GE 45602 Z-Wave Technology Lamp Module Dimmer, White

Full Overview

WIRELESS LIGHTING MODULE WITH Z-WAVE TECHNOLOGYADDS REMOTE CONTROL & DIMMING CAPABILITY TO STANDARD INCANDESCENT FLOOR & TABLE LIGHTSSPACE-SAVING HORIZONTAL DESIGN PLUGS INTO STANDARD WALL RECEPTACLE WITHOUT BLOCKING SECOND OUTLET1 Z-WAVE CONTROLLED & 1 ALWAYS-ON PASS-THROUGH OUTLETMAXIMUM LOAD OF Z-WAVE OUTLET: 300WMAXIMUM COMBINED LOAD OF BOTH OUTLETS: 15A 1800W RESISTIVEUPC : 043180456021Shipping Dimensions : 8.15in X 7.25in X 2.75inEstimated Shipping Weight : 0.9789

Technical Details

- Adds remote control and dimming capability to standard incandescent floor and table lights
- Space-saving horizontal design plugs into a standard wall receptacle without blocking the second outlet
- One Z-wave controlled and one always-on pass-through outlet
- Easily create and manage custom home lighting control
- Start with a room or two and add more over time

I installed couple of these as a tester before purchasing more. So far it has been working as desired. Here's my feedback and observation so far after a week's use

1. Built and looks are good.
2. One of the outlets is a Z-Wave outlet and another one is always on pass thru
3. Pairing with Z-wave is really simple and takes less than a minute for complex setup and few seconds for a simple remote. If you have a Harmony 890/1000 remote you will be able to use it without any gateway as well.
4. Z-wave outlet let's you Dim the lights including letting you control from your remote or on the module
5. Load Sense feature, which is disabled by default, can be enabled to let you use it without any remote or Z-wave interface. You can simply power-on your Lamp and module will sense the load of the lamp and simply powers it on. This is a good feature case you have a not so technically savvy person at home or have younger kids or even with guests - do it the traditional way.
6. It does not seem GE makes it and seems a OEM brand. Other brands are also selling, like homepro, that seems very much alike but I have not used others yet.
7. Can be combined with several scenes to watch TV and dim lights. Before going to bed or leaving the house - a single click/buttin will ensure that everything is powered off.

Cons:
1. I really wish that both the outlets were Z-wave
2. Little complex to enable Load Sense
3. Manual is just piece of paper ready to be recycled specifically advanced configuration and commands
4. Tech support is technically challenged and you may feel that you may know more than them. By the time they get back to you may have already resolved the problem just with the help of your own skills or or just by Google.

Other Thoughts:
1. Z-Wave outlet: This is a Lamp Module with Dimmer and should not be used for constant current required devices like an "Air Conditioner" or coffee maker.
2. Does work with Dimmable CFL although at "very low" settings you notice flickering effect but that is no fault of either devices. This is how CFL is supposed to behave (for now)
3. There is a Soft fuse instead of wired traditional fuse - good for resets case something goes wrong but I am little skeptical for now.

Hope this will help you find what you're looking for.

my husband and I bought the starter kit, a remote, a few extra modules and a thermostat and light switch. He found something that gives us a year free of the Nexia (formerly Schlage link) subscription and it was cheaper than us buying the vera and the individual pieces. After that we are going to be getting a vera bridge because it's basically the same service and you don't have to pay a service fee. It was awesome because he ordered it while he was deployed and turned the light on and off and dimmed it while in Singapore! How cool is that!!! The girls in the apartment complex are jealous too lol

It worked just fine out of the package. That may seem like a trivial thing but I have had some bad experiences with the Intermatic/Wayne-Dalton units being defective from the very start. GE costs a bit more than the equivalent from Intermatic or Wayne-Dalton (both are really from Intermatic) but if GE actually works out of the package, that's a plus. In 5 years, I have seen nearly a 40% module failure rate with Intermatic (either by infant mortality or fail in less than 2 years, mostly with Z-Wave RF transceiver failures) so I am hoping that the GE versions will work and continue to work. I like the form factor and pass through outlet. The only thing I don't like about it is the lack of a power indicator LED but that's minor compared to if it works or not.

Update: I liked it enough that I decided to order more of them.

I am loving this zwave technology. I travel almost every week and it is nice to be able to monitor my residence from anywhere in the world. I turn lights off and on, and monitor the temperature etc.... Highly recommend this to anyone who needs to feel more in charge of the home front!

I purchased several of these dimmers and use them for table lamps and nightstand lamp, works great with ge remote. Is everything I wanted, very easy to set up with the remote. Can also control it with the button on the front, also has a plug on one side that is not controlled through z-wave. I would recommend these to anyone.

I have already added two more of these to my wish list.... Great effect!! Works well!

I think I waited three weeks to get the shipment. Otherwise the product works great with my home security system.

It advertises 1800W, but that's both combined outlets. Only one of those outlets is switched via Z-Wave, and that one is 300W max, with no ground plug. NOTE: WILL NOT WORK WITH YOUR AIR CONDITIONER!

Product works just fine otherwise.