JoeyTheFoxxo

My Favorite Smart Switch.

I have owned a multitude of smart switches ever since I got Alexa three years ago. I went for big brands (WeMo, TP-Link, Lutron) but have always hated myself for spending so much money on them. This is not to mention how laggy and awful most of them performed (my internet is 250 MBPS by the way). I have a lot to say about the TreatLife smart switches so I shall break my review up into sections for your sanity.-Ease of Install-These switches were extremely easy to install. I am saying ten minutes per switch maximum. You must make sure that your home has the neutral (white) wire and have enough room in your electrical box for a dimmer. Always remember to shut off power at the circuit breaker before attempting any work yourself, and if you are uneasy, call an electrician. Hardware is provided, such as screws, wire nuts, and a single gang wall plate. Some of the bigger brands were way harder to wire up and some didn't even give hardware. Also unlike other switches, it works with any decora wallplate (not just the supplied plate).-Looks and Feels-I love the style of this dimmer, it is just simply beautiful to look at. Some other dimmers I have tried don't look nearly as nice as this one. I absolutely love the touch dimming slider and the way it glows. On standby, the night light/ indicator light at the bottom will be lit and one led will show the level that the dimmer is set to. When on, the night light will turn off and the dimmer will again show one led indicating its level. When you touch it, it brings a solid bar up to the light level it is set to. The construction definitely feels like some cheap plastic, but that is like every single switch in the market. It's not nearly to the point where I feel like I'm going to break the thing.-Control-The main on/off button sounds and clicks like my mouse, and is very likely a similar button mechanism. Not necessarily an awful thing, just something to get used to. The touch panel for the dimmer is the coolest thing ever. I very much prefer it over a traditional button or slider. It adds that little futuristic touch, you know? A double press of the main button sets the light level to minimum, which is a pretty cool built-in shortcut I use a lot.-Wi-Fi Connectivity-Setting up the connection and pairing to my smart home accounts was a breeze. It automatically goes into pairing mode upon the initial power-up. Resetting is simple as well, all you need to do is hold down the on/off button for several seconds. You will know it's in pairing mode as the night light/ main indicator will rapidly blink red. Once paired though, it will hardly give issues. I have six of these, four are close to my router, and two are very far. I had mentioned earlier that my WiFi speeds are in the 250 MBPS range, but for the farther switches, it can dip down to about 20 MBPS. There was only one instance where one switch lost connection but overlook it as it has not happened again in over a year. The worst that happens is a slight (5-second max) lag when turning on from a phone, although very uncommon.-Alexa and Google Home Integration-Honestly one of the easiest for Alexa and the Google Assistant to pair. Alexa automatically adds it to the app without even having to go into device discovery mode. I will admit I use Alexa way more than Google, so all I can say about the Google Home is that it will turn on and off the device. As for the Alexa control, I know for a fact she can power on/off, dim to any percentage, and integrate routines. My absolute favorite routines that I have made is an alarm that gradually brings up lights and one where if I say "Movie Night" it switches my nightlight led trim downlights (recommend you look those up, they are very cool) and dims all the lights to 10%.TL;DR: Just buy it. It is a fantastic switch and you will love it as much as I do.P.s. I know the walls in the pictures attached look ugly with their gaps and uneven surface, that's on the list of fixer-upper projects. I originally was not going to attach a video but I did last minute.Ver más

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William DeLonais

11 de mayo de 2026

Great product with ease of use

Love these dimmers! App is simple and effective, not to mention setting up a program for them is fast and easy. Installation easy and they all replaced the WEMOs I had installed a few years ago, these are much better! I hope they hold up but only time will tell! Definitely buy if you are in need. Will not disappointVer más

Jason

Smart light switches at a great price (and good quality)

I bought a bunch of the Treatlife smart switches for my new home — we have mostly LED lighting throughout and I wanted to be able to control everything with my Google Home. These work super well and I'm keen to buy a few more of the 3-way switches when they're back in stock.Pros:- Look really elegant and simple — I didn't like the brands that have a bunch of buttons, this looks just like a normal switch and fits in with the others in my house- Works extremely well with Google Home and Assistant, I assume the same for Alexa- Installation is fairly easy for someone who's relatively handy (don't forget to turn off power at the breaker!) but a little tricky to find the neutral wire if your previous switch doesn't have it- Routines — I have the porch lights on one of these switches and I have them automatically turn on (to a set brightness) at sunset and turn off at sunriseCons:- They're not consistently in stock (which hopefully they'll get better at over time)- Every once in a while the status light on the bottom glows red, and we can't figure out why. The lights still work and respond to my voice actions, just glow red...- The color is a slightly bluer white than my other switches, but your milage my vary and I plan to update all my switches anywayVer más

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TheFunBunch

Great dimmer switch! Very easy to install. Many different settings for compatibility.

Update:After 2 years: 2 of these switches have failed and had to be replaced. Not sure why, could possibly be because of power surge? Dropping 1 star.Original:These switches were very easy to install and look great in a multi-gang box, or as a single! The box only comes with plates for single installation. There are some good youtube videos online on how to install switches. The only difference between these switch and traditional switches is that these switches have a white wire that needs to be attached to the other white wires as well. If the switch/lights don't turn on when the power is resumed, you probably need to swap your black wires.They have a touch-slide interface for manually adjusting the brightness of bulbs. They also have an increasing turn on and decreasing turn off, as not to startle or blind you as they turn on.The software has a great easy-to-use interface for changing the brightness of the lights, or you can simply ask your digital assistant to do it for you! Additionally, you can set up daily schedules to turn on and off the lights, or set up smart events that are related to other devices in the house. (If you turn on this switch, turn on other smart lights or smart bulbs in the house)You can set a minimum brightness, to avoid low-voltage flickering on some bulbs. There is also 3-different dimming modes. I can't really explain them, but playing around with it, I found that some modes offered a smoother dimming then other modes, depending on the type of bulbs it's used with.Make sure your bulbs are dimmable, and don't use these on any other device besides lights. Don't dim smart bulbs with a smart switch.Ver más

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Elliott G.

Pros and cons that I’ve seen

In short, I’ve been using this product for a little over a week and I love it, read next to find out why.First of all the packaging. Everything comes well Organized and all of the required the mounting hardware is included, even a screwless white plate that’s pretty neat for this product.The installation can be a bit of a hassle just because of the existing wiring in my house, some of my junction boxes were a bit too crowded so inserting these big switches was a bit of a challenge, but with a bit of patience and a few youtube tutorial videos on how to wire electrical boxes everything is possible. For the simple electrical boxes the wiring was a breeze, under 5min to install. One thing you have to be careful is applying too mich strength to the box because the front plate might break from the circuitry box, if this happens you can use some regular plastic glue and problem solved. I think that if the stripped wire connections were a bit longer, would male the mounting a bit easier on those challenging boxes, but again, this is not a showstopperThe touch, this is one of my favorite things about this product, the feeling of satisfaction when clicking the button, it’s like clicking a computer mouse button, it makes you feel like you accomplished something everything you press that button. The switch is very responsive and turns on the device fairly quickly and it even has an LED indicator showing the status of the switch. The indicator also serves to find the switch at night. I really love plating with the slider making the light go up and downThe app installation, this is definitively something that I didnt love about the product since I’m pairing it with my iphone (not sure if Android has the same issue. The pairing instructions included in the box seem to be a bit outdated compared to the app, I had to pair the device using the alternative mode where you have to manually join the product wireless server, I believe this is called AP mode. It’s a bit tedious because you need to wait 2 minutes for the first pairing mode to fail before you can try the alternative mode which takes almost 2 more minutes to complete.The app, once paired, the app is very straight forward, and pretty much has all the functionality you need, scheduling, grouping different devices per room and it also allows easy google integration.Given the price of the item I would say it’s pretty well worth it. My personal rating is 8/10 just because of the pairing process which you only have to make once, after that it’s all joy and happiness.UPDATE: I bought a second set of this switch cuz I loved the first one so much, it’s been great and it’s also pretty fun making all my parts interact with each other!

Igofast

17 de julio de 2020

Easy to Install and Configure - no buzzing and gets to a sufficiently dim state

From previous experiences with Dimmers in general there are 3 "gotchas" that make a less than desirable experience:1) Buzzing2) Flickering3) Don't dim enoughFortunately, using LED lights, I am not getting any buzzing or flickering even though the previous switch these replaced would. And I am pleased with how dim they get - I wouldn't call it the lowest level the lights could probably go, my guess is 1% is maybe actually 10-15% - but the previous dimmer would only go down to ~50%.I now have 14 "smart" switches from 3 different manufacturers in my house. I keep purchasing Smart Life switches as they appear to have the best value and their performance is the same as my more expensive ones.Via the app(Smart Life), the devices works with Amazon and Google devices. IFTTT is no longer supported as of ~June 2020 which is a bummer as that integration brings functionality that Alexa/Google do not have. There are other applications out there that are effectively the same as the Smart Life app(such as Brilliant Smart) that can be utilized and still support IFTTT as of this review. Even though the app doesn't appear to be created by Treatlife, I need to knock a star off of the rating as not having IFTTT limits the functionality of the device. On the plus side, the Smart Life app continues to be improved and provide more functionality - I just can't turn on a light when my Blink cam senses motion like I can with IFTTT.Easy to Set Up(no issues here, instructions are clear and didn't have any problems connecting to network).I have no concerns about picking up more of these in the future.Update: As of August 2020, IFTTT support has returned to Smart Life!!! Upping ranking to 5 stars.Ver más

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