Minoston Z-Wave Plus Outlet, Mini Plug in Socket, 15A, Z-Wave Hub Required, Built-in Repeater/Range Extender, Work with SmartThings, Wink, Alexa, Google Assistant, FCC & ETL Listed(MP21Z)

I made a Edison bulb fixture and use this plug to turn on and keep dim. Over all it works great. Instantly connected to Smarthings, and google home. If I had one complaint, it would be the indicator led on the power button. Its too bright. U had to later masking tape over it because the light was bouncing off a hall way wall and shining in the bedroom. Aside from that, it is a great dimmer switch. I wish it was as cheap as wifi outlets.

I purchased two different models of this product: the MP21Z and the MP21ZP. Model MP21Z: This is a fairly straightforward plug. You can put it into pairing mode per the included instructions - but it also goes into pairing mode the first time its plugged in. So put your gateway into pairing mode, plug in the plug, and away you go. Im using Home Assistant supervisor-2021.09.0, core-2021.9.6, deployed via OVA on an ESXi host with a z-wave dongle connected via USB passthrough, and it saw this plug immediately without any problems. Be mindful that this plug is only rated for 10 amps, and this model does NOT report power usage. This model is also not a dimmer. It does on/off only. Im using it to control some low-wattage lamp bulbs, so its perfect for those needs. Model MP21ZP: My experience with this model was much the same as the MP21Z. It goes into pairing mode as soon as its plugged in, and Home Assistant found it immediately. I will say that, while on/off functionality worked immediately, I had to re-interview the device after initial pairing in order for HA to see all the attributes. The MP21ZP does not appear to be in the Z-Wave JS database as such, so some attributes give it trouble. BUT, the reporting that comes out of this plug is pretty detailed. Im using this plug for the plant lights in my laundry room, and Im very interested in seeing usage which is why I bought this plug. Ive included a screenshot from Home Assistant of the MP21ZP and all its entities. Its impressive, and Ill continue to get these plugs to use in my home.

I bought 2-pack of these smart plugs to add few floor-standing lamps to my Z-Wave system, also to be able to use as a repeater to extend Z-Wave range. Functionally it works, but Z-Wave range is pretty poor. At first I thought this is a problem with the specific location/signal attenuation in walls, but when I installed another brand (Eva Logik) smart plug in exactly the same location I got perfect signal strength, and the node became quite effective as a Z-Wave repeater. Unfortunately I already threw away the box/packing materials, otherwise I wouldve returned these smart plugs. Price is attractive, and if you dont need longer Z-Wave range these smart plugs can be used, but dont expect a lot from it.

I purchased two of these to inform me when the washer and dryer in my basement went off. So I did not plan on using them to control the power, just let me know when the power went to zero. The dryer is a gas dryer so the power, I would see on the device ,was never above 500 watts. The problem is that, when the dryer went off, or the washer went off (or switched to the next stage), these devices would turn off, disconnect from the network and the light would flash orange. There was one time out of 5 that the switch stayed on when the dryer went off.

Ive got a few of these in the house. Set up though my smartthings app is a breeze. Controlling them though google assistant and my phone is awesome. Put one of them in the garage for a water recirculator. Will be interesting to see how it holds up to the temperature fluctuations. As of now they are great.

I bought this plug to use with some Home Assistant automations. The plug gave me some minor trouble when including to the network, but a couple retries got it connected correctly. But then the trouble really started. I wanted to use the plug to automatically turn on (and off) in response to certain events. As long as the plug was on, it would report to Home Assistant, and its poll/report rate was actually quite excellent. I could consistently turn the plug off remotely, BUT once I had remotely turned it off, the ENTIRE device would turn off, not just the smart plug power. As a result, the plug would stop reporting to Home Assistant, become unavailable, and from then on, be impossible to TURN ON remotely. The only way to get it to turn back on and begin reporting again, would be to go to the plug and physically turn it back on. This of course would have the side effect of turning on the connected appliance, which I didnt actually want, I just wanted the damn plug to start reporting again. A smart plug that you cant turn on, is not a smart plug. Do not recommend.

UPDATE 27 Aug 2022: My return window is coming up soon and I have heard nothing from messaging via Amazon nor sending email to the support email address. It looks like returning this plug is the only answer at this point. PREVIOUS 14 Aug 2022: The plug seems to have an oversensitive protection function. I plugged the z-wave plug into a 120v wall outlet, paired it to my z-wave hub, plugged a fan into it and turned it on. The fan operated as advertised on low setting, approximately 63W. I change the fan setting to medium and the plug reported about 78W. I changed the fan setting to high and the plug reported 90W. I then change the fan back to the medium setting and it appears the protection function turned the outlet off and the LED began flashing orange or red (manual says it’s red) continuously. Single presses of the program button seems to have no affect on the plug. It appears that the only to clear the power protection function is to remove the outlet from the wall outlet then plug it back into the wall outlet. At no point should the power consumed have reached the maximum ratings since this a standard box fan that shouldnt draw more than about 100W maximum. I also plugged a portable heater into the z-wave plug and found the same results. Changing the low-medium-high settings on either (fan or heater) occasionally produces transient/instantaneous jumps in wattage and/or amperage. Reported power consumption messages outside the protection parameters occurred. One message said the plug sensed 2304W and another message said it sensed 217A. On a house circuit and using a standard box fan and a portable heater, spikes of that nature must be instantaneous and transient else a fire would occur quickly after a short period of time. Yes, I have performed a factory reset, and confirmed the reset was effective in returning the plug to factory defaults. The same protection shutdown events occurred under the same circumstances after the reset. Plug seems to provide good energy reporting and may be a great plug if the load you use the plug for is a static load, single speed item, light bulb, etc. I really wanted to like this plug, but the protection function has made it useless for me. I sent an email to support, and will update this after a response or resolution. As of now, Im planning for a return.

1. I did not indicate Amazon integration as I am running an ISY hub, and Amazon is integrated via the ISY 2. Great quickie guide for setting up - press 3 times and the unit is in discovery mode 3. ISY picked it up easily and the device showed up as functional device, but I was not able to add the device to a program (like my Good Morning routine). Usually the devices add without issue and are immediately available. 4. I restarted ISY and the device was active and useable 5. Was able to add this to a program and it tested and has run flawlessly ever since. ** My guess its just a small handshaking issue that was easily fixed with a refresh. I have about 20 Z-Wave devices attached to the ISY and this is my first experience with Minoston I like this device because its compact in size and it works.

It integrates very easily to my wave network and offers all of its expected capabilities. I recommend this product

I bought a couple of these to control power to DMX-controlled LED pars on our church stage using the Hubitat Elevation hub. The objective was to be able to turn on power to everything on the stage from our tech booth, and then turn it all off when we leave for the day. In case something got left on, I could remotely turn them off via the Hubitat app on my phone. The switches integrated beautifully with Hubitat, and remote control was easy. All lamps powered thru the switch were well within the power ratings of the switch, and they were all hard-wired DMX (i.e., no wireless DMX). The problem I ran into was that some of the LED Pars would randomly blink off and back on again occasionally. This problem went away when I switched to a different brand of Z-Wave outlet, so I can only conclude there was something in this switch that the LED Pars didnt like. I am going to repurpose these for home use, as I really like these switches and how well the integrate with Hubitat. I think in any normal household application, theyll work fine.