Dual Outdoor Z-Wave Plug w/Built-In Repeater | Control 2 Outlets Individually w/1 Module | Zwave Switch (Appliance & Light) w/a Z-Wave Range Extender | SmartThings, Wink Compatible | Inovelli

I decided to go with this product because it not only allows you to use the top outlet as long as you plug this in the bottom outlet, but it also allows you to plug in and control two different things. Plus at the time this was the cheapest Z-Wave outlet on Amazon.I'm not sure why others have trouble connecting this to their Z-Wave hub, it was just as easy to connect to my SmartThings hub as any other product I have was. Should take less than a minute to get it going.For SmartThings at least you do have to connect a SmartApp called "Multi-Channel Control" to your outlet so you can control each plug, by default it just controls one plug. This is only a one time thing and again takes less than a minute. After doing this 2 new "things" will be added, each one controlling a different plug, while the default "thing" that you started with will still be there and it will still control the original plug. You can either just not use this original default plug or set up a couple of routines to make use of this "thing" to control both outlets at the same time.There are two very minor complaints I have about this, neither of which warrant losing a star. First the blue light on the outlet can't be turned on or off by default, on always means at least 1 outlet is turned on and off always means both outlets are turned off. Other things I have that have lights on them allow you to change the light functionality, including leaving the light off altogether in case the light bothers you. It's not a problem for me because I put these in a place where the light won't bother me anyways, but the company should probably make this an option.The other thing is the light/button on the front turns both outlets on or off, there aren't separate buttons on the product itself to control each outlet independently. Again this isn't a problem for me because I most likely won't be using the button on front anyways, the whole point of these things after all is to control things remotely, but some people might find it useful.I was tempted to go with a WiFi outlet but WiFi can be tricky sometimes depending on how far away the device is from your router and signals being lost and whatnot. I've been using Z-Wave for months for other products in my home and I have never once had an issue with dropped signal or anything of the like. Z-Wave is the way to go.

'Tis the season, and this year the house had more outdoor decorations than in years past. I already have some older GE 12720s and some newer GE 14284s - the main gripe on the 12720s is just the range, which the 14284s address pretty well. Since the Inovelli controls two chains and is a Z-Wave Plus device, I figured it would have range similar to the 14284 with twice the control capability while only costing 50% more.EnrollementI'm not sure that my experience will be representative, but I had a huge problem including the Inovelli on my Hometroller Zee S2. While the button-less include/exclude is a nice feature of Z-Wave Plus, it took forever to get the device included. I ended up with several partial includes, which had to be cleaned up with excludes. It really didn't matter if it was secure or non-secure... it would usually time out on retrieving the associations. After interface resets, reboots, and finally putting the Inovelli about 3 inches away from the S2, I was finally able to get the device included (with all 3 of the children created). Again, YMMV, but I've NEVER had this much difficulty with any other Z-Wave device (and I have 150+ nodes).The good:When included on your network, the outlet switching works as it should. I didn't have any need for the heat notification, but I guess it could be used to indirectly detect an overcurrent issue (though I'd prefer power monitoring for that). It's also a repeater, which is nice.The less good/bad:I would imagine that most Z-Wave meshes are primarily built in the contained living space, so range is a big deal with a device like this. While I don't have a great way to measure range, I tried to do a comparative analysis with a 14284 (since it should be apples to apples). I placed each device placed in the same location (not at the same time) and fully optimized on the network. I looked at the route speeds (for routes travelling through the devices) and reported neighbors. By distance, it looked like the Inovelli seemed to have about 20% less range. I could be wrong, but I don't think there's any variation in the radio/antenna for devices with the same version (4.05, in this case). Since signal drops with the square of distance, it would seem that there's some pretty significant (but not massive) interference or attenuation going on with the Inovelli.ConclusionThere really aren't that many outdoor-capable Z-Wave Plus devices. The Inovelli isn't perfect, but it has unique functionality (2 independently controlled outlets), and it's priced well. Considering my difficulties including the device on my network, it's possible that I have a defective (but still somewhat functioning) unit. If I need any more devices with similar capability, I'll probably buy more of these.

These guys tried so hard. Their instructions are thorough, and have the best intentions, but fail terribly.Instead of simple instructions, they give you multiple options for instructions. Too many. The options tell you to visit a website to get more info, or snap a picture of a QR code, and once on those pages, they tell you to "click here for more". I have four tabs open on my browser right now, AND their print instructions in front of me. All with slightly different instructions. It's awful. It's confusing to me, and this is my 87th zwave device so I'm no newbie.The box promotes the fact that the device works as "Control 2 outlets", but mine does not. (I have their v2 and Smarthings v1). They say that it should appear as a device with a main switch and 2 channels, but mine appeared in smarthings as a generic dimmer switch and works for ONE outlet. I cannot see the two channels. There are some instructions they offer telling me to install their Device Handlers in the Smarthings IDE. But it's confusing which I should install of the three device handlers of the 3 they tell me to install. I don't want scene control, I just want two channels. I know I don't want to bother installing three device handlers. In short, I have 4 different sets of instructions open in front of me, none of which applies directly to my situation, and I don't know what to do from here. There is more to this, but it's just boring, so i'll stop here.Anyways, I'm 45 minutes into the install, which is about 30 more than I wanted to spend. I know i could power through this, but I just quit, cut my losses, and will use it as a 1 channel plug.

I use it with SmartThings connected no problem and works very well. Alexa can also control it just fine and you can rename the channel 1 or 2 to whatever you want and tell her to turn "the name you gave it" on or offGood price for a portable z-wave plug. Feels sturdy well built.Used in summer to turn pool pump on and off automatically especially useful during peak electricity pricing hours. Pool pump is actually pretty expensive to run, wish I bough this earlier in the season. Being portable now i use it inside for whatever else.My only issue is on the "software" side as it appears as MAIN PLUG then you have to go to sub menu to turn each channel ON or OFF, still if you make a routine with ST you have a choice of 3 plugs only the channel 1 and 2 would actually work. Making routine was very easy I didn't have to invent any subroutines.I guess what i am trying to say there is no need to have it show up as 3 plugs especially since the 1st one (main one) cannot turn both subs off or on as stated by someone else.

I purchased a few of these, and so far they are working as they should. The SmartThings pairing seems to take a couple of tries even when doing it within 12 inches of the hub, but once found they seem to setup and work fine. The double controllable outlet version actually creates three switches - two for the two "channels" (each outlet) and one 'master' of sorts for the device as a whole, which is fine but you can only rename the 'master' switch in ST and not the individual channels - this would be my only minor complaint.

used the product for outdoor xmas lights. then when it got cold used it to plug in my cars. works perfectly with smartthings. still worked in -34 celcius weather

Paired with my old Vera 3 controller. Took a minute or two before both plug appeared but after that it worked fine. I use it to schedule outdoor inflatable decoration.

When I added zwave it gave 3 light and 2 of the switch did same thing. But other than that it is working as planned and great for my yard lights