Grid Connect tips, tricks and help

[CSParnell]

Hi all,

I thought it may he good to have a feed where we could share any tips and tricks to do with any of the Grid Connect Range being Arlec, Deta, Verve, Orion.

I am learning from trial and error and really just accident so sharing with others and sharing back we may be able to create some good learning information for us all.

Please post below starting with what the trick is as the title then how to do so as the body of information.

Carl 

[EricL]

Hello @stevesmith2107 

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us and thanks for sharing your question about smart solar fairy lights.

I'm sorry but the store does not currently stock smart solar fairy lights or an Arlec RF transmitter. However, I can suggest a way to protect your Arlec Smart 800 LED Bud Lights With Grid Connect. To protect the transformer and plug of the extension cord, I suggest using Arlec IP44 Outdoor Safety Box. I own one of these and often use it whenever I use my pressure washer. I know that my cable is safe, and the connections will not get wet even if accidentally drenched.

To protect the electrical cable itself you can cover it with Builders Edge 1000mm Cable Protector. The cable protectors can be locked together, and you can use duct tape to keep the cable in the channel. As long as the cable protector is facing right side up it will protect the cable.

Let me call on our experienced member @CSParnell for their recommendation.

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric

[CSParnell]

@stevesmith2107 @EricL 

I have not been into Bunnings this year with the new Xmas light range though I do remember some being Grig Connect in previous years but they may have been hardwired. I think the issue with solar Grid Connect lights will be they won't have the ability to maintain their connection for 2 reasons 1. People will put them to far away from wifi range and 2. They constant draining of power in the system could loose the settings even if a small PCB battery was installed.

That being said nothing a 1.2ah 12v battery, 10-20w solar panel, 20w solar regulator and 12v smart outdoor fairy lights could fix if you wanted to go DIY all placed in an IP rated enclosure.

As for a RF/Wifi push button... Search Tuya push button, you will find many options and Tuya works on Grid Connect platform and vice versa, Tuya is the parent device manufacturer. Just look out between wifi, ZigBee, Bluetooth for Wifi all you need is your router, for ZigBee and Bluetooth you need a separate hub. There is also Z Wave that needs a hub.

Hope that helps

[GreenHouse]

Hi @stevesmith2107

Is this the sort of Grid Connect remote control you are after?

If so, please refer to Page 12 of this Forum: "4 Gang Smart Switch Review".
I've been using one of these with Grid Connect daily for almost 1 year now.  Easy to use/program and very reliable!

NOTE:  The only catch is that it requires a ZigBee hub, but that works seamlessly with Grid Connect for all your Grid Connect Scenes & Automations.
Each button has ‘single click’, ‘double click’ and ‘long press’ modes to facilitate control of up to 12 devices.

(I looks like an 'Infrared remote' but it isn't.)

[CSParnell]

@GreenHouse yep that's the type I was thinking of or these are good too for ZigBee the 3 position touch ones. No not the skull haha