Kasa Smart Plug Mini 15A, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, UL Certified, 2.4G WiFi Only, 4-Pack(EP10P4) , White

I first bought these years ago because my state has the highest energy rates in the nation and we are acutely aware that appliances turned off are still sucking energy. When my kids were younger I could shut off their computers, tvs, etc when they werent home to use them. My electric bill went down 30% almost immediately. Now I have them all over my house working with Google assistant. As I leave or enter a room, I just tell my google assistant (using routines) and the power connects or disconnects accordingly. I say goodnight and the whole house shuts down with the acceptation the few items I need, like the refrigerator, cell charger etc..

These make my life so easy! I have everything on one of these timers. And if I forget to turn something off/on, I can do it anytime anywhere from my phone!

Easy to install and works well.

Actually pretty easy to set up. Challenge to the pros, get at me when you set up 3 at once ;). 1. Install TP-Links Kasa app on your phone. 2. In the app, click the + to add a Smart Plug, then Smart Plug Lite / Mini 3. Plug in 1 of these into the wall, it should start flashing blue and orange without you touching it. 4. After a time, the app will prompt you to join the smart plugs network *note* Each plug has its own WiFi network at first youll need to connect to wirelessly using your phone. This is a different network than your existing home wireless network. 4.1. the plugs default network will be called something like Smart_Plug_0123 5. After connecting your mobile to THAT network, return to the Kasa app so it can speak to this device wirelessly. 6. After initial talks between the plug and your phone, the app will prompt you to teach the plug which WiFi network it should use instead of its own default network. Specify your home network through the mobile app and enter the password you use for devices to connect to it. 6.1 The app will send the WiFi name and password over to the plug, which will then be authenticated and joined to your home network in the background. 7. On your mobile, rejoin your home network (the normal one you started on) and validate your plug is now on that same home network as well. 8. Using the Kasa app, try turning the outlet on and off. If it works you should hear a click as it turns on and off, indicating the internal relay device inside the outlet is switching on and off from your apps instructions. Power usage note: Even when the relay is switched off, this device uses 0.5w at idle. This means plugged in 24/7/365, one outlet will be responsible for a yearly usage of 4.38kW. That is, 0.5w * (365*24) / 1000.

Great scheduling features in the app, exactly what I needed. Highly recommended.

While you can find ‘cheaper’ or ‘smaller’ smart plugs you must remember that half the beauty of it is if it & its company / app / features are, well, smart. It’s pointless to get a cheaper or smaller one just to end up constantly stressed from set-up trials to its apps functionality. This one is affordable AND the company is reliable in the quality of there products which is why I give this 4.5 Stars because it is one of the best smart plugs out there for this good of a price ( I’ll get to why not 5 in a moment ) For example as some others have said, with We-Mo you had to scan the plugs to use them which is extremely difficult when something is plugged in behind furniture or in my case ( as I am 5’1 … and a quarter - hey every little bit counts ! ) but Kasa was easy to set up and even easier to use ! I love that it has the sense feature - that is a HUGE plus for this price and this kind of solid company. As is the ability to set an an On as well as an Off timer in case you forget, and you can set it in a few different ways such as with the sun rise or set and with a set schedule on the app. Works seamlessly. Only issue is what others have sad about the reality of it’s energy saving power and how what it actually uses being way more than what it claims. But overall like I said at the start, it is worth paying a few extra dollars to not have your blood pressure and sanity tested by more difficult and time consuming ( ironic as they are suppose to be time and energy- both it’s and my own energy saving ) products when this Kasa one is a huge jump in quality and reliability. So go for it !

I use these with my lamps and Alexa. Easy to set up.. just download app, plug in, hit pair button. Then just add as a skill on Alexa, in your Alexa app and viola you are in business. Love these.

I have a few of these now and I couldnt be happier with them. They are small and take up just one space on a two connection outlet so I can still plug in something else with no problem. The Kasa App is easy to use too and I have no complaints with it. In the App tap on the device to open it and then I can see the power usage now and over time, run time, schedule on and off times for the plug and then a settings gear where I can change the name of the plug and add my own picture from my camera roll or from the camera itself. It also has device information. It has a grouping feature that I have never played with. One thing to note on setup. When setting up a new plug it asks you to connect to the device WiFi in the the phone settings. On the iPhone, after the device connects, I get a popup at the top of the screen that says Im connected and if I tap on this popup to go back to the App it has always failed to connect to my network after that and I dont know why. The way I have success is after I connect to the device I exit settings and open the Kasa App again and continue from there. I have always had success with connecting to my home network this way as I continue setup of the plug. For me Im using these inside the house to control night lights on a timer and an away light for security while we arent home. I have one plug that amazingly can connect to my WiFi about 200 feet away at my garage to control a security light mounted on the outside. I also have three plugs in a little solar shed about 60 feet away from the house that are on all the time to tell me how much power my solar panels are producing. This is why I like these plugs so much. They just work and work well.

Worth the price I have purchased others in the past which were a nightmare to set up. Very simple and they work

Easy to setup and use. Can be controlled while traveling overseas. Inexpensive. Fast response time. Will get more.