TREATLIFE Zigbee Hub Gateway, 2.4 GHz WiFi Smart Home Hub, Compatible with Alexa & Google Home, Only for TREATLIFE Zigbee Water Leak Detector, Motion Sensor and Smart Door Sensor, 1 Pack

Limited Compatibility—Failed to Integrate with Home Assistant and SmartThings
I purchased the TREATLIFE Zigbee Hub Gateway hoping to integrate it into my existing smart home setup, but it turned out to be a major disappointment. Despite several attempts, I couldn’t get it to work with either Home Assistant or SmartThings, which was a dealbreaker for my needs. The lack of broader compatibility limits its usefulness, especially for those who rely on more versatile smart home ecosystems. While it might work within its own app, it fell short for advanced users like myself who need seamless integration.Pros:- Straightforward setup within its native app- Compact design for easy placementCons:- Incompatible with Home Assistant and SmartThings- Limited flexibility for diverse smart home ecosystems- Frustrating for users needing broader integration options

Works Well, and May Fit Where Others Won’t
The Treatlife sensor has good build quality, and a slender case that may fit under a refrigerator or other device where other sensors might not. Its sensor terminals are closer together than most others in its class, and may allow it to detect small leaks more quickly.It has an on-board alarm, but it will probably not be audible from several rooms away, or even over the normal volume of a TV. So, although it could serve as a stand-alone alarm, it should really be paired with a hub for that and other functionality, and I use it with a Hubitat.It takes common AAA batteries. Range seems to be about average for its class.This is a recent purchase, but it has functioned well in my testing. I would buy again, especially where a low-profile case is needed, and longest range is not.Background:Most homes have many potential sources of leaks – water heater, dish washer, clothes washer, refrigerator, bathroom plumbing, etc. – that could cause expensive damage. I decided to buy and try five different, inexpensive, Zigbee leak detectors that might work directly with my Hubitat home automation hub. They were by iAlarm, Neo, Thirdreality, and Treatlife, and a generic “Water Leak Detector Zigbee” was added to the mix. At the time of my purchase (August, 2023), each was slightly less than $20.All worked properly with my system using the Hubitat “Generic Zigbee Moisture Sensor” driver. All but the Thirdreality also worked with the custom “Tuya NEO Coolcam Zigbee Water Leak Sensor” driver, which adds an explicit state indication of online or offline. But, both drivers support current wet/dry status and battery % reporting. A tip would be to install the custom driver first, if desired, then let Hubitat choose it during device pairing. Also, each of these should be paired within a couple of feet of the hub, then moved to the desired location.Some thoughts about the group:Overall build quality of the group seemed quite good, with the exception of the generic “Water Leak Detector Zigbee”, which was only mediocre.The Thirdreality and Treatlife devices have onboard alarms, and could be used as stand-alone detectors, although there appear to be several detectors available that are only stand-alone, and less expensive than the Zigbee devices. The Thirdreality alarm is much louder than the Treatlife’s.The Thirdreality unit had a longer range than the others, both in pairing and in operation. It and the Treatlife both use common AAA batteries, but I haven’t used these sensors long enough to be able to compare battery life.The Neo device was the only one with a “remote” sensor – limited to the length of the attaching cord, but still may be needed functionality. However, the cord actually plugs into the wall mount, not the unit itself, so the mount must be used when remote sensing.

Only partly compatible with Alexa
Pros:It detects water really goodIt is pretty easy to setup if you use their appWorks great to notify through their appCons:It is only compatible with Alexa in the sense that Alexa can list the device and you can ask the status, that is it. You cannot trigger routines off the sensor being triggered etc. Maybe this is a limit of the Alexa interface, but Alexa Dev group claims if they used the right API then it should be able to trigger routines off it once linkedYou have to use their app. A lot of the other treatlife products, you can just use pretty much any app (I have been using smart home app) This specific device, ONLY the treatlife app can detect and add it (Not even smartthings, which technically the hub is a smart things hub based on the wifi pairing name)Overall:It can work for what I need, but it makes me have more apps, and not as good notifications as a bunch of my other smart devices around the house (Announcement when a door opens or closes, device goes offline, etc.) which means I am tied to only knowing if there is a problem, if I happen to have my phone with me. If that is what you need, this works for you, otherwise, maybe see what else is out there.