# Smart Cord Switch **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [October 22, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489 "2023-10-22T09:02:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IronG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/irong/32/80103_2.png) [@IronG](https://community.homey.app/u/IronG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/1 "2023-10-22T09:02:59Z")
I have 3 pcs of Swiid Cord Switch but unfortunately, they are not z-wave plus so I will not use them. I have been searching for alternatives and found Frient Smart Cable only problem is that it is huge. Is there anybody who have some ideas what could be a good alternative to the Swiid Cord Switch? ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/2 "2023-10-22T09:16:09Z")
What is the problem with Z-Wave instead of Z-Wave plus for you? ---
**Author:** ![IronG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/irong/32/80103_2.png) [@IronG](https://community.homey.app/u/IronG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/3 "2023-10-22T10:44:24Z")
Since I use it on a rather large area covering 4 buildings (soon to be 5) with about 150 units in total at the moment (but slowly growing ) I need both the extended bandwidth and the extended range in z-wave plus. Introducing a z-wave only will disrupt my network. ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/4 "2023-10-22T11:05:16Z")
> [@IronG](#): > > 150 units How many with Z-Wave? > [@IronG](#): > > I need both the extended bandwidth and the extended range in z-wave plus. Do you have any problems with these switches at the moment? E.g. disconnections? And you think that by replacing the Z-Wave switches with Z-Wave Plus switches, a huge improvement in coverage will be realized? > [@IronG](#): > > Introducing a z-wave only will disrupt my network. Because why? ---
**Author:** ![IronG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/irong/32/80103_2.png) [@IronG](https://community.homey.app/u/IronG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/5 "2023-10-22T12:18:59Z")
Because when I introduce none plus units everything that comes after will be limited by that device. I will lose bandwith and hop. Since I can´t and don´t want (even if I could) to manage the structure of the z-wave mesh network manually this will disrupt the network. Many times the none z-wave unit becomes the end of the line. ---
**Author:** ![IronG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/irong/32/80103_2.png) [@IronG](https://community.homey.app/u/IronG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/6 "2023-10-22T12:24:13Z")
It is 150 z-wave plus units and 20 zigbee. And yes, I have replaced all the none plus devices a long time ago and it made a huge diffrence. The smart cord switch is the last, and least important. ---
**Author:** ![xAPPO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/xappo/32/13726_2.png) [@xAPPO](https://community.homey.app/u/xAPPO)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/7 "2023-10-22T12:31:40Z")
You could perhaps create a second ZWave network just for these devices (if you have a second controller somewhere) and maybe use zwave2mqtt to get the Swiid devices into Homey… ---
**Author:** ![IronG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/irong/32/80103_2.png) [@IronG](https://community.homey.app/u/IronG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/8 "2023-10-22T12:39:09Z")
I have done that before but it adds complexity which I want to avoid. A few years ago, I decided try out the Zipabox from Zipato, so I bought a new Zipabox 2 and an used Zipabox 1 and created a cluster with 2 networks. I left Zipabox and went for Fibaro HC3 because of the horrendous customer support from Zipato and the lack of implementation of new devices. However, let´s just say I don´t want to go down that route again. Then I left Fibaro HC3 and went for Homey Pro because I needed the integration with my electric supplier Tibber. ---
**Author:** ![xAPPO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/xappo/32/13726_2.png) [@xAPPO](https://community.homey.app/u/xAPPO)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/9 "2023-10-22T12:41:24Z")
Well it seems you don’t want to work around the issue so you’re back in search of a size equivalent ZWave plus commercial product. Maybe there is one… PS I too have discovered the truly awful Zipato support ---
**Author:** ![IronG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/irong/32/80103_2.png) [@IronG](https://community.homey.app/u/IronG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/10 "2023-10-22T12:45:53Z")
A don’t like workarounds because they tends to come back and bite you in the ass sooner or later. 😃 I want my z-wave to be just as stable as my Jablotron alarm system and I am willing to spend the money to get there. ---
**Author:** ![IronG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/irong/32/80103_2.png) [@IronG](https://community.homey.app/u/IronG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/11 "2023-10-22T12:49:07Z")
It is a pity about Zipato, a master class example how a buggy software and an awful customer support can kill a brilliant hardware solution. ---
**Author:** ![xAPPO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/xappo/32/13726_2.png) [@xAPPO](https://community.homey.app/u/xAPPO)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/12 "2023-10-22T12:51:26Z")
Does Jablotron integrate nicely with Homey? ---
**Author:** ![IronG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/irong/32/80103_2.png) [@IronG](https://community.homey.app/u/IronG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/13 "2023-10-22T12:59:01Z")
Unfortunately, not. At the moment I use Heatit Z-DIN 616 to transfer signals between the systems. However, on GitHub there are some code that I think could be investigated and used to create an App for Homey. See here: [GitHub - kukulich/home-assistant-jablotron100: Home Assistant custom component for JABLOTRON 100+ alarm system](https://github.com/kukulich/home-assistant-jablotron100) ---
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/14 "2023-10-22T13:09:11Z")
Maybe the housing is big anaugh for a in-wall module to replace the current electronics? ---
**Author:** ![xAPPO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/xappo/32/13726_2.png) [@xAPPO](https://community.homey.app/u/xAPPO)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/15 "2023-10-22T13:13:25Z")
> [@IronG](#): > > Unfortunately, not. At the moment I use Heatit Z-DIN 616 to transfer signals between the systems Sounds like a work around 😛 Could you not use ZWave bulbs in your 3 fittings and forgo floor switch control? ---
**Author:** ![IronG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/irong/32/80103_2.png) [@IronG](https://community.homey.app/u/IronG)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/smart-cord-switch/92489/16 "2023-10-22T13:13:35Z")
Unfortunately not. This is the old cord switch. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/f/5f8a8ad5a2640ebdd4bdf11fcd8ac5d13ffcd542.png)