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CBI has a really bad reputation for timers ... I dont support them ...simply because for half the price you can get a timer which will break just as quick ... however I came acrosss this new timer/Astuate smart controller from CBI.
I will only be collecting my new unit in the morning ... I wanted to get some feed back from anyone else who has tried this timer/smart controller ...according to CBI everyone who has one is very happy with the unit ... lets hear from everyone
bragging the following:
Wi-Fi enabled
Scheduled energy management
Energy monitoring
Automation and IoT
Device automation sharing
CBI Home App and more
What got my attention is the 30 amp switch rating ... I dont know of any brand of geyser timer that can handle a 4 kw geyser element longer than 6 months of constant switching.
I am being told the unit falls aseep if it looses the wifi connection ... that just sucks ... apparently the unit is controlled in the cloud ... no cloud no operation![]()
If you have a telkom ADSL line like me ... that means you loose hot water every couple of weeks for a a couple of weeks ... you know what that means within a week the unit will be bypassed or disconnected and thtown in the pile of 5 trillion other "geyser" timers I have installed for customers ... who within a couple weeks or months realise its a gimmik and have it removed ... all it takes is 1 cold shower after a visit to the beach on a saturday morning at 11 ... the wife wants it out.
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