Leviton Decora Smart Switch Z-Wave 800 Series, ZW15S-1RW

Good Price. Nice Smart Dimmer
Works with smartthings. Nice looking Switch has a green led. Also comes with an almond faceplate so u can switch it out. Good Buy!

Installed easily on Hubitat
This switch replaces a GE/Jasco switch that died after a power flicker. Seems all my GE/Jasco switches are having this issue after a few years so I figured I would try the Leviton brand to see if it holds up any better. Time will tell, but the current rating is high because of several factors. The first is that this switch has pigtails rather than screw terminals. The stranded wires are much easier to tuck up inside the electrical box. I tinned my wire end to make the connections a little better but it isn’t necessary. The physical size of the switch is comparable to the GE/JASCO which is much larger than dumb switch so the pigtail leads are really a big positive. Pairing with my hub failed on the first try so I just did a full factory reset per the provided instructions and it paired right up. Not an uncommon problem with Z-Wave products. I think people return them after pairing for whatever reason and the reset fixes all the sins of the past. Anyway, worth mentioning that my Hubitat did not select the proper driver but that is not the switch’s fault. I changed the driver and everything worked well. The Hubitat built in driver only has 3 speeds but there are custom drivers out there if you want 4. I didn’t bother in this case, 3 speeds are fine. From the physical switch, I can still select all 4 speeds with the side rocker. I very much like the LED indicators that show the speed selected. The switches are easy for guests to operate and do not need any explanation. If this switch holds up to power flickering then Leviton will become a top choice for me in the future. If it fails, I will edit this review and reduce the rating. For the price of these switches, I expect them to last at least 10 years. I don’t think that is unreasonable. In summary, I like what I see so far. Time will have to prove the reliability.

Looks and behaves like the Leviton 600 series, fixes Z-wave live events, but a step backwards wiring
We had half a house full of the 600 series Leviton devices, which worked well enough. The have the interchangeable face plates so we can match the gray plates our builder used. The 600 series had a problem with Homeseer hubs that the devices would stop sending live events (e.g. if someone presses the switch, it sends an event to the hub that the switch was pressed). These devices appear to finally fix that issue, and so far have been sending events successfully.They also work with the existing generation of dimmer remote companions, which were common across a lot of Leviton products. This was a nice consistency to maintain.Most importantly, from outware appearances they look and function just like their predecessors. Green LED when powered off, green LED to show dimming action, and amber LED when in inclusion mode. From the casual user, there is no difference, and no risk in mix and matching old and new devices. I’m grateful Leviton didn’t go to a white or blue LED, for example.Most frustratingly, while other manufacturers are slimming down the fixture depth, Leviton went backwards and are using an old-school encloses device, with pre-wired, braided copper pigtails. Which means on a dimmer, you have five wire nuts and leads to make fit in your box. It gets tight, but fortunately I only needed these on boxes that are pretty empty. It might get busy with multiple dimmers/switches involved. This is the only reason I took a star away.

Worked
Perfect for what I needed

About all there is to say.

Installation was fairly straightforward. Only issue I had and still don’t understand is a warning from Smartthings that the connection was not as secure as it should be. I could not find the reasoning and left it as is. It however works perfectly.

Easy to install and join to a local hubonce it’s joined to the local pub it’s immediately picked up by Amazon AlexaThe on off button is tactile and responsivevery reliable and quick when issuing commandshighly recommend it