V-TAC RGB+White GU10 LED Wi-Fi Smart Bulbs (Tuya Compatible) - 6-Pack $44.97 Delivered @ Costco Online (Membership Required)

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  naphman on 27/04/2022 - 14:19

  +1

  Been using these for months - not bad - work well, no basestation needed.
  Though in old (1990's) house in ceiling canister recessed type fittings the Wifi was a little limited.
  But with repeaters around the house its all good.
  Alexa works well with them.
  Was very worried about the Mrs using them - but now we love em!

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    lachhelix on 27/04/2022 - 14:23

    Thanks @naphman for the first hand experience! I have a bunch of the Arlec Bunnings one at the moment but they're gone so figured I'd give Costco ones a shot….

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      naphman on 27/04/2022 - 15:04

      +1

      I was really worried with the mrs. If it’s troublesome or has issues. She walks away from it grumpy I’ve added some new tech to the world. But these have been great!
      FYI my wifi system is a UniFi LR and a Asus old adsl in just wifi mode.
      As with everything, initial setup is different to everyone else’s - there’s two ways it goes to add - automatically on turn on ‘so many flashes at once’ or reset the switch (up and down a few times) to reset it and then the app spends 60 seconds searching for it.
      Not hard.
      Oh also if you forget and turn them physically off.
      When turning back on. Give them about a min again then the app/Alexa will find them ok (aka no need to reset or anything - just working like normal)
      Alexa knows the basic Colour names but can do the rainbow or dance settings though.
      For the lounge we’ll typically set them to green at around 10% for a nice light for the mrs to snooze.

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  Jimothy Wongingtons on 27/04/2022 - 14:24

  +1

  How dim can these go with dimming function on app?

  My gu10 a at home currently dim to practically zero but obviously not smart app controllable

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    lachhelix on 27/04/2022 - 14:26

    +1

    Perhaps @naphman could check for you? I'll let you know when they arrive

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      naphman on 27/04/2022 - 14:57

      +2

      Ahhh in the app it’ll dim down to 1%

      Works well for sleepie time.
      Physical dimming doesn’t work though.

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  impoze on 27/04/2022 - 14:26

  +2

  if you're using zigbee, the Ikea Tradfri GU10 are currently on clearance in store.

  The kits with the multi5 remote are being phased out and replaced with the new remote. Bulbs are the same though.

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    lachhelix on 27/04/2022 - 14:27

    +1

    Any idea what prices they're going for in store?

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      impoze on 27/04/2022 - 14:35

      +1

      it's the tunable white versions

      $15 for the singles
      $55 for the 3x pack with multi remote

      they are zigbee though, so you would need to have a compatible bridge (hue/sonoff/cc2531…)

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        chillipaste on 27/04/2022 - 16:19

        aside from differing protocols, the costco tuya's are lot cheaper.

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          impoze on 27/04/2022 - 22:40

          @chillipaste: Zigbee devices have lower power usage and doesnt clog up your wifi

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  tpopi on 27/04/2022 - 15:16

  Anyone know if there is a switch that will work with these? Need to be able to turn on/off multiple globes that currently run off different light switches.

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    aldroid on 27/04/2022 - 18:20

    +1

    You would be better off using ZigBee devices for this. Either Phillips Hue (their switches are excellent and being ZigBee use F-all power so batteries last forever) or IKEA tradfri (haven't used their switches but have heard they're ok). For both you would need a ZigBee bridge.

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  jas23667 on 27/04/2022 - 16:21

  +2

  I have these plugged into the up & down outdoor lights.
  They do not work well inside metal casing.

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  ouryou on 27/04/2022 - 22:06

  Bought 6, 2 died after 3 months.

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    lachhelix on 27/04/2022 - 23:01

    +1

    That sucks - did you get a refund?