Best Aqara products to use in bathroom & ceiling fans?

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So shockingly, the owner of my apartment complex is totally cool with me installing non-retrofit smart home devices. One of the things I definitely plan to install are Aqara’s H2 US light switches.

However, one of my main concerns is the bathroom. Not only would I like to install the H2 US switches… but also the LED Bulb T2 E26’s for lighting. I would like to use the T2 E26’s for an automation to warn me when my showers have gone on for too long. Plus it would be nice to have dim lighting when using the bathroom in the middle of the night. And then I would be using the H2 US switches mainly as relays to the bulbs for guests who won’t have access to my smart devices through an app.

I’m worried about the devices standing up to the humidity that may be caused by my showers. Anybody have experience using these devices in their bathrooms? How did they hold up?

Also, would the H2 US switch work with ceiling fans (or the exhaust fan in my bathroom? I can’t really seem to find anyone to confirm whether or not they work with fans… If not I guess I’ll have to resort to the T2 Relay, but I’ve been trying to avoid that as everytime I watch a tutorial on how to use the relay with a ceiling fan, I get confused on how it works/how to set it up.

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Hello.
I use the Aqara T1 lamp in the bathroom. I did not install an additional switch (H2), I used the Aqara wireless switch with two buttons. I switched the standard dumb switch to the On position permanently.

  1. For the T1 lamp, it will be easy to make automations for various purposes (day, night, evening) paired with a motion sensor, lighting, as well as manual switching on from a wireless button.
  2. For the hood, I used an Aqara single-channel relay that is tied to the Aqara temperature/humidity sensor by automation. I also made automation for a wireless button that starts the hood for the set Off fan delay time. I have been using this usage scheme for more than 3 years, the humidity sensor is placed directly in the shower cabin.
    The advantages of the above option are that you can install the wireless switch wherever you want without interfering with the existing electrical circuit. With the hood, minimal intervention is required (in my home version).

P.C. If you need help connecting the fan, I will help you, send me a diagram of its connection. As a rule, fans have their own humidity control (like mine), I roughed it up (turned off the humidity control) and switched it to Aqara control.

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