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

Using app it took about 8 min to setup wifi and alex

This is the 3rd or 4th one Ive bought and this brand was the easiest and best one. I will be replacing all others with this brand.

To control non smart dimmable lamps.

This switch is the right solution to a set of 6 bathroom lights that is way too bright, even with low-voltage LEDs. Bright is good for grooming, but bright is not good first thing in the morning or in the middle of the night. Putting in 6 dimmable bulbs was not a realistic solution, as they would have to be programmed individually then grouped in software. The Kasa Dimmer works perfectly on 6 LED lights. The dimming function is easy to use and provides full range from off to full-on bright. Installation is easy. You do need a neutral white wire but all houses since the 1970s have that. Determine if you need to buy a new faceplate. My installation was in a 3-ganged box and I could not find a faceplate for two rockers and one toggle, so I had to buy a cheap Leviton rocker (dumb switch) and replace the toggle so I could use a three-rocker faceplate. Buy a flexible faceplate (such as Enerlites) because it takes a little jiggling and cursing to get all the switches lined up perfectly and you do not want to crack the faceplate. The biggest downside to the Kasa dimmer is that when you touch it, it doesnt come on. It has to think for a couple of seconds, then it comes on gradually over half a second. If youre impatient and touch the switch again, you just turned it off. Ha-ha. This little game can go on for several cycles. When you walk into a room, you expect to touch a switch and get instant light. You do not expect to stop and stand in front of the switch to see if its going to work. This is a great annoyance, but ultimately a minor flaw. After a while you learn how to touch the Kasa switch just right so you have a 90% chance of success. It is, however a design flaw that makes the switch less than perfect. Integration with Alexa is seamless (once you link the accounts) and performance is rock-solid. Ive never had a Kasa product fail on me, and I have plenty of them in the house. Recommended.

I rejected this TP-Link dimmer to begin with because it was too cheap and I didnt recognize the name. Of course it cant work as well as the $100 name-brand Lutron dimmer! Well, the Lutron dimmer couldnt do a stupid simple task, remembering the last used brightness setting and restoring that setting the next time you hit the switch to On. (With the Lutron dimmer their Pico handheld remote (included in that $100 kit) did have a favorite setting/button, but, who walks around with yet another separate remote (or hauls out their phone) to turn on a light when walking into a room? I just want to hit the wall switch like I have done for nearly 70 years! (God, did I just write that? How did I get that old???) I ordered this TP-Link dimmer (for less than 1/5th the cost of the Lutron), received it the next day, yanked out the Lutron dimmer, replaced it with this dimmer, adjusted the brightness, buttoned everything back up, tapped the switch to off, waited a couple of seconds, tapped the switch on, and, voila, the lights went back to the previously set brightness setting. Thank you, TP-Link. Great product! (Oh, and the TP-Link app is easier to use and their product line is far more extensive (and, again, far less expensive!))

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.

I installed more than 10 of this switch in my house. Over the 2 yrs, No issues and work perfectly with Alexa

I have installed five Kasa switches in my house and have a few more to do. No problems with any of the switches and they hook up and integrate well with Alexa. You have to download the Kasa application follow the prompts and set up the switch and once that is done go to your alexa application and find and enable the kasa skill, tell alexa to search for new devices and it will find your new switch. It work so well I plan to do all my switches. Get yourself an electricity tester pen before you start and know your wire colors. Trust me you will need it for the three way version which is a little tricky to install. Basic switch is easy if you have the white neutral wire which is required. The only thing I absolutely do not like is how they dont sit well under a standard faceplate. It doesnt sit flat under the faceplate and leaves a gap around the edge. If you only have one switch on the wall then the faceplate you get in the box will work fine but many of my switches have two or three switches side by side. Kasa needs to make their switch lay flat against the wall so a standard cover will hide it better without that gap between the wall and the faceplate.

Does not see any tuya devices or use smart life app. Gave my wifi network credentials to another cloud server to get this to work. Fits in single gang box. Strange extra cover parts. Terminal screws short and must be removed with washer to wire up, a bit of extra work to put in Little clearance on the sides, but ok in the rear. Ground screw long enough. Only duplex smart outlet I found that has independent smart control on upper and lower sockets. Using to control a couple of items for a pond day and night. App knows sunset and sunrise, but not any other weather conditions, like rain, when I dont need the fountain pump on. Wanted a tuya devices like this because I have a bunch of those lights and sensors that are reliable iot with other apps

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.