Features not currently available that I'd like to see in switches

[Eric_Inovelli]

@DeltaNu1142

I’m hoping this post doesn’t cause people to pick up their pitchforks.

Lol, I hope not either – this was a very constructive post, thanks for sharing it!

@DeltaNu1142

I have a high-amp incandescent pool light with no neutral. I need close to 1000W of power handling, so the Inovelli dimmer is out of the running; and with no neutral, I can’t use an on/off switch. If Inovelli offered a high-cap dimmer, I’d get one.

Hmmmm… yeah this is a tricky one for sure. I’d be curious to see what the demand is for the higher wattage option. Would you settle for an on/off switch or does it have to be a dimmer?

I can check the specs on the ZigBee version of our switch that’s coming out. I don’t think it’s that high, but you never know.

@DeltaNu1142

I have two gang boxes, each having two devices powered from a single gang: interior & exterior lights, for example. As far as I know, there aren’t any 2-button Inovelli switches for powering things (other than the fan/light switch, which isn’t what I need). If the upcoming 5-button switch has two relays or dimmers built in, that would work… but I don’t think it does. In the past, I’ve gutted the gang box and cut a larger hole out to add a gang, but in some places (e.g., next to a door) that’s not always an option.

Good news is this is on the roadmap: 2021-2022 Roadmap (although in Q3 2022, so there will be a wait unfortunately).

Unfortunately, you’re right about the 5-Button – just controls one load.

There has been a lot of requests for this switch, so I’m looking forward to kicking this off!

@DeltaNu1142

Fan speed control - I have three GE switches for fan speed control only. A direct replacement would be a single switch for fan speed control. Using a Red Series fan/light control is a reasonable approach–relegating the light button to scene duty–but I’m still having issues with the ones I have now.

Yeah… this has been super disappointing to have to put on hold with our Z-Wave manufacturer. Good news is we’re making one with our ZigBee manufacturer, but I know it’s important to have a good Z-Wave mesh and to not combine protocols all the time. I’m hoping to pick up the project with Z-Wave in the next couple of months if all goes well.

Thanks again for the suggestions and hopefully we can hit most of them for you! It kinda sucks having to walk a fine line with all these great ideas and balancing whether or not we have enough money to innovate or stay in stock lol.