The Sonoff Water Valve: It could be so good...

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There are some good things about this product. Being presently functional isn't one of them, but there are some good things. Join me while I grade the degraded.

Be sure to check out @BeardedTinker's video which covers how to use the Sonoff Water Valve with Home Assistant:

For your very own Sonoff Water Valve:
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I understand your frustration with the product as you mainly use wifi. As for me, everything is Zigbee running on Home Assistant, and I've never had any connection problems. "It just works" as Paul Hubert would say😂😂😂

StevenRerani
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I have a sky connect with my home assistant. Using the default ZHA, and pairing and using worked right out of the box. No magic needed.

Zubair.Lawrence
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Just me guessing - you probably didn't have latest firmware on hub - I think I needed to upgrade it in order to pick the device. But than again, HA supports it out of box - no eWeLink or cloud is needed.

BeardedTinker
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No problem here. Paired to Home Assistant on a ZigBee dongle, no E-wee app used, paired quickly with no issues.

drumslapper
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I thought hose bib connectors weren't supposed to use PTFE tape, and instead a gasket in the female part? Hose threads aren't tapered, which is required for PTFE tape to be effective. Could explain the spray when you first turned the water on.

tomdibble
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you might not skimp on your wifi ... but let's be cheap with zigbee and then bash it.
get yourself a good controller, and maybe a router near the spigot if it's too far. it clearly worked beside that crappy controller.
this was zero review on the product itself and all you ranting against the most established and used home automation protocol in the world.
sticking to wifi is needlesly limiting, the devices themselves need a LOT more power and a LOT more babying. (separate vlans, permissions, routes, dhcp for that vlan, dns) ... zigbee? it just works.

Rostol
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Sir
Why not take on a little project where you build your own with a Pico W and Solenoid? Would love to see it

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