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I'd love to see a gateway device that isn't in a puck (similar to what Ecovent/Keen do) rather than require a VERY unsightly cable running down my wall to an outlet. A gateway device that looks like their current sensor that I can plug in anywhere and it provides pass thru power ports would have the best view around my house.
Realistically the gateway pucks are the weakest link of the full system and also provide the least amount of WAF (Wife acceptance factor).
Thanks!
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Hey Dan,
Thanks for this feedback and I definitely get where you are coming from. There are a few options at the moment and we are contemplating a dedicated gateway device - my favorite part of a dedicated gateway is the possibility for ethernet and skipping wifi setup since that tends to be the most difficult part of setup for a lot of IoT.
New Flair USB Mount
To avoid wires to the Gateways, one option is to get one of our new USB Mounts - https://flair.co/products/usb-mount
There are a more pictures via the link but we tooled up a little adapter for new construction and retrofits to connect Pucks to USB outlets. You can also just plug them into our adapters and stick the adapters into an outlet in a kitchen or somewhere else where an outlet is a bit higher up.
Extra Puck
Another strategy is that some people just grab an additional Puck, connect it as the gateway and leave it somewhere out of sight.
Wire Drop + Snap Power outlet plate
One other strategy is to fish a wire behind some drywall and connect the Puck to something like a USB Snap Power outlet plate: https://amzn.to/35GI7xa
A lot of our Pro installers do this for a clean, wire free install.
Hopefully that gives you some ideas and thanks again for the feedback, we use user feedback to guide our R&D!Comment actions
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