WTB: Zigbee smarthome sensors/bulbs/plugs

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neon

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#312729 13-May-2024 11:17

Hey all,

Looking to buy some cheap zigbee smart home gear if anyone have a bunch sitting around and are looking to downsize or upgrade. Checking here first before i order a bunch from aliexpress haha.

Mainly looking for some PIR/motion sensors, contact sensors, light bulbs, smart plugs (mainly looking for energy monitoring ones) etc.

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#3230034 13-May-2024 22:58

If @neon get too many offers I'm looking at adding Zigbee to my smart home too...

richms

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#3230072 14-May-2024 09:36

I am yet to find a outdoor wireless zigbee or wifi motion sensor. I have a cheap 433MHz one but its reliability is junk because of that band being a cesspool of random noise and them having no handshake or 2 way confirmation.

The best option that has been suggested is the philips hue outdoor sensor. I would sooner run a wire than buy something that overpriced.

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SumnerBoy

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#3230079 14-May-2024 10:10

I've got a box of Zigbee devices here, ready for a new home;

2x PIR sensors
2x buttons (1x with no back)
5x temp/humidity sensors (1x with no back)
8x door/window contact sensors
3x smart plugs

Most still have the double sides gunk on the back which will need to be cleaned up. My advice would be to use blutak to mount them, the double-side tape they provide is EXTREMELY sticky and makes it very hard to remove them once in position!!

They will all need batteries.

Yours for $100 + $10 courier.

neon

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#3230082 14-May-2024 10:17

SumnerBoy:
I've got a box of Zigbee devices here, ready for a new home;

2x PIR sensors

2x buttons (1x with no back)

5x temp/humidity sensors (1x with no back)

8x door/window contact sensors

3x smart plugs

Most still have the double sides gunk on the back which will need to be cleaned up. My advice would be to use blutak to mount them, the double-side tape they provide is EXTREMELY sticky and makes it very hard to remove them once in position!!

They will all need batteries.

Yours for $100 + $10 courier.

Perfect, I'll take it! Sent you a msg!

Yeah some of the double sided tape they provide are really bad eh? I started using my own 3m tape. Bluetac might be OK for things like temperature sensors but buttons and contact sensor sort of needs to be well secured.

neon

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#3230083 14-May-2024 10:21

richms:
I am yet to find a outdoor wireless zigbee or wifi motion sensor. I have a cheap 433MHz one but its reliability is junk because of that band being a cesspool of random noise and them having no handshake or 2 way confirmation.

The best option that has been suggested is the philips hue outdoor sensor. I would sooner run a wire than buy something that overpriced.

Yeah sadly it seems like the philips hue ones are probably the only realistic option. I'm actually looking for couple of them - also can't justify the rrp (that said, I did buy couple of indoor hue sensors at rrp back in the day though haha).

I managed to find a waterproof pir on AliExpress (probably designed for bathrooms), but it's pretty huuuge. If you do come across any good outdoor zigbee ones, do let me know as well.