eMylo Smart Wireless Relay Light Switch Basic Smart Remote Control Module Home Automation Timers Compatible with Alexa Echo Google Home iPhone Android App 1 Pack

Good Product
Installed this in my pool breaker box to control the pool light remotely and it works very well.

Love it!
I have LED floodlights in back of my house that had to be hardwired and the only way they could be switched off was to put a switch in the attic. That was very inconvenient. I decided to try this and was amazed. Now if someone is in the back yard at night, the lights come on automatically (light sensor built into lights) but if I want the lights to stay on, I can tell Alexa “Back Yard On” or “Back Yard Off” to control them and make them stay on or off. If lights are off, they will still turn on if they sense motion at night since I wired them in parallel. Have had zero issues.

Horrible
I don’t write a lot of reviews but this item really pissed me off. It was advertised as compatible with Smart Things.First, it has nice clips that make connecting it to the inline very easy and slick. But then it got miserable. The paperwork explains that you must bridge this through their own application (“Smart Life” – come on – be more creative the first thing you have to remember is which “Smart” you are in as you program) which I did on my iphone and signed up for their service (reluctantly – here we go more junk emails). But then – the pairing instructions and steps failed to connect to their own “emylo” device. Tried it several times and each time got different feedback – but no connections. Got the Smart LIFE to log onto my wifi, etc, etc. After ignoring everything else in my life for over an hour I came to the conclusion that you must have the secret decoder ring to make this work and my life wasn’t getting any simpler by this POS so I initiated AMAZON refund. I do not recommend this – and anyone who says it works has access to information that is impossible to find.

Strongly divided! It’s a discovery exercise each time.
So I don’t know what to rate these as. Installed one. With a traditional US market device, I would expect the input side to be the device power, and the output side to be an open/close relay triggered by the device, and closing completely isolated contacts. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. The input side feeds the output side, so your Line and Neutral on the input side get connected to Line and (I think) Neutral on the output side when relay is closed. This was a little shocking (literally) and took a test light to figure out (plus getting shocked). Moreover, the Line and Neutral were flipped versus the labeled inputs too, so the neutral seemed to be getting closed, with nothing happening with the line, so I had to flip the wires in order to have the line output close when triggered. Now the reason you’d normally isolate these is so you can control higher amperage or a different circuit with the relay. This really doesn’t make much sense, especially since they also (I think) make a DC/AC unit with different voltages. So I don’t get it. Is this unit defective? Maybe, but it’s working great in this configuration for a couple of days and hasn’t fried yet. I have a 6 pack, so waiting with baited breath to try the next one, and then I’ll update this review if it works the same. Regardless, this is pretty weird for a controller, and I’d reckon with this approach that there are probably decent chances on burns your house down. Caveat Emptor. FYI, no problem adding it to SmartLife – held the button for 10 seconds, went into some other mode where a wifi network popped up, directly connected, SmartLife was a little slow but eventually found it, then synced with google home.

Fantastic product if your just dipping your toe into smart homes.

********** EDIT mai 2020 *****************Après un an de service le module a lâché.C’est la partie Alim qui est hs. Pour être précis, un condensateur de 4,7 µF s’est mis en court-circuit ce qui a entrainé la fusion d’une self de 1 mH et la résistance de sécurité de 10 Ω.Donc 3 composants à changer (que je n’ai pas sous la main) pour un module qui coute ~ 10 €… ***********************************************************************************Ce “smart” switch est de bonne qualité. On peut le constater sur les différentes photos. Pistes épaisses pouvant supporter une forte intensité (la limite de l’intensité sera celle du relais à savoir 8A.).La configuration via l’interface “eFamilyCloud” est désormais classique, connexion via le Wifi “locale” du switch, enregistrement de votre réseau Wifi de votre domicile et ensuite commande par l’interface ou/et Alexa.Qualité :- Configuration assez simple.- Interface “eFamilyCloud” commune à d’autres objets connectés- Présence de la connectivité Wifi.- Déclenchement manuel possible- Livré avec des bornes “rapides” réutilisablesDéfaut :- Encombrement ! ! Impossible à mettre dans un boitier standard de prise ou interrupteur même seul. Même sans le boitier plastique car le relais est assez haut.- Pas de visualisation de l’état du relais- µ bouton pour déclencher le relais manuellement*******************************************EDIT : Pas fiable car composants sous dimensionnés****************************************Précisions techniques :- L’ensemble est constitué pour l’essentiel, d’une alimentation à découpage classique avec un dispositif de commande et d’un relais.- La partie active est uniquement dan le module (carré rouge) verticale. C’est lui qui fait tout le boulot ! :)Prix 10€ (X 6) dans la norme.