GE 40amp ZWave Switch

[Chuck]

Jerry,

There are lots of stuff that I use that is not supported by Vera. I wouldn’t worry about that. Jasco uses standard Z-wave plus with S2 encryption and should connect just fine. My whole house is full of Jasco products.

Chuck

> On Jun 7, 2021, at 4:07 PM, Jerry — MacSolutions <jerry at stlmacguy.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Chuck,
> 
> My main concern is paring it with my Vera Plus.  Of course, it doesn’t show in their list of supported hardware.  I’ve sent them a message asking if it might be supported and no response, yet.
> 
> —Jerry
> 
>> On Jun 7, 2021, at 1:30 PM, Chuck <xtension4osx at mac.com <mailto:xtension4osx at mac.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> This will work well. It is similar to the Intermatic (Wayne Dalton) CA3750 of which I had 2. Very robust and solid. The problem with the CA3750 was range which is why I replaced them.
>> 
>> I went with the Aeotech relay and is is total POS. The connections broke under the stress of installation of the heavy gauge wire. They sent me a new one and didn’t want the old one back. I had to drill a hole in the outside of the case because every now and then it loses connection. Without the hole I had to take the cover off every time to reset the unit. Drilling the hole made it so it isn’t weatherproof. As an added bonus it gives me the temperature which is measured INSIDE the box. The engineers are so inept that they didn’t realize that when electricity is flowing the inside of the box heats up so the readings are totally worthless. It can be 35º in the pump house but in the box, with no electricity being used, it can be a nice 50º.  The range is not all that great. I had to cut a hole in the inside wall of the pump house to make it more reliable from the main house which is about 100 feet away (no obstructions except the two outside walls. The unit in the house in the utility room is less that 30 feet away from the controller and loses connection also. https://aeotec.com/outdoor-z-wave-switch/ <https://aeotec.com/outdoor-z-wave-switch/>  
>> 
>> The GE unit covers the glaring errors of the Aeotech like being much more rugged inside the enclosure and has an outside button which makes it easier to deal with if it needs to be reset. Then it has the external antenna which I am sure increases range and reliability. It also appears to leave out such worthless data as temperature readings inside the box.
>> 
>> Chuck
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