reven:

 

 

 

I would suggest starting off small which ever way you go and see how it works.

 

Definitely agree with this :).

oh, yeah you can put 2 wemo light switches side by side no problems.  They're not common in NZ, but those switches are common in the US.  So I ordered a bunch of 2 switch face covers for them and 2 gang wall boxes from ebay.

I replaced all my lights in my house with these switches so they look the same.  I currently dont have any heatpumps or anything with wall switches that make them look odd, but that could be an aesthetic issue if you had a room like that.

having said all this, I have just ordered a morepork system which is all zwave based :).  But they use their own sensors and software, so I'm hoping they have been thoroughly tested.  The zwave yale deadbolt I have is one device that never fails, thats really reliable, and the gen5 and above power plugs are very very reliable.

just motion sensors, not so much (fibaro and aeontec, but that may have been openhab...)

SumnerBoy:

 

reven:

 

 

 

I would suggest starting off small which ever way you go and see how it works.

 

 

Definitely agree with this :).

 

The only trouble with this, with the two approaches, starting off small is either $40 for a single wemo, for around $240 for a zwave usb stick plus a relay.....

If you want, I could send you a zwave stick (latest one) to borrow that if you want to keep you could buy later.  That would save on the zwave costs.   

Anyone know the differences between:

http://www.activeautomation.co.nz/fibaro-2-x-15kw-relay

and

http://www.activeautomation.co.nz/fgs-223-fibaro-double-switch-2

The second one is the new version I believe. Includes built-in energy monitoring and is most likely Gen5 Z-Wave - meaning better range supposedly.

SumnerBoy:

 

The second one is the new version I believe. Includes built-in energy monitoring and is most likely Gen5 Z-Wave - meaning better range supposedly.

 

 

 

Given this, and even the single relay, are the same price why wouldn't you just get the newer 2 relay one?

You wouldn't...I always buy the dual relays, even if I only need one - never know when the second one might be useful. Unless you need to switch more than 1.5kW but I would be nervous about doing that anyway, with a relay that size!