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

The whole reason I got this was because I was looking at outlets and switches at home depot and realized that they were pretty expensive for a conventional unit. For about the same price you get a high quality clean looking and function packed switch. The only thing I wish this switch had was a bit more configurability on the app. Like an advanced Config for possibly three click/hold time fuctions and fade ramp. But honestly I still think its a great deal and is one of those quality of life items

Installing the wires and switch was easy but the app and apple homekit made setup a bit flaky. you MUST be sure to select the correct type of smart dinner device from the list in the app, further down is the apple homekit version of smart dimmer thst i didnt see at 1st. had to call Kasa support where Nelsie helped me locate the right wifi setup screen and use homekit to add the device using a special barcode which is not on the device but Is Found on the inside of the top lid on the product box. Once we identified the right switch model and found the homekit code it finally went together. tech support was very patient while we sorted things out. once we got it running the device responds to alexa and homekit for dimming and Off and On as we hoped it would.

I just started re-adding new smart items to my home and began with KASA because of the reviews. I had 2 of their color smart bulbs already and I enjoyed using my phone or Google Assistant and a timer schedule to turn them on off, dim, and change colors. But then, I wanted more... so I bought a few of these smart dimmer switches. (smart outlets, motions sensors, and cameras are next) These dimmer switches dont seem to mix well with the smart bulbs in my opinion, because they both register in the app separately with their own controls - so if the smart dimmer switch is off, you cant turn the bulb on through the app without turning the switch on first. Or... if you dim the smart bulb through the app then the smart dimmer switch gets out of sync. Its kind of weird. Im sure theres a way to make it happy, but with Google Home, I had to have both items separate if I wanted to use the dimmer switch and change the bulbs color. Anyway, I used regular dimmable LED bulbs with the KASA smart dimmer switches and they work awesome with the app or voice. And I like the little glowing light on the switch when the lights are out. Plus the time schedule feature and the ability to slowly dim and brighten the lights when you turn them on and off... really cool. And you can double-tap or hold the switch to fade out/fade in. I know smart stuff like this isnt anything new and exciting, I had all X10 smart outlets and switches with remote controls back in the 2000s, but that company was sketchy and disappeared after I spent several hundred dollars on smart things... It took me a long time to decide to start over again. I sure hope this company doesnt disappear after I spend a lot of money getting everything in my house automated with their products. :P

They work great, but sometimes theyre a bit glitchy and wont turn on/off when pressed. All in all theyre great to have, the KASA app works mostly ok, their latest redesign was odd and made all my devices disappear but after a few reboots they came back.... It still needs work but works mostly ok

I love this smart switch. In general, I really like the Kasa wifi series smart home stuff. Their outlets are excellent, and this switch is too. I love that there is no hub required, and they simply work. I hate when Alexa starts acting like garbage, or cant connect to the internet, and everything relying on the Alexa hub stops function. ALL the Kasa stuff will still work as expected via the Kasa app. While the connectivity and smart functions are awesome, I also really like the feeling of the buttons on the switch. This replaced a Leviton smart switch that I hated. The buttons were stiff, and hard to press, and it required a z-wave hub (despite claiming Alexa compatibility on the box). The Kasa switch buttons are soft touch, and responsive the way it should be.

This worked as expected. It was bought to be able to have more control on the lighting when away for security. If youre away on a trip, you can create a profile on the app and control the light turn on/off times, and brightness levels What I like about it is that it is capable of being programmed via the app. The app has improved over the years. Note Ive had the Kasa Smart brand for my wall outlet plugs and have 0 issues with it. My porch light has a one as well which works good. What I dont like is the feel.. Im so use for up to on, and down to be off. This switch (and other Kasa switches) have a single down press. I just wish they could have made the whole thing as a push button so it doent feel weird needing to push down when turning on the lights. What I really dont like is the blinking of the lights when you set it to full power by pressing the button. Im guessing that blink it to say it is at full power.. but it is annoying.. Blink the switch led.. not the main light. Dimmer features are much more course than an analog switch, but it is good enough. Interesting thing about this switch for brightness is that you can set what you consider 100% lighting so it never goes over that. I havent tested this feature but I found it interesting they gave this feature. Installing the switch was not difficult, but be sure to read the instructions and review instructions on how light switches are to be installed. It can get confusing sometimes. Synching the switch to the network and to the phone was easy. Since it was a first time install, it was blinking, which indicates that it is ready to be synchronized/connected. I didnt look on this switch, but my other Kasa switch had a resynch button in case you need to resynch it, so look in your instructions if you need to do this. Synching just required that I turn on my app and go through the motion of adding a new device. It steps you through the process. Within the app you can control the brightness, On/Off, turn off timer, and schedule/program the on/off times. One thing I really liked about the Kasa was the capability of scheduling it to turn on at sunset and turn off on sunrise as a setting. This means I dont need to look up when the sunrises or sets. I know this is suppose to be able to integrate with Alexa and Google, but I havent test this feature.

This is an affordable way to implement a dimmable light into your smart-house schematic. However, installation comes with some gotchas that I feel are unique to this product. For one, at least for me, line and load were the opposite of what colors the wiring in my wall indicated. Secondly, there is a riser under the screws that the wires need to go UNDER for the switch to work properly. Knowing this beforehand would have saved me some time and trouble, but after a few tries I got things working. Thankfully, setup with the app was very simple. I do wish there was a way to customize the dimming as my light doesnt turn on until the dimmer is set to about 65%. The app seems to allow this, but it never works for me. Im not sure what it actually does.

I had an electrician come over and tell me that necessary neutral wires arent standard for switches, so these gadgets arent useful for many people. Two switches of mine dont have a neutral wire each, only one hot wire each. This is more of a general Amazon gripe, but if something is to be sold like everyone can use this or set it up, then some kind of warning should be stated besides, Neutral wire (A term you may not know) needed. I was thinking neutral wires were standard in every place after the 80s at least. Three stars for now as a neutral rating.

I got this for step lights that are too bright for my location. I installed it in minutes and programmed it to turn on and off on a schedule and dim to the perfect level. No flickering, even down to 1% power.

Make sure you use LED bulbs if you have multiple bulbs connected to this switch as this switch only allows 350 watts. Bought this to regulate the time my front porch fixtures come on in the eve and turn off in the morning. I have three fixtures with a total of 14 bulbs, with 60watt regular bulbs my wattage was 840, the switch kept clicking off due to over heating. Switched the bulbs to LED, 6 watts per bulb and reduced to 84 watts, the Kasa Smart dimmer switch works great. I set my schedule and my lights come on at the time I set every eve and go off at the time I set in the morning. Easy to install, a bit tricky to program but go step by step as listed and you will get it done. Im a 59 year old that has a technical interest.