Kasa Smart Plug Mini 15A, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, UL Certified, 2.4G WiFi Only, 4-Pack(EP10P4) , White

Works good and really makes lights easier with the timer function for our lizards

I love these plugs omg

These have served multiple purposes. First, we are using one on a hot-water recirculation pump that was originally plugged directly into a wall outlet. We didnt want it to run all the time, just for a few minutes before taking a shower, so now we can control it from a smart phone inside the house rather than going out to the garage to plug in then unplug it. (I know that any smart plug could do this, but Ill say that the Kasa has been reliable in maintaining an internet connection and the Kasa app is really easy to use. I dont see a need for Alexa or another program since all of our smart pugs are Kasa brand so far.) Second, we enrolled on OhmConnect, which offers small rewards (one example of which was one of these smart plugs, which is how I learned about them before deciding to buy more) for using less energy during peak electricity generation hours. That saves my utility company from having to buy the most expensive power and I think it reduces use of less environmentally friendly options, like burning coal. Pretty much a win-win. We let OhmConnect control our Kasa outlets for brief periods of peak electricity use (usually one hour at a time, early evening), meaning that they can turn them off for those periods. This works great for our fridge and freezer, which are fine being off for such short periods. If we had other big energy drawing appliances that could be shut off during the hours chosen by OhmConnect, wed buy more. It is minimal hassle while contributing to the greater good. The worst that has happened has been to open the fridge during the shut-off period and find the light is off, but fridges lose very little of their coolness in as short a time as an hour. Probably more than you wanted to know, but hoping to offer some education about this program. (Im sure there is more than one like it offered and it has to be offered by your utility company. OhmConnect happens to be what our utility company partnered with.)

Si linda mi alexa

I started with Belkin/Wemo years ago and although I loved the convenience, they got flaky and cost me more minutes configuring than I ever saved from their automation. The last straw was setting up my Christmas lights this year. I had one controlling outside lights and connected it to Alexa. The other day the Wemo app said it was no longer connected but oddly Alexa had no trouble turning it on and off. I reset this switch but couldnt get it to show up in the Wemo iOS app. It struggled through the blinking light phase and finally connected, let me name it and when done, it simply didnt show up. I had a box of 4 Kasa switches that I bought on sale but hadnt opened yet and decided it was time to swap out my Wemos. I had 2 Kasa switches installed, working and connected to Alexa in less than 5 minutes. Ok maybe 6 minutes. Straight forward piece of cake. Wemo switches seemed to have started out working that way in the beginning. Im not sure if they where effected by a firmware update but once they get wonky it becomes a lot of web searches and troubleshooting that eats up time and sometimes leads nowhere. The Kasa iOS app looks well done and their web site is clean with good information.

Worth the price I have purchased others in the past which were a nightmare to set up. Very simple and they work

Good purchase, very convenient

I use these with Google, and they work flawlessly. I previously had a bunch of the Cync (or C By GE) plugs, and they caused me endless grief with Google. Ive had absolutely zero such problems with these Kasa ones. I have 16 of these things and will get more as the need arises. Plus theyre skinny enough they they dont obstruct multiple outlets.

Theres a big block of seemingly styrene foam in the packaging; no reason this couldnt be a biodegradable starch. Setup was OK, but theres not a word anywhere about hooking it up to Alexa; youre on your own for that. The Kasa skill to do that didnt work on the first try, but was OK on the second. There doesnt seem to be an Alexa command to set an on/off schedule; but its easy enough in the app; either a routine in Alexa or a timer schedule in the Kasa app.

I had an issue with one of those mini plugs. I contacted support asking for help they solved it. It was a long process, but I got the replacement and now all of them are working as expected. I gotta thank Sylvia for guiding me through this process, she was just amazing. Thanks TP-Link for making my life easier with all these products