Lightwave LP24WHMK2 Smart Dimmer with Energy Monitoring, 4 Gang, White Metal - Works with Alexa, Google Assistant, HomeKit. iOS & Android Compatible

LightwaveRF has been around for a long time, love their kit and is very reliable! Just wish they would add a fuse spur to their range and also a basic socket and switch that doesn’t include the automated side as there are some places I want matching sockets and switches but can use the smart switch. Just want everything in my house to match… But a brilliant product!

I'm very impressed with this technology to the point where I've now put LightwaveRF light switches in every room of my home and have started to change some of the basic electric sockets to LightwaveRF. I've been using the system for a number of years and they have have worked perfectly. It works seamlessly with my Google Home setup, where I have a NEST Hub Max in each of the main rooms. The setup is easy and there are fairly regular firmware updates. The app is easy to use, but to be honest I only ever use that to set up the devices and routines, I use Google assistant to control them either from my phone or the Google Home devices. I prefer LightwaveRF over some of the other systems as you can use your existing lights and light bulbs, in most use cases there is no need to change, which means you have access to far more variety of light fittings, than say a Phillips Hue system. You do need to also purchase a Link Plus device, which is the router that connects the devices to the internet. but you only need one of these per home for all of the devices. I have a fairly large home and it hasn't failed to reach every switch. I can't recommend the system enough.

I now have a large collection of switches for lights and sockets using Lightwave. For me I selected Lightwave for the locking control so that you can lock the buttons on the app and no one can override this. It’s expensive but never let me down. Easy to install as a direct replacement. Negatives: none really apart from the range. I can’t replace everything. For example I wanted a switch to control the boiler so it has a fuse built in but had to go elsewhere for this. That other system works well but can’t lock it. Would thoroughly recommend if you have deep pockets. They are not cheap and if you did your whole house it would be ultra costly. Built up gradually over time they are a good option.

A very solidly built two button smart switch. Simple to use either smartly or locally via the buttons (tab either button to turn on/off or push and hold a button to adjust dimming). If you're going into a backbox with much less than 35mm you will need the spacer. It's a great finish but does make the switch protrude a little - it doesn't bother me but if you want a flat-against-the-wall switch make sure that backbox has plenty of room. The instructions for fitting in the box are good for the electrical size of things and the warnings on how to wire and not to wire. Getting the switch to sit in the spacer and "snap" all four corners of the chrome front plate into place was a sodding nightmare, and eventually took two of us to apply a ton of pressure all around (and the handle end of a screwdriver behind a cloth) to get the last damn corner in. This was despite having removed and checked out alignment, flatness against the wall/spacer and so forth. Once it's on, looks really does look great and that finish is solid and polished - I'm really happy with it. Pairing with the hub is easy (although in my hub setup originally Alexa couldn't find the switch until multiple hub resets and calls to LW support - but that's a hub issue not a switch issue), and if their is a pairing problem it's easy to reset them (although that instruction isn't in the box - if you need more info there's various docs on the LW website) The only slight niggle I've noticed is that when at the switch you tap the down button to turn it off, the light flicks off, comes back a bit and flicks off. I'm using Phillips bulbs, and there are many posts from Gen 1 that talk about the need to use good quality bulbs - so bear that in mind. Turning on the light however, no issues at all. I've not put one in a bedroom yet, but be warned that the blue LED on the light between the button goes red when it's off, and stays red whilst it's off. It's not hugely bright, but in a pitch black bedroom, may annoy folks that are light sensitive.

I'm surprised that there aren't many other "smart" dimmable switches that don't need the neutral wire, but this can work either alone, or with the Lightwave hub if you want to remotely control it (via app or smart device), but that's EXPENSIVE, so only get that if you intend to get more of their devices The fitting is shallow enough to fit into most of the switch holes, but it sticks out more than I expected As mentioned by others, the lights on the front (red for off & blue for on) is quite bright, so with the lights off you end up with an annoying light on the wall, I'm sure you can put a little tape over it to dim it down, but that shouldn't be a real issue in these days! UPDATE: After months of having this installed, it gets VERY hot to the touch and while hot doesn't dim the lights at all - I'm going to be removing it to replace it with a manual dimmer as I don't want to risk a fire, plus it disconnects itself from the wireless hub that is used to control it, making this nigh on useless. UPDATE #2: A few months after it getting hot we stopped using the main lights in the room as the switch was always warm to the touch, it refused to connect to the hub (a lovely waste of money there), and only allowd you to turn on the light, dim it SLIGHTLY, and then refusing to let you turn the light off - I turned off the electrics to the lights, left it a few minutes, back on and it STILL wouldn't let you turn them off! I've now replaced them with a manual dimmer switch which works perfectly. AVOID THIS JUNK LIKE THE PLAGUE - it is a complete waste of money and the hub is STUPIDLY expensive for what it does!

I have these in my entire home now along with sockets. You can set you automations and perfect for holidays as you can programme for them to come on and off. They are pretty sleek and fit well. These are compatible with Alexa and Siri- we have Siri and it saves you from getting up to switch lights on and off and they are a saviour when you have no hands free. You can control the lights via their app. We have had them for 4 years now without problems. Would recommend.

Working on making my whole house smart and I needed great smart switches. These are brilliant I found compatible aurora bulbs dimmable there is a list of compatible bulbs . The light switch is easy to fit. I’ve also incorporated into my home assistant and it works great. Ofcourse these are definitely expensive so I can’t afford to do the rest of my house for quite some time but I think they work really well and I’ve actually had no issues with them at all. So as a brand these are brilliant, I mentioned to a friend also and he fitted his entire house with them too as he was renovating. For those geeks who want to kit out their home with smart lights these are a great buy and later I plan to also have sensors so lights come on and off as and when needed aswell . And I like the fact it’s a clickable button too.

Overall the best I’ve used, and the included app keeps getting better with more features. Buttons give a soft but firm click when pressed. They do wobble a little (not a bother to me). Integration with HomeKit is very easy. The customisable LED colours are a great touch. I’ve had mine for 4 years now and no issues to report.