Lightwave L21422WH RF Generation 2 White Lighting & Power Starter Kit, 88.0 mm*30.0 mm*150.0 mm

So I bought this because I have a lot of the older lightwave and Siemens equipment from long ago. I needed to add to the system and so I had to change my hub, add a lightswitch an a socket. All my old connect series equipment paired up well. I have also been able to bing into smartthings so I can control from our Samsung tv. The new sockets actually have power monitors in them, so you can see what power is being drawn! This is awesome. Allworks with amazon Alexa, seems to work faster than he old system, even with the older smart series devices. Ther thermotstat programming is much improved and functions as a new generation device, even though I've had it 5 years! If they could get this down to £30 per double socket and £20 a switch they would take over the UK! The new devices and trhermostats are controllable from homekit on apple.

Have started on the HomeKit road and this product(s) work really well. Well made and fit in well with our newly built home.Set up was straight forward and some nice features such as being able to dim the switch lights for bedrooms etc

Product works well and integrates well with Homekit. Hub makes a strange noise every time you trigger an action, but this is the only downside. Product is expensive but well-made and high-quality.

Works really well - the signal range from the hub to switches is pretty good

The all-white hub shown in the images is model L2, which is backwardly compatible with the older “connect” series of products from lightwave. The hub supplied is model LP2, which is not.So if you *dont* have any existing lightwave products, this kit is fine.If you *do*, then you need to check which series they are before purchasing this kit.

This is definitely a better product that the 1st generation but sadly lightwaverf has lost their way in terms of overall product range. unlike the 1st generation they dont support wireless remote controls (talk to their tech support and it's always coming in a few months... that's been for last year at least).All in all it's a mess. no point upgrading from gen 1 due to lack if device support but if they dont get critical mass soon who knows.

Lightwave was my choice when I decided to put some home automation into my home because the sockets and lights fit in with normal household decoration. They are well made brushed stainless steel outlets and switches.However my Gen1 system was not without its faults. Every now and again the automation would not work and the gateway hub wasn't perfect. Mostly okay but room for improvement. I was actually about to buy the new system gateway to improve things when I got this to check out. Happy days.And I'm glad to report that it is indeed a real improvement.Firstly, the gateway seems to give a better overall coverage and is more reliable. I have a large house and this covers the whole of it despite the fact that when I renovated it I used foil backed plasterboard to improve thermal efficiency thus creating a bit of a Faraday cage.Size is simimar to the old gateway which a more rounded appearance. Its still basically a small white, light box. Easy to tuck away and mine is in a cupboard upstairs.Sockets and switches are really well made and have a good heft and look just like most high end brushed stainless steel outlets. The one thing to bear in mind is that they are fairly deep becasue of the inbuilt switches so make sure that your back boxes are deep enough. When I renovated my house - and with previous experience - all my swtich and power back boxes are the deepest you can get. If you have the really shallow type then forget it unless you are happy to replace with deeper ones.In use I did wonder if it would be a pain as I already had the Gen1 Lightwave RF system installed but, I'm happy to say that it was a doddle. Download the app, install onto your wifi network and then follow the app steps to set up your outlets/sockets. If you have Gen1 stuff already fitted then you will have to pair them up again but it literally takes about 3 seconds per outlet/switch.You can then use the app - which is different to the old one - to set up timers and routines. I took a bit more time than I should setting all my old stuff up again for dusk till 2230 because like most blokes I didn't step through each stage. Once I'd worked out how to do it each timer took about ten seconds to set up. And my tip there is to understand that each timer is one action. Turn on at a set time or dusk/dawn and then save. Turn off at a set time dusk/dawn then save.Overall a real improvement over the old system.

based in UK, amazon driver handed me an unbagged box with the security tabs already breached, I asked him if I could refuse it and he said it had already been scanned..Not the drivers fault, I opoened the box and the switch clearly had been used before. disgusting as i had sparky booked to come and fit.