UltraPro Z-Wave Plus Smart Light Switch: Automate Your Home Lighting with Advanced Technology

Kelly C.: I bought a 2 pack of these in June 2021. They have worked very well and are compatible with my home alarm system. Unfortunately, after 2 years and within approximately 6 weeks of each other, both of the switches have quit working. I will likely replace with a different brand as I was expecting 5 or 6 years of use from them.

United States on Sep 11, 2023

Terry Hill: integrated into SmartThing without any problem.

United States on Sep 09, 2023

D. Matic: Got these to replace my failed GE Z-Wave switches. These are much more responsive in comparison and provide near instantaneous on or off when using the paddle. Definite upgrade.

United States on Aug 03, 2023

Ashick: My house built in 2017 included GE Z wave switches. Those older GE switches stopped working after so many years, especially after power outages. The GE switches made by Jasco, same manufacturer as the product in this listing, have a 5 year warranty. My last GE switch died after a power outage today; it almost lasted 6 years.

Thankfully with Prime, I was able to get these new switches the same day. These switches are the newer version made by Jasco. They're small in dimension and don't take up as much room as the older versions; they also don't require you to cut off the metal tabs on the front.

The switches in this listing are essentially the same ones that Jasco sent me to replace the older GE switches that were within warranty, with one exception. The replacement GE switches had a slight lag from pushing the paddle to light activation. These ones are almost instantaneous. Programming to a hub is the same. Pricing a slightly better as well. Overall, they're better than the GE Enbrighten switches.

United States on Jun 01, 2023

Maurice: I've lost count of how many of these I've installed. They work very well. I've had only three failures thus far. They don't like to get hot. Two of the failures were on an outside west wall; that wall gets hotter than blazes when the summer sun hits it. They are a bit large, so take up a lot of room in the box. One has to tuck the wires and wire connectors well out of the way to get them in. But most of these devices are about the same size. I've had no trouble at all getting SmartThings to recognize them. I've had no trouble getting Alexa to use them. Once installed on SmartThings, Alexa seems to figure it out on its own. I've taken apart the two dead ones. There's a lot of electronics inside, which explains the high cost. I wish they could have been bought in bulk for much less.

Canada on Jan 19, 2023

Kevin B.: Nice in that it has good captured wire connectors rather than its own wires (i.e. you can eliminate twist-on wire connectors in your electrical box).
I set my ISY994i to ZWave linking mode, and had to turn the switch on an off a couple times to get it to link, but it linked up fine and is working with my system of Insteon and mixed-supplier Z-Wave devices.

Canada on Jan 12, 2023

Louis-Philippe: The quality of this switch is better than what I expected for this price. It is on par with Inovelli, GE and Zooz switches that I have around the house. It is easy to install, and the fact that it is not as deep as other switches really help when you have multiple switches in a double or triple gang box. They don't overheat, and are easy to pair. I paied mine with SmartThings, and synced it with Home Assistant. The device is snappy when triggered from the hub. The only reason I would consider another device over this one is if you need to have double/triple clicks to set scenes or other commands in the house. Otherwise that switch is exactly what you would expect.

Canada on Jan 04, 2023

MBMB: I've got about 30 Leviton zwave switches but thought I'd try this because it is about 1/2 the price. The differences aren't very noticeable. The Leviton switch is a bit smoother and has a nicer click in my opinion but most people wouldn't notice. These have a blue light vs green and you can turn it off if you don't like it.

The unit doesn't have loose wires that you need to connect. I'm not a fan of those. And you can either wrap the wire around a screw (traditional) or quick connect up to 2 wires per terminal (keep the wires straight and push them into a hole in the unit). Quick connect requires manual tightening but I prefer this as the self locking ones never release the wire in my experience. Very well thought out.

Connected with Samsung Smarthings by scanning the QR code on the unit. So remember to do this before you screw on the backplate.
Note: you can't add by looking up model/manufacturer like I did for my Leviton switches. You need the QR code.

This will be my goto switch going forward as the quality seems on par with others but at 1/2 the price.

Canada on Jan 02, 2023

Nick Mc: It was easy to install and hook into my smart hub. Had also hope it would extend the range enough for my z-wave garage door opener to work but it did not, even tho it is an attached garage and the switch is installed in that common wall.

Canada on Oct 05, 2022

Balaji V: I bought this switch in addition to the GE Zwave switch - because I wanted to see which one is better - only to realize both look identical and without the GE logo on the other, its difficult to tell them apart! Then I found out, both are manufactured by JASCO!!

So from quality perspective this switch is no different from the GE Switch review. Some of these will be exact replica of my other review.

Packaging
It came in a box with a user manual, extra paddle and white jumper wire. The manual has a lot of instructions and you should read it if you are new to electrical installations. If you havent done wiring before, I recommend you call a professional electrician.

Wiring
This is a 'self-learning' device which figures out which line is LIVE and NEUTRAL by itself. So dont get confused if the device says Line/Neutral on both poles. I have read other users had difficulty to get it work, so I followed the pole placements from the Gen-1: bottom pole as LIVE and top pole as NEUTRAL.
Wiring is soooo easy! Im not an electrician but I have changed a lot of switches in my old house in the last 4 years. This was THE easiest way to plug+tighten a pole and a romex....

United States on Jul 11, 2020