Enbrighten Z-Wave Plus Smart Receptacle, Works with Alexa, Google Assistant, Tamper-Resistant, 1 Z-Wave Outlet & 1 Always On Outlet, Hub Required, White, Smart Outlet, Lamps, Small Appliances, 55256

Install was easy. Pairing with Wink Hub would have been easier if Outlet & Hub were closer together
I installed the outlet and it worked. Top outlet worked as always-on. Lower outlet worked with manual button push. When I tried to pair the outlet with Wink Hub using Inclusion mode approach (see other reviews for specific steps), they could not connect. I finally figured out that they too far apart. So I moved the hub to be about 35 feet away from the outlet and the pairing worked. Originally, my Wink hub was in the upstairs network closet (front of house) and the outlet was downstairs near back of house. I was able to move the hub closer because I already have a wifi-extender with a network port on it downstairs. The Wink Hub requires a network cable connection. Now everything works perfectly i.e. scheduled automated on-offs, manual on-offs from iPhone Wink app.

Reliability and compatibility
GE Enbrighten products are solid and reliable. I enjoy the durability and solid performance. They do what they should and what they claim. GE has both Zigbee and Z-wave versions. I have both and can recommend both. Whichever platform you prefer, these provide great service. I marked the “easy installation” as a 4 simply because you do need to understand something about home wiring. The install is easy and straightforward, provided you are familiar and comfortable working with voltages that can be dangerous if not respected. The product is great, install and connection straightforward. GE is my first “go to” for such devices.

Less is More
This review is for the Z-Wave Plus in-wall outlet only. Other Jasco/GE product perform differently.Gotta hand it to Jasco (formerly GE, formerly Edison General Electric) less really is more. It has 1 programmable parameter to change the way the indicator LED works (On-On, On-Off, Always Off). It has clamp style terminals (hot, neutral, ground) that will hold 2 wires each (12 awg solid tested). Top outlet is always on; bottom is z-wave controlled. Button in the middle with a blue LED behind it sends program signal and changes state On-Off. Press 10 times quickly and it changes the way the LED works. It has a factory reset with that button as well. This is about as simple as a z-wave device can get. The Jasco products are simple by comparison to other z-wave devices I own, but you don’t have to learn Machine Language to figure out how to program and use them (like I did trying to get devices (Aeotec) to work with HomeSeer that said I was too stupid to use their products). The instructions are a little lacking as to explaining how to wire the outlet. It took searching on the multi-language instruction sheet for me to determine how to get it to respond to the add node (hardware). A simple put controller in Add Node-Device-Hardware mode and press button once would have sufficed. Less is More did not help on this point.It is terribly expensive for what you get. Other wireless protocol outlets are much less expensive. Given a typical TR Decora outlet costs 2 dollars (or less) and it will likely die in about 2-3 years from failure of the electrolytic capacitors it is pretty pricey. But, professional automation is tremendously costly (you have to pay them to come out and fix anything or add any programming); so go with what you feel works best. You could use a relay that fits in the box, but those are limited to 10A or less.Be careful…. Make sure you know how to wire that outlet correctly when (notice I didn’t say if) your computer controlled automation fails so you get back that other outlet. Make sure you have good surge protection or kiss it goodbye….Overall, so far works as advertised. Stupid simple to add to Domoticz (v4.970). Works fine with a 1.2w LED lamp. Will update if it dies sooner than expected or causes my network to go nuts.Update Jul 2020: The Outlet has stopped working once or twice since installed. It appeared to lose communication with the controller. I Turned it On and Off with the front mounted switch and it resumed working as normal within a few minutes. This could be the nature of Z-Wave, device error, controller error, or control program error. If it happens to you there is an option to explore.

It’s a beautiful thing
I bought this to use for my detached barn so I can remotely command my tractor’s block heater (~900 watts) to turn on from the comfort of my lazyboy over a hot cup of coffee. I use two meshed Hubitat Elevation C7 smart hubs and have it tied into Google Home, so the Hubitat app on my phone or my voice can turn it on or off. I used it several times over the past winter and it did exactly what I bought it for; love it.

Installation simple et facilement associé à mon Hubitat.

Un peu difficile à comprendre au début mais fonctionne très bien

I initially tried to pair it with my Wink 2 hub as a GE receptacle but that turned out to be the wrong way. I had to do it as a generic z-wave binary switch. Once that’s done it has been working flawlessly and reliably. I installed it in the basement of my 2,100 sq ft home and my hub is on the ground floor. It is on a preset schedule and no issue found so far.