Bottom line: great smart lighting solution and far more capable than smart bulbs and not much more expensive. Start here if you're looking to add smart lights to your home. The rest of the review discusses smart lighting and why Lutron is a great product worth your investment.
I've been slowly integrating smart devices into my life, and lighting was my first point of entry. Initially, the plan was to use relatively inexpensive smart bulbs with a SmartThings hub, but I found this sorely lacking in features and usability. The major problem with smart bulbs is that the light fixture must be turned on for the smart bulb to work, but guests and family members who don't know this would turn the light off at the switch (or fixture), thereby rendering the bulb useless. Dealbreaker, particularly if you are relying on a smart bulb for security purposes (ie to turn on and off to simulate someone at home).
This problem is remedied by smart switches, like the Lutron Caseta, that replace your existing switches. I first purchased GE and Leviton z-wave switches due to their integration with SmartThings but quickly learned that installing these switches--particularly in a 3-way context (ie two switches controlling one light)--is semi-challenging for someone with no electrical background and, more importantly, impossible without a neutral wire. My house has mostly 3-way switches controlling various groups of recessed ceiling lights, but very few of the existing switches have neutral wires (my house was built in 1950). Thus, the z-wave switches wouldn't work for most of my lights. The few that did work I found worked fairly well, though glitches with smart scheduling were not uncommon. I attribute those errors to SmartThings, not the switches, but still a downside.
Enter Lutron Caseta. These do not require a neutral wire AND are significantly easier to install in a 3-way context because the included Pico remote replaces your original wired secondary switch but need not actually be wired. In other words, you only have to wire one switch instead of two to complete your 3-way install. The Lutron app that you can use to control these lights is easy to use and has reliably executed lighting schedules for all of my various lights without fail. Lutron's proprietary RF signal seems far more reliable than the z-wave switches working with SmartThings; I've never had an issue. Also, the integration with Amazon Echo is awesome and works more reliably with Lutron Caseta than it did with SmartThings (again, I believe this is a SmartThings issue, but still relevant to a decision between z-wave and Lutron Caseta switches). Though I'm still not completely comfortable shouting lighting commands to Alexa when I have friends or family around, I use voice control to turn off the lights every night when I go to bed and haven't had any issues. Homekit works well, too, but there's no reason to use it if you have an Echo nearby.
I've found the Lutron Caseta switches work perfectly. The dimming function is good but not great; I wish the dimmers brought the light down a little more than they do, but that could be related to the bulbs I'm using rather than the dimmers (I don't know). Visually, I like the way the switch and included face plate looks. I also bought the mounting kit for the Pico remote and found it works fine, though I had some trouble getting the remote to sit square and flush in the face plate...it's something I notice but I doubt visitors would ever see. As others have said, the Smart Bridge must connect to your router via a wired ethernet cable rather than wi-fi. This seems dated, but perhaps it provides a more reliable, responsive experience...which is a fair trade-off for the slight inconvenience of a wired connection.
Overall this is a great product that I definitely recommend for anyone interested in adding some brains to their home lighting. I was a little hesitant to add another smart home ecosystem (and another app on my phone!) to the mix, but I don't regret doing so. Integration with Amazon Echo, Homekit, Nest, ecobee, IFTTT, Logitech and other smart home systems makes the Lutron Caseta set-up even more robust and future-proof.
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For over 60 years, Lutron has led innovation in the lighting control industry with hundreds of devices from the invention of the dimmer to complete smart home systems. Our exceptional quality and design can be found throughout all our product categories, and we offer a solution for every room of your home.
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Make Every Bulb SmartYou don’t have to choose which lights get the ‘smarts'. Each Caseta dimmer can control up to 17 bulbs per circuit*. *Based on 8.5W LED bulb, 60W incandescent equivalent. |
Smart Away & GeofencingHave lights randomly turn on while away or automatically control lights based on your location and receive notifications if lights are left on. |
Just Say the WordAsk Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri to control your lights. Or, activate a scene to adjust lights and Serena shades using just your voice. |
Convenient 1-Touch ControlNo phone handy? The convenient Pico remote allows you to quickly control multiple lights from anywhere around your home with a touch of a button. |
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| Description | Lutron Caseta Smart Bridge and FREE app for iOS or Android | Lutron Caseta Smart Lighting Dimmer Switch for Wall & Ceiling Lights | Lutron Caseta Smart Lighting On/Off Switch for Lights & Fans | Lutron Caseta Smart Lighting Lamp Dimmer | Lutron Pico Remote Control for Dimming with Favorite Setting | Lutron Wallplate bracket for Mounting of Pico Remote |
| Applications | For mobile device control, scheduling lights, integration with other smart devices and more | Turns on, off, dims or brightens lights. Perfect for kitchen, foyer or family room | On/Off control of lights or fans. Perfect for outdoor or garage lighting, ceiling fans and bathroom exhaust fans | Turns on, off, dims or brightens table or floor lamps. Perfect for family room, nursery, bedrooms | Attach to any wall surface (fits within standard decora wallplate) or mount to a tabletop pedestal (L-PED1) | Use with Pico remote for easy 3-way installation or adding a point of control where you need one most |
| Installations | Plug into power source and connect to router | Replace existing switch in 3 steps - NO neutral wire required | Replace existing switch in 3 steps – NEUTRAL WIRE REQUIRED | Plugs in to standard outlet. Plug in up to 2 lamps per dimmer | Easy pairing to multiple Caseta dimmers - just press and hold buttons | Screw in bracket, slide in Pico remote, attach wallplate |
| Control Capbaility | Supports up to 75 Lutron devices: Caseta dimmers, switches, Serena shades or Pico remotes | 150W dimmable LED/CFL or 600W INC/HAL; not rated for low voltage applications (i.e. track or landscape lighting) | 6A Lighting, 3.6A general purpose fans | Up to 100W dimmable LED/CFL or 300W INC/HAL | Each Pico remote can control up to 10 Caseta dimmers | Each bracket can hold 1 Pico remote |
| Voice Control | Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri | Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri (Smart Bridge required) | Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri (Smart Bridge required) | Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri (Smart Bridge required) | ||
| Color | White | Available in White, Ivory, Light Almond, Black | Available in White, Ivory, Light Almond, Black | White | Available in White, Ivory, Light Almond, Black | Clear |
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| material | Plastic, Metal | Metal, Plastic | Metal, Plastic | Metal, Plastic | Plastic | Plastic, Metal |
| switch type | Dimmer Switch | Paddle | Paddle | On/Off Switch | Push Button | Push Button |
| connector type | Wires | Wires | Hard Wired | Wires | Wires | Wires |
| number of positions | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| control method | voice | voice | voice | voice | voice | voice |
| circuit type | 3-way | Single Pole, 3-Way with Claro smart accessory switch | Single Pole, 3-Way with Claro smart accessory switch | Single Pole, 3-Way with Claro smart accessory switch | 3-way | 3-way |
| actuator type | Push Button | Paddle Switch | N.A | N.A | Push Button | Push Button |
| terminal type | Dimmer Switch | Virtual | Solder | Screw | — | Dimmer Switch |
| operation mode | ON-OFF | ON-DIM-OFF | ON-DIM-OFF | ON-OFF | ON-DIM-OFF | ON-OFF |
| mounting type | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | wall mount |
| specification met | cULus | cULus | UL | UL | cULus | cULus |
Works great with dimmable led tube lights
Update 2: I've had this over a year now and still works great. Had to buy another hub as the first one died. But now I can connect to Alexa. The only downfall is you can't use in conjunction with Philips Hue bulbs. Has to be a regular led dimmer light. But there's now a dimmer switch that can be used with the Philips bulbs. It's one of those rotating dimmer switches which go over your existing light switch that has to stay in the on position.Update: Had to drop this from 5 stars. My bridge died within the 30 days. Tried to contact the seller with no response. So I contacted Amazon. They offered a return of everything and money back only. Can't get sent a replacement of just the one item or the full kit. Getting just my money back wouldn't help as the item costs way more than what I originally paid for it now. I'll just have to buy another hub elsewhere. The switches still work great. Just can't connect to Alexa or the app now.Original review: I'm converting all my lights to led to use with Amazon Echo. But my kitchen lights were florescent tube lights. So I converted those to led dimmable tubes. But then I couldn't control the lights with my voice. And this is where these switches come into play.I replaced my regular light switches with these dimmable ones in my kitchen. Now I can control my lights with my voice. I had a couple issues installing this. Took me quite a few tries wiring to get the switch working. And once I did, at first I turned the light off (it was on after install) and then once it was off it wouldn't turn back on. I had to keep pressing on and off over again about 10 times before it started working correctly. Now I can switch on and off and dim with the switch or my voice.Then came connecting the bridge to wifi. No matter what I did, it would not connect. Eventually I went into my wifi settings. Found out the ip address of the bridge and had to manually type it in, in order for it to connect. After that everything worked flawlessly.So despite the couple issues I had. This is still worth 5 stars. Now I just need to buy 12 more switches for the rest of my lights.
