Product description
Zooz Z-Wave Plus MultiRelay
Triple Dry Contact Relay
The Zooz MultiRelay combines two 15 A relays and one 20 A relay, all dry contact so you decide if you connect a low Voltage or high Voltage device on the output side. The relays accept load running on 0 to 240 V.
This device is the answer if you want to control 3 garage doors or zones for your sprinkler or landscape lighting system with a single unit.
Zooz created dedicated apps for SmartThings and Hubitat hubs that make this versatile device more intuitive to use in specific use cases. Got to their support portal for more information.
How the switch inputs work
The switch inputs on the MultiRelay are fixed to the relay outputs and accept dry contact connections only. That means you’re not able to separate input monitoring from output control on this model. You cannot apply any Voltage to the switch / input side either. If you need this functionality, look for the Zooz Universal Relay ZEN17 model.
Power Specs
Output Relays
Each load can run on its own power source, independent of the other relays and the MultiRelay device itself.
Refer to the diagrams in the manual and Zooz support portal when wiring your MultiRelay.
Switch Inputs
Use simple on/off or momentary switches only. Never connect any Voltage to the Switch input terminals on your MultiRelay.
Power Supply
Your MultiRelay can be powered by either 12-24 V or a USB C plug (power supply is not included but the device comes with a USB cable).
In both cases you’ll need a standard 1 A power adapter to plug into a standard 120 V receptacle or power source.
Do NOT power the device with laptop / tablet chargers, they need a large load to activate. Do NOT use power banks or batteries to power the MultiRelay.
Technical Details Power: 12 – 24V or USB C Maximum Load: Relay 1: 15 A, Relay 2: 15 A, Relay 3: 20 A Installation and Use: Indoor Only Operating Temperature: 32-104° F (0-40° C) Dimensions: 4″ x 2.5″ x 1.5″
DIY Sprinkler Controller
Automate your sprinkler system with ease and be smarter about watering your grass.
Use the MultiRelay to schedule and manage up to 3 zones with a single device. Simply add the MultiRelay to your Z-Wave system and it will create 4 entities: 1 master for control and monitoring of all 3 outputs and 3 child devices for individual control of each valve.
Once you’ve included the MultiRelay to your hub, let the fun begin! Turn the relays on or off to open and close your sprinkler valves. Set your preferred schedules and create even more advanced rules based on the weather forecast or humidity readings from your smart sensors. Trigger the sprinklers based on motion detection. You can even add a moisture sensor as a trigger to shut your sprinklers off when it starts raining. (Hub and sensors sold separately).
Try out our dedicated SmartApps for SmartThings and Hubitat for the most simple and intuitive use of your MultiRelay as a sprinkler controller.
More ways to use it
Smart Fireplace
Want to control your gas fireplace from your smart speaker? Just add the MultiRelay to your Z-Wave hub if it’s already integrated with your smart speaker and ask it to turn on the fireplace when it gets a little chilly.
Never operate a heating source remotely without being present on site due to possible fire hazards. Always follow your local regulations when installing remote control devices for electrical and heating products.
Smart Garage Door
Add Z-Wave to your garage door opener and control up to 3 doors with just one MultiRelay.
For intuitive control, Zooz created custom SmartApps for SmartThings and Hubitat so you can use the device as a true smart garage door controller. You’ll need a Z-Wave door sensor to monitor the open/close status of your door. Hubs and sensors sold separately.
Smart Pool Pump
Automate your pool pump, pool lights, and the blower, all with a single MultiRelay. You’ll be able to add the MultiRelay to your set-up easily if you already have a way to control your pool pump and light from a wall switch.
Zooz support offers wiring and programming guidance for unusual scenarios 7 days a week.
Smart Landscape Lights
Adding Z-Wave to your low-voltage landscape lights is a great way to save energy and time.
Automate up to 3 zones of your landscape lights and set them on a daily schedule. Base your schedule on sunset and sunrise or simply turn them on and off based on a timer, whatever your preference may be!
Package Dimensions : 5.39 x 3.82 x 2.32 inches; 9.59 ounces
Item model number : ZEN16
Date First Available : January 25, 2020
Manufacturer : ZOOZ
ASIN : B0846DZJD8
Best Sellers Rank: #124,211 in Tools & Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement) #20 in Home Automation Modules
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3 RELAYS IN 1: Control 3 dry contact relays independently with one MultiRelay. Connect an optional wall switch for manual on/off control (dry contact only, NO voltage on the input side) or use your Z-Wave hub (required, sold separately) for wireless control and automation. Your smart speaker is NOT a Z-Wave hub. Does NOT fully work with Wink or Z-Wave alarm panels like Ring, Vivint, or Alarm.com (R1 control only). Custom edge driver required for SmartThings, go to Zooz support page for details.
VERSATILE APPLICATIONS: Great to automate your garage door (up to 3 doors with just 1 MultiRelay!), commercial garage doors at your business, gas fireplace, sprinklers, doorbell, landscape lights, pool pump, whole house fan, and any 1-240 V device up to 20 A.
DIY INSTALLATION: Power it with a standard USB C cable and a 5V power supply (do NOT use USB chargers or Apple accessories) or 12-24 V AC/DC power source. Wall-mount ready. Power adapter or USB cable NOT included. Jumper wires NOT included. Do NOT power with 110 V! Do NOT apply Voltage to the input (switch) terminals!
RELIABLE Z-WAVE: Comes with the latest S2 security and SmartStart technology. Z-Wave Long Range ready if your hub supports ZWLR for ultra fast signal and great wireless coverage. Remembers and restores on/off status after power failure. Built-in auto-on and auto-off timer available if your hub supports advanced settings. The device is ETL certified and conforms with North American safety standards.
HUB COMPATIBILITY: This is an advanced Z-Wave device and it requires an open Z-Wave hub to display correctly. Works best with the Z-Box Hub. It was tested to work well with Hubitat, Home Assistant, and on SmartThings with a custom device driver (please go to Zooz support page for details). ADT Pulse, Vivint, Wink, and Ring all offer partial control (one relay or all at once instead of individual control for the relays, no access to settings).
Mark D –
This is my favorite smart device, and Zooz is my favorite smart device manufacturer
Elephant in the room alert: smart home devices are for hackers.You can spend a ton of money and get some lights to turn some colors and you can be satisfied with that… until a regular human being comes by and flips off a light switch.You can buy from the largest supplier of smart systems – even from the largest supplier of electronics in general – and set up a sensor that turns on a light and you will eventually be stumbling around in the dark.Smart devices are generally can’t be used when failure is not an option.I already trusted Zooz when choosing this really, as they make the only line of switches that I know of that work reliably in hardware and software mode (with relay and without relay; for dumb lights and for smart lights). Software switches in my house are necessary in order for literally every single other person who turns lights on and off in my house to live in harmony with me. As an aside from this review… can some people please realize this problem? Do smart device manufacturers not live in smart homes?My hack is somewhat elaborate: first filtering high-solids koi pond water through a filter to a pressure sensing high PSI pump to a set of electronic irrigation valves and finally out of garden sprinklers to water and fertilize my gardens. Though running this type of system through a smart hub has it’s advantages – the ability to use weather patterns, soil sensors, and pond water level to decide if watering is needed or possible – it could easily malfunction and drain all the water out of my pond. My fish wouldn’t like that. Besides the reliability of this Z wave device – which I did have trouble with at first – there are some failsafes this multi relay provides. Mainly the turn off after x feature. My former hub would lose connection between starting and stopping these relays which would, without this feature, cause my sprinklers to run forever. Also there are enough relays to turn on each of my two sprinkler zones and turn off my pressure-sensing water pump when not sprinkling. If a pipe breaks or a sprinkler clogs, this will keep the pump from running constantly (as this kind of pump runs atomically on a pressure drop on the output).So it works well in my very specific scenario… so what?I have bought two more to play with. Again, smart devices are for hackers, and this box is a hackers dream!. You can pay nearly this much for a single relay, but the Zooz multi relay is full of features that make it more versatile than it needs to be:Each relay has an input for a hardwired switch or button. This is great if you’re designing a system that may be used by people unfamiliar with smart systems.There are, again, three independently controllable relays.Zooz’s device handler has a huge amount of customization options, also Zooz offers a couple custom applications, at least for Hubitat and Smartthings, that perform common functions. There is, for example, a Zooz application especially for running automatic sprinklers (the controls are a little basic and advanced features can’t be used in combination with this application.)Z wave is very fast and reliable on some hubs.My favorite feature: This multirelay can be run on a very wide range of AC AND DC voltages. If you have an AC sprinkler system like I do, your sprinkler transformer can power this unit directly. If you have a low voltage landscape system… AC or DC… you can power this relay with the landscape wire. If you are using this near your doorbell wires and not near an outlet, you can likely power this unit off that.As much as I am gloating about this magical box, it wasn’t all roses in the begining. My main issue, which I realized after months of toying with all the Z Wave devices in my house, is that my Smartthing hub’s Z wave implementation was very slow and unreliable. After moving everything in my house to Hubitat, everything but this device worked perfectly. This turned out to be an issue with Hubitat’s newest hub having a Z Wave software issue. Zooz did note this issue and suggested pairing without authentication as a quick fix, which worked. Hubitat has since fixed this problem, and I couldn’t be happier with my setup now.The versatility of being able to meld the various triggers and sensors a smart hub system can connect to to three independent relays ought to trigger some use-case ideas for anyone. I’ll be building some halloween props with my spares and some Z Wave PIRs. If only… and by the way why not… they made an waterproof version.
B. Tigano –
Great all-purpose relay for SmartThings!
I bought one of these to test out on a couple of different applications and ended up immediately buying a second one. I have a gas fireplace (Heatilator) with a low voltage switch on the wall that turns it on and off. I wanted to be able to turn the switch on and off via SmartThings or Alexa. The switch basically just makes contact between two wires, which is what a relay does. All I had to do was cut the two wires going from the switch to the fireplace ignition controller, insert the wires from the switch end into the Sw1 ports, and the wires to the controller into the Relay1 ports, added the device handler, and added it to my SmartThings hub. A quick google search will lead you a couple of guides which were clear for me aside from how to wire it which is as simple as I described above. Now I can control my fireplace via SmartThings/Alexa AND still use the switch as I always have.My second application was to open/close two garage doors. Both are Liftmaster MyQ and I didn’t want to use their proprietary hardware which requires a separate app and a monthly paid subscription for Alexa control. Instead, I took a spare remote door opener and soldered two wires each from one leg of the button inside the remote that I opened up. Again, the button just makes contact between the legs so I made it so the relay will do that upon activation. Again, added the multirelay to the hub, made it a momentary switch, and voila. I have a spare garage door opener sitting in the basement that’s wired up to the Zooz multirelay with two simple wires for each button. There’s also a SmartApp for SmartThings (again, Google is your friend) to have a “garage door” device where you configure the tilt sensor and the switch and it will show in your SmartThings home screen the status (open/closed/opening/closing) and you can press it to open or close.Both applications were way easier than I could have ever imagined, were budget friendly, and were nice and clean solutions – which is exactly what I was looking for. Big props to Zooz for a great, reliable, and universal ZWave device for us tinkerers!Future plans are to add the blower switch in the fireplace to one of the other two relay slots (since there are 3 per unit!)
Hibiko –
Exceptional customer service
I have quite a lot of Z-wave devices and wanted to add a garage door. I bought the z-wave/garage door device that popped up on Amazon, and that was an unmitigated disaster. So instead, I was redirected to this one which is not really a dedicated garage door opener but a relay that can work as one. It pairs very easily with SmartThings (after installing the required driver, which is easy), and the settings can be adjusted so that it works pretty much as a garage door opener. The wiring will depend on how your actual motor works, and in that respect Nikke and Sara at customer service have been fantastic guiding me. The app won’t tell you whether the garage door is open or closed, so use a camera or a door sensor, but it works to activate the door. I’ve only had it a few days so I don’t know how stable it is over the long run, but it definitely works well so far. And there are no words that would praise customer service enough.
TJ –
Great for garage door
I ditched my cloud based garage door opener for this very simple product paired with a third reality tilt sensor. It has been solid for the last year. Highly recommend if you’re a DIY type.
Amazon Customer –
This is a fantastic little relay with endless uses in home automation. I now have two of these in my mostly z-wave home automation setup. I am using these with home assistant running in a docker container on a server with the zooz z-wave stick.The first one is installed in an electrical box outside. It is powered by a low voltage lighting transformer (12v) and is controlling two low voltage outdoor lighting circuits and one 120v string light circuit. It connected instantly and has been switching my outdoor lighting with no issues. It has seen -25 already.The second I just purchased and installed with the thermostat in my garage. It is powered off of the transformer in the furnace (3 wire circuit from furnace gas valve) and together with a thermostat program in home assistant and a temperature multi sensor on the wall, I can now ask Alexa or Siri to warm up the garage for me. The multi (motion) sensor also automates the garage lighting. I plan to run the garage door opener power through another relay switch to be able to disconnect the garage door power remotely. I don’t have a plan for the third relay switch yet but it could control lighting or an electrical outlet.Having 3 relay switches in each device really expands the opportunities and can reduce the costs. All my zooz products have connected instantly and performed flawlessly. The z-wave protocol is more expensive but is rock solid for me unlike some of my Wi-Fi devices. Taking the time to plan can help expand the uses of multi devices and cut down costs.Hope this helps some with purchase decisions.
Kamal Driche –
Utilisé comme ouvre de porte de garage. Très simple à ajouter dans vera plus. Pour suivre l’état de la porte du garage il fallait acheter aussi Tilt sensor de Ecolink et télécharger l’application Garage door. Fonctionne très bien. Je peux voir la position de la porte du garage.Si non sans Tilt sensor, le muti relais fonctionne aussi pour ouvrir la porte du garage.
Amazon Customer –
Had been looking for a good z-wave enabled relay controller for a while to enable some basic on/off switching automation for various sorts of loads. This was exactly what I was looking for. Setup with my primary z-wave controller was a breeze, and the device works flawlessly. All you need is a power supply (via USB or a standalone wall adapter that meets the input DC specs). Great unit!
SNC –
Great as a garage door openerInstalled this relay as a garage door opener and added to my Smartthings z-wave network. Manufacturer provides excellent step-by-step instructions. Used it with a z-wave tilt sensor, everything works perfectly. Google Home App recognizes it as a switch, so created a routine for Google Assistant for voice commands: “OK Google, open/close the garage door” will essentialy open/close the door without asking for a passcode.
Kevin B. –
I’m using this to add remote control to a couple zones of my sprinkler system – I basically run the 24VAC lead from my irrigation controller to a couple relays on the Multirelay, then route those switched lines back and tie them to the zone output terminals on the irrigation controller. This way the controller still works for basic scheduling, and the Multirelay can independently turn on zones. If you do this I recommend adding logic to your home automation system somehow to prevent the Multirelay from activating more than one zone at a time, otherwise you could end up with insufficient water pressure due to running to many sprinklers at the same time.I am using the Universal Devices’ ISY994i automation controller with this. When I first tried linking it up, the Multirelay only showed up as a single relay. It turns out this is because my ISY’s firmware was too old. It was running 4.7.5; I subsequently upgraded to 5.0.16C (RC1) and re-linked it and everything shows up fine now.General notes and warnings:While you can independently control each relay separately, there is also a control that turns on and off all three relays at the same time – be careful with that one as it could have unintended consequences in your automation system. On the other hand, this is useful as an ‘all-off’ feature.There are three contact inputs as well; from the Amazon description I assumed that these would show up over Z-wave and that they could be used as general inputs for other automation tasks; this is NOT the case. These are tied to the three relays and are strictly used for local hardwired control of the relays.The unit has a lot of other ‘under the hood’ settings if your automation controller is capable of writing data to it. For instance, determining how the inputs control the outputs (i.e. latched, momentary…), whether the unit will remember it’s relay conditions after a power cycle or not, setting timers to turn off the relays on their own, etc. Details are in the user manual available on the zooz website.I wish the relays were actual z-wave inputs, but it’s not a deal-killer, and for the price this is a great little unit.