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

I was planning on replacing a dimmer switch in our master bathroom, but decided to get one of these Kasa smart dimmers since it was about the same price as a dumb dimmer switch. We already have Philips Hue bulbs in our master bedroom, as thats the only place we really want smart bulbs. We have no real need for a smart switch in our master bathroom, but figured Id give it a go due to the pricing. We would probably just use the actual switch for the bathroom lights, but maybe wed grow to appreciate some of its smart functions. Pros: - Cheap, especially when on sale or when a coupon is available. - Installation is easy. Configuration via app is also easy. - Lights can be controlled by a physical switch, by smart speaker, or by app. - Works with dimmable LED bulbs, which are much cheaper than smart bulbs. - Some functions can be customized in the Kasa app. For example, you can set it up so a long press will slowly dim the lights over 10 seconds until its off. Or double tap to turn on light instantly. Cons: - The switch takes a good second or so to respond which can be annoying. Press it to turn on, and you might start to walk away before realizing you didnt actually press the button all the way. - The dim/brighten buttons click loudly. - There are only seven preset brightness settings on the switch. This is where an analog dimmer wins. However, to be fair, you can adjust in 1% increments using the app, but I prefer not to have to use my phone for this. - Adjusting the brightness using the switch is slow if you need to dim or brighten significantly. A traditional analog dimmer wins here because the slider can be moved quickly. - If the dimmer setting is set too low before turning off the lights (below 25% in our case), the lights will not turn on. The lights do work at these dimmer settings, but only after setting them on at a higher brightness setting first. This is super annoying. We like to keep the dimmer setting set very low before going to bed so when we turn it on to go pee in the middle of the night, we are not blinded. Cant do it with this dimmer, as 25% is brighter than we like for this purpose. We have this dimmer set up to control two vanity sconces, each with two bulbs (four bulbs total). The bulbs we are using are the Philips LED Dimmable Warm Glow Effect. These bulbs are fantastic as they get warmer at dimmer settings, similar to incandescent bulbs. Plus they work great with a traditional analog dimmer. I may try to swap them out with different bulbs just to see if it addresses any of my Cons above. I also might take out the Kasa switch in favor of an analog one and return the Kasa if these issues continue to bother us. Update: The switch has lost the wi-fi connection several times in the last few months. Its not that hard to reconnect it to wi-fi, but its annoying. I am going to go back to an analog dimmer switch.

It connected great to my Kasa app and Alexa, but disconnected after about a week. I reconnected it and its been fine for a couple weeks now. Just hoping it doesnt disconnect again. I love that its an outlet instead of a plug-in. It was easy to install and looks great on my wall. Thinking of buying more. I love having the option to turn things on/off when Im not home. Connected to Alexa app easily too

I just started re-adding new smart items to my home and began with KASA because of the reviews. I had 2 of their color smart bulbs already and I enjoyed using my phone or Google Assistant and a timer schedule to turn them on off, dim, and change colors. But then, I wanted more... so I bought a few of these smart dimmer switches. (smart outlets, motions sensors, and cameras are next) These dimmer switches dont seem to mix well with the smart bulbs in my opinion, because they both register in the app separately with their own controls - so if the smart dimmer switch is off, you cant turn the bulb on through the app without turning the switch on first. Or... if you dim the smart bulb through the app then the smart dimmer switch gets out of sync. Its kind of weird. Im sure theres a way to make it happy, but with Google Home, I had to have both items separate if I wanted to use the dimmer switch and change the bulbs color. Anyway, I used regular dimmable LED bulbs with the KASA smart dimmer switches and they work awesome with the app or voice. And I like the little glowing light on the switch when the lights are out. Plus the time schedule feature and the ability to slowly dim and brighten the lights when you turn them on and off... really cool. And you can double-tap or hold the switch to fade out/fade in. I know smart stuff like this isnt anything new and exciting, I had all X10 smart outlets and switches with remote controls back in the 2000s, but that company was sketchy and disappeared after I spent several hundred dollars on smart things... It took me a long time to decide to start over again. I sure hope this company doesnt disappear after I spend a lot of money getting everything in my house automated with their products. :P

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.

Only giving 4 stars due to lack of wiring instructions for anything other than very basic wiring. I had black, red, white, and copper. Not an electrician, but with some effort, I learned the red with was not needed in my case. Other than that, item works great and very happy with purchase. Kasa is a great brand.

I installed more than 10 of this switch in my house. Over the 2 yrs, No issues and work perfectly with Alexa

Make sure you use LED bulbs if you have multiple bulbs connected to this switch as this switch only allows 350 watts. Bought this to regulate the time my front porch fixtures come on in the eve and turn off in the morning. I have three fixtures with a total of 14 bulbs, with 60watt regular bulbs my wattage was 840, the switch kept clicking off due to over heating. Switched the bulbs to LED, 6 watts per bulb and reduced to 84 watts, the Kasa Smart dimmer switch works great. I set my schedule and my lights come on at the time I set every eve and go off at the time I set in the morning. Easy to install, a bit tricky to program but go step by step as listed and you will get it done. Im a 59 year old that has a technical interest.

The kasa smart switch is great buy for me, easy to install and connect to WiFi. Kasa mobile app has step by step instructions to connect with wiring color codes. Customer support 24x7 and able to talk to real human ( Mharvic) for troubleshooting issues .

Great app – no adds. Very easy to use. Lot’s of settings. However, I noticed that sometimes the schedule time does not work. For example, the light needs to be off at 8pm, but for some reason its still on at 9pm... I hope they’ll fix this bug

These are great if your electric box is not over run with wires. The switches are very deep only allow 1/2 to 3/4 room for wires. Took me a while to fenagle the wires but once in it took about 15 minutes to set-up and connect to Alexa. Technology is probably not there yet to condense the size I knocked 1 star off because 1 of my 3 switches disconnects from the network periodically. They are all within 20 ft of each other and my Eero Mesh device is about 10 ft away. If it was a network issue I would expect the other two switches to drop, but they never have. Mine have been installed for 5 months and were at the perfect price point for dimming and connection to Alexa. The Kasa app is easy to use and I have the switches set to turn off at 1 am because the kids leave the lights on all the time.