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Your recommendation for smart plug (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by Bronzie@sh.itjust.works to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I'm tinkering with our ventilation over-pressure function in combination with an inline fan I run when 3D printing or soldering, to get the fumes and particulates out while simultaneously not creating a massive vacuum inside. The plan is to control it with MQTT from HA to a PLC that controls the ventilation via RS-485.

Therefore I'm looking for a simple but clean looking smart plug that I can integrate with HA to let me know when the fan is on (pulling power, actual wattage is irrelevant) to automatically enable this function.

I know Sonoff makes some, but I always prefer personal advice over random search results.
Preferably Zigbee or WiFi (offline) as I don't have any Matter/Z-wave hub/dongle. Compact design and black would be nice, but not a must. Stability and ease of setup matters more than added functionality.

Does anyone have any personal experience to share?
I'm grateful if you do. Thanks!

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[–] bigredgiraffe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

As others have said, be careful with fans if they are large, many of the plugs don’t have a very high wattage rating and are all definitely rated for 15a at max usually, you might consider a smart relay instead (like a Shelly or something).

That said I have switches and plug-in and in-wall relays from Aqara (zigbee) and TP-Link (WiFi) and zooz (zwave) and all are fine and do the job. Not all support power monitoring if that is something that matters to you, it’s not a universal feature.

[–] Bronzie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Cheers mate. It's an inline fan with a max draw of <40W, so I'm hoping the inrush won't be to bad.

Thanks for the feedback on plugs. Great to see people being happy with so many brands!