Positives:
+ Excellent switch, easy to install, for those who have basic knowledge of electrical work and know what they are doing!
+ It is small enough to fit behind single switches. Once you connect it, you follow the steps and it syncs immediately to your Wi-Fi and has a quick response both through the Sonoff app and Google Home & Alexa.
+ This is my first experience with intermediate switches and I would say I am excited. Currently, I am using it for turning lights on and off remotely, "control," and scheduling. The eWelink app is set up so that even a novice can run some scenarios. Without having any experience overall, it seems satisfactory to me!
+ Generally, Sonoff products, although economical, are quite quality in relation to their cost; they also have an ecosystem that is obviously quite popular and evolving, making it clearly more accessible for the average person who wants to engage with a smart ecosystem compared to Aqara or Shelly.
Negatives:
- There are two negatives, for which the switch is not to blame but our own installations. It requires a neutral (N), and most houses in Greece only have it in the sockets and not in the switches. If there is a socket below the switch, you can "give" it, otherwise from the box.
- Also, although it is quite small, it does not fit in all of our boxes; unfortunately, they are excessively small for such switches. I have installed 3 Minir4 and 5 ZBmini L2, which are a bit thicker (that work without a neutral but require the Zigbee bridge). Where it was a simple switch, I had no issue with space behind with organized wiring, they closed even if marginally. I am referring to single switches from Legrand and Schneider.
- However, when there are other wires coming down behind the switch, then "digging" is the only way out :(!
Conclusion for those who have some dilemma.
Without knowing too much, when I was looking around, I "fell" on the Minir4 and the ZBminiL2. I bought some pieces from both! Each has its positives and negatives. The Minir4 is: cheaper, more immediate in response, connects directly to Wi-Fi, and is a bit thinner than the ZBminiL2. Negative: it requires a neutral; also, if someone wants to install multiple switches and is with a provider router, it is likely to struggle... there you obviously go for mesh, where essentially after the cost is one or the other with the ZBminiL2 + Zigbee bridge solution.
I hope I was informative and I apologize for the lengthy message!