Kasa Smart Plug KP200, In-Wall Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, Remote Control, ETL Certified , White, 1 Pack

It is nothing major. The only negative things I would say is that the switch doesnt a tactile feedback when switching on and off which I expected to feel. Another thing is I would make installation videos explaining what goes where for people who arent highly profiicient electicians.

I recently installed a few WeMo switches so I could test them out, but found they werent well designed and I wasnt particularly happy with them. So I started searching around for a new smart switch (Dimmer), and ran across the Kasa switches. I went ahead and purchased one to test it out. Installation: 5 stars, super easy and much better in my opinion than the WeMo switches. Main wires screw onto to the switch plate, and a couple of wires run off to attach with nuts. WeMo had all wires run off to attach with wire nuts which resulted in large amounts of wire and clutter behind the switches making them much harder to work with. Application: 5 stars, switch was immediately recognized and I had no problems with the application. Unlike the WeMo switches where I had several that had significant problems connecting, and they constantly disconnect. The Kasa switch has had a couple of times where the physical switch didnt work for a short period of time, but the app has always worked even when the switch didnt, and then the following day the physical switch would again work. Not sure if that is the result of a bad switch or if something else is going on, but ultimately it is a relatively minor issue as I can always use the application to turn the lights on or off if needed. Wireless: again the setup and connection were easy, and I havent had any problems with the switch staying connected to my network and always being accessible via the application. I have loads of problems with this on the WeMo switches. Design: The design is much more well thought out from the wiring to even the physical function of the Switch than the WeMo version. WeMo uses a capacitive touch plate that runs the entire length of the switch. This results in the dimmer level constantly being change, turned off, etc... whenever you turn the light switch on or off because almost the entire switch is capacitive touch. Kasa on the other hand has their dimmer buttons at the very top of the switch so they are never in the way but are very easy to access. Quality: Quality seems to be on par with the WeMo, but the design decisions were clearly well thought out. If feels like someone actually tested the Kasa Switch, while it feels like no one actually ever tested the WeMo switch design of they would have easily seen and addressed several of the blatant issues it has. Note: there is one oddity with the Kasa switch, you may consider it a good or bad thing, but when turning the switch on/off there is a slightly delay (maybe 1-2 seconds). It caught me off guard at first and made me think the switch wasnt working properly. Im still on the fence on whether this is a good thing or not, I think I prefer the instant switching action, but I can see why some people might prefer the delay and once you realize it is there it is honestly not a major issue. The Kasa Dimmer switch isnt perfect, there are a few oddities to it, but it generally functions well, it seems to be far more well thought out than the WeMo switches and is significantly more reliable as a Smart switch. If you are trying to decide between Kasa and WeMo, dont wait, go with the Kasa switches, they are significantly better in almost every way than my WeMo Switches have been. At some point I will be replacing the rest of my switches with the Kasa Switches and removing WeMo entirely from my house as they just have way too many problems with them.

We built a new home (3100 sq ft) and every switch in the house is Kasa and we have absolutely no regrets. In our previous home we used a few z-wave switches and paired them to a wink hub. This overall was pretty good but it wasnt good enough that I wanted to do the whole new house in them so I went looking for another solution/path. I ordered a few different switches. paired them up with our google home and ultimately ended up with Kasa as our choice and ordered 70+ switches (this included some dimmers, some not, as well as their 3 way kits). We got them all installed, paired up and just like in my previous test, every last one of them worked flawless. Below are a list of positives: -- DIMMER SETTING - The dimmers have a awesome feature where you can set the lowest level of dimming so that if your bulbs pulsate or anything you can get rid of that. -- Operation speed - no matter if controlling via the actuall switch or throug google home the speed is instantaneous. This is one things that blew my mind as our previous z-wave/wink hub combo would often take a few trys and/or take a second to actually turn on. -- The Kasa App - There are a few other products in our home that are not TP-Link brand and while they work fine, the applications that you have to configure the device in and/or the application that you pair up with Google Home seem like an afterthought. The Kasa app is a solid piece of software that literally has worked flawlessly as we paired all of our switches. The Negatives (dont let these sway you to not buy but...) -- the size of the switch. If you have a ton of wires and or a super shallow box in the wall it may not work or you may have problems pushing it in. I noted the size of the switches to the builder but it unfortunately didnt make it to our electrician and they used standard sized boxes. The switches all ultimately fit but some of them took some work. (BTW.. this is a universal problem amongst all smart switches. -- REALLY NIT PICKY --the switches come with a beautiful screwless plate however if you have a multi gang box (multiple switches in the same box) then you will need to find another plate. We tried a few screwless designs and ultimately stuck with these plates but the switches dont fit perfectly flush with these plates. This is especially true if you have dimmer/non dimmer/3 way switches in the same box as all of those switches seem to have different thickness backing plates on the switch. Overall, these are awesome, work great and I would do it again in a heartbeat!!!

Once installed and app set up you are good to go. Lights can be turned on and off without messing up the timer schedule. Best part, NO NOISY TIMER tick ticking and humming all the time. Worth the investment. We also have the dimmer switch type too.

This worked as expected. It was bought to be able to have more control on the lighting when away for security. If youre away on a trip, you can create a profile on the app and control the light turn on/off times, and brightness levels What I like about it is that it is capable of being programmed via the app. The app has improved over the years. Note Ive had the Kasa Smart brand for my wall outlet plugs and have 0 issues with it. My porch light has a one as well which works good. What I dont like is the feel.. Im so use for up to on, and down to be off. This switch (and other Kasa switches) have a single down press. I just wish they could have made the whole thing as a push button so it doent feel weird needing to push down when turning on the lights. What I really dont like is the blinking of the lights when you set it to full power by pressing the button. Im guessing that blink it to say it is at full power.. but it is annoying.. Blink the switch led.. not the main light. Dimmer features are much more course than an analog switch, but it is good enough. Interesting thing about this switch for brightness is that you can set what you consider 100% lighting so it never goes over that. I havent tested this feature but I found it interesting they gave this feature. Installing the switch was not difficult, but be sure to read the instructions and review instructions on how light switches are to be installed. It can get confusing sometimes. Synching the switch to the network and to the phone was easy. Since it was a first time install, it was blinking, which indicates that it is ready to be synchronized/connected. I didnt look on this switch, but my other Kasa switch had a resynch button in case you need to resynch it, so look in your instructions if you need to do this. Synching just required that I turn on my app and go through the motion of adding a new device. It steps you through the process. Within the app you can control the brightness, On/Off, turn off timer, and schedule/program the on/off times. One thing I really liked about the Kasa was the capability of scheduling it to turn on at sunset and turn off on sunrise as a setting. This means I dont need to look up when the sunrises or sets. I know this is suppose to be able to integrate with Alexa and Google, but I havent test this feature.

These are great if your electric box is not over run with wires. The switches are very deep only allow 1/2 to 3/4 room for wires. Took me a while to fenagle the wires but once in it took about 15 minutes to set-up and connect to Alexa. Technology is probably not there yet to condense the size I knocked 1 star off because 1 of my 3 switches disconnects from the network periodically. They are all within 20 ft of each other and my Eero Mesh device is about 10 ft away. If it was a network issue I would expect the other two switches to drop, but they never have. Mine have been installed for 5 months and were at the perfect price point for dimming and connection to Alexa. The Kasa app is easy to use and I have the switches set to turn off at 1 am because the kids leave the lights on all the time.

Look, I have a TON of Kasa stuff in my house. Switches, dimmers, three-way dimmers, strip lights, smart power strips. Seriously, maybe everything except cameras, because I have an entire hardwired CCTV system in the house. I like Kasa, and I really want to like these. They were easy to install (as long as you understand electrical, dont hurt yourself people!) And I know the trick to connect them even if the app doesnt detect them. They are a little bulky, but it you can handle working them up you can make them fit in the box just fine, Im sure. ...BUT... I use HA, and thats one of the reasons I chose Kasa. AND when I bought these outlets, I was under the impression that they did power monitoring. Now theyre installed and configured in all the systems, and I learn that they actually do not have energy monitoring capability. Disappointing. And I dont understand why that feature wouldnt be included on these. Seems like a basic feature, especially since its included in all the wall wart style smart plugs I have, most of which are also from Kasa? TPLink, if this can be added by software update, that would be great, as it really just seems like a basic feature that should have been provided.

First of all, let me say how much I like the Kasa light switches over the Wemo brand. I had Wemo for a number of years, but lately, they have been very flaky when it came to automatic turning on and off; apparently there were issues with connectivity to their corporate servers. That has not been the case with the new Kasa switches. Im almost in love with the Kasa switches, but not quite. With the Dimmer switch, I am noticing a second or two delay from when the switch is turned on and when the light bulb actually turns on. This is not a function of the light bulb, as the same bulb turned on instantly when using regular (non-dimmer) switches from Kasa (HS103 and HS200). I have not found a solution for this issue. Due to this issue, I knocked off a star from my review. I also found a slight issue with the installation compared to the HS200 Smart Switch. Unlike the HS200 Smart Switch, the HS220 Smart Dimmer Switch does require the need to identify the source and load sides of the switched line (both will be black inside the wall). The first time I installed one of these HS220 switches, I did not realize that, and the switch would not operate; when I reversed the connections, everything worked as expected. I did not have to worry about source vs load with the HS200; I am not sure why Kasa would not have the same circuitry in both to make it simpler to install the HS220. Also, I am not a fan of the status LED being off when the lights are on, and on when the lights are off. In the bedroom, I need total darkness; the status LED is bright enough to keep me awake. I have subsequently turned off the status LED, so it is no longer illuminating at any time. However, this is problematic for hidden lights, such as outdoor or closet lights. For these, I would love to see the ability to set the status LED to on when the light is on, as it would be nice to see the status LED indicate the actual status of those lights, without having to apply reverse logic (i.e., on is off, off is on). In this, Wemo got it right (LED on when light is on, LED off when light is off). Kasa got it partially right in having the ability to disable the LED. Overall, these are very good switches, and I would highly recommend them over the Wemo brand at this point in time. I now have a mix of HS103 (Smart Plugs), HS200 (Smart Switches - Single Pole), and now HS220 (Smart Dimmer Switches - Single Pole). They are very reliable! The Kasa app works very well. I also like how the switches can be controlled using Google Home (I do not use Alexa or Siri), as my Android phone has Google Home installed on it. Simply put, it just works. That is the reason I bought these switches.

Great app – no adds. Very easy to use. Lot’s of settings. However, I noticed that sometimes the schedule time does not work. For example, the light needs to be off at 8pm, but for some reason its still on at 9pm... I hope they’ll fix this bug

I have about eight of these (plus an outlet) throughout my home and theyre AWESOME! I had to replace my modem router and I just couldnt get my previous smart switches to pair (BIG name brand, MUCH BIGGER cost, pain in the a$$ to pair even initially - I actually hated them from go). The Kasa switches are an EXCELLENT value, SUPER EASY to pair (almost do it themselves) and integrate with Alexa (pretty much by themselves). Theyre feature-rich which includes a function to set the dimming limits/capabilities of your particular LEDs, and even include an option to turn off the lighted circle on the switch (great if locating in a bedroom). (My previous MUCH BIGGER COST smart switches didnt have this option - I had to place tape over the stupid light on the switch). I dont review many products. I felt compelled to rate the Kasa smart switches (and outlet). Id give them 10 stars if I could!