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> some relatively cheap z-wave switches. They're only momentary, but up is on and down is off. When they're off, I have them configured to show a small white light on the bottom.

This sounds great. Can you provide a pointer or full search term to getting these ?

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As others have said - I set up my whole house with Zooz z-wave switches (mostly ZEN72 and ZEN77) a couple years back. Very solid - started out on SmartThings, now on Home Assistant. I think my average cost was about ~$22/switch, cheaper than many alternatives. By default they show a small green light when the light is off, but it can be customized to different colors, or off all together. Loving my decision more and more as I keep seeing more news about issues with cloud connected devices and companies.

The Inovelli Red series is a popular choice for Z-Wave switches. They also make a Zigbee version with similar features. Personally, I have been using Lutron Caseta switches which use a proprietary protocol, but you can get local control and they've been incredibly solid.

Over the years, every time I've looked at the Inovelli switches they are always out of stock. I really wanted to switch to them but could never make it happen. If they've solved their stock issues, that's good to hear.

I don't think they have unfortunately which is one of the reasons I'm using the Caseta switches. I would love to switch myself too since the price point is similar, they use an open standard, and the controllable LED is a just a cool added feature.

The range and battery life on the remotes is unbelievable as well.

A good chunk of my z-wave hardware is from Zooz. I haven't tried any other brands, so I can't really compare or provide a solid "this is better" recommendation or anything. Mine are the older 700 series.

I've got a mix of the "Zooz ZEN71" for places where I need to switch larger loads (e.g., bathroom light and fan, all my outdoor lights) and the "Zooz ZEN72" elsewhere as it supports dimming.

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