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by argulane 772 days ago
ATHOM plugs are very nice, you can order one with ESPHome or Tasomata firmware preinstalled and they can ship from Germany https://www.athom.tech/
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I had four tasmota preflashed athom plugs die on me in less than a year. As long as they worked they were perfect but they don't last... Hope they addressed the issue meanwhile
Were you switching high loads? I've had a few for some years with no issues
They were always on, used them as power monitors. One on my washing machine, one on the 3d printer, one on the tumble dryer. One on and off depending on the season, christmas tree and similar.. They all died the same way, at some point never turned on again without any apparent reason.
Note this vendor is different than the Athom company making the Homey smart hub: https://homey.app/