meross3 Way Smart Dimmer Switch Kit, 3 Way Dimmable Smart Switch Supports Apple Home, Alexa, Google Assistant & SmartThings, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Light Switch, Neutral Wire Required, Remote Control Schedule

This smart switch is easy to install and works well with Apple HomeKit. The switch comes with a face plate, but it also fits into decorator-style double plates (or larger).You can control this using a WiFi device or manually at the switch by clicking it. The switch features an LED indicator light to indicate when it is on. The price is great and more reasonable than similar competitor products.

These are working great. I have used one of them to control my outdoor fountain. I am able to put the fountain on a schedule and have it turn off and on automatically

Easy to install and works great with Apple home! Need to install the Meross app to keep soft up to date and it will help to keep the switches synced with Apple home

One thing to note is that the switch doesn't "flip" per se, it just sort of "clicks" like a computer mouse to toggle the internal electronics/relay. There is an LED on the switch to reveal power on/off vs the physical position of the switch. Also, wiring is via screw nuts to the box wiring as opposed to more traditional terminals. Installation is fairly straightforward provided you have the opposing switch wired correctly, and Homekit integration is seamless. My only serious nitpick is that the faceplate pops off way too easily, sometimes accidentally if the box screw terminals are too deep, i.e. behind the plane of the wall. A more secure snap-on mechanism or even a screw attachment of the faceplate would be a welcome addition in this case.

In the interest of full disclosure, Meross provided a free switch for me to test and review for them. Their program does not require the review be in their favor, so I am free to post whatever I want.That said, I truly have no complaints with this device. It installed easily, as long as the installer isn’t afraid to work with electrical wiring, and setup was easy.Meross has been my smarthome brand of choice lately, due to their stuff just working really well, the simple and fast firmware updates, their great customer support, and how easy it is to work with their app. So, when Meross reached out, asking me to test their new switch, I jumped on the offer.Frankly, aside from adding support for Apple HomeKit, this switch looks and feels exactly the same as their non-Apple enabled switch. I was glad to see this. Another brand I previously had been using, changed the look of their switches with each new model. So I was happy to see that Meross maintained a consistent look.A new “screwless” switch plate was included in the box, but I was installing this into an existing two switch location. While I was at it, I replaced the second switch (powering a ceiling fan) so that it matched, and used a double gang switch to separate the fan and lighting circuits.Like most smarthome switches on the market, this one does require a neutral wire. While I didn’t have any neutral wires readily available in the junction box, I did have one passing through to an electrical outlet nearby. So I just had to pull that neutral back from the outlet, and then add a new 3’ long wire to replace what I’d pulled out. Added 5 minutes to the installation.As soon as I powered up the new Meross smart switch, it was ready for setup. I opened the Meross app, clicked the “+” sign in the upper right, and selected the type of device I was installing. It sent me to my WiFi config page so I could connect to the AdHoc wireless SSID from the switch. As soon as I connected to the switch, I was prompted with a pop up informing me this switch was Apple HomeKit enabled and asking if I would like to add it to HomeKit as part of the process. It then opened the Apple Home app for me and HomeKit setup was all of 60 seconds. I then switched back to the Meross app and completed the setup in there. As soon as I was finished, I got a notification from my Amazon Alexa app that it had already discovered the new switch and could now control it for me. This was so much easier and wrinkle free than the previous manufacturer I used to use.I’ve included a couple photos showing the original switches, the inside of the junction box, where you can see the neutral passing through in the back right corner, and how it all looked once I was finished. It’s a nice clean look.As for performance, it’s working flawlessly, and instantaneously, using Alexa, the Apple Home app, and the Meross app. I’m really happy with this switch.

IF YOU PLAN TO USE AMAZON ALEXA DO NOT BUY! I installed a dozen of these. In every case, adding the device to Alexa took considerably longer than the wiring. Like 30 min per device... at least. When you try to connect to the device on wifi, which you have to do to pair it, you get the above pop up. IF you hit cancel it disconnects. the wifi from the device. If you hit add to home and wifi, you then get taken to apple home app. If you close apple home app, it disconnects from the device. So there is literally no way to directly add it to the meross app. You have to add it to Apple home and then go to meross devices and look for "unbound devices " at the top and then add the device to meross, then you can add it to Alexa. This is different than the instructions. You also need the code you are going to cover up with the cover plate on the top left sticker. That code is not in the instructions or box, even though the instructions tell you to look there. I did a dozen, at least, and had EXTREME DIFFICULTY PAIRING TO ALEXA in every case. I am very experienced w such devices and normally never have a problem. These are listed as compatible w Alexa and apple home, but you will notice no actual instructions on how to add to Alexa. And as a bonus, they tell you to turn off your 5g radio on your router for setup which I ultimately did. This is ridiculous in 2024!