Etekcity ESWL03 Works with Alexa, Google Home and IFTTT 15A/1800W, Neutral Wire Required, ETL and FCC Listed-2 Units (2 Pack)

I had pretty much everything Home Automated except for wall switches. I had been researching the best option and value as there are so many switches in my house. I already had 10 Etekcity Smart plugs that were on the Vesync app and integrated with Alexa so I decided to go with Etekcity switches too so they are all in one app. I needed several 1 pole and several 3 way switches. I ordered them and I am so glad I did. Here are the pros and tips for someone considering or installing them. This review is for 1 pole but I will repeat the same in the 3 way too.1) Even before ordering, open the switch plate and make sure you have a neutral wire there. Most homes (even relatively newer) have them but do check. Without the neutral you cant have smart switches as there will be no way to power the switch itself. The neutral wire pigtail is usually tucked back in so look carefully. Make sure to turn breaker off before opening the switch.2) If you are not comfortable with doing this, you must get an electrician. If you get all the switches and plates ready and an electrician can install them all in no time at all. I had an electrician coming anyway for some work so he did it in minutes.3) For 1 pole, the planning is easy as you don't have to decide where you will put the Smart Switch. However, if you have a multi gang switch plate, you may have to get an appropriate switch plate if you have the other switches on the gang that are toggle and not decora style. The Etekcity switches come with a one gang decora plate only so if you are doing anything other than 1 gang and your plate is not decora, you have to get it. The hybrid switch plates come in all sorts of combinations. I had to get some that are 2 gang - one toggle-one decora and some with even 3 gang combinations.4) Install the Vesync app and create an account. The app is very user friendly. You just add the type of switch you are installing and it walks you through the process. Once you have the switch installed and breaker powered back on, do a manual test to ensure the switch is working manually. Then during the install, you will be asked to look for the Etekcity wifi which is a temporary connection for your smart phone for installation like any wifi device. Once connected you will be able to choose your home wifi connection. When you are in the settings and looking for Etekcity wifi, give it a moment. Sometimes it will take a moment to show up. After that its a breeze. you may be asked to run a firmware update during the process which is very quick. As you install each, keep changing the names to something meaningful.5) Repeat this process for all switches. If doing Alexa integration, it makes sense to do it after you have installed and named all switches in vesync. that way when you ask Alexa app to look for new devices it will find all of them in one shot and you can then organize them in groups.6) For 3 way switches (2 switches that toggle the same light), you should install the smart switch on any one of the 2 options (not both). Sometimes the switches come in a 2 pack and people get confused thinking the other switch is for the other toggle for the same light. It is not. The 2 pack is just a package deal to get more for cheaper. Use them for 2 separate circuits. Unlike the 1 pole you now have the choice where you install the 3 way. Initially I thought that since the smart switches are bulkier, I should spread them out. In other words mix and match the gangs such that there are no adjacent smart switches so space is not an issue. That was not true. Since I started with 1 pole, I have a 3 gang with all 1 pole so I had to put them all in one gang and it was not a problem. One approach is to prefer the gang that is one gang. that way no extra plate will be needed (in case you don't have decora) and you will simply use the 1 gang plate that comes with it. Be extra careful with 3 way installation as there are additional traveler wires so take your time and again if you are not comfortable get an electrician.7) One thing I figured out was that currently you cant use a 3 way switch in a 4 way setup properly. A 4 way switch is when you have 3 switches controlling the same light. I thought that I could just replace one of the 3 switches with a 3 way and it will work. Manually it works fine. And with the App or Alexa it works too but not correctly. After a few toggles, it loses track of whether it is on or off and then will fail to respond to a command correctly. Etekcity tech support told me by mistake that it will work. So after the install when I reached back to them, they confirmed that currently it is not working correctly. The customer service by the way was absolutely awesome. They are extremely responsive and because of that 4 way issue, they refunded me promptly. Luckily I have only one 4 way so not a big deal. May be a future firmware update will resolve the issue. Th switches look so nice that I feel it is worth it just for the manual use.8) I have a Smarthome manager app to monitor and control all my wifi devices so it was important for me to know which device is what. The customer service also gave me the mac addresses of all connected Etekcity devices (plugs and switches) based on my vesync email address. That was absolutely awesome. I was able to rename all my wifi connections in the ATT Smarthome app.Bottom line - Etekcity products and customer Service is amazing. if you are in the market for smart switches, it is a no brainer. Best product, way cheaper than competition and the best customer service i have ever soon. Enough said.

I love the Etekcity brand and have flashlights, LED laterns, Smart Plugs, Single Pole and now Three-way switches. Their Veysync app works great and plays extremely well with Alexa for the past two years.Helpful hints for the three-way switch: You only need one smart switch per light.Install: the wire that is connected to the black screw (or inserted into the back by the black screw) on the current light switch is the one you need to connect the black "load" wire to on the nre three way switch. Then the red travellers go to the other black and red wires (they'll be connected to brass screws or inserted on the back) and you'll need to pull the white neutral wires out from the back of the wall box to connect the neutral wire from the switch. The switch needs the power to run and be programmable is why it needs a neutral wire when the normal switch doesn't. You may need bigger wire nuts than whats already on the neutral bundle in the wall box, I did. I had a three gang box with six neutrals already wrapped so I bundled my three smart switches together with a pig tail and just ran one wire to the bundle vs three more (I do have extra electrical wire around the house which made this easier). And of course the green wire from the switch goes to the bare copper ground wire. Yes you are going to have to fold your wires neatly and shove them into the wall box to get the switches to fit right without torquing a bit. I found leaving the switch just a bit loose off the wall vs tightening all the way down made it look better when I put my old plates back on.One NEGATIVE, why don't they make Almond colored switches, all my house switches are Almond decora already so the white sticks out a bit but not a deal breaker.The first three way switch took me the longest and it wasn't the product's fault, I accidentally chose the 4 way switch and then figured it out and moved to the beginning of the run and it works great now. The other three went quickly after that. Yes this three way switch turns off my hall lights which actually has three switches not two hence it's a four way (three switches and the light).Set-up: Download the Vesync app and log in. After turning the power back on, press the on button on the new switch until the little wi-fi signal light starts blinking. IMPORTANT! Make sure your phone is on the same wi-fi network that you are adding the switch to and that your bluetooth is on so your phone can connect directly to the switch during setup, this is were a lot of folks run into set-up issues. Then on the Vesync app hit the "+" sign to add a device and pick your switch type out of the list and follow the onscreen instructions. It usually does a software update right after set up gets done. Then you name your switch and I like to turn off the indicator lights which will turn of the signal and power light on the switch. I finish setting up any other of my switches and then go to my Alexa app.Alexa: if you haven't done so yet you need to add and activate the Vesync Skill with Alexa. After that, in your Alexa app click on "Devices" (bottom right), next page click the "+" sign (upper right corner) choose "Add Device", next page click "Switches" then next page the brand to choose is "Other" on the bottom, then next page click "Discover Devices". Alexa will take you through activating the switches and letting you add them to a group if you want to be able to control multiple switches at once. After that you are done and you can now ask Alexa to turn on/off your switches.At this point I also go in and set up any schedules for my lights like my porch lights etc.You can now control your switches in the Vesync app, Alexa app or verbally with Alexa as well.Hope this helps those having issues or scared to do the electrical stuff, it's not bad at all lots of YouTube videos on installs.

Good product, works as described

Fonctionne très bien, l’application est facile d’utilisation

Excellent product! You need to know what you are doing in order to install them (4 wires). Easy to set up with the application.It would be nice if these switches could monitor the power, like the WiFi outlets from the same company.

Evetime a I order 3way switches, I got single pole !!

Pretty much a straight forward install. Looks nice and works well. A little bit high on the price.