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

I have dozens of TP-Link KASA products installed in my home, including a dozen smart plugs (majority only get seasonal use), nine on/off switches, one 3 way dimmer, and five of these dimmer switches. They are well made, an unbeatable value when on sale, and straightforward to install (note that all TP-Links Kasa switches require a neutral wire - depending on when your house was built and how the switch boxes were wired, you may or may not have a neutral available in your wall switch boxes). These connect to the 2.4Ghz band of WiFi - note that these switches can end up out of range of your WiFi if you have your access point or router poorly positioned in your house and/or you have a substandard access point or router - I have no connectivity issues with an access point located on the ceiling of my first floor in the center of my 2 story home - be prepared to up your WiFi coverage if youre serious about having a smart home - I have a separate IoT VLAN defined on my router and provisioned to the 2.4 GHz band of my multiband AP to keep my IoT devices off of my home network. A single AP covers my 2700 SF house, for both the 2.4 GHz band IoT devices, and the 5 Ghz band human facing devices on my home network. These switches are large, as are most smart switches - Ive found they install easily in the modern plastic switch boxes in my renovated kitchen and family room addition, but can be a tight fit in the original steel switch boxes in the remainder of my 1963 vintage home - I have taken to replacing the original steel boxes with new old work plastic boxes, and will spec the extra deep old work boxes if the stud cavity allows for it - this solves the space issue, and again if serious about a smart home are some of the things you need to do to be on board. These switches are Decora style and are activated by pushing the bottom of the plastic paddle for both on and off functions - while the ergonomics are a bit different than a standard dumb Decora switch, I like them, and honestly I use voice or routines to control the switches to the point where the physical switch interface is a non-issue. In multi-gang box situations, I have taken to replacing any dumb toggle switches with corresponding dumb Decora paddle switches for those switches I dont need smart functionality in, in order to keep the look consistent. I have had no issues with the yoke depth of these TP-Link Kasa switches in terms of being able to install standard wallplates - I have replaced my old steel Mulberry plates with screwless plastic Claro branded Lutron wall plates for a nice clean consistent modern look - see photo. Steel plates are a no-no BTW with smart switches - they obstruct radio signals no matter what tech you are using - WiFi, Zigbee, Lutron ClearConnect etc. I also use Wago lever style wire nuts for the end point connections for the wire leads coming off of these Kasa switches - they save some space and can also save some wear and tear on the house wiring rather than have to untwist pretwisted and wire nutted connections to make changes and/or additions in the future. I have dozens of Alexa routines set up using these switches - the switches can be used to initiate an integration, unlike my Lutron Caseta switches, which can only be acted on by a routine, they themselves cant initiate a routine. These also integrate with Home Assistant. These have been dead reliable for me in terms of connectivity and responsiveness. Most of the negative reviews are unwarranted IMO.

The kasa smart switch is great buy for me, easy to install and connect to WiFi. Kasa mobile app has step by step instructions to connect with wiring color codes. Customer support 24x7 and able to talk to real human ( Mharvic) for troubleshooting issues .

I like these things...they dont need a hub and just work. With a voice command through Alexa, a tap on the phone or a timer I can add or remove power to everything plugged in. And you can control the top separate from the bottom. The Kasa app lets me know the runtime of the outlet as well, which I like when Im trying to cut costs while electrical rates are going up. Note that even when the outlet is off, it does still draw power as it needs to be connected to WiFi. So the 120V output is off, but itll still draw something.

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.

I was planning on replacing a dimmer switch in our master bathroom, but decided to get one of these Kasa smart dimmers since it was about the same price as a dumb dimmer switch. We already have Philips Hue bulbs in our master bedroom, as thats the only place we really want smart bulbs. We have no real need for a smart switch in our master bathroom, but figured Id give it a go due to the pricing. We would probably just use the actual switch for the bathroom lights, but maybe wed grow to appreciate some of its smart functions. Pros: - Cheap, especially when on sale or when a coupon is available. - Installation is easy. Configuration via app is also easy. - Lights can be controlled by a physical switch, by smart speaker, or by app. - Works with dimmable LED bulbs, which are much cheaper than smart bulbs. - Some functions can be customized in the Kasa app. For example, you can set it up so a long press will slowly dim the lights over 10 seconds until its off. Or double tap to turn on light instantly. Cons: - The switch takes a good second or so to respond which can be annoying. Press it to turn on, and you might start to walk away before realizing you didnt actually press the button all the way. - The dim/brighten buttons click loudly. - There are only seven preset brightness settings on the switch. This is where an analog dimmer wins. However, to be fair, you can adjust in 1% increments using the app, but I prefer not to have to use my phone for this. - Adjusting the brightness using the switch is slow if you need to dim or brighten significantly. A traditional analog dimmer wins here because the slider can be moved quickly. - If the dimmer setting is set too low before turning off the lights (below 25% in our case), the lights will not turn on. The lights do work at these dimmer settings, but only after setting them on at a higher brightness setting first. This is super annoying. We like to keep the dimmer setting set very low before going to bed so when we turn it on to go pee in the middle of the night, we are not blinded. Cant do it with this dimmer, as 25% is brighter than we like for this purpose. We have this dimmer set up to control two vanity sconces, each with two bulbs (four bulbs total). The bulbs we are using are the Philips LED Dimmable Warm Glow Effect. These bulbs are fantastic as they get warmer at dimmer settings, similar to incandescent bulbs. Plus they work great with a traditional analog dimmer. I may try to swap them out with different bulbs just to see if it addresses any of my Cons above. I also might take out the Kasa switch in favor of an analog one and return the Kasa if these issues continue to bother us. Update: The switch has lost the wi-fi connection several times in the last few months. Its not that hard to reconnect it to wi-fi, but its annoying. I am going to go back to an analog dimmer switch.

The dimmer works great, especially with Google (which lets you specify the brightness voice command) but it did come wired/labeled wrong, with the hot and ground being mixed. If you dont know how to error test, youd think it was just defective, which isnt good. Except for that, Id give it a 5

Updated - 3/1/23 - My issue was escalated with TP-Link (the parent company for Kasa, I believe) and the technical support team was amazing. Ultimately, it turned out to be a new issue with these newer switches. The team built a firmware update the next day and checked in with me via phone and email over the weekend to make sure it resolved my issue. The customer-focused support was incredible. They also said that they’ve gone back and coached the customer support team on how this case evolved to hopefully prevent recurrences in the future. With the new firmware update, my switches are 100% compatible with Apple HomeKit and I’m very happy. Original 3-star review: Beware — Switches work fine with Kasa app, but flicker on/off when turned on with HomeKit at 100% brightness. 95% and lower work fine with HomeKit. I have 3 of these switches controlling different lights in 3 different rooms, all with the same “feature”. I called Apple and they said to call Kasa. I called Kasa and they told me to contact Apple. What to do?

To control non smart dimmable lamps.