Recommendations for Zwave Virtual multi-way dimmer switches

[TomNow2]

Hello all,

Hoping to gather some feedback from people who have been successful with different brands of Zwave dimmers.  I am currently using Zooz and the issue I am having is that if I press the non-controller to dim my lights, there's a slight delay, maybe as much a s second before the light actually dims.  So much so that it's basically pointless to do it from any other switch than the controller itself, which is not wife-approved.  I'm hoping there are other brands out there that are more efficient and 'sync' quicker than these Zooz.  These would be dimmers and not just the on-off switches which a delay doesn't matter too much.  Thank you

Edited October 28 by TomNow2

[kzboray]

@TomNow2 Over the years I've tried many different technologies for lighting control and none do a better job than Insteon. They natively support scenes which is a big deal when compared to Z-wave. Also UD fully supports Insteon natively as well.

Since you're looking to buy something new anyway I'd encourage you to try Insteon. Like most products today Insteon works better with sufficient density and is more sensitive to line noise than I like, but otherwise it's a good lighting solution.

I do not work with nor am I affiliated with Insteon. This is my opinion only.

[TomNow2]

Thanks for the reply!  I agree that Insteon is one of the best.  For my main house I'm using an Eisy with Insteon throughout.  We built a summer home and I put Zooz throughout that is now causing me these issues.  I'd like to keep the Zwave infrastructure and am wondering if there are known brands people have used in virtual configurations with dimmer switches that I could try.  If I was doing it all again I'd pick Insteon again, but that's hindsight.

[paulbates]

8 hours ago, kzboray said:

This is my opinion only.

Not only yours ;). My wife (and I) very much approves of Insteon dimmers. In addition to automation duties, I added some i3 paddles this year to replace some 24 year old Lutron dimmers that were at end-of-life.... plus the halo of Alexa voice control. They all match, look good and work great for dimmer control across circuits.

Edited October 28 by paulbates

[dbwarner5]

3 hours ago, TomNow2 said:

Thanks for the reply!  I agree that Insteon is one of the best.  For my main house I'm using an Eisy with Insteon throughout.  We built a summer home and I put Zooz throughout that is now causing me these issues.  I'd like to keep the Zwave infrastructure and am wondering if there are known brands people have used in virtual configurations with dimmer switches that I could try.  If I was doing it all again I'd pick Insteon again, but that's hindsight.

What are you using at the summer house as a controller? is it another eisy? 

At a second house, I use SMartthings and meross or kata wifi.. not ideal, but meets my needs just fine for that house. (aeotec has a smartthings hub that includes zigbee and zwave with very broad integration capabilities, but far less programming control)

[TomNow2]

2 minutes ago, dbwarner5 said:

What are you using at the summer house as a controller? is it another eisy? 

At a second house, I use SMartthings and meross or kata wifi.. not ideal, but meets my needs just fine for that house. (aeotec has a smartthings hub that includes zigbee and zwave with very broad integration capabilities, but far less programming control)

For my controller there I have Hubitat. I’ve posted this question there with all the troubleshooting everything is set as it should be so now I think it’s a Zoom brand issue. 

[lilyoyo1]

On 10/28/2024 at 10:20 AM, TomNow2 said:

Hello all,

Hoping to gather some feedback from people who have been successful with different brands of Zwave dimmers.  I am currently using Zooz and the issue I am having is that if I press the non-controller to dim my lights, there's a slight delay, maybe as much a s second before the light actually dims.  So much so that it's basically pointless to do it from any other switch than the controller itself, which is not wife-approved.  I'm hoping there are other brands out there that are more efficient and 'sync' quicker than these Zooz.  These would be dimmers and not just the on-off switches which a delay doesn't matter too much.  Thank you

You can try Inovelli or ge enbrighten switches/dimmers. They work with companion switches that replace your current zwave devices for direct control. 

Zooz does support direct association but that's an extremely poor substitution. 

Edited October 30 by lilyoyo1

[TomNow2]

36 minutes ago, lilyoyo1 said:

You can try Inovelli or ge enbrighten switches/dimmers. They work with companion switches that replace your current zwave devices for direct control. 

Zooz does support direct association but that's an extremely poor substitution. 

Thanks! My thoughts exactly, I purchased 3 Inovelli switches today to try next time I’m at the cottage.