Efektalab

289 orders since Sep 10, 2020

Moscow, Moscow, Russia

Ships from Russia.

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.45)

Documentation: (4.00)

Shipping: (4.09)

Communication: (4.45)

All Reviews

Tomek | Feb. 20, 2022

Cool sensor

For Temperature & Humidity Sensor EFEKTA (Zigbee)

The sensors arrived very well packed, and without any damage. It took a bit long for them to get shipped, but still arrived in a very reasonable timeframe.
Setup was pretty painless - it might do with a bit better documentation (leaflet with instructions, marking the buttons, and noting somewhere how often the measurements are made), but shipped as is it was still very easy to figure it out and link to my Zigbee network.
It's supported out of the box by zigbee2mqtt so no issues there, software wise it was all very smooth.

One improvement I could note would be adding an option for a white enclosure, as right now the sensor can get a hotter than the ambient air when exposed to sunlight.

As is, I still think this is the best sensor available for this purpose.

Tomek | Feb. 20, 2022

Cool sensor

For Plant Watering Sensor EFEKTA PRO(Zigbee)

Maik | Jan. 26, 2022

Well done!

For Plant Watering Sensor EFEKTA (Zigbee)

A really good product that was perfectly packaged and delivered in absolutely acceptable time.

Will definitely order me some more too!

Jorge | Dec. 24, 2021

As described and of good quality

For Temperature & Humidity Sensor EFEKTA (Zigbee)

Temp/Humid/Pressure sensor arrive after a few weeks, which is fine considering it had to pass through customs. The item was well packaged, took a bit to get it open.

First impressions:
- case is phenomenal, looks and feels good, exceeded expectations
- board looks clean and well soldered

Practical notes:
- need tiny screw driver to open case (ifixit kit to the rescue)
- comes pre-flashed, which is a nice as it saves you the hassle of flashing it yourself
- pairing took a few tried, I ended up needing to reset it to get it to pair

Reporting:
I decided to tweak the default reporting a bit to make it match some of my other sensors, this seems to work fine and the device accepts the new configuration without issue.

Update: looks like the device ignores the 'change' property of the reporting. I have min=0, max=1800, change=10 for temperature and it only updates once 30 min (1800 sec) has past, even if the temperature varied more than 0.1 C. I also tried 50 for 0.5C and with a min of 60 seconds, it always reports at max without taking into account the change parameter.

Update 2: looks like the change values are hardcoded in the firmware, I'm in now way smart enough to fix and compile a new firmware, the values are: 33, 50, 10 for temperature, humidity, and pressure.

Will leave it inside to see how it functions before moving it outside after a few weeks to replace a cheaper mass produced temperature sensor.

NOTE: so far no communication with the seller, as this wasn't needed

Gregor | Dec. 21, 2021

1 month for shipping is inacceptable

For Plant Watering Sensor EFEKTA (Zigbee)

Please return money.
1 month for shipping is inacceptable !!!
1 month for shipping is inacceptable !!!
1 month for shipping is inacceptable !!!

Response from Efektalab | Jan. 20, 2022

Buddy, please calm down. Delivery is different, somewhere fast, somewhere slow. You can try to buy these devices somewhere else. I will gladly accept the devices back, please send them.

Karol | Oct. 23, 2021

It is not plug & play.

For Plant Watering Sensor EFEKTA (Zigbee)

I was unable to connect it to the Zigbee2Mqtt. The sensor came broken - I had to solder the battery socket because it fell off.

Wolfgang | Sept. 21, 2021

One of those products that make tindie worthwhile!

For Plant Watering Sensor EFEKTA (Zigbee)

Remarkably simple device combining a well documented principle with zigbee while living open source! Shipping from russia takes its time, but this is nothing the seller can be blamed for. It took a little bit less than a month to arrive in the EU and was well packaged. Seller promptly responded to questions I could not find immediate answers in the documentation after the products arrived. Absolutely a buy again item!

Stefan | Sept. 14, 2021

Great product and seller

For Plant Watering Sensor EFEKTA (Zigbee)

Product works as expected, problems solved by the help of the seller who is friendly and competent. I will order additional units soon!

Stephen | May 11, 2021

Great little tool

For Temp and Hum mini sensor with mini e-ink display

This purchase was a way for me to get more into the sensor world and it's exactly what I wanted. The finish on the case is surprising nice, it don't look like a 3d print. It does exactly as it says displays the basic information nicely. Power draw is really good. Shipping was slow, getting to the East Coast of the US. Not a big deal just expect it to take a while to get to you. Love this little thing, its been helpful and excited to play around with it a bit more.

Барыкин | March 16, 2021

Все отлично !

For Wireless mini weather station + 2.9-inch e-paper

Товар был быстро отправлен и быстро дошел. Вставил батарейки, и станция сразу включилась. Показания достаточно близкие к реальным, очень доволен покупкой

Piero Giorgio | Oct. 28, 2020

Lovely little station

For Temp and Hum mini sensor with mini e-ink display

This is a lovely little meteo station (and the holding magnets are a genial idea!). It is also a very good use for thise annoyingly slow e-Paper displays. I am planning to read it with my Raspberry Pi and store the data into an ad-hoc database, but I haven't gotten around to doing it yet...

To Tindie: I have NOT had, nor needed, any communications with the creator, but I am obliged to fill in the field nevertheless. Maybe this could be improved in the future? I do give him five stars "on confidence".