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The range of the smart hub is what concerns me. I see you can buy the plug-in dimmer switch to extend, but only one is allowed per hub. Otherwise the reliability of Caseta is attractive. Do you also have the hub integrated with other things like a thermostat? I'm curious as to how that's working out.

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Z-wave is designed to be repeated by any device with constant power. So door locks won't act as repeaters, but switches, plugs, light sockets, etc. will.

The home-assist docs link to this blog post [1], which is a great walk through on some common pitfalls when building a zwave network.

1. https://drzwave.blog/2017/01/20/seven-habits-of-highly-effec...

Thanks - I'm aware of this. My questions were on Caseta and his/her use.

Range has been pretty solid for me, in a pretty good sized home. But you can also go with RA2 Select and get 4 range extenders, which should make it a non issue for most people.

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