TOPGREENER TGWF115PRM Wi-Fi Plug with Energy Monitoring, Smart Outlet, Control Lights and Appliances from Anywhere, No Hub Required, White, Works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant - Amazon Vine
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LeeAmaz07
> 3 dayThe setup was very easy. The timer seems to work well. There was one time I had to go back to app and reset timer. Being very picky-Reason for one star deduction is the size is a little big and wish the plug in for a lamp/etc was on the edge. That causes an issue of sticking farther out in the way on a wall. If they continue working, I will buy another pack.
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wbeaucha
> 3 dayThese are off by default when they are powered up so dont use this on fridge/freezers because if there is even a short power outage these will stay off and your food will get spoiled if you dont notice. They work well otherwise and allowed me to determine the actual power usage of appliances and turn them on and off remotely.
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KJR
> 3 dayThey work well! I was hoping the app allowed you to see all data over time, so as to look for power spikes, but the data collection appears limited to total kilowatts. Also, there doesnt appear to be a way to reset data collected, like if you want to start monitoring a different device.
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J. Newton
> 3 dayJust wanted to post that after trying and returning lots of other plugs, I received these today and have confirmed that as of today, these plugs are compatible with Tasmota, plashed with Tuya-Convert (Raspberry Pi with an ESP32 donor module), The plugs were marked as both 1811Ver1.0.0 and 1812Ver1.0.0. The only downside is that these plugs are a little too big to allow two of them to fit into the outlet at the same time. You cant really even plug another regular cord into the outlet plate when this plug is plugged into the outlet. But on the positive side, it appears that these plugs have power consumption monitoring, so maybe kind of like a Kill-A-Watt can provide? not sure yet. Well also have to see if Tasmota and/or Home Assistant can read the current consumption.
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Anthony C
> 3 dayProduct works great. The default is to make device fail safe and turn device off in case of power outage. This was a huge issue for me but enabled automation in the app so that when it sees the off condition on the switch for the device it powers it on again. Can’t manually switch off the device anymore but who cares.
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Ron
> 3 dayA very simple easy to install wifi device for your home security. We bought multiple timers for different rooms when we were traveling. We were able to manage the device timings and intervals remotely with their app. Supports multiple on/off intervals per day and also different intervals on different days of the week. Good price as well. Awesome product. Just buy it.
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Kellsie G.
18-11-2024Awesome item. I got these mainly for their power monitoring capabilities. Accuracy is pretty close to my Kill-A-Watt. I was able to set these up with the app on my android phone pretty easily. Cant beat them for the price of $10/each. Bonus that the company appears to be based in the USA (Irvine, CA). --My only issue with adding these devices to the android app was the lack of feedback when it fails. I was entering the wrong wifi password and the app would just eventually count to 100% and fail. Would be nice to have displayed why and/or where in the process it failed. --I decided to test these against my Kill-a-Watt p4450 monitor. Measured voltage was the same most of the time as my Kill-a-Watt (within .4 volts on 120 volt line otherwise, probably due to the syncing delay with the app servers). I used a small load of a 24 watt incandescent bulb. Both monitors matched at 200 milliamps, although the TOPGREENER would frequently bounce up to 412 milliamps for a split second. The power reading in watts would, however, hold constant at about 24. Im not really sure what that is about but overall Id say it is pretty accurate. --Power usage of the device itself seems to be about .5 -.6 watts when the plug is off and about 1 - 1.2 watts when on. Seems very reasonable to me. On a side note: it would be nice if TOPGREENER would produce a version of this focused on the power monitoring aspect (mainly without the on/off relay).
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Von Schuessler
> 3 dayOutlet is very easy to setup and Ive used many different brands before. Literally takes about 1 minute to add and name the device with bluetooth and wifi. Another brand I used that was similar discontinued the energy monitoring part of the outlet due to chip shortages. Tried this brand in its place and worked great. I used the Smart Life app to monitor both sets of outlets. Is great to use not only for wifi controller but monitoring power. Highly recommended. My only complaint is the internal wifi is ok but not great as far as reception. They can be sensitive to barriers / furniture in the way. However this is pretty common across the board for all smart outlets. And no its not my wifi, I work in IT and have a very nice wireless AP.
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James N. Rainier
> 3 dayThese devices will randomly turn off. Upon research it is common and TopGreener simply tells you to reset the device. The behavior is still present after a reset. There appears to be no rhyme or reason why it is occurring, no warning that it is about to happen. I have lost power to a Harvest Right freeze dryer in the middle of a batch, had I not noticed the pump turning off I may not have checked on it in time to save the food. One has also shutdown for my freezer with over $2k of grass fed beef and free-range chicken. I have had another device just shutdown that my TV was plugged into while I was watching it. Most recently I had one shutdown that my route was plugged into while I was working remote in the middle of a conference call. I purchased these devices to track, in detail, my energy usage and what I go were a bunch of headaches. Bottom line, these products cannot be trusted at all.
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Micah Skelton
> 3 dayI love this plug. Only two minor things and a suggestion. It is a bit of a pain to setup due to being only 2.4 ghz and having that smart band switching I really like the power monitoring, and something I just want to monitor power, so I would like to set the power on state. Also with power monitoring I would like to see a grouping alart for useage. But honestly, great little plug, easy to use, full of features, and a great price!