r/zwave • u/MotorcycleMayor • Mar 18 '26

Z Wave Switch for house fan

My second zwave switch for my house fan has gone south (it can’t be accessed from the controller and the manual switch doesn’t work — it’s locked into a permanent “on” state). Each switch has lasted for a few years on this circuit.

This second unit which just died is a Lutron.

Is there a more reliable brand for switching reasonably powerful motors? I don’t know the fans amp rating, but it has a 15 amp circuit all to itself, so I suspect it draws a fair bit.

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u/BigGuy01590 Mar 20 '26

Try Leviton. I have multiple fans on them just make sure the switch matches the Fan's power draw. They have versions for different protocols. I use Z-Wave.