# Zigbee power strips **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Tags:** zigbee, homey-bridge\ **Created:** [May 19, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828 "2022-05-19T18:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Damian\_Surma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/damian_surma/32/48817_2.png) [@Damian\_Surma](https://community.homey.app/u/Damian_Surma)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/1 "2022-05-19T18:09:24Z")
Hi. I wanted to add two power strips to my homey bridge which have 3 sockets and 2 usb. Until now, all the previous vera, smartthings, fibaro have recognized each socket separately, i.e. I had socket 1, socket 2, socket 3. At the moment, when I pair power strip with homey, only one socket can be recognized. Is there any way for homey to recognize 3 sockets? I have two power strips like in the pictures 1. lidl power strip, 2 noname ![useelink-16a-zigbee-ha-connected-strip-4-sockets-2-usb-ports](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/f/af16f5049021382466720124a7aea8c07c951bc8.jpeg) ![352635878f37af6b5ac895771b96beae](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/0/a01088d4354051a69cff64dbf3fa98d97768af57.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/2 "2022-05-19T18:21:16Z")
You need a brand and device specific app for your device. Do you know the brand? Pls contract Athom as for the Homey Brigde the community is not able to publish apps. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/3 "2022-05-19T18:55:16Z")
Longshot: And after you added the first socket, did you try to add another socket? It is possible those device consists or presents itself as 3 separate sockets. ---
**Author:** ![Damian\_Surma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/damian_surma/32/48817_2.png) [@Damian\_Surma](https://community.homey.app/u/Damian_Surma)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/4 "2022-05-19T19:48:49Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > Longshot After adding the first outlet. It doesn’t look for the others. Earlier platforms always looked for 3 or 4 sockets separately ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/5 "2022-05-19T20:09:32Z")
That I understood, but I wondered what happens if you just try to add the same device again. Does it return “no new devices” or ? ---
**Author:** ![Damian\_Surma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/damian_surma/32/48817_2.png) [@Damian\_Surma](https://community.homey.app/u/Damian_Surma)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/6 "2022-05-19T20:16:05Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > And after you added the first socket, did you try to add another socket? It is possible those device consists or presents itself as 3 separate sockets. yes, it tells you that there are no devices left, and suggests to enter pairing mode on another device ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/7 "2022-05-19T20:21:21Z")
Ah, then you should wait for an app for it, or buy supported gear, it is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Damian\_Surma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/damian_surma/32/48817_2.png) [@Damian\_Surma](https://community.homey.app/u/Damian_Surma)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/8 "2022-05-19T20:36:46Z")
I just switch to homey and I wanted to use as many devices as possible. But I see that no one will make it. I thought that such ordinary sockets would be easily recognized as a typical zigbee device of the on-off type. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/9 "2022-05-20T04:19:05Z")
> [@Damian\_Surma](#): > > I thought that such ordinary sockets would be easily recognized as a typical zigbee device of the on-off type. For Homey, an “ordinary socket of the on-off type” means it has just one outlet ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Damian\_Surma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/damian_surma/32/48817_2.png) [@Damian\_Surma](https://community.homey.app/u/Damian_Surma)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/10 "2022-05-20T12:47:25Z")
It is a pity, because it is a very nice solution, one product and very high functionality. Instead of buying 3 power plugs, there was only one power strip. ---
**Author:** ![theboss\_be](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/theboss_be/32/13510_2.png) [@theboss\_be](https://community.homey.app/u/theboss_be)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/11 "2022-08-06T14:39:34Z")
I came across this thread as I also bought the “SilverCrest 3 Socket Power Strip”. When assigning it to Homey using the Lidl app or the Tuya app, it recognizes 3 different “plugs”, but when sending an on/off command to one of them, all outlets react, so you can’t power them on/off separately. With the Silvercrest gateway, this seems to work (not tested as I haven’t got one). ---
**Author:** ![theboss\_be](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/theboss_be/32/13510_2.png) [@theboss\_be](https://community.homey.app/u/theboss_be)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/12 "2022-08-06T15:09:15Z")
Just to let you know that I’ve found the solution to this problem (found here in another message): Go into developer mode of Homey and do an INTERVIEW of the Zigbee device. After that, each socket is controllable individually. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/13 "2022-08-13T05:55:25Z")
Do these also measure power consumption? If so, in what way does it work? ---
**Author:** ![Damian\_Surma](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/damian_surma/32/48817_2.png) [@Damian\_Surma](https://community.homey.app/u/Damian_Surma)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/14 "2022-08-15T22:54:20Z")
it does not measure electricity consumption ---
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/15 "2022-08-16T04:35:50Z")
Thanks ---
**Author:** ![TheSource](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thesource/32/53900_2.png) [@TheSource](https://community.homey.app/u/TheSource)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/16 "2023-01-10T16:08:14Z")
Thanks theboss\_be, interviewing worked for my SilverCrest 3 power socket zigbee device from the LIDL. I’m using the Tuya Zigbee app instead of the LIDL app. ---
**Author:** ![Jesper\_de\_G](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jesper_de_g/32/79290_2.png) [@Jesper\_de\_G](https://community.homey.app/u/Jesper_de_G)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/17 "2024-01-12T21:32:08Z")
Hi TheSource, where did you go into Developer mode like the boss\_be advised? I tried without doing this via the Tuya Zigbee app but no luck unfortunately. Thanks for your help. I really have been searching for days how to solve this. ---
**Author:** ![Glenn\_Seegers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/glenn_seegers/32/8353_2.png) [@Glenn\_Seegers](https://community.homey.app/u/Glenn_Seegers)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/18 "2024-01-12T23:28:04Z")
[https://tools.developer.homey.app/](https://tools.developer.homey.app/) ---
**Author:** ![TheSource](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thesource/32/53900_2.png) [@TheSource](https://community.homey.app/u/TheSource)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/19 "2024-01-13T11:52:23Z")
What Glenn above me said. Than go to Zigbee in the lefthand menu at the bottom and click behind a zigbee device on the 3 dots and select Interview. ---
**Author:** ![Ziggy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ziggy/32/79845_2.png) [@Ziggy](https://community.homey.app/u/Ziggy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-power-strips/63828/20 "2024-02-28T09:29:17Z")
Heads-up that this fix is currently broken on the Homey Bridge, since a recent firmware update introduced a bug that causes Interviewing to time out. They’re working on it: > [@Zigbee device Interview on Homey Bridge does not work](https://community.homey.app/t/zigbee-device-interview-on-homey-bridge-does-not-work/103178/): > > I also have a Homey bridge and a homey 2023 (early). With the same tools, the interview goes well on the Pro, while on the bridge it gives a Time out after (quite a lot of) time. The devices themselves are recognized by the bridge as generic zigbbe devices and can be controlled. Can somebody help me? (The pro is in my weekend house, in the countryside)