Does anyone know what the range of the hub is? I have a 2400 square ft. house that I was using X-10 before it's collapse.
1827709
Technically speaking, you'll probably be using z-wave and its useful range is roughly 100 feet. Each new z-wave device usually extends the range by an additional 100 feet, though. The outlets included in the $299 kit definitely extend the z-wave range by 100 feet. With each device extending the range, you can cover pretty much any size house.
1827710
I believe it's 100 to 150 feet. The Cool Thing About Smartthings is that it's Z-Wave and Zigbee . Meaning that most Z-wave devices repeat signals (Mesh network). If you add a wall switch. You just extended the range of your setup. If you like more information in more detail. Take a look at this. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/the-next-wave-in-home-control-systems,review-859-2.html
1827711
Most powered devices will repeat the signal. As I recall even the motion sensor will act as a repeater if powered externally. I have phillips hues bulbs everywhere in my home and it's extended the range to about 100 feet outside of my home, my home is an 1800sq ft home.
1827712
I would email Smartthing technical support under contacts. They will respond quickly. Mention the X-10 and they be able to help with that as well. Also read some of their technical papers on the support page.
1827713
I am currently using this in a 2600 sq ft house. Hub on second floor in front of the house and sensors on the garage and sliding door at rear of house with no issues. Lamp module is on second floor which I believe helps as a repeater. Hopefully this helps
1827714
Not entirely sure but I'm guessing you can ask their support prior to purchase. FWIW, I have this installed roughly in the center of my 2000 sq. ft. home and it has no issues whatsoever. Additionally, the smart plug acts as a repeater for the hub so this may assist in your case if you place the hub in one corner and the repeater in another.
49576
I haven't had any problems at our property which has an elevation difference of about 10 ft. over an area of 1 1/4 acres. I use two transmitters, one in the barn and one in the house. The transmitter in the house is about 6 ft higher than the one in the barn. System works great even with my truck parked in the barn.
733586
I can only offer some real world experience, I have 3 of these, In an office building it works fine for about 100 feet then starts to drop off at 150 though walls it does not work well. I found a second unit 100 feet away is a good solution. In open air 350 feet work fine. You have a power setting and you can turn it up. You also have a range setting and it goes up to Kilometers, This issue is there is a compromise of the speed and bandwidth as you turn this up. So I am sure it will work at 2,500 meters but you wont be getting 100MB though put.
756024
Hi, at my home which is 4 room flat I get 20-25 feet in usable range. Farther than that I begin experiencing cuts And /or distortion. Hope that helps. Have a nice day from Montral, Canada
1925187
We have a 1700sqft house all one level and it's fine everywhere in the house. I'm terrible at estimating distance though :/
1737473
I also live in MN and have this working with my SmartThings hub. I had mine installed all last winter (2013/2014) and did not have a single issue. I will point out though that I have a mix of additional powered z-wave (and zigbee) devices that are acting as repeaters around the house. The relay alone works great to open and close the door but I also use a 3 axis sensor (SmartThings Multi Sensor) to determine if the door is open or closed and to be alerted.
1475692
We just tested ours last night for you, the camera inside the house and myself with the monitor outside. I reached about 200' before I ran out of signal. At the 180' area it would work intermittently.
1354753
I have it inside my house, about 16 ft away from front wall, and I have connected outside the house, across the street about 50 ft away. Don't know actual range, but it's pretty good for my needs.
1361630
The when troubleshooting connection issues, the user manual states "... We recommend a maximum distance of 10 metres (33 feet) with no solid objects in between." That implies class 2 (2.5mW (4dBm) 10M) As for the BT version, I'm gonna guess v2.1 (nothing in manual) based on product release date.
1152444
I've noticed it's not good at measuring very hot surfaces. A normal hub of about 120 or less would definitely measure accurately, but as you get closer to it's maximum rated value of 300, it seems less accurate. So, technically, as you see the numbers go over 200 or so, it's already too hot, so an exact temp wouldn't matter as much, so you'll want to check your seals anyway.
1222843
Not having used this in ai 20,000 sq ft warehouse, I can only say that it works well from room to room in a 2000 sq ft dwelling. This is a miniature device. Perhaps contacting the manufacturer would be the best way to get your answer.
856359
I have an identical situation and it works very well at least 200 feet away. Hope this helps.
260469
Unfortunately, it won't work 12 blocks away...I tried to use it in my Garage and it worked, but the minute I went beyond my garage....It no longer worked! I hear it depends on the area you live in too...Rural or City! In the city it only works around my house!
554363
I would say unless you have metal studs or metal roof it should work fine for that area. Ours is right at 2100 and it is fine except in the far bedroom which is probably 25-30 ft. through sheet-rock, studs and brick from the router. It receives and sends from there but needs a lot of time which I think is due to resending of the data because of errors.
756023
Hi, at my home which is 4 room flat I get 20-25 feet in usable range. Farther than that I begin experiencing cuts And /or distortion. Hope that helps. Have a nice day from Montréal, Canada
2037940
I have a 2800 sf house, with the router place in the room above the garage mounted on a wall vertically. The single to the other side of the house is ok, 52mb out of 145mb. I will be installing a shelf to mount horizontally to try getting a better signal, just have not gotten to it.
943813
The hub does not work over WiFi today but that might be an option down the road. You can always try a wireless bridge. It connects via Ethernet cable and then uses the wireless signal.