# Add a "Homey Z-Wave" unit, what will work?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-homey-z-wave-unit-what-will-work/16589>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Created:** [August 8, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-homey-z-wave-unit-what-will-work/16589 "2019-08-08T11:36:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Borgen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/borgen/32/12762_2.png) [@Borgen](https://community.homey.app/u/Borgen)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-homey-z-wave-unit-what-will-work/16589/1 "2019-08-08T11:36:04Z")

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New to Homey and have a question that I hope someone can help me with.

I have a z-wave unit that isn’t supported by any app, it is a Everspring Siren SE812.

So it cant be added to the Homey using the Everspring app or any other App. But see that you can chose Homey as a “Brand” when adding devices and then chose “Z-Wave”. Could I add it through this and if that works what will actually work when it is added (Just need basic support to turn it on and off).

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**Author:** ![Igy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/igy/32/22144_2.png) [@Igy](https://community.homey.app/u/Igy)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-homey-z-wave-unit-what-will-work/16589/2 "2019-08-08T11:44:01Z")

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It should work with generic zwave commands only = ON and OFF. So far I didn’t find a zwave device that would not work like this in Homey.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Medin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/michael_medin/32/2311_2.png) [@Michael\_Medin](https://community.homey.app/u/Michael_Medin)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-homey-z-wave-unit-what-will-work/16589/3 "2019-08-08T12:28:35Z")

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As it is a siren I am not sure basic on/off would work? (Dont have any sirens)

But you can always try adding it under Homey -\> generic z wave.  
And if that fails creating an app is not that hard so you might wanna give that a shot…

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**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-homey-z-wave-unit-what-will-work/16589/4 "2019-08-08T13:07:52Z")

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Can confirm that. Have two Nexa sirens without app support, but works with Homey generic Z-wave. Like it says above, on/off no problem!

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**Author:** ![Borgen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/borgen/32/12762_2.png) [@Borgen](https://community.homey.app/u/Borgen)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-homey-z-wave-unit-what-will-work/16589/5 "2019-08-08T13:23:37Z")

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Thanks!

Do suspect that the Nexa Siren you have is the same as the Everspring Siren that I have as a lot of Nexa´s z-wave devices actually are Everspring devices.

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**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-homey-z-wave-unit-what-will-work/16589/6 "2019-08-08T13:51:50Z")

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Thx, will check that out! Doubt I will change anything since it actually works with generic.