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

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.

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.

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.

The kasa smart switch is great buy for me, easy to install and connect to WiFi. Kasa mobile app has step by step instructions to connect with wiring color codes. Customer support 24x7 and able to talk to real human ( Mharvic) for troubleshooting issues .

I recently installed a few WeMo switches so I could test them out, but found they werent well designed and I wasnt particularly happy with them. So I started searching around for a new smart switch (Dimmer), and ran across the Kasa switches. I went ahead and purchased one to test it out. Installation: 5 stars, super easy and much better in my opinion than the WeMo switches. Main wires screw onto to the switch plate, and a couple of wires run off to attach with nuts. WeMo had all wires run off to attach with wire nuts which resulted in large amounts of wire and clutter behind the switches making them much harder to work with. Application: 5 stars, switch was immediately recognized and I had no problems with the application. Unlike the WeMo switches where I had several that had significant problems connecting, and they constantly disconnect. The Kasa switch has had a couple of times where the physical switch didnt work for a short period of time, but the app has always worked even when the switch didnt, and then the following day the physical switch would again work. Not sure if that is the result of a bad switch or if something else is going on, but ultimately it is a relatively minor issue as I can always use the application to turn the lights on or off if needed. Wireless: again the setup and connection were easy, and I havent had any problems with the switch staying connected to my network and always being accessible via the application. I have loads of problems with this on the WeMo switches. Design: The design is much more well thought out from the wiring to even the physical function of the Switch than the WeMo version. WeMo uses a capacitive touch plate that runs the entire length of the switch. This results in the dimmer level constantly being change, turned off, etc... whenever you turn the light switch on or off because almost the entire switch is capacitive touch. Kasa on the other hand has their dimmer buttons at the very top of the switch so they are never in the way but are very easy to access. Quality: Quality seems to be on par with the WeMo, but the design decisions were clearly well thought out. If feels like someone actually tested the Kasa Switch, while it feels like no one actually ever tested the WeMo switch design of they would have easily seen and addressed several of the blatant issues it has. Note: there is one oddity with the Kasa switch, you may consider it a good or bad thing, but when turning the switch on/off there is a slightly delay (maybe 1-2 seconds). It caught me off guard at first and made me think the switch wasnt working properly. Im still on the fence on whether this is a good thing or not, I think I prefer the instant switching action, but I can see why some people might prefer the delay and once you realize it is there it is honestly not a major issue. The Kasa Dimmer switch isnt perfect, there are a few oddities to it, but it generally functions well, it seems to be far more well thought out than the WeMo switches and is significantly more reliable as a Smart switch. If you are trying to decide between Kasa and WeMo, dont wait, go with the Kasa switches, they are significantly better in almost every way than my WeMo Switches have been. At some point I will be replacing the rest of my switches with the Kasa Switches and removing WeMo entirely from my house as they just have way too many problems with them.

First of all, let me say how much I like the Kasa light switches over the Wemo brand. I had Wemo for a number of years, but lately, they have been very flaky when it came to automatic turning on and off; apparently there were issues with connectivity to their corporate servers. That has not been the case with the new Kasa switches. Im almost in love with the Kasa switches, but not quite. With the Dimmer switch, I am noticing a second or two delay from when the switch is turned on and when the light bulb actually turns on. This is not a function of the light bulb, as the same bulb turned on instantly when using regular (non-dimmer) switches from Kasa (HS103 and HS200). I have not found a solution for this issue. Due to this issue, I knocked off a star from my review. I also found a slight issue with the installation compared to the HS200 Smart Switch. Unlike the HS200 Smart Switch, the HS220 Smart Dimmer Switch does require the need to identify the source and load sides of the switched line (both will be black inside the wall). The first time I installed one of these HS220 switches, I did not realize that, and the switch would not operate; when I reversed the connections, everything worked as expected. I did not have to worry about source vs load with the HS200; I am not sure why Kasa would not have the same circuitry in both to make it simpler to install the HS220. Also, I am not a fan of the status LED being off when the lights are on, and on when the lights are off. In the bedroom, I need total darkness; the status LED is bright enough to keep me awake. I have subsequently turned off the status LED, so it is no longer illuminating at any time. However, this is problematic for hidden lights, such as outdoor or closet lights. For these, I would love to see the ability to set the status LED to on when the light is on, as it would be nice to see the status LED indicate the actual status of those lights, without having to apply reverse logic (i.e., on is off, off is on). In this, Wemo got it right (LED on when light is on, LED off when light is off). Kasa got it partially right in having the ability to disable the LED. Overall, these are very good switches, and I would highly recommend them over the Wemo brand at this point in time. I now have a mix of HS103 (Smart Plugs), HS200 (Smart Switches - Single Pole), and now HS220 (Smart Dimmer Switches - Single Pole). They are very reliable! The Kasa app works very well. I also like how the switches can be controlled using Google Home (I do not use Alexa or Siri), as my Android phone has Google Home installed on it. Simply put, it just works. That is the reason I bought these switches.

We have quite quite a few Kasa SmartPlugs in our home so I thought I would give this a try since our dining room dimmer switch needed replacing. First, the Good: - This is working very well on an antique oil chandelier that was converted to electric many years ago, and has an LED bulb. If it is working well for that, I would imagine it will work well for just about any light. - It integrates well with Alexa. I am sitting in the family room right now and via voice turned it on, dimmed it, and then turned it off. As will other Kasa smart devices, you can set a schedule and turn it on/off remotely. - It has a nice, oversized faceplate which I really like because it keeps the wall around the plate cleaner since there is less chance for hand contact. The Not Good: - The faceplate is very difficult to remove when you pull the product from the box. You fear you are going to break it. - It is even more difficult to remove if you have it mounted to the wall and need to make a depth adjustment to get a really good flush mount to the wall. - There is little to know guidance from Kasa in the box or on the web about how to remove the faceplate more easily. Most of what I found was from their help forum from other buyers who had the same question. Advisements that dont affect my review but could help you: - My old dimmer switch had wire leads that made connecting the red and black wires. This Kasa does not, which required me to flatten and straighten them so as not to loose any wire length. That requires some tools a just a bit of manual dexterity. The advantage of no lead wires is having less wiring and fewer wire caps to push back into the wall once you are done. - My old dimmer also had no ground wire. If you are not used to replacing light switches and dont know, dont skip this step and call an electrician if you are unsure about good grounding. - Speaking of calling an electrician: This Kasa requires an additional white (neutral) wire to work. Do no assume that because you have shut off power to your red/black wires that power it is also off to your white wire. Again, call an electrician if you are not sure, or at the very least use a voltage tester.

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.

The dimmer works great, especially with Google (which lets you specify the brightness voice command) but it did come wired/labeled wrong, with the hot and ground being mixed. If you dont know how to error test, youd think it was just defective, which isnt good. Except for that, Id give it a 5

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.