Thermostat T6 Pro zwave and IQ Panel - throw or keep?

• qolsysgw

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  Qolsys IQ Panel 2+ gateway to an Home Assistant Alarm Control Panel

Z-wave equipment is generally very good and vendor-independent so you can get a new hub and keep most devices. I use Home Assistant and a Z-wave usb dongle as my hub, because it is free software that works a lot of different services. Connecting a new hub to your thermostat and light switches should work without issue, but the iq panel is somewhat proprietary. There is a GitHub project to make it work with Home Assistanr, which may not require paying for their service, but if this doesn’t work the panel might not be worth keeping. Finally, if you happen to have iPhone and HomePod, those devices also have smart home services include with the purchase of the product and let you control your devices when you’re away from home. They don’t use Z-wave, but many hubs (including Home Assistant) can bridge your Z-wave devices to apple home.

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