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

Alrighty then, ladies and gentlemen! Today were talking about the Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch! Its the switch that makes all your lighting dreams come true! Pros: Easy-peasy installation: Installing the Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch is as easy as talking to a monkey! Just follow the instructions, and youll be dimming your lights like a pro in no time! Voice control: You can control your lights with your voice! Its like having a pet parrot that actually listens to you! The Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch is compatible with Alexa and Google Home, so you can dim the lights without lifting a finger! No hubba-hubba required: The Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch doesnt need a hub to work! Its like a magic genie in a bottle! Just plug it in, and its ready to go! UL Certified: The Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch is UL Certified, which means it meets safety standards for electrical devices. So you can use it without worrying about anything going boom! Cons: Needs a neutral wire: The Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch requires a neutral wire, which may make you feel like youre in the dark. So make sure you check your wiring before buying this switch! Wi-Fi limitations: The Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch only works on 2.4GHz Wi-Fi networks, so if youre living in the 5GHz world, you may need to upgrade your tech game. Single pole only: The Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch is only compatible with single pole setups, so if youve got a complicated lighting setup, you may need to call in the cavalry. In conclusion, the Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch is the bees knees for those who want easy-to-install, voice-controlled lighting. But watch out for the neutral wire and Wi-Fi limitations! Otherwise, this switch is like a trusty sidekick for your lighting needs! Alrighty then!

I have purchased several Kasa mini smart plugs, so I thought I would try the duplex smart wall receptacle. I started with two 3-1/2 inch deep metal Raco boxes, to hang together for the Kasa duplex smart receptacle plus one other device. I properly cut-in the box and wired both devices. Problem:. The Kasa smart duplex fit very snugly at the side of the box, but was too tall to fit. I had to file flat the 1/16th inch screws that protruded into the box. Only then could I force the box into place. But, the receptacle set up quickly and worked fine. For three months. If I mess with it, it will work for an hour or so. Then it goes offline. It no longer works with Alexa. I purchased it in October 2022 and didnt install it until December 2022. Its way past the return window. I replaced it with a Top Greener smart receptacle.

We built a new home (3100 sq ft) and every switch in the house is Kasa and we have absolutely no regrets. In our previous home we used a few z-wave switches and paired them to a wink hub. This overall was pretty good but it wasnt good enough that I wanted to do the whole new house in them so I went looking for another solution/path. I ordered a few different switches. paired them up with our google home and ultimately ended up with Kasa as our choice and ordered 70+ switches (this included some dimmers, some not, as well as their 3 way kits). We got them all installed, paired up and just like in my previous test, every last one of them worked flawless. Below are a list of positives: -- DIMMER SETTING - The dimmers have a awesome feature where you can set the lowest level of dimming so that if your bulbs pulsate or anything you can get rid of that. -- Operation speed - no matter if controlling via the actuall switch or throug google home the speed is instantaneous. This is one things that blew my mind as our previous z-wave/wink hub combo would often take a few trys and/or take a second to actually turn on. -- The Kasa App - There are a few other products in our home that are not TP-Link brand and while they work fine, the applications that you have to configure the device in and/or the application that you pair up with Google Home seem like an afterthought. The Kasa app is a solid piece of software that literally has worked flawlessly as we paired all of our switches. The Negatives (dont let these sway you to not buy but...) -- the size of the switch. If you have a ton of wires and or a super shallow box in the wall it may not work or you may have problems pushing it in. I noted the size of the switches to the builder but it unfortunately didnt make it to our electrician and they used standard sized boxes. The switches all ultimately fit but some of them took some work. (BTW.. this is a universal problem amongst all smart switches. -- REALLY NIT PICKY --the switches come with a beautiful screwless plate however if you have a multi gang box (multiple switches in the same box) then you will need to find another plate. We tried a few screwless designs and ultimately stuck with these plates but the switches dont fit perfectly flush with these plates. This is especially true if you have dimmer/non dimmer/3 way switches in the same box as all of those switches seem to have different thickness backing plates on the switch. Overall, these are awesome, work great and I would do it again in a heartbeat!!!

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!))

Updated - 3/1/23 - My issue was escalated with TP-Link (the parent company for Kasa, I believe) and the technical support team was amazing. Ultimately, it turned out to be a new issue with these newer switches. The team built a firmware update the next day and checked in with me via phone and email over the weekend to make sure it resolved my issue. The customer-focused support was incredible. They also said that they’ve gone back and coached the customer support team on how this case evolved to hopefully prevent recurrences in the future. With the new firmware update, my switches are 100% compatible with Apple HomeKit and I’m very happy. Original 3-star review: Beware — Switches work fine with Kasa app, but flicker on/off when turned on with HomeKit at 100% brightness. 95% and lower work fine with HomeKit. I have 3 of these switches controlling different lights in 3 different rooms, all with the same “feature”. I called Apple and they said to call Kasa. I called Kasa and they told me to contact Apple. What to do?

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.

Item was not too hard to install for a novice electrician such as myself. Kasa App was easy to navigate and pair with the switch. Finally, was able to add to HomeKit which was the reason why I bought this brand.

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 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.

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