I have a bulb outdoors in a metal can. The switch for it is also outdoors, is outdoors rated, and is (unsurprisingly) also metal. I want to be able to automatically toggle the light state based on motion sensor and gate open/close state.
A zigbee smart bulb in the existing can doesn't work - no signal. A zigbee relay in the existing switch box will also not work for the same reason. What are my (outdoor rated) options here?
(Additional constraint: there's no neutral wire in the switch box)
The easiest solution feels like replacing the metal can with one that doesn't block RF? Are there such things?
@mjg59 Does your zigbee relay take an external aerial that you could put on the outside?
@penguin42 I haven't found any that offer that
nordtronic seems to be making such: https://nordtronic.com/shop/box-relay-zigbee-890p.html
I have never seen one irl, so can't say anything useful about them though.
