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 am able to live more independently because of having voice control through Alexa.

Good Wi-Fi distance. Easy to set up. But I cannot purchase more until a firmware update is produced so that if there are Wi-Fi glitches due to power outages, product reattaches to Wi-Fi. It will reattach if its a momentary lapse, however if power fluctuates and your Wi-Fi goes off and on several times, it gives up. This would be a catastrophe if such a thing happened while away and a schedule was set up for light timers etc. In other words, should such an event happen AKA trees intermittently touching the power lines etc during a storm, it wouldnt reach out at a dedicated time frame such as repeatedly 1/2/3hrs later etc to try and reattach. This type of event happened One night when internet went in and out several times during the night and the next day none of the outlets were found in the Kasa app. A couple months later ( currently ) a similar event occurred and two of them were not recognized any longer but I was home. I let it go for 2 days and they never came back online until I manually unplugged and replugged in the units. Until such is resolved I dont feel led to buy more of the apparati such as the light switches etc because if they were to go out in similar manner Id have to flip the breakers off on the house to reset them or take apart the light switch. Just food for thought for all and the manufacturer.

These have served multiple purposes. First, we are using one on a hot-water recirculation pump that was originally plugged directly into a wall outlet. We didnt want it to run all the time, just for a few minutes before taking a shower, so now we can control it from a smart phone inside the house rather than going out to the garage to plug in then unplug it. (I know that any smart plug could do this, but Ill say that the Kasa has been reliable in maintaining an internet connection and the Kasa app is really easy to use. I dont see a need for Alexa or another program since all of our smart pugs are Kasa brand so far.) Second, we enrolled on OhmConnect, which offers small rewards (one example of which was one of these smart plugs, which is how I learned about them before deciding to buy more) for using less energy during peak electricity generation hours. That saves my utility company from having to buy the most expensive power and I think it reduces use of less environmentally friendly options, like burning coal. Pretty much a win-win. We let OhmConnect control our Kasa outlets for brief periods of peak electricity use (usually one hour at a time, early evening), meaning that they can turn them off for those periods. This works great for our fridge and freezer, which are fine being off for such short periods. If we had other big energy drawing appliances that could be shut off during the hours chosen by OhmConnect, wed buy more. It is minimal hassle while contributing to the greater good. The worst that has happened has been to open the fridge during the shut-off period and find the light is off, but fridges lose very little of their coolness in as short a time as an hour. Probably more than you wanted to know, but hoping to offer some education about this program. (Im sure there is more than one like it offered and it has to be offered by your utility company. OhmConnect happens to be what our utility company partnered with.)

I have an IPhone. I downloaded the Kasa smart app 1st and could not create an account.. tried it for 2 days. Nothing! So I had seen an app similar to Kasa called “Tether” you download Tether 1st to create your account then The Kasa App.. I hope I made someone’s day easier..

Short review: For a 15A relay, these are a good price. They connected immediately, they respond quickly, and when I set them up in Home Assistant I didnt have too much of a fuss pulling in the integration. ------------ Note, I got the ones that are just a switch. No energy sensors. Just a solid, beefy relay in a smart plug. And by beefy, most at this price point, with this form factor that doesnt block the second wall plug, are 10A. I never intend to stress it to the full 15A, but theres peace of mind in being well under the rated load factor. To add them you need the Kasa app. Id prefer not to have them ever phone home to the internets, but unless I go with Tasmota I have no choice. All of these smart plugs will require something similar. First, you plug them in and theyll have a Wifi server available. You connect to it, then choose the router youll use, then you connect to the router youll use and itll pull the plug into the network. Its a little convoluted, going back and forth between the android settings and the app, but the app guides you reasonably. Once joined, adding it to Home Assistant is a matter of pulling in the integration. Itll auto detect and find all of the smart plugs that are powered. I suggest you plug them all in before having HA find them, though, I bought four plugs and only had three running when I grabbed the integration. The running plugs all got their names, as assigned during the setup in the Kasa app, but the one that wasnt plugged in got the stock name TP-LINK_Smart Plug_AE13 EP10(US) instead of the one Id given it. Not complaining too much, HA is sometimes quirky that way, but all four switch when called and thats what matters. Likewise, I tried some Kasa Smart bulbs and spent hours trying to get them to connect before sending them back to Amazon. These inexpensive smart plugs were all four set up 20 minutes after I grabbed the package from my doorstep. So, for the price, they are worth the stars.

As a software engineer and home automation enthusiast, its rare that I find an electronic gadget that does exactly what I want. When I do, I buy a few, even having no immediate plans for them, because I never know when theyll be discontinued and replaced by a newer version that just doesnt work as well. This Kasa smart outlet from TP-Link is one such diamond in the rough. After putting one into operation, I have purchased four more just to have on hand. The deciding factor? Total local control. I hate IoT gadgets that depend on The Cloud for part or all of their functionality, as their usefulness diminishes or disappears when their manufacturers eventually go under, get acquired, or simply decide they no longer want to support their older product lines. These Kasa smart outlets work without needing to phone home. In fact, I blocked my units MAC address in my routers firewall so that it *cant* reach the Internet, as I have security concerns about IoT gadgets, and its still completely usable via a local protocol over my LAN. Of course, cloud-based integrations wont work in this configuration, but that doesnt bother me. I especially appreciate that the energy monitor features of the KP115 are accessible over the local protocol, too. The only feature that might not work without giving the unit Internet access is the scheduling feature, as the unit cant set its internal clock without Internet access. (I havent investigated whether theres a local command to set the clock.) [UPDATE 2021-09-07: The device does have a command that allows setting its internal clock. Once the clock is set, the device starts saving per-day and per-month energy usage statistics, which are retrievable via the local protocol.] But I wouldnt do scheduling on the device itself anyway; Id do it in home automation software. I only need the device to switch on and off when commanded and to do so reliably, and to that end the KP115 works a treat, especially for the price. You cant buy a Kill-A-Watt meter for this price, and those dont have Wi-Fi or switching capability. Moreover, the readings of voltage, current, power, and energy have greater precision than on the Kill-A-Watt. Only disadvantage, if you could call it that, is that the Kasa doesnt have a display; you have to read the meters via Wi-Fi. No big deal for me. The energy consumption meter *does* survive loss of power. There is a local command to reset it to zero. Aside from the local control aspect, the physical unit is attractive and sleek. It does not block the other receptacle in a duplex outlet. The blue power indicator LED, which lights when the switch is closed, can be disabled if you find it distracting. The mechanical switch does make a click when toggled, but its not too loud. The switch remains in its current state when the unit loses power and will remain in that state when power is again applied, and no click is heard at either point. I take this to mean that the switch is not a simple relay and is in fact a bi-stable mechanism, probably one that consumes essentially no power except when transitioning between states. The contacts are rated for 15A. So, in summary, the Kasa KP115 is an EXCELLENT smart outlet if you, like me, are wary of giving closed-source (unauditable) devices access to the Internet in your home or simply dont want the devices you buy today to become landfill when the companies that made them give up on supporting them. As long as 2.4GHz 802.11n continues to be implemented by home Wi-Fi networks, these KP115 smart outlets should continue to do their job admirably.

Security issue to deter undesirables. Excellent product to use to turn on and lights in your house or business Works great if you have cameras in or outside you home or business.

I bought these to avoid wasteful and expensive hubs and light bulbs. Im using it for various lamps and integrated with Alexa for voice commands and the Kasa app for cellphone control. Its relatively easy to set up although if you turn off the wifi on your phone its not usable by voice or app but still has side buttons you can use on the plug. Although it sometimes goes offline I found it easy to reset simply by swiping off and on the Kasa app. The design is nice since its rectangular, allowing you to use the other free plug. I love it for turning off and on lamps as I go up and downstairs. It was also great for my Christmas tree lights. Ability to group plugs is a nice feature.

I dont have to get up and turn on or the light. Alexa does it, perfect !!

Great choice for remotely controlling devices. Reliable, stable connection to internet. Good app.