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Lutron Caseta sale (2 hours left)

rhett7660 said:
Missed this by a few hours. Were the prices pretty good? Kicking myself.
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The switches alone are $55 a piece, so you basically got a hub, two Pico remotes, two wall plates and two pedestals for free. As Mango pointed out, you can still get a similar deal on Amazon.
 
ActionableMango said:
Prices were pretty good if you needed a kit with a Caseta hub. Individual Caseta switches were not on sale so if you already had a hub you didn't miss out on anything.

If you feel you missed out, Amazon still has the kit on sale for about the same price:

https://www.amazon.com/Lutron-Wireless-Lighting-Starter-P-BDG-PKG2W/dp/B01M3XJUAD
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vipergts2207 said:
The switches alone are $55 a piece, so you basically got a hub, two Pico remotes, two wall plates and two pedestals for free. As Mango pointed out, you can still get a similar deal on Amazon.
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Ahh, I was looking for more switches. However a second hub would be nice given I am coming up on the 50 device limit.
 
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rhett7660 said:
Ahh, I was looking for more switches. However a second hub would be nice given I am coming up on the 50 device limit.
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Can you just add another hub like that to expand capacity? I thought each hub requires its own separate account.
 
ActionableMango said:
Can you just add another hub like that to expand capacity? I thought each hub requires its own separate account.
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It does, I am looking to add one that is more for the lights that are just on and off at specific times and then use the other hub as my main.

I am also looking into a third party hub to control both Lutron hubs or just use a third party to control all.
 
I'm not knocking Lutron because I have NO experience with their smart switches.

However if a hub becomes a limitation Leviton offers HomeKit smart switches that don't require a hub. A caveat is they will connect to your wifi network for the app to work and I don't think there is a way to disable WIFI but leave HAP enabled to get them off the network. Nor have I tried just blocking them from connecting to WIFI to see if HAP continues to work.

Regardless so far they have worked great for me! And with my limited experience I would recommend them.
 
cynics said:
I'm not knocking Lutron because I have NO experience with their smart switches.

However if a hub becomes a limitation Leviton offers HomeKit smart switches that don't require a hub. A caveat is they will connect to your wifi network for the app to work and I don't think there is a way to disable WIFI but leave HAP enabled to get them off the network. Nor have I tried just blocking them from connecting to WIFI to see if HAP continues to work.

Regardless so far they have worked great for me! And with my limited experience I would recommend them.
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I have both and prefer Lutron. Leviton disconnects more often then Lutron. Some prefer the traditional rocker style, but I think Lutron has a more modern look.
 
mac.cali said:
I have both and prefer Lutron. Leviton disconnects more often then Lutron. Some prefer the traditional rocker style, but I think Lutron has a more modern look.
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I’ve got Lutron Casetas installed in the kitchen and bathroom now and they do look rather sleek and modern. I never cared for decorator style switches myself, even preferring the old fashioned toggle switches to them. Though it will take some getting used to aiming for a button now, instead of placing my hand on the wall and haphazardly swiping upwards.
 
mac.cali said:
I have both and prefer Lutron. Leviton disconnects more often then Lutron. Some prefer the traditional rocker style, but I think Lutron has a more modern look.
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The Levitons are rocker switches. I prefer toggles but it seems rockers are the way forward.

I actually wanted something that matched so nothing looked much different from any other switch, even used the standard wall plates.

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iPhone camera makes the wall look worse than it really is, yeeesh. Anyway the left is obviously a Leviton smart dimmer (actually that is the remote for a 3 way) while the right is just a normal rocker "dumb" switch for an outlet. I feel this blends in with the rest of the house.

I'll hand it too the Lutron though. They "feel" more of a premium product. I think the main reason is with the Leviton you can switch the face to 1 of 12 colors just by replacing its cover. Since the cover of it pops off it feels a little cheap. I usually just prefer white but maybe in the future in the spare bedroom or something I'll consider something else.

Never had a problem with disconnects, the Leviton switches and Philips Hue have been rock solid. Ecobee can be finicky sometimes though.
 
cynics said:
The Levitons are rocker switches. I prefer toggles but it seems rockers are the way forward.

I actually wanted something that matched so nothing looked much different from any other switch, even used the standard wall plates.

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iPhone camera makes the wall look worse than it really is, yeeesh. Anyway the left is obviously a Leviton smart dimmer (actually that is the remote for a 3 way) while the right is just a normal rocker "dumb" switch for an outlet. I feel this blends in with the rest of the house.

I'll hand it too the Lutron though. They "feel" more of a premium product. I think the main reason is with the Leviton you can switch the face to 1 of 12 colors just by replacing its cover. Since the cover of it pops off it feels a little cheap. I usually just prefer white but maybe in the future in the spare bedroom or something I'll consider something else.

Never had a problem with disconnects, the Leviton switches and Philips Hue have been rock solid. Ecobee can be finicky sometimes though.
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I know leviton are rocker. I had a few. Never said they weren’t. Just gave my experience with them and prefer Lutron since they’ve been more reliable for me.
 
mac.cali said:
I know leviton are rocker. I had a few. Never said they weren’t. Just gave my experience with them and prefer Lutron since they’ve been more reliable for me.
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I apologize I misread what you said. For some reason when you said "'some' prefer rocker..." I thought you were referencing yourself not the opposite. Again apologies....
 
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