Are Zooz switches and other visible products available in the Ivory color or have replaceable parts in ivory like some other manufacturers do?
If not, that’s a real bummer as I have a house full of ivory switches and was hoping to be able to outfit my budding smart home with some Zooz products.
“Light almond” is the closest match - available for Z71, 72, 75 and 77. Black is the only alternate color for Z32/35.
They’re available on Zooz’s online storefront.
I think Zooz is (in general) getting away from doing additional colorways - IIRC, they’ve said in the past it’s simply no longer popular enough these days to keep doing much of.
And new construction is almost always white switches/outlets/plates. Unfortunate for retrofit of an older home, but that’s simply a marketing decision based on business numbers. In one of our former homes, we were remodeling and in the end all were switched out for white…
In the most recent house we bought I just went through and replaced every switch and outlet with white as well. Many of the outlets were pretty worn out anyways. Buying the contractor packs at the big stores, it wasn’t really that expensive. It took more time than anything.
But light almond isn’t a match. You’re not going to replace one switch in a dual gang with a mismatched color.
That’s the tail wagging the dog and hugely impractical just to be able to buy from Zooz. I’ll just have to buy my switches elsewhere (Leviton in particular).
Hi @jfriend00, thanks for the question! We do not plan to release any additional color options. The color options currently available (almond, black, and we used to carry brown) account for less than 1% of sales across the board. It simply isn’t feasible to carry the various color options when the demand for them isn’t there. However, if you would like to stay with your current switches, we have behind the switch options like the ZEN51 Dry Contact Relay, ZEN52 Double Relay, or the new ZEN57 XS Relay. These models can all be installed behind your current switches or at the fixture box to make your ivory switches smart.
OK. Other companies have snap-in replacements for different colors that create additional revenue and lessen the inventory issues of multiple colors.
I’ll keep your relays in mind for other purposes.
Yes, we do as well with our light almond and black paddles and button panels. However, unfortunately it simply isn’t feasible to manufacture the quantities required (minimum 10,000 pieces) with such a small demand. We appreciate the feedback though and will continue to revisit if demand increases!
That’s unfortunate you won’t be even making ivory paddles so I could partake in your visible switches. I did just order a Zen57 XS relay for a 5-switch long hallway system that a Shelly Wave 1PM Mini couldn’t manage (probably because of line noise on the travelers) so I am becoming a customer, just not for visible objects.
I had the same problem with an old house that has ivory switches and dimmers throughout so I went with the relays behind the original switches and it has worked out really well and the new relays are easily tucked in behind the switches.