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1. bigstr+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-09-21 18:57:24
I haven't used anything but Hue, but I've been looking to get off them because they're so unreliable. Like clockwork, one or two bulbs go bad every year and will still be dimly lit even when "off", or worse still they will start flickering constantly when "off". It's kind of depressing if something with such poor quality is the most reliable option out there. :(
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2. altec3+x2[view] [source] 2023-09-21 19:06:37
>>bigstr+(OP)
Caseta stuff isn't perfect for every use case, but I have had absolutely 0 problems with mine.
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3. hellot+v7[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-21 19:23:09
>>altec3+x2
Seconded, my caseta stuff is the most reliable of all the smart home stuff I’ve used. It consistently just works 100% of the time after years
4. iterat+rd[view] [source] 2023-09-21 19:45:16
>>bigstr+(OP)
The type of behavior you describe might be related to your electricity setup in combination with generic LED behavior.

I've had this behavior on a physical dimmer switch and an ordinary cheap LED. It couldn't be turned off. Somehow the dimmer always feeds it some power, which the LED responds to. If that low power is at the edge of its "activation power", you're effectively rapidly turning it on and off.

This kills any LED. LEDs die from actuations far before they die from hours in use. Hue bulbs are praised for their reliability, so something is off.

In my case, I changed the physical dimmer into an ordinary light switch. That fixed it.

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5. ewoodr+Hi[view] [source] 2023-09-21 20:05:08
>>bigstr+(OP)
Anecdata but I have about 20 Hue bulbs of various color types I've owned for several years and have had no failures. I do wish the button switches wouldn't eat through coin cell batteries though.
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6. realha+uq[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-21 20:37:12
>>ewoodr+Hi
If the switch is draining battery too fast, that could be a software bug.

I have a bunch of these switches https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/TS0044.html#tuya-ts0044, and the solution of turning off the periodic battery reporting seems to have helped, I haven't had to change any of their batteries in many months. See https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/issues/14157#issuecomm.... Not sure if something similar can be done with original Hue switches or bridge (or whether it would help there).

One different kind of switch I have, which doesn't have this problem, has had the same battery in it since I bought it 2 years ago.

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7. bigstr+X25[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-23 09:11:30
>>iterat+rd
Yeah unfortunately I haven't been able to find a fix. I know that dimmer switches are a common culprit, but we don't have them. And regular dumb LED bulbs have worked just fine in the same fixtures where we've had trouble with Hue. In principle I like the product a lot, so I'm hoping I can figure out what is going on at some point
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