Lutron Caseta

When a thread like this pops up, the one thing I always recommend is seriously looking into Caseta for your lighting. Unless you really want to be able to change colors, don't mess with smart bulbs, and just do smart switches. Caseta is the only thing I've ever seen that works 100% exactly like a regular switch 100% of the time. The Caseta hub links to HA/Google/Alexa, but your lighting will still work fine when the internet is down or you're doing an HA upgrade. And although there is a chance you might decide to re-import the devices from your caseta hub to your home assistant install, I can …

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Lutron Caséta switches are by far the most reliable. Once installed they will work at the physical switch even if you disconnect the hub or have no LAN or no Internet. Very DIY friendly and work with Google, Siri, and Alexa as well as HA and HomeBridge.

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Lutron Caseta has been the most reliable smart home tech for me. I've had 37 light entities for two years and I have literally never had an issue.

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… tried the steps from @risen. The bridge corresponded to a room with a thermostat (Ecobee, using HomeKit Controller and not the Ecobee integration) and light (Lutron Caseta switch). I was not able to re-add this bridge to the Home app. I believe it timed out. Now that I’ve got other devices responding, I will try to re-add it again.

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I'd do lutron caseta lights, fan switches, and motorized shades

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The Caseta app uses the cloud, but HomeAssistant talks to Caseta locally and is not cloud dependent.

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I’d add - Caseta has far and away been the most stable integration for me. As long as your WiFi is working, Caseta is working. (Honestly, I’m in favor of disparate protocols and lots of hubs. I’ve found it way more reliable than integrating things directly to HA and HomeKit, as long as the provider is reliable)

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… pretty much any entity to my Apple devices regardless if they support HK or not. I've been really trying to move as much as I can to local control. Yes, Lutron provides local control and while there's no indication they will stop supporting this, I'd rather have the "localness" baked into the protocol as opposed to trusting the manufacturer to do the right thing.

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Lutron Caseta for the win!

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Lutron Caseta is the way

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I would pick Lutron Caseta (but with the Pro hub) every time. Hue are solid but I only have a like 4 bulbs these days, I just don't have many lamps. I like my Schlage lock but it's Schlage or HomeKit only, and I simply cannot add it to HA, so I'd make a different choice there if I can get HomeKey and Home Assistant support simultaneously.

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Lutron Caseta for lighting. Everything else can go down, but the switches and remotes will still work as long as you have power.

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Kinda surprised no one has mentioned Lutron Caseta (+Diva smart stuff), yet. It usually gets a mention. Absolutely the most reliable smart home devices. Probably the only thing here with perfect uptime and no manual resets…and for 4-5 years running!

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I had tried various switches before, but Lutron Caseta is the best option. It isn't perfect, but I haven't found A SINGLE OTHER OPTION that has wired switches and wireless remotes that look the same. For aesthetics alone, that makes them the best IMO

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Lutron Caseta makes probably the best(most bulb compatible and it just works) smart switches. I use the Zooz ZWave ones and those work great. If you want smart bulbs, Zigbee is the place. All of the technologies I’ve mentioned are local only and would require a hub to be connected to the internet. Home assistant can be that bridge if you want it to be. Usually you do need to buy a hub anyways as it translates the wireless signal to Ethernet. ZWave is 900Mhz, Zigbee and Lutron are not WiFi but close. If you want smart switches, I’d check out Caseta and Zwave(Zooz, Innoveli, etc.). Bulbs go for …

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Agreed Lutron.... Other great stuff: 1. Again, Lutron. Every one of my Lutron switches, dimmers, PICO remotes. We have 62 total Lutron devices installed. Not a single one has ever failed once, and we've never had to touch them after initial setup. 3 years now and running. Best. Purchase. Ever. 2. Every single Yolink device/sensor we have ever used. They just work. All the time. We have 82 devices installed in our home and still adding more. 3. Gree mini split AC. Integrates nicely into HA, Alexa, and Google Home. Has it's own remote, but I prefer the app or controlling it with HA. 4. X-Sense …

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This is my vote for Lutron Caseta and a mixture of smart lamps (light bulbs). Without needing occupancy sensors, I've set everything up for usable control including the voice assistant and sensible timeouts. My voice assistant and my app are adept at controlling individual lights and whole groups. I have not experimented too much with vague or incorrect names for the lights but the voice assistant seems to be pretty adept even learning a smart light on one side and a Lutron dimmer on the other side of the sofa and turning them on and off together. My two main concerns are, 1) making it easy …

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I agree with Lutron Caseta. Works perfectly without any web connection, but if you buy the hub you can control them with Google Home, Apple Home, and Home Assistant. The HA integration works really well. I read in other Reddit threads that the control from HA to hub to switch is local-only, not requiring cloud integration. I can testify that the response is instantaneous; I never notice a lag of any kind when controlling Lutron Caseta devices, unlike some of the other ones that I know do use cloud control.

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Lutron Caseta takes the top spot. Next is Shelly devices.

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I actually recommend Lutron Caseta still. It is a little expensive but it is rock solid. Been using it for 10 years now. Other than that, I have also been happy with SmartWings shades.

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Obligatory Lutron Caseta mention. I'm so committed to my Caseta switches that when I moved, I swapped all 50+ dimmers in my old house for dumb decora switches, and moved them all over to the new place. The Caseta dimmers are such champs that they've worked flawlessly for 2 years in the new home after 6-10 years in the old home. Best automation products ever. I typically don't like jumping at every new smart home product that comes along, so I have zero problem sticking with what works for me. Because...it works. I totally agree with your Third Reality summary. I love their products.

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We’ve been using regular dumb ceiling fans, with Lutron Caséta switches for the lights and fans.

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