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I have tested the Qees Power
See the short review on my blog (Dutch)

http://www.tane.nl/wp/?p=143

65 euro??

Sorry, I'll stick with Plugwise.
agreed, not Z-Wave but Zigbee, and no on/off switch on the device itself, but for the rest...

Plugwise plug is a good alternative.
only problem with plugwise is no control options without PC.
You can control zwave with zwave remotes or the wall switches like "Duwi Wandzender" or the Qees wall.

If you have a domotica server, which I assume most people here have, you can control the Plugwise modules from any type of switch, like kaku switches.
Sure, it's a hack, but it works pretty reliably.

I agree that Plugwise modules should have a button though, the lack of it is very annoying!

I know plugwise well have 35 of them in use.
They do the job well.
But don't use them for the main things...the things that you need to have it working for 100%
The most basic challenge in domotica is to let things work without need of any computer.

Finaly a good alternative to plugwise that fits my system.
I was intrested in this device wayback but then the power measure option wasn''t supported and i got told it only worked on to be released qees server.

thanks for the small review!

PS: I guess you tested this one doesnt call home.....?

For sure there is no call home. Since homeseer is controlling this device. Qees dimmer is on my list for replacement of some x10 dimmers. One problem homeseer is not doing auto poll for this device. I need to report that. In the config screen of the qees you can set the poll time... This is working fine for the on/off status but not the power usage. Via hs events poll is working fine

Power measure works with MCV Vera and Innovus House Control (via XML).

If you want to fight the danish, we write about it here. http://zwaves.dk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=510

The new series should be without the high frequent sound. But I haven't tried one of the new ones.

There should be a 250 Watt dimmer version soon.

Enver,

Status updates aren't reported to the usb stick? So just like a duwi switch/dimmer (you need to poll the device)?
The power measure isn't updated automatically after a change of power usage?

The plugwise design isn't helpfull if you use events based in the status/usage. Imagine i use a event within HS that checks if the power from the TV (with the plugwise plug) is above i value, i would say that the living room is occupied. The problem only is that if i switch the tv off and turn off the lights manual, they will be switiched back on because the system thinks the room is still occupied (because of the delay from the plugwise system).
I'd hoped the Qees would report it usage realtime, guess not?