# Aeotech Heavy duty switch **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Tags:** z-wave\ **Created:** [August 30, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865 "2018-08-30T09:00:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AndreasLie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/andreaslie/32/10109_2.png) [@AndreasLie](https://community.homey.app/u/AndreasLie)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/1 "2018-08-30T09:00:26Z")
I have mounted a Aeotech heavy duty switch in my garage to controll and measure a electric car charger. The Aeotech app does not support this switch. Is somebodey working on it? I hope so, because its a greate product šŸ™‚ I guess I can add it as a ā€œnormalā€ on/off switch? ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Willis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simon_willis/32/2239_2.png) [@Simon\_Willis](https://community.homey.app/u/Simon_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/2 "2018-11-22T12:50:01Z")
I just bought a Homey and tried to link it up to one of these (AU version). The beta version of the Aeotec supports it and it pairs to the z-wave network OK. Unfortunately, Homey still fails to recognise it and drops it in as a generic switch binary. Switching them on/off seems to do nothing ā˜¹ Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Willis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simon_willis/32/2239_2.png) [@Simon\_Willis](https://community.homey.app/u/Simon_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/3 "2018-11-23T11:55:16Z")
I spent some more time on this tonight. When I issue an on/off command it is returning with an ACK\_OK status, but nothing seems to happen. Does anyone have any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/4 "2018-11-23T17:12:45Z")
AndreasLie On the App-page there is a line: A _beta version_ of this app is available. Click here to switch to this version Did you install this Beta version? ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Willis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simon_willis/32/2239_2.png) [@Simon\_Willis](https://community.homey.app/u/Simon_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 10:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/5 "2018-11-25T10:13:07Z")
Hi Andreas, Yes, I installed the beta version and I can see the heavy duty smart switch as a device listed under the Aoetec device, however when I pair with the smart switch Homey brings up a message saying it is an unrecognised device and then adds it as a generic switch. ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/6 "2018-11-25T11:55:48Z")
@Simon_Willis Perhaps the developers of the Aeotec app have not included the Australian Product Id for the Heavy Duty Switch, only European Product Id. See this similar topic here regarding the Aeotec Garage Door controller: [Cannot include Aeotec Garage Door Opener - #5 by TedTolboom](https://community.homey.app/t/cannot-include-aeotec-garage-door-opener/648/5) Read it and when you get to this post by @TedTolboom pay attention. > [@Cannot include Aeotec Garage Door Opener](https://community.homey.app/t/cannot-include-aeotec-garage-door-opener/648/5): > > @surges thanks for providing the Node IDā€¦ which confirms that indeed the ProductTypeID and Product ID for the AU version are not ā€œsupportedā€ (yet) by the Aeotec appā€¦ so during inclusion, Homeyā€™s core does not find a app / driver that uses these IDā€™sā€¦ For some devices the AU region IDā€™s were added after confirmation of @danone that these worked ok. Athom is currently re-writing all their Z-wave apps to become SDK2 compatible. Iā€™ll ask the Athom developer to include all the IDā€™s to support the ā€¦ If you follow step by step you will then be able to include it. Then to help Athom to include the AUS Product Id into the next Aeotec app release, make a New Issue on Github here: [https://github.com/athombv/com.aeotec/issues](https://github.com/athombv/com.aeotec/issues) Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Willis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simon_willis/32/2239_2.png) [@Simon\_Willis](https://community.homey.app/u/Simon_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/7 "2018-11-26T02:23:24Z")
@danone, thanks very much for your reply. This looks very likely. Iā€™ll give it a go tonight and create an issue on Github if this fixes it. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Willis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simon_willis/32/2239_2.png) [@Simon\_Willis](https://community.homey.app/u/Simon_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/8 "2018-11-26T12:43:07Z")
Hi @danone, I found in Homey that the product type ID was 515. Managed to install the cli, edit the json file and now Homey recognises the device. Horray! The next problem I have is that itā€™s not responding to commands. Iā€™ve got it sitting right next to Homey and when I click the button, nothing happens. In geek mode it says the command has been sent successfully. This is exactly the same behaviour I saw when it was added as a generic device. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Willis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simon_willis/32/2239_2.png) [@Simon\_Willis](https://community.homey.app/u/Simon_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/9 "2018-11-26T12:52:24Z")
Sorry for multiple posts, but would my z-wave issues have anything to do with the fact that Iā€™m still running my old vera2 hub at home? So Iā€™ve got two z-wave networks running here. They are not connected. I havenā€™t finished migrating devices across yet. Itā€™s probably a long-shot, but I thought Iā€™d ask. ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/10 "2018-11-26T20:09:33Z")
@Simon_Willis If you would have gone on Github to create an issue regarding the AUS Product Id as suggested above, you would have found that there is already an issue created a couple of weeks ago describing the same behaviour you experienced with latest beta. So it is a known problem with latest beta. > This forum is not actively monitored by Athom, so please visit Github and under the above issue, write your experience, too. Describe as much detail as possible including Homeyā€™s firmware version, Aeotec app beta version etc. In regards with Vera interfering with Homey. Theoretically, no! Imagine a block of appartments where everyone owns a z-wave controller. ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_Willis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/simon_willis/32/2239_2.png) [@Simon\_Willis](https://community.homey.app/u/Simon_Willis)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aeotech-heavy-duty-switch/865/11 "2018-11-26T22:40:14Z")
Hi @danone, thanks for the link. Thatā€™s exactly what Iā€™m seeing. Sorry, Iā€™m a new homey user. Iā€™ll post on Github.