20 AMPS switch control

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Dear all,

i am trying to find a 20 AMPs switch control to control my water heater, but it seems there is none under Euro frequency. i found this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enabled-Isolated-Fixture-Mounted-Nutone/dp/B01LZSP2AT/ref=sr_1_1?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1481102002&sr=1-1&keywords=NFS20Z+Smart+Z-Wave

but it is for US only. anybody knows if it is available somewhere for euro frequency, or any other zwave product that can handle 20 AMPs.

many thanks,

shady

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Hi

I have exactly the same issue. Qubino has the smart-meter series with two types of switches capable of a max 32A load which is pretty high. They’re din-rail switches and you must link them with the Qubino smart-meter which carries the z-wave chip. That absolutely fits my need but I see no support from Vera for this type of devices.

A link with some info from Vesternet

http://www.vesternet.com/qubino-32a-bistable-switch-for-smart-meter

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that will not work for me, i want something as a normal wall switch that i can install in a normal room as a normal wall switch or a device that i can put behind the wall switch.

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I don’t think you will be able to find any in-wall “micro-module” that can handle these kind of AMPs. Most are rated at 10 AMPs or less.

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I’m afraid you will have to build such a switch by using a relay + zwave switch. The relay will take over the load while zwave (like fibaro fgs221) switch the communication with your controller + an external switch when your zwave is off for any reason. Please don’t do it yourself if you’re not experienced enough with high voltages. Call an electrician instead.

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You can use this device as an in-line switch

Then use a regular z-wave binary switch to trigger a scene to control the in-line switch.

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thank you all for the input, the relay will work, actually i brought a relay already, but i was searching if there is a switch that can handle the load without the relay.

the heavy duty zwave will work too, but my question is, is it reliable to have them this way, i mean one dummy zwave switch to trigger the heavy duty?

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I use a 10amp zwave relay to activate a higher rated relay provided by my electrician that boosts my hotwater system… has worked flawlessly for a year.