shanek:

 

I have a number of the SONOFF devices running and find them of very good quality, i thought i would look into the certification of them and think it would cost around 2K to get them certified for use here in NZ and am confident they would be certified as they are certified in other countries for use.

 

I looked on the worksafe site https://worksafe.govt.nz/topic-and-industry/electricity/appliances-and-fittings/high-and-medium-risk-products/medium-risk-product-list/supplier-declaration-of-conformity/ and called them to clarify a few things around process and was interested in their response so thought i would share here.  And yes i know everyone will have their opposing opinion but this is what i was told.

 

An SDOC is required if you want to import and sell these devices to people, If you want to import them for your personal use in your own house then a SDOC is not required.

 

I questioned the person at worksafe on this and she said it was up to the installing electrician to decide if they looked safe, i pointed out that law in New Zealand does not require you to get an electrician to replace a light switch and even the work safe website states this.  They called me back later and said as long as my electrician was happy with it then i was fine which again i pointed out to replace a light switch did not require an electrician.

 

I think an important piece has been left out here, under the exemption for home owners, you could replace the light switch with another, you could not replace someone else's.

Most electricians are wary of been asked to install customer supplied gear, some couldn't care less and those are the ones you need to watch out for, the word cowboy come to mind...

Having a SDOC allows the installing electrician to legally take this SDOC at face value and assume it is safe to install and use and should the item prove to not be safe then they avoid liability.

 

 

 

 

 

I ended up calling my insurance company and explained this all to them and they seem OK with me installing these fittings in my house and they are the people who really matter after all.

 

If however there are a group of people on this site that would like the T1,2,3 Sonoff light switches certified i would be prepared to front it and we can all share the costs to get them certified as it may only cost $100 each if there are a few of us and then we can all use them without this hassle.

 

Check out if a SDOC has been issued in Australia as you may be able to save yourself a bunch of money and use that SDOC.

There would be some "Got you's" you would need to make sure that you have a neutral at the light switch, 80's and earlier houses, it was typical to not have neutrals at the light switches. If you using one of the basic units (or similar) you would be making alteration to your wiring, in this case you would need an Electrical inspector (not an electrician) to sign off the COC before turning the power back on.