I have been revisiting your videos while doing my house Reno now. I have got the s1 plus already and will be setting it up when the Reno is down. Thank you for the awesome knowledge sharing as always
Not all American light switches have a neutral line in them. There was a (fairly) recent update to the NEC to require one for new construction and renovations. I don't have info on the date it changed, but I think was less than ten years. This means that Canada and Mexico followed suit since they both adopted the US code almost verbatim.
Thanks for the video. Also thanks for showing that back of the panel - now I'm more interested as it looks like the brick on the back can be removed. How did you wall mount it when using USB-power? Is there a bracket?
Thank you for showing us what the S1+ looks like with HA. I live in China but no one has put this kind of detailed info online. Also from my search, it IS a zigbee hub and I've seen people posting screenshots of adding a 子设备 to this panel.
Control paneles are usually mounted 145 cm from the floor and light switches 95 cm in the EU. I hope the global version will address the issue, there're hardly any lightswitches on that hight to drain the power from, so you would be forced to use the unhidden USB-C port.
yup the price difference is huge, S1E does not have mic and speaker so all the functions that require those will not be available, only the S1+ pair nicely with their G4 doorbell and if you have many devices that require slider controls ie. smart lights and window treatment, you will want the S1+
Hello Alex, if everything I buy is from taobao, I suppose I need a China hub too and set account to China region? Any shortcomings to that? Thanks for all your videos!
Hello, Aqara has the rectangular switches for the US standard, is this what you looking for?? i just got one from amazon, available in the official Aqara-amazon store for the USA and Canada too, in Mexico available in amazon with third sellers.
@@hiraihyde nah just saying, cos in the previous video Alex introduces us Ubiquiti product, so i mean i would rather allocate my budget to upgrade my wifi setup instead
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I have been revisiting your videos while doing my house Reno now. I have got the s1 plus already and will be setting it up when the Reno is down. Thank you for the awesome knowledge sharing as always
nice!
Nice review. Do you know whether the mechanical switch work as 2way switch?
Informative as always. Now that I'm doing my home reno I'm rewatching all your smart home tips again😂
Not all American light switches have a neutral line in them. There was a (fairly) recent update to the NEC to require one for new construction and renovations. I don't have info on the date it changed, but I think was less than ten years.
This means that Canada and Mexico followed suit since they both adopted the US code almost verbatim.
@@hjkaye yeah I also don't think what he said is true, thanks for sharing
Thanks for the video.
Also thanks for showing that back of the panel - now I'm more interested as it looks like the brick on the back can be removed.
How did you wall mount it when using USB-power? Is there a bracket?
no bracket, the USB port will be exposed outside at the bottom of the unit
Always like how Paul Hibbert does his smart home tech review. Forever goofy, forever exploding heads. Haha. Love your react as well.
@@ThemisThng yeah he is a good entertainer, have to thinking of new jokes to use haa
Does this device proximity sensor? Like does it turn on the display when a person approaches
@@savit3r yes it does, you can select the sensitivity or even turn it off
Thank you for showing us what the S1+ looks like with HA. I live in China but no one has put this kind of detailed info online. Also from my search, it IS a zigbee hub and I've seen people posting screenshots of adding a 子设备 to this panel.
seems like only the china ver is a hub, but not the rest
About Siri. Did I understand correctly, the panel would act as a gateway to Siri on HomePods, like the ecobee?
Control paneles are usually mounted 145 cm from the floor and light switches 95 cm in the EU. I hope the global version will address the issue, there're hardly any lightswitches on that hight to drain the power from, so you would be forced to use the unhidden USB-C port.
How does it compare with the Aqara S1E magic switch? It appears to have similar functionality but on a smaller screen and doesn't cost as much.
yup the price difference is huge, S1E does not have mic and speaker so all the functions that require those will not be available, only the S1+ pair nicely with their G4 doorbell and if you have many devices that require slider controls ie. smart lights and window treatment, you will want the S1+
Hello Alex, if everything I buy is from taobao, I suppose I need a China hub too and set account to China region? Any shortcomings to that? Thanks for all your videos!
if you are going to use the aqara app then the china server might cause some latency and not able to access all the services blocked by china
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Does it have a web browser we could show Homeassistant dashboards on
nope, no web browser
Does the Aqara only works and configurable from an iPhone/iPad? Is it Android friendly?
the S1 pro dashboard is configured on the device itself. The aqara app is available on apple and google app store
Thanks for the review. Not for me as it’s a hassle to walk to a specific location to trigger scenes/automation. Looking forwards to your next video!
yeah its like your hotel switch panel
Hello! nice video :) Does the chinese version now have Matter support??
no idea man, i don't have the chinese version
@@AlexTeo Thanx!! few days ago i ordered the CN version, then i will see :)
Can you please advice Zigbee wall switch with demission 120 * 72 *34mm ?
its uncommon to look for switches based on dimension 😂
@@AlexTeo my house outlet very old most of wall switch coming with dimensions 85.8*86*37.55 mm that’s why I can’t use them 🥲🥲
@@sandasoo if it's a box up then just change the whole box
@@AlexTeo oh this will be costly for me to change all house outlet’s
Hello, Aqara has the rectangular switches for the US standard, is this what you looking for?? i just got one from amazon, available in the official Aqara-amazon store for the USA and Canada too, in Mexico available in amazon with third sellers.
Aqara switches cannot integrate to Google Home? I thought the Global version switches can?
wall switches yes, not for wireless switches
Alex I'd sponsor you if I was Aqara dude! My cousin and I are both watching your videos while planning for our house Reno. Keep up the good work :D
haha thanks for the support!
got the S1E China version, excited to install it soon!
@@sby2677 nice!
Where did you get?
Looking forward to your wifi 7 mesh router reviews. Thanks!
Thank you
Thanks 🙏 a lot
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It's too small to have all essential functions on 1 screen, and unless you install 1 in every room it defeats the purpose of home automation.
that's generally the case for such device type, a dashboard is there to just provide you an additional option for something visual
wah, the price tag😢
save your money and buy Ubiquiti product instead 😂
@@cheongzyyeah ikr, think that's the main reason why it's not selling well
@cheongzy , hmm what is the equivalent device on UniFi's range of products?
@@hiraihyde nah just saying, cos in the previous video Alex introduces us Ubiquiti product, so i mean i would rather allocate my budget to upgrade my wifi setup instead