KMC Smart Tap 2-Pack, 4-Outlet Smart Plug WiFi Outlet Wall Tap, Energy Monitoring, Works with Alexa and Google Home, Remote Control Your Devices from Anywhere, No Hub Required, ETL Certified, White

Great bang for your buck! Works great once you figure out how to set it up. Use the Smart Life + app on the iPhone and follow the directions to the T or it will not work!

I mistakenly purchased 8 of these smart taps in total. The first 2 installed OK... little finicky compared to any other Tuya Smart compatible products but not the worst setup I have gone through. Everything seemed to work OK with Tuya app and with SmartLife app on both Android and iOS. Additionally the taps were useable in Home Assistant and provided individual control over 3 of 4 outlets and power monitoring detail. Since they were cheap and worked I ended up ordering 6 more over course of several days. These 8 total were added to 37 other smart devices which included 8 other different types of power monitor plugs I have accumulated over past several years. Maybe I am being too critical but with so many different devices and the easily 40 other returned devices that either didnt work or had fatal flaws I have an insane amount of data to compare against and have ended up with a pretty good testing regimen. I am sure I spend too much time messing with smart home stuff but lets just chalk it up to a hobby (or a developing addiction?) :) Here is what I ended up realizing after I put the taps in use: They do not stay connected. Not when connected to network with 50+ other devices that are stable. Not when connected individually to network with all other devices powered off and less than 5 feet from the WiFi Router. Not when moved around to different locations in the house. Best experience has been actually connected to WiFi Extender (in AP mode) rather than directly to router. The energy monitoring data is so far off it might be closer to random than terribly calibrated. The amount off is not consistent making it impossible to just offset or compensate with a standard factor. Two of the taps (1 each from different purchases) would routinely show 0.7 V and then never reset. (Both returned as defective). The other 6 all show over 130V... which I wish was true since I actually have issues with ComEd (Illinois) being able to supply 120V consistently. I have measured the same few outlets on different breakers in different areas of house to confirm. Using a kil-a-watt device and 4 different power monitor plugs from 4 different companies (using different internals)... there is less than 1V variance across the 4 other plugs and the kil-a-watt -- all showing between 116-119.5 V over long periods of time. Each of the 6 taps I have not yet returned show 127-133V. The values seem stable until a device is reset and then used again... first time might hover around 127... then after rest 131... 2nd reset... 133. Having the V read high in turn causes the power to be calculated high... somewhat defeating the purpose of collecting energy monitoring data from the tap. The taps shut off randomly... often if there is a network reset (reboot router, power outage, internet outage... etc). There is not setting to retain relay status or force on as default mode. Even a dip that does not trigger a UPS or flicker other smart plugs/taps will power off these taps. The always on outlet power use is not part of the power monitoring. If you use the 3 managed outlets you can get inaccurate power data and you have to manually button switch the device on periodically due to the random shutoffs. If you use the always on outlet no power data is measured and at that point you are just doing exact same thing as not using the tap and using the wall outlet. There is no over current protection or it exists well above what can be hit from a standard residential outlet. I have 1 outlet I know I can trip on demand with a toaster and an electric kettle. The toaster starts at 800W and levels to 750W and the kettle starts within few seconds at 1700W and settles to 1550-1600W. One in each plug is an almost immediate 2500W pull which will trip the breaker in a few minutes. Any other smart plug or tap I use will auto-shutoff before both can get to full power... except when plugged into this tap where it runs for a min then breaker trips. In fact the kettle alone shuts off most other smart taps/plugs except on marketed as heavy duty. All have same 1875W max most smart devices in US have in their specs. Last point is kinda funny as the tap wont shut off to save you but if you use it with a reasonable load (1 LED bulb lamp or a USB phone/tablet charger)... it will shut off intermittently for no reason. I will probably return these though I might also attempt to reflash the firmware and see if this is an actual hardware issue or a software/firmware issue with this company (KMC). I fully expected buying sketchy smart home devices would come with issues... but for the most part it has been easy to figure out immediately something works or not. Things that work have worked as expected until these taps. If you are afflicted with same problems I have and waste an inappropriate amount of time on smart home hacking/tinkering the price of these taps and the challenge of working around a poorly manufactured or poorly coded device might be a use case. If you want an inexpensive smart home device supported by Tuya or SmartLife app which in turn integrates with Google Home, Alexa and even Homekit (if you use Home Assistant server)... there are at least 2 other taps and 10-15 other similarly inexpensive 1 or 2 outlet plugs that wont disappoint. I am not going to tell anyone not to buy something but I did want to provide something more than the typical this sucks review for those who want to know why something is rated low by someone.

I am agree with other reviewers that quality of the product is low, but this is not my concern because the price is low too. I was able to add the device in Smart Life avoiding new subscriptions and new application installation. So I was satisfied with the first one and when I tried to setup the second one I realized different behavior. When I did the close look at the device and box I notice box was previously opened and someone tried to open the device too - in very non technical way. So my concern is for Amazon shipping abused, used, returned items as new.

Flash these with Tasmota OTA with Tuya-Convert and set them up in Home Assistant to monitor power. Use the power draw to build automations, for instance, when energy is no longer being drawn, your washing machine is done (check the amperage of your washing machine first, of course). Three of the four outlets are individually controlled, one is always on. These outlets are SO cheap. But a handful.

These replaced some smart power strips that were essential to my home automation routines. Unfortunately, those crapped out after a couple years or so. Hopefully these will last longer. I much prefer that these live on the wall, plugged directly into outlet, whereas the others sat on the floor — but there are definitely advantages to the power strip type. I also like that one outlet is always on for devices that I don’t ever need/want to automate. Best of all, while my old ones made an obnoxious buzzing/whining sound, these are much quieter. (I think the old ones were quiet initially, so time will tell how these hold up in that regard.) For the price, these are tough to beat.

Bought this when it was almost 50% off. Received just one instead of 2. Called Amazon and they sent out a replacement and asked me to return the 1 that I received. Next time received a 2 pack as advertised. Wifi set up was extremely easy. Plastic does not feel very high end but I am happy with the purchase.

Bought these when they were on sale. They were easy to pair with the Alexa app. I’m very happy with them!!

For the Wi-Fi and power monitoring functions, this works amazing with the KMC app. However, these do not stay in any outlet and will frequently just fall out. Unfortunately theres no way to properly stabilize it, unless you feel like breaking out the duct tape and attaching it to the wall outlet that way. A rather shoddy design, and a major flaw. They really should have made it so you could screw it into place, but its missing even that common feature.

Love finally getting something to make my home a smart home. Replaces timers for my house plants. Connects well with Amazon Alexa. I found an app that connects all my different smart plugs.

This is a simply awesome smart switch and I can control using Alexa and also check the stats of electicity usage. A good deal on money