hey guys.

im currently on alexa. want to create a routine when i reach home and when its at night. my garden lights will on. (using smart life wifi switch).

i want to set 2 conditions to trigger my garden lights.

IFTTT can do this however need pay pro monthly subscription only allow this function. (2 condition trigger)


anyone got other solution to this?

my current routing is

when say alexa, im home,

do= play spotify, turn on living fan and lights.

but i want to use same routine but add another action to turn on garden light when its only at night and when i say im home

are you going to use alexa or google home ecosystem?

if alexa or google home ecosystem then need use broadlink.

xiaomi ecosystem does not work with alexa or google home

anyone here can recommend me zigbee 4 gang smart switch using tuya system. currently i only can find 3 gang zigbee tuya. 4 gang cannot find .

im looking for this type of design but only 3 gang the most.

https://www.lazada.com.my/products/moes-off...uP&search=store

In that case. I have no choice to use 3 gang lo. 4 switch become 3

the first link. too costly compared to 3 gang which only cost rm55 i rather just do 4 become 3 switch which is more cost effective. besides just for garden wall lights.

second link. this 1 is not switch is just push button remote control.

That's the problem. So need to find the one that no need neutral line.

But I think most people use this. Will likely install at main switch panel. Where got aircond switch. Which that switch got neutral line. Just tap that line to use with smart switches.

For my case. My garden side switch panel is at different location from the aircond switch. Just don't have access to neutral line

No choice just have to use without neutral line

Ya. My living room switch panel have 2 ac power just tap from there lo.

Problem is that I have no access to ceiling which is plaster ceiling.

Luckily the garden switch is adjacent to isolator box. Hopefully can truck the neutral line from there.. Just scared no way to fish the line from isolator box. Since its concealed in the wall. (additional wiring from original house)

dont really like this design.

nvm. i already desided to go with 3 gang.

Just received my tuya zigbee switches and gateway. Going to try them out later tonight.


I bought only 2 switches. Just to test them. If success. Will order the rest of them..

Wish me luck.

hahaha. later tonight after i fix it up la ..

im not sure about the internal differences between these 2.

but i can say that the UK type looks bigger. i dont think it can fit in our MY switch holder??

you can get something like the zigbee repeater to boost the zigbee signal.

i also have same problem with my zigbee hub. once i start using sa zigbee repeater. all my zigbee wall switch connected to the zigbee repeater then back to zigbee hub. no more bad connection issue.

anyone here have tried to do smart garden irrigation/watering system ?

dont mind share some ideas and photos and equipment used.

anyone here using moes zigbee switches (2gang/3gang) if connect wires without neutral line. the led indicator only lights up 1 instead of 2 led light up?

i just install 1 2 gang swtich without neutral line . got this problem

all my other switches got neutral line (no such issues of led not lighting up) even press on off also no led

previously i also facing the same issue like yours

but after i discover that the router signal not strong enough i bought a usb zigbee repeater and put it in the zigbee network.

now all my zigbee switches (total 15 switches) all can communicate with ease no lag whatsoever.

my house also using moes zigbee switches but i connect the switches with neutral line from air cond switch.

works very good after almost 1 year liao. rarely had any disconnection issue from zigbee system unlike wifi switches the wifi of these switches not very stable. sometimes can trigger sometimes cannot.

my zigbee gateway also from moes but using lan cable type not wifi type.

however, i also added a zigbee usb dongle repeater. if only using the gateway. most of the switches connection not stable. after adding the repeater. confirm stable. no problem with zigbee connection.

and also the reaction time of zigbee is faster than wifi type. my door sensor is wifi type. when open door. there is a delay of 5s only trigger my routine to on all light switches . planning to swap the door sensor to zigbee type,.

wifi type door sensor the battery usage like drink water, every few months need to change battery liao. very annoying since someday sometime when open door wont trigger routine. due to door sensor battery kong.

confirm more stable using lan cable for the zigbee hub. my house using lan cable zigbee tuya hub. with more than 20 zigbee switches link to the hub including a zigbee signal repeater. not ever once fail to trigger light through the zigbee . unless no internet connection.

the main reason wifi version of the zigbee hub tend to be unstable is because it is using the old standard of wifi 2.4ghz wireless N (not wireless ac or even wifi 6). this wifi standard is so old school. when connect to more modern wifi router (wifi 6) will face wifi drop out between the hub and router. ( frequent offline) .

i exterence this with my wifi version of smart plug . one day can offline twice.

if zigbee switch never offline even once. (when connect through lan cable zigbee hub)

This post has been edited by tomastan4134: Dec 2 2022, 12:12 PM

want to ask. anyone here installed wall switches with neutral line from nearby 20A aircond swtich . (wifi or zigbee) having issues with air cond pc board problem. ?? im pacing air cond pc board problem for 2 of my air cond. not sure is the smart switch causing this problem or is it the aircond old age d. (air cond is inverter type)

another note is sometimes i on my store room flourosent light (using starter type) my LED downlight wihich is connected to smart switch with neutral will flikker when the starter try to light the flourosent light.

not sure this flikker thing will affect the pc board or not

This post has been edited by tomastan4134: Feb 20 2023, 12:14 PM

ya i connect all my smart switch neutral to 20A neutral line (N) not N1..