Sonoff
About the vendor and its products
Sonoff is a Chinese company offering various smart home products. Some are only suitable for the North-American market, others for UK, but also some for mainland Europe. Some relevant products are:
Smart plug, called Sonoff S26 Smart Plug
Smart wall switch, called Sonoff T1 EU
Smart bulb, called Sonoff B1
Smart light strip, called Sonoff L1 Smart Led light Strip
Smart socket, called Slampher
There are many other products, but it is often difficult to determine whether these can be used in Europe.
The app eWeLink - Smart Home Control must be used to control the products, besides there being support for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant as well as a Homebridge-plugin and a Homey app.
Our experiences
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| Component | Room | Experiences |
|---|---|---|
Sonoff DS18B20 waterproof temperature sensor |
This is a pure temperature sensor, which does not work alone, but must be connected to another component that can supply power to it and read the measurements from the sensor. In our case, it measures the water temperature in the aquarium through being connected to a Shelly smart relay. |
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| iFan04 fan controller | Uninstalled | This is a very smart solution if you have an old-fashioned ceiling fan where the speed is controlling using pull chains. The device makes it possible to control both the light and fan speed from an app or in Apple Home via a Homebridge plugin, and the enclosed remote control is also practical. Since we have replaced the ceiling fan with a smart version, it has been uninstalled. |