SONOFF S31 WiFi Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring, 15A Smart Outlet Socket ETL Certified, Work with Alexa & Google Home Assistant, IFTTT Supporting, 2.4 Ghz WiFi Only (2-Pack)

Tried for days to pair and almost returned them. Most only searches so older versions of the app and the app is not intuitive at all. It is very picky with how your wifi is set up. The Name(ssid) and passwords Can Not have any spaces or special characters. This was a challenge because we are not able to change these without have to re setup all our other devices. Some are security cameras that are very difficult to get to (26 high and 1/4 mile from our router). Our router is only 2.4ghz but the app kept acting as though we were trying to connect to a 5ghz router. Ultimately we had to add a Guest Account named Letters only and set the password with the same restrictions (which makes for a very weak password). Once paired...whew, It seems to be working. The app does Not give the level of detail I was hoping for. It only provides total daily power usage or instantaneous usage. I wanted to see what time the refrigerator defrost heater came on, for how long and how much power it used but the app doesnt do this. With all this considered it is a good value and we may even buy more now that we are able to pair them. One star deducted due to the app, not the switch itself. Although, if the devices continues to work well over time without loosing connectivity or failing we will update to full 5 stars. We were able to determine the fridge pulls about 1amp/120watts while the compressor is running and a total usage of about 0.9kw over 24hrs. The hair drying on high heat and fan pulls over 13amps/1600watts which is almost the max rating of the device. Be careful not to overload. Only ran for a moment so cant speak to how long it can handle this level of current draw. Lastly the basic math calculation is not 100% accurate which should be very easy to accomplish. Volts x Amps = Watts. The device measures the amps and the volts and calculates the watts. They were reasonably close but not perfect. See image attached, should be 126 watts.

The power adaptor is WiFi based, and I still havent connected to hassio yet. I tried to reset the device into local API mode, but still no luck yet. The android app is clunky and requires a cloud login. I run hassio cloudless. After much frustration with DIY mode, I tried flashing it with tasmota. Soldering the wires was a bit delicate - I suggest using headers instead. Then I learned that some FTDI and other serial tools have 5v power with 3.3v logic. After I finally got a fully 3.3v setup, the board appears dead. It just emits zeros. Even if it works, it then needs calibration. Sonoff ZigBee devices, in comparison are flawless and just work. I think Im done with Sonoff Wifi devices for now. I already have one power meter that I made from a raspi and an inductive current sensor. Power measurement isnt that hard. That cost a little more, but I wasnt fighting a black box, I was building with fully specd components. This might work flawlessly for some people. Maybe I just have a broken unit. Still, nowhere near as simple as their zigbee devices.

These were not so easily added to the Alexa controlled system. Instructions did not track with the way I had to install them. The plug is large and the light/button, instead of being on the front, is on the side which means horizontal outlets, depending on orientation, may make it impossible to see the status light.

Works well with Home Assistant.

I first bought SwitchBot smart plugs thinking they would work with the Core SwitchBot integration with Home-Assistant, extremely disappointed in not only the broken integration, but also the terms of service from a company that has had a lot of recent YouTube praise. Unfortunately, it just shows the known ignorance and total abandonment of values in the name of convenience... Enter HACS and Sonoff; While Sonoff is also doing some data mining it is possible to run the S31 Smart Plugs completely local without the app or the cloud using HACS on Home-Assistant with no fooling with jumpers or fussing with flashing. Several recent HA forum posts and YouTube videos cover the procedure, just look for the most current so you can follow along more easily since the recent changes. Also, Stay away from the S40 if you use Home-Assistant. S31 is the way to go. Deducted a star for the shady terms of service that are getting all too common with IoT products. Otherwise, it would be 5 stars.

I needed a method to measure electricity usage on my solar water heater backflush system. It has 1 small pump that moves the heated fluid from the rooftop solar panel to a heat exchanger tank, then another pump draws cold water from the bottom of water tank thru the heat exchanger and dumps the heated water into the top of my tank. The pumps run only when the temperature sensor on the roof senses the temp is warmer than the cold water in the bottom of my tank, so it happens sporadically as the weather changes. This device lets you put in the cost per kWh so it shows the actually cost of energy. Works perfectly for me. Also, these pumps only use about $5 of electricity per month.

I used tiny spring clips on a USB cable to connect to the board inside and flash Tasmota. Worked great! Unlike the KMC 30153 where they changed the underlying SOC chip (so you never know what youre getting), these have real Espressif 8266 chips in them.

I have been assembling my own WiFi switches with Sonoff Basics and my own extension cords for a few years now. They have been extremely reliable with only one failure in over 35 units. I was happy to see these compact plugs with a 15 amp rating finally available. They integrate seamlessly with the rest of my switches and are fully accessible in the Alexa, Google Home and eWeLink apps. Options for Inching and energy monitoring are nice when needed. Build quality is excellent with a nicely finished case and solid feel. The indicator light is not obnoxiously bright.

Works great right out of the box. Using the Ewelink software, you are presented with all the parameters and easily connects to Alexa. Just change the name during the configuration to prevent Alexa from getting her tung tied up in a knot. The only downside is that unlike other Sonoff boards, the serial connection points on the board does not have through hole pads. Several flashers have damaged the pads trying to hook up the connections for flashing alternative software. Very good value for money

Works for medium to large size appliances, but smaller devices that use 5V power (most USB style devices or small devices), do not register on the devices power monitor. It goes to 0.1W, so if your device uses 1W or less, its near impossible to get a positive this device is definitely using power answer from the power monitor data (for use in home automation). All that being said, the connectivity and setup was very solid.