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

This worked exactly as I needed it to and replaced all the mechanical timers I had in my house. They were a little bit of a pain to install and pair but once installed they are incredibly easy to use and program. The app gives a lot if freedom in the programs you can use setting different start and end times.

Security issue to deter undesirables. Excellent product to use to turn on and lights in your house or business Works great if you have cameras in or outside you home or business.

This outlets are almost great. The only reason I didn’t give them 5 stars is because if the power goes out, when it comes back, they turn on. If you live in a place where the power is stable you don’t have to worry, but I live in PR so the power goes out a lot.

I read the reviews here which talked about the Energy Monitoring feature (great, thats what I wanted), but that feature is actually only included in the single style (KP115). Im not sure why the reviews are mixed together here between the 1 pack and the 4 pack which are actually differently capable devices. Someone should fix that. Anyway, other than the very unclear instructions about: 1. How to get into WiFi pairing mode initially: with the EP10 devices, you have to press and hold the side button for 5 seconds, while with the KP115, it automatically enters this mode during initial power-on 2. how to get integrated with the Amazon (Alexa Home) ecosystem, wow was that a pain to find (hint: Kasa app->Me->Third Party Services->Amazon Alexa) - even though I selected yes to the pre-pair with my Amazon/Alexa account on purchase, nothing seems to have been pre-synced/setup ... its worked as advertised. Looking forward to even smaller versions of these smart plugs in the future.

I bought these on a whim- I wasn’t completely sure how well they would work, but a friend recommended them. When they arrived it took me about 15 minutes to set up the first one, and maybe 5 minutes for the second one. They work great. I have some lamps attached to them, and it’s nice to be able to turn them on or off like night lights. It’s also nice to be able to turn lights on from the car when I know my hands will be full when I come home. The price is very affordable, and the app is easy to use. (I only use the app- I don’t have it hooked up to Alexa or anything like that.)

Muy bueno

As a software engineer and home automation enthusiast, its rare that I find an electronic gadget that does exactly what I want. When I do, I buy a few, even having no immediate plans for them, because I never know when theyll be discontinued and replaced by a newer version that just doesnt work as well. This Kasa smart outlet from TP-Link is one such diamond in the rough. After putting one into operation, I have purchased four more just to have on hand. The deciding factor? Total local control. I hate IoT gadgets that depend on The Cloud for part or all of their functionality, as their usefulness diminishes or disappears when their manufacturers eventually go under, get acquired, or simply decide they no longer want to support their older product lines. These Kasa smart outlets work without needing to phone home. In fact, I blocked my units MAC address in my routers firewall so that it *cant* reach the Internet, as I have security concerns about IoT gadgets, and its still completely usable via a local protocol over my LAN. Of course, cloud-based integrations wont work in this configuration, but that doesnt bother me. I especially appreciate that the energy monitor features of the KP115 are accessible over the local protocol, too. The only feature that might not work without giving the unit Internet access is the scheduling feature, as the unit cant set its internal clock without Internet access. (I havent investigated whether theres a local command to set the clock.) [UPDATE 2021-09-07: The device does have a command that allows setting its internal clock. Once the clock is set, the device starts saving per-day and per-month energy usage statistics, which are retrievable via the local protocol.] But I wouldnt do scheduling on the device itself anyway; Id do it in home automation software. I only need the device to switch on and off when commanded and to do so reliably, and to that end the KP115 works a treat, especially for the price. You cant buy a Kill-A-Watt meter for this price, and those dont have Wi-Fi or switching capability. Moreover, the readings of voltage, current, power, and energy have greater precision than on the Kill-A-Watt. Only disadvantage, if you could call it that, is that the Kasa doesnt have a display; you have to read the meters via Wi-Fi. No big deal for me. The energy consumption meter *does* survive loss of power. There is a local command to reset it to zero. Aside from the local control aspect, the physical unit is attractive and sleek. It does not block the other receptacle in a duplex outlet. The blue power indicator LED, which lights when the switch is closed, can be disabled if you find it distracting. The mechanical switch does make a click when toggled, but its not too loud. The switch remains in its current state when the unit loses power and will remain in that state when power is again applied, and no click is heard at either point. I take this to mean that the switch is not a simple relay and is in fact a bi-stable mechanism, probably one that consumes essentially no power except when transitioning between states. The contacts are rated for 15A. So, in summary, the Kasa KP115 is an EXCELLENT smart outlet if you, like me, are wary of giving closed-source (unauditable) devices access to the Internet in your home or simply dont want the devices you buy today to become landfill when the companies that made them give up on supporting them. As long as 2.4GHz 802.11n continues to be implemented by home Wi-Fi networks, these KP115 smart outlets should continue to do their job admirably.

I really appreciate having this product. I tell my Alexa device to turn on and off my lamp and it follows through. I can also program it through the Alexa app. I haven’t tried it with anything other than my lamp.

Simple and does the job reliably. Can fit two in a double outlet.

Short review: For a 15A relay, these are a good price. They connected immediately, they respond quickly, and when I set them up in Home Assistant I didnt have too much of a fuss pulling in the integration. ------------ Note, I got the ones that are just a switch. No energy sensors. Just a solid, beefy relay in a smart plug. And by beefy, most at this price point, with this form factor that doesnt block the second wall plug, are 10A. I never intend to stress it to the full 15A, but theres peace of mind in being well under the rated load factor. To add them you need the Kasa app. Id prefer not to have them ever phone home to the internets, but unless I go with Tasmota I have no choice. All of these smart plugs will require something similar. First, you plug them in and theyll have a Wifi server available. You connect to it, then choose the router youll use, then you connect to the router youll use and itll pull the plug into the network. Its a little convoluted, going back and forth between the android settings and the app, but the app guides you reasonably. Once joined, adding it to Home Assistant is a matter of pulling in the integration. Itll auto detect and find all of the smart plugs that are powered. I suggest you plug them all in before having HA find them, though, I bought four plugs and only had three running when I grabbed the integration. The running plugs all got their names, as assigned during the setup in the Kasa app, but the one that wasnt plugged in got the stock name TP-LINK_Smart Plug_AE13 EP10(US) instead of the one Id given it. Not complaining too much, HA is sometimes quirky that way, but all four switch when called and thats what matters. Likewise, I tried some Kasa Smart bulbs and spent hours trying to get them to connect before sending them back to Amazon. These inexpensive smart plugs were all four set up 20 minutes after I grabbed the package from my doorstep. So, for the price, they are worth the stars.