Minoston Z-Wave Plus Smart Plug, Outdoor On/Off Outlet Switch, ZWave Hub Required, Weather-Resistant, Built-in Repeater, Work with SmartThings, Wink, Alexa, Black(MP22Z)

I use these with Hubitat. They are easily adopted and just work. I dont have to fiddle with them at all, which is nice. Theyve held up to the elements well and Ive just purchased a few more to control Christmas lights and an inflatable this year.

I got this to replace a failed GE plug that I was using in the backyard. I found that connectivity was intermittent and needed to relocate it/switch it with another outdoor plug I had. Bottom line is, it works fairly well, but it needs to be closer to your home for it to work reliably, whereas I have found others (like the GE plugs) that seemed to have a better range.

I am using the newer series 700 Silicon Labs hub with Home Assistant, and this device allowed me to reliably connect to my pool house about 100 feet away through 2 walls. Had it out in very heavy rains and so far no issues with water.

Very easy to setup in smartthings. Works as should be. Fast response to commands.

I am using this smart plug to control my patio lights through Amazon Alexa. Very easy to connect to my SmartThings Hub using the SmartThings App on my phone and pressing the button on the smart plug 3 times. Alexa discovered the new device immediately. It is about 30 feet from the hub and about 15 feet from another Z-wave switch. Like the flat angled plug as it does not block the other outlet where it is plugged in. Easy setup, weatherproof, good value, and works as expected.

This thing is an incredible disappointment. It will not stay connected to the Z-Wave Network. I even have Z-Wave devices within 20 feet of this Z-Wave Smart Plug that are capable to being repeaters and it still does not help. Every few days I have to go outside and manually press the switch on the device a few times on and off to get it to start working with the Z-Wave hub once again. Then it works for a fews days before it fails to work with the network once again. So much for home automation if you have to go outside and turn it on and off manually. I would look elsewhere for an outdoor switch. This one is too unreliable.

This originally did not install as two separate controllable outlets in SmartThings. I contacted the seller and promptly received a response with instructions to install an edge driver. I had follow-up questions and each time appreciated quick answers.

Used with Smartthings hub. Paired with no issues. Used to turn on and off christmas lights outside. No water issues shorting out. I did mount so where lights plugged in was facing down so water would not get it.

Easily added to hub and works well for controlling/dimming outside cafe lights.

Ive been trying to get some serious electrical monitoring going, sometimes also automations based switching, and these units have turned out to be my go-to for my outdoor applications. For the most part, I have one of these on every outdoor outlet in my home so I can capture electrical usage. I use Home Assistant for my home automation platform and generally prefer the Z-Wave protocol. When I first started buying these, the units were not fully enumerated in HAs Z-Wave-JS platform, but those issues have since been resolved. They are fully compatible with the energy monitoring features of HA and also work well for switching applications. The units have been generally reliable, quick to respond and meet most of my expectations. I have run into issues with devices that have a high startup/inrush current, these things are not compatible with this particular switch. When using them in these cases (e.g. air compressor, shop-vac, etc.), these units will pop and automatically turn off. This is probably good in some cases, but I am certain these situations are nowhere near the danger zone of popping breakers. Ive had to find other energy monitoring switches for these applications. Despite the limitation above, I have tested these units up to about 1200 watts with no troubles. They appear to handle serious electrical loads, even though they they dont deal with high inrush current well. One other con? As mentioned, I have several of these (about 8) and all of them do intermittently go offline for unknown reasons. I get unavailable events in HA several times a day. My Z-Wave network is very robust, so I know its not that, nor do I see this on any of my other 40 some-odd Z-Wave devices. Despite these events, this problem has never affected the operations of these devices. They continue to supply power and it hasnt (yet) interfered with any of my automations. Im guessing this might be a firmware fault, or some other issue, but it hasnt caused me any troubles. A few examples of how I use them? I switch on/off Christmas lights for the holidays, based on sunset and sunrise times, as well as time of day. Ive also started using these to control my block heaters for my vehicles. I can now apply a ton of intelligence to this by taking into account outdoor temperatures, specific times, work schedules and so forth. (Or, just start my block heater manually without going outside!) I also monitor heat tape on my home, allowing alerts if no electricity is used when temperatures are below certain values and the heat tape should be running. I also really like that these units monitor & report on over-voltage, over-current and general over-load situations. These events are enumerated in HA. I actually used these capabilities to troubleshoot a faulty extension cord recently, a situation that had escaped other diagnostics. You can almost think of it like a smart circuit breaker of sorts, a step well beyond standard breakers and even GFCI circuits. Overall, these are solid 4-star outdoor rated switches with built-in energy monitoring. Despite a few problems I have observed, they perform well for me and provide me with robust automation and energy capture capabilities. If youre looking for robust outdoor monitoring & switching capabilities based around Z-Wave, these arent a bad way to go!