Outdoor Smart Plug, Works with Apple HomeKit, Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant, Refoss WiFi Outlet with 2 Grounded Sockets IP44 Waterproof, FCC & ETL Certified

Anything that requires me to change my WiFi signal from 5ghz to 2.4ghz and disconnect my mesh system just to set up I consider a pain in the butt. I did all this and it still didn’t want to connect. All the other smart devices in my home connect with no problem. I have plenty of bandwidth and a 1 gig signal. Go with Lutron or something else. The set up is terrible

I originally bought this to control some Christmas lights. However the wife range is so awful on this they shouldn’t call it outdoor plug, because outdoors it can barely maintain a connection. I have a Unifi business class network setup in my home, with multiple access points, and get 75% signal strength to the edges of my 3/4 acre property, but this switch can’t maintain connection to an AP that’s less than 15’ away diagonally. So they released firmware to “fix” the disconnect problem. I was stoked when I saw that. Only it didn’t really fix it. The connection still drops constantly, only now it reconnects. When I try to connect to the switch from my Home app it’s pure chance if it’s actually working, and not in “device is unresponsive” mode. Then if you wait 30 seconds, it miraculously comes back online for a minute or so, and then is unresponsive again. So I gave up trying to use it outside, and brought it in the house to control a pair of lamps in my living room. Even inside the house the max wifi signal strength I can get is around 76%, and merely rotating the switch 1/4 turn will drop that to the low 60s, even though the switch is in the same exact position, just rotated. Completely awful antenna arrangement. If I added this switch using the MeRoss app and didn’t select the HomeKit integration, it worked fine. But I bought it specifically to use with HomeKit. In closing, I’ve attached ZWave switches to HomeKit. via a software bridge, in a Docker container running on my NAS, and even THAT was easier than trying to get this switch to work and stay working. If I can’t turn my lights on or off the moment I want to, then any switch is useless to me. I recommend finding one that has better HomeKit integration, and better reception if you want a plug to use outdoors. Luckily I’m already mostly bald or I would have now after two months of trying everything to get this to work reliably.

This is not an Alexa installed item. You have to download another app on your phone to control and add the Alexa controls. I don’t need another app on my phone. I just want to download the skill on Alexa and do everything from Alexa!

Even after updating with the app, we could not get to stay connected to work with HomeKit. We ordered it to control functions of our fish tank including the carbon dioxide diffuser so we need a device that is reliable in any situation. We have many other switches that work just fine so we feel like the issue is with the device itself. Overall not happy with Outdoor Smart Plug, Refoss WiFi Outlet with 2 Grounded Sockets IP44 Waterproof, Works with Apple HomeKit, Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Home, FCC & ETL Certified.

I’ve been using this for my Christmas lights, and the user experience has been very pleasant. Easy instillation, and the HomeKit integration was seemless.

This was super easy to set up and use. It works great on the apple home app. All you do is plug in the smart plug then go to your home app and in the upper right hand corner click the plus sign. Once that’s done go over to the plug and put your phone on camera and then put your phone up to the code that is on the plug. Once that is done they will synce together and your all set. Only takes a couple minutes. You can then go in to the home app and control each plug individually. That is awesome. I love being able to have control of the plug like that. If you have never tried one of these smart plugs then I highly recommend it. It is pretty awesome.

Ive recently been redoing my outdoor patio space, and wanted a way to control outdoor lighting as well as an outdoor fan using apple HomeKit. Ive used quite a few different HomeKit plugs and accessories and I have to say this Refoss WiFi Outdoor Outlet is by far the best one Ive used. The reason I like this so much, is that setup was a breeze and there were no issues at all. On most other smart plugs Ive used, the setup has been buggy and cumbersome. This outdoor plug I literally setup in less than a minute. I really like that it includes 2 plugs built into the outlet, that allow for separate control on both of these plugs. I have an outdoor light in one plug, and an outdoor fan in the other. What this means is that you can turn on or off each one individually. The HomeKit integration works perfectly, I can turn either one on or off with any of my iOS devices, or I can simply say: turn on light, or turn on fan and they will turn on instantly. I definitely look forward to trying out other products by Refoss.

Work Ok, but use wifi 2.4Ghz

This thing, just like three outlet version which I returned, is garbage. I love Meross indoor smart plugs (especially because they work both with HomeKit and Alexa) but these outdoor plugs are terrible. I ordered this one as a replacement for the Meross 3 plug version, because the advertisement did not indicate it was made by Meross. It worked for 3 days and then, when I was out of town and really needed it to control outdoor lights, it lost its connection even though it is 30 feet from a very powerful Asus mesh node. Do not buy! Next year I will try the KASA.

Works perfectly, even though the company name is different, it’s Meross. Ordered two. One connected perfectly right away. The other one shipped with a bad HomeKit QR code/wrong 8 digit code (actually had 10 digits and letters….) while this was frustrating, I’m rating at 5 stars due to the customer service. They were able to get me a proper QR code after reaching out to them. Each individual outlet can be controlled which is great as well. Using to lower Christmas lights on house/in yard.