LEDVANCE SMART+ Outdoor ZigBee UK Plug switchable socket for the Light Control in your Smart Home, compatible with Echo Plus and Echo Show (2.Gen), compatible with Philips Hue Bridge (1-pack) [Energy Class A]

These are great zigbee switches for outdoor use - they adopted easily and so far have remained stable.The frustrating part is that most outdoor lighits now use a transformer plug (so the actual line is low volatge) which you can't use with this and keep it weathertight, but if you do have a device with a "normal" plug then this is great.The included ground spike is good enough to keep it in place.It's a bit bulky, but doesn't look out of place in the garden.

The product was well packed, upon opening it feels very heavy duty, plastics are robust and thick, the clasp to close it feels solid and the cable is good heavy duty.Linking it to the ZigBee network was flawless and home assistant picked it up perfectly.However, one of the images in the product listing shows it hanging on the wall, unfortunately this image has been realigned, the wall is actually the floor. The device has no capabilities to hang on a wall and only has a spike to site it in soil or flat backed on the ground. There are no vertical mounting options on this device.

This was a lot better than I thought from the reviews. Plugged it in. Paired it. Worked straight away. It is far away from my nearest router - so I didn't expect it to connect so easily.Bargain price, postage is annoying, but it's coming from Germany.Feels solid and safe. Comes up as Osram in the Zigbee manufacturer ID. So that gives confidence.Slightly annoying the local on/off is the led above the plug as it is difficult to get to when mounted low - but I just used a Zigbee switch in a box insead!Just need to find other uses so I can get another.

I have bought over 100 zigbee devices and these were the worst. I managed once to get one of them to connect to home assistant right next to the coordinator and even then it was unreliable and also doesn’t remember it’s state on power-off. Mostly a recipe for frustration and I am very competent with these things indeed. I’d avoid them. Completely useless as outside sockets, I stripped the circuit boards out and used them with a separate zigbee controller.

This Zigbee socket, with UK plug specification, was simple to add to my Smartthings network, and provides an ideal solution for outdoor electrics in a sheltered location.

I have two, one works solidly, the other constantly drops off the Zigbee network, they are co-located.

I use these for Halloween and Christmas outdoor decorations, and they can be used via the Philips Hue app, which is what my other lights are so it’s all integrated perfectly. Timer function is ideal for Christmas decs

Only setup today, so I'll reserve full judgement until down the line. However all is good so far, and I'm quite suprised at the quality for the price. Paired easily with Hubitat