tested). Top outlet is always on; bottom is z-wave controlled. Button in the middle with a blue LED behind it sends program signal and changes state On-Off. Press 10 times quickly and it changes the way the LED works. It has a factory reset with that button as well. This is about as simple as a z-wave device can get. The Jasco products are simple by comparison to other z-wave devices I own, but you dont have to learn Machine Language to figure out how to program and use them (like I did trying to get devices (Aeotec) to work with HomeSeer that said I was too stupid to use their products). The instructions are a little lacking as to explaining how to wire the outlet. It took searching on the multi-language instruction sheet for me to determine how to get it to respond to the add node (hardware). A simple put controller in Add Node-Device-Hardware mode and press button once would have sufficed. Less is More did not help on this point. It is terribly expensive for what you get. Other wireless protocol outlets are much less expensive. Given a typical TR Decora outlet costs 2 dollars (or less) and it will likely die in about 2-3 years from failure of the electrolytic capacitors it is pretty pricey. But, professional automation is tremendously costly (you have to pay them to come out and fix anything or add any programming); so go with what you feel works best. You could use a relay that fits in the box, but those are limited to 10A or less. Be careful.... Make sure you know how to wire that outlet correctly when (notice I didnt say if) your computer controlled automation fails so you get back that other outlet. Make sure you have good surge protection or kiss it goodbye.... Overall, so far works as advertised. Stupid simple to add to Domoticz (v4.970). Works fine with a 1.2w LED lamp. Will update if it dies sooner than expected or causes my network to go nuts. Update Jul 2020: The Outlet has stopped working once or twice since installed. It appeared to lose communication with the controller. I Turned it On and Off with the front mounted switch and it resumed working as normal within a few minutes. This could be the nature of Z-Wave, device error, controller error, or control program error. If it happens to you there is an option to explore.

Strangely, I have to turn these on , then off, then on again in order for them to turn on power. They incorrectly show power on the first time. This leaves me with low confidence for remote operation. They were easy to install and integrate with my Ring Alarm system (z-wave), but don’t give me the accurate status or confidence.

I replaced nearly 20 outles in my house with these and the smart switches. They worked wonderfully for awhile, but then about a year and some change in two of them just died. You could hear the little solenoid inside clicking constantly. Now several more years later and I have had to replace all of them. These things are terrible. DO NOT BUY. Several of them died after power failures from the electric company. When the power came back on, they were just clicking. Several of them died while not even in use. Most of my outlets are completely unused, so the failures are not attributable to anything even being plugged in at the time of failure.

Ive got about a dozen of these 55256 receptacles in my business. Every single one has failed at least once, and I just finished replacing three more that failed as of last week. (08/10/21) These 55256 receptacles last about 1 year before they internal relay fails and they start randomly clicking and fail to respond to Zwave commands. E-mail sent to GE/Jasco about replacement of failed outlets is never answered. Over the last 5 years I have collected enough of these failed 55256 Z-Wave Plus Smart Receptacles to fill a standard pillowcase halfway, and that will come in handy should I ever encounter a Jasco IoT engineer in the real world. If youre given the choice between buying a 55256 receptacle and hitting yourself in the hand with a brick. Find a nice brick.

Packaging was fine, installation was easy enough and it pairs up with an add on Z-Wave hub and Home Assistant easily enough. However, they dont really advertise that only the bottom plug is smart and the top one always on. Looking back after I bought it it wasnt really described in the regular description which feels pretty misleading thus the 3-star rating. If I had known it was only going to be half smart I would have probably just gotten a cheaper single outlet addon plug instead.

Initially the outlet inclusion seemed easy, as it took on the first try, but it learned as a generic device, not a ge outlet, so there was no way to turn on/off. Had to exclude and re-include several times before it correctly coded. If I didnt already have a few of these, thus knowing how they should code, I wouldve returned it.

I am not an electrician but I know a bit about electricity. For one thing, I know that, for safety, you really need a good grounded outlet. Also, you need a firm connection on all of the wires to the receptacle. I did not get a good feel on either of the above. It seems cheaply designed and made. I really struggled to get the ground wire to fit the device at all. I am not convinced that it is a good ground. The hot and neutral wires were easier but there are no terminals to wrap the wires around and no screws to tighten the connection. You just push the wires into a hole and tighten a screw to apply more pressure to the wire. I am not convinced that this is safe or reliable. If I start having flickering lights on that part of the house, this thing is going to taken out and junked. But, so far -- so good. On the good side --- it actually does work and it is nice to have an LED to indicate that the controlled outlet is ON. I paired it with my SmartThings hub and that was pretty much idiot-proof. I have only had it installed a day so I have no ideal about reliability. If it is not good, I will downgrade this review to ONE star. I thought that this would be a good outlet but I am sure that there are better choices for the money. I think that I will start using the smart outlets that simply plug in to the existing receptacle. Less hassle, possibly safer and less money.

Had this to control some household lighting and it worked great. (Purchased June 2018). Today, I turned off breaker to do maintenance on circuit, turned back on - blue LED indicator now blinks once / second. Ive attempted to reset without success. Disappointed that it didnt last very long.

Nice plug and works as described and integrated into my SmartThings smart hub flawlessly. However this is just a basic outlet with smart hub power on and off control. I would prefer to buy a Samsung Smart plug for a slight lower price which also gives a power readout. Product looks well built and durable but I am disappointed in the lack of features.

I have used these with Wink and now a Hubitat hub. They work well and are reliable. If you have some handyman skills and your house wiring is up-to-date, you can install these yourself in about 15 minutes or so.