Salus Controls
Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug
- Zigbee2MQTT / ZHA
- Local control
- Zigbee
Prices verified September 2026
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A heating-trade staple you'll find in every UK plumber's merchant rather than an electronics retailer — Salus sells to installers first, smart-home shoppers second, so don't expect flash sales or Amazon Prime delivery. At £32 it's pricier than SONOFF's iPlug (£14) or Innr's SP 244 (£17), both of which expose usable energy monitoring in Home Assistant; you're paying Salus prices for a plug you're buying specifically because it skips metering. Buy it for what it does well: a plain, reliable 13A BS1363 switch and Zigbee router that pairs straight into Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA with no Salus gateway required.
What can Home Assistant control on the Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Switch | Switch | On/off control and reporting for the relay; the one data point on this device that's consistently reliable across ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT. |
| Power-on behavior | Select | Sets relay state after a power cut (off/on/toggle/previous) — set to previous so a brief outage doesn't silently flip a device an automation expects to be off. |
| Timed on/off | Number | Optional timed on-then-auto-off command with a re-trigger cooldown, handy for pulse loads without needing a separate HA timer helper. |
| Signal quality | Sensor | Standard link-quality value reported with every state update — worth watching since this plug's main job on the network is acting as a router hop for other devices. |
| Identify | Button | Triggers the LED to flash for physical identification during pairing/troubleshooting. |
Zigbee2MQTT's SP600 converter exposes on/off, a configurable power_on_behavior, and a timed on/off pair for auto-shutoff-with-cooldown automations — but power/energy clusters are notoriously flaky across ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT alike, which is exactly why it's listed here without metering rather than with an unreliable one. Multiple users report the device failing to register at all during initial pairing even with permit_join open and the coordinator logging cleanly, so a full factory reset immediately before joining is worth treating as standard procedure, not a fallback. As a mains-powered router with no metering overhead to slow its mesh duties, it's a solid pick for a hallway or landing socket to backstop battery sensors on the far side of the house from the coordinator.
Specs
| max load | 13A / 230V |
|---|---|
| warranty | 5 years |
| plug type | BS1363 Type G |
| dimensions | 49 x 60 x 36mm |
| zigbee router | true |
| energy monitoring | false |
| operating temperature | 10°C to 50°C |
How does the Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug (this product) | £32.09 | Zigbee | Yes | Zigbee2MQTT / ZHA |
| Aqara Power Plug H2 UK (RGB) | £32.99 | Zigbee, Thread, Matter, Bluetooth | Yes | Works with HA |
| Aqara Wall Outlet H2 UK | £67.99 | Matter, Thread, Zigbee | Yes | Native |
| Eve Energy (Matter) UK Smart Plug | £39.95 | Thread, Matter, Bluetooth | Yes | Works with HA |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug work with Home Assistant locally?
- Yes. The Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug is controlled locally in Home Assistant through Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA, so it keeps working if your internet connection or the Salus Controls cloud goes down. Control and state updates stay on your own network.
- Which protocol does the Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug use, and do I need a hub?
- The Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug uses Zigbee. To pair it with Home Assistant you need a Zigbee coordinator (for example a SkyConnect/ZBT-1 or Sonoff dongle) attached to your Home Assistant host. Salus Controls's own hub is not required when you integrate through Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA.
- How much does the Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the Salus SP600 Zigbee Smart Plug is £32.09 at Trading Depot. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.