Kasa Smart Plug Mini, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa & Google Home, Wi-Fi Simple Setup, No Hub Required – A Certified for Humans Device (HS105)

This item works very well. We have Lutron Caseta devices throughout the house, but their dimmers and devices are wonky with LED lights sometimes. The on-off binary nature of this TP Link device makes these devices better for things light string lights and some table lamps that use low power. Setup is easy. The only recommendation is to skip reading the paper instructions with the package and setup the device through the Alexa app right out of the box.

I use it to set a timer to have my lamp turn on to wake me up in the morning. I love how well it works with Alexa. I have two, one for my desk lamp and another for my bed lamp. I honestly can’t remember the last time I actually touched the light to turn it on because all I do is say “Alexa turn on the light”. Makes my life so much more simpler. It’s also so easy to set up. Get the app, scan and done! Easy.

There is zigbee and zwave, and you can buy plugs with this technology. But I find their mesh networks collapse, probably due to range. This device is wifi based. It does not have a range issue and because it is plugged in it doesnt have a power issue. What I really like about this device... my alexa discovered it without using the kasa app. Its like a zigbee device that you dont need to sign up for another service to use (and pay later... wink wink) but it has the range of wifi win win I only have one caveat for the reader. I got this black Friday as a package with an alexa show. So maybe they did something to pair it to my account first I also have a kasa wall switch... no such joy, Ill need to sign up to get the wall switch to work. Come on Kasa! Your mileage may vary

These smart plugs have some useful features thru its app, such as Scenes & Timers. It is compatible with Alexa. I can set an aromatherapy Scene to turn on all oil diffusers. Using the Timer feature, I can then set the diffusers to auto-shutoff in 2 hours any time its been used. I can use Scenes or Timers to have lamps turn on at a specific time on certain days, or everyday at sunset, then shut off at sunrise or what not. They do jut out from the wall quite a bit (almost 2 inches), but you are able to use 2 of these onto a regular 2-plug outlet with no space issues. If you use them on a surge protector/strip or on an outlet with regular cords plugged in next to it, this can get in the way, depending on the surrounding cords bulk. Most regular 2-prong cords (lamps etc) will fit next to an outlet with this plugged in, some will be a tight squeeze next to each other. (Air fresheners & 3-prong cords will definitely not fit next to this.) These dont work with devices that have an auto-shutoff or timed-shutoff safety feature, but that is more of an issue with those devices and not this smart plug. For instance, my bed warmer & light-therapy lamp wont work with any smart plug. Think of it this way: if your device is powered on & you have a power outage, does your device kick back on automatically when power is restored (like lights do)? If not, then it wont work with ANY smart plug. These smart plugs do NOT offer any other special features such as energy-use monitoring, parental controls, etc. It merely turns an existing outlet into a wifi-enabled smart outlet without having to do any electrical wiring. Alexa will, however, be able to give you energy use estimates thru its own app, but that is an Alexa feature, not the smart plugs. The only issue I had with these is that Alexa mistakenly sees them as a light source even though I have it set up to NOT be listed as a light source. For instance, I use these on an oil diffuser and a desk fan. When I tell Alexa to turn on the lights, it turns on the diffuser and fan as well. I then have to tell Alexa to turn off the diffuser and fan individually from there. But this is more of an issue on Alexas end, not the smart plug. Overall, Ive bought several of these and it works great for what I need, plus theyre very affordable!

The Kasa app is how you initially set it up. After that, you set it up in the Amazon Alexa app. Worked easily and right away. I use this plug for my book light. Every night, I say, Echo, turn on book light. Then my Echo Dot lady says Okay and turns it on. In the morning, I have a routine on my Alexa app. The Echo Dot tells me what day it is, turns on the book light, then plays some music. So the integration is fantastic.

The Kasa plugs are fantastic. You download their app for setup. Alexa immediately recognizes the plugs. I just got a third Kasa smart plug and when I opened the Kasa app, it added the new plug immediately, I did not push on anything, BOOM. Then I opened Alexa, gave it a new name and added it to a group. Easey Peasey! Snatch them up if you see them on sale.

These are my fav smart plugs. They have always worked and have never given me a single issue. Can use it for a fan or can use it for a lamp and go into the Alexa app and change the type setting from a plug to a light, which will allow you to control the plug as a light in your Alexa-enabled group-Alexa, turn on the lights. Highly recommend these plugs from TP-Link.

I have purchased two of these. I have one set up with a fan and another with a space heater. Both of them are able to handle the heavier load (15A) that these items produce. Other plugs that I’ve used that are adequate to switch on lights were blown out by the higher loads fans and heaters produce.. Works great with Alexa. “Alexa, turn on the fan.” I use the timer with the space heater warm my bathroom before I get ready for work. I can also say “Alexa, turn on/off heater.”

We bought this smart plug to enable us to use our Google Home device to turn our Christmas tree on and off. It saved us so much time! Instead of trying to climb under the tree and fool around with the outlet, we simply instructed Google to turn on the tree. We would definitely recommend this product and would purchase another one. :)

This outlet was easy to setup and great with alexa. Had no problems yet it connects every time to turn lights on and off. Cost a little more the the cheaper one i bought but work a lot better.