YoLink Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring, 1/4 Mile Worlds Longest Range Smart Home Mini Outlet Works with Alexa Google Assistant IFTTT Remote Control Home Appliances Anywhere, YoLink Hub Required

Shaft driven septic agitator. Agitators burn out in 4 or 5 yrs and new ones cost $500. If they get out of balance or tied up with hair, etc, they burn out sooner. Connected hub with ethranet cable. Main problem was QR code but soon figured out to just point my smartphone camera at the QR thingie, and the Yolink app did the rest. Have to do this for the hub AND for the smart plug. I plan to check this weekly and pull the agitator out to rebalance/clean if amps spike up sharply from the current 2.5 amps. Divide the watt reading by 115 volts to get the amps.

The Yolink is based on LoRa connectivity and i have found this to be way more reliable than any of my WiFi connected devices. The switch interfaces nicely with Alexia and has been super reliable.

Product is dead on arrival. Not sure I will attempt a return as I had it reshipped out of the country to my home in Costa Rica and no way to return. I have quite a bit more YoLink gear at my home here, and I have been very happy with their products so far. No issues at all until this DOA plug.

This review covers primarily the remote control and not the plugs. (The plugs are outstanding) The remote represents a step backwards in the otherwise outstanding technology represented by the YoLink product line. The remote will only control five individual devices. It will not at present control scenes. The superb addition of devices into a local system by scanning a printed code on the device does not apply to the remote. Instead it is back to pushing buttons, etc. a real retrograde! Do not recommend buying the remote until YoSmart gets the firmware upgraded to be in the same league as the remainder of this great product line. Come on, YoSmart. Get the remote up to speed!

I have been holding off on a home automation solution because I couldnt find a brand that had all the functionality I was looking for along with ease of setup and affordability. I stumbled across yolink and cautiously gave them a chance since I never heard of them before. Im glad I did and have since recommended them to a number of my friends. Everything works as should and I love the smart IFTTT integrations. The possibilitys are endless. Ive since setup water detectors, motion detectors (Mailbox w/alexa integration), garage doors controllers and 12 wifi light switches so I can easily control all of my outdoor lights. All works great. The wireless range on these devices is amazing too. I was hesitant because I didnt want to add a hub but after learning more about LoRa and the range it broadcasts Im glad I did.

Instead of binding directly to the router, these program-able plugs bind to the YoLink hub, thereby relieving the router of too many and less stable connections . Each hub can handle 300 different connected items. Best remote control plug on the market.

I have used various smart plugs and these are by far the easiest to set up and get working. I also love that there are other products available that allow you to monitor / control them all from one app. These are great. May order more for vacation home.