Tinxy 4 Node with Fan Regulator. Retrofit Smart Switch for Home Automation, Works with existing switches. Compatible with Alexa and Google Home…

I was looking for a good quality and a safe solution to control the the Lighting and Fan in my room using my smart phone and Alexa. After a lot of comparison and analysis, I found this device. Here are my thoughts.1. This is perfectly suited in cases when you want to control your existing lighting and fan in your room with your phone and/or a smart speaker (Alexa, Google Home). The wiring was made easy by following the included circuit diagram. A local electrician could finish it in about 45 minutes. The device is small enough to fit inside an existing switch board and does not cause any disturbance to the aesthetics of your room.2. Most of the alternatives in the market either require you to install a new switch board (OR) do not allow a switch control at all. But this device works with the existing switch board in a seamless manner. Basically you can use your phone/smart-speaker AND/OR your switch board. To top it off, the app is very intuitive. The app shows the live device status even if you use the manual switch.3. The device connects to your WiFi network (2.4Ghz only). So you can control the device from anywhere in the world as long as you have internet. So if you forget to turn off anything in your room and leave your home, you can check the status from your phone and turn it off. And if in case there is a network outage, you can always use the manual switches.4. The device even acts a safety unit. Since the switches are connected to the device instead of your lights/fan directly, the switches operate at a very low (almost nil) voltage. So there is absolutely no risk of an electric shock once the wiring is done.5. The device works perfectly even with the inverter wiring.6. The app is well made. The UI is clean and simple to understand. I am using it on a Samsung S9, iPhone 11 and an iPad Pro. No issues so far. Integration with Alexa is also perfect.7. Tinxy offers excellent customer support. The executive I reached out to was Sachin and he was very empathetic, patient and helpful with all my doubts.8. The device and the app are both made in India by Indians. Thanks to this, I can be worry free of spying/data theft/network breach/etc.In a nutshell, the product is just impressive! Do the wiring correctly, and you have an awesome home automation solution.

Just installed it behind my 2x3 panel. Was relatively easy to do - no surprises, installing and configuring the app though required viewing a “YouTube short” tutorial, no installation docs anywhere on their official site, what you see on this product page is everything - honestly I’m surprised it works as well as it does given how sketchy it all looks from just reading official material. Though the diagram was enough to install it.The app requires extra steps than the usual ones to register itself with Alexa, but again even though it is weird and clunky, it still works.There is an audible selonoid click when you power things on and off, but I guess that is inevitable given it works directly with 220V power.When manually toggling the switches, there is also about half a second delay - which is not critical but it is very noticeable.All in all, good product, would recommend.

Long term review. Working as expected all 3 nodes. Compact size and fits inside the traditional switch board without any issues. Connection diagram is straight forward and easy to understand and install. Now coming to one issue which I am facing and it is annoying as well. The fan is automatically turning on during night hours when both manual switch and app switch is turned off. This is more or less happening daily and not sure how to fix it. I even increased the delay time to 80% via the app which did not help. And this issue is only with the fan node to be very clear. Manufacturer did verify this after I shipped the product to them but never got fixed. I ended up not using this fan node and using it as a 3 node smart switch. Money wasted by opting for regulator switch.The USP of this manufacturer is the price at which this is being sold on Amazon. All other manufacturers are high on cost when you compare similar items.