Smart Home Automation: Treatlife Single Pole Light Switch with Neutral Wire Requirement

EDWARD E BADAL: So easy to install and configure to the net work in the house I love it. This is one of the best switches I used.

United States on Oct 12, 2023

Harry K.: It's just fine.

United States on Sep 20, 2023

Paul: Had purchased both the single pole and 3 pole switches. It does come with fairly easy to read instructions/installation guides as well as mounting hardware and labels for the house wiring in the install location.
Like any wifi switch, the back side of the switch that houses the electronics is fairly large. So be aware that if you have a lot of electrical wiring within the box (ie lots of wires with grommets) that it will be a tight fit to get the switch to fit properly.
There is an LED light on the switch that remains on constantly if the light is off. This LED is fairly bright. The version received does not allow you to dim the LED or turn it off. I have heard that there are other versions that allow you to do this but not in the ones received. It doesn't bother me any but others may find it a nuisance especially in really dark rooms.
The app is pretty basic. Does take a fair amount of time to connect the switch to the app (sometimes had to wait 1 1/2 minutes for the switch to connect). I use Alexa and there were no issues linking the accounts.
The only unusual thing about this switch is the colour. Yes, it's white. However, it has a slightly off white hue to it,...

Canada on Apr 18, 2023

HaoHung: Using smart switch is much better than using smart light bulb cause for light bulb you have to always keep the switch on (i.e. you can only turn light off using google home/ alexa) and pricier in the long run when the bulbs burned out. This product does what it promises to do and enhances my smart home system nicely! Plus the installation is super easy, except that I don't have ground wire in my light socket (I saw a bare copper wire at the back attached to the wall tho, so I assumed it's ground wire?) so I just left it hanging. It works wonderfully, but don't quote me on this.

Canada on Feb 15, 2021

Brian BagnallBrian Bagnall: I'm in the process of automating my "new" home that has been out of date since about 1965, as far as light switches, lighting fixtures and wall outlets. I've had a Google Home and Nest Hub since earlier this year but this is my first attempt at integrating home automation with Google Assistant as they call it. The price is right for the TreatLife light switches so I'm hoping to convert the dozen or so upstairs light switches using TreatLife.
INSTALLATION:
The packaging for the light looks very stylish. Likewise the instructions are clear and easy to follow. The four wires you need to connect to make this work are very clearly marked, and it's also well explained how to identify the four wires in your electrical box and mark them using the kindly included stickers. The main technical point for most people will be identifying the line wire versus the load wire. You could use a simple electrical tester as recommended in the instructions, but I didn't have one. Instead I ended up using a multi-meter and touching the red probe to one of the black wires, then the black probe to the white neutral wire. The wire that registered 118V ended up being my line wire (the load wire...

Canada on Jun 09, 2020

Craig Corkum: The switch was pretty easy to install and setup was a breeze as well as the integration with Google Home. The back of this switch barely fit into the box in the wall due to the size of it. It would have fit a little better if the included wires were removable and If I was able to insert the existing electrical wires directly into the switch instead of having to use the twist caps.

After install the switch worked perfectly. The physical button press on the switch is much nicer then other touch sensitive wifi switches I have. I was also able to replace the face plate of the switch with a standard face plate to match the rest of my switches.

Canada on May 08, 2020

Seattle Sue: This was my first venture with installing a smart switch in my home. I was hesitant because it seemed so much easier to install a smart light bulb or a smart outlet. That plus the fact that it wasn't totally clear to me how they operated and their price seemed a little spendy. However, I had a switch that operated a small halogen spotlight and I couldn't find a smart bulb to replace the spotlight so I decided to get a smart switch. After perusing all the smart switches I could find on Amazon and other sites, I chose the Treatlife smart switch because of the very good reviews coupled with a very attractive price.
Once I received the switch and installed it, I was extremely pleased. My first concern was that since the switch was ganged up with two other switches, (with the other two switches controlling other lights), I was wondering if the new switch was the same size as the old switch or if it looked much different than the other two switches it would be next to. As it turns out, I needn't have worried at all. The switch was the exact same size so the the cover plate worked perfectly and it looked virtually identical to the other switches. The only differences were that the new...

United States on Mar 26, 2020

Tim D.Tim D.: Before I begin - in case anybody else has this question - the switch is model number SS01S.

I really liked this switch. From the very satisfying click of the button to the easy installation, I was very happy with it.

I have tried many switches and some have a very unnerving "click"; almost as if you were clicking something then there is a short 0.5 second delay before the switch actually activated. This switch does not have that!

All in all, I will be purchasing more of these.

Canada on Feb 26, 2020

Robert GuthRobert Guth: I used this to replace a timer switch that controls our outdoor Christmas lights (seen in the last picture). The instructions with this switch were very clear. I liked that they included wire labels (third picture) in the box. I didn't need them because my existing switch was already labeled with ground, neutral, load and line, so this was a direct replacement. You might want to use them if you are replacing a normal switch.

I already had a couple of Tuya smart plugs, so I already had the app on my phone and it was already integrated with Alexa (SmartHome skill). Adding this new device was straight forward. The instructions were perfect. If this is your first Tuya device, it will take a bit longer to get the device and Alexa working together. Once the switch was connected to the app, all that was needed was to have Alexa scan for new devices and add the switch to a group (if desired).

Some notes on installation:
1) this is a deep device so you need to be sure that you have a deep wall box behind your existing switch. Otherwise, you will have a hard time getting the wires and this device back in the box.(minus one star on the "easy to install" rating)
2) In most...

United States on Dec 16, 2019