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Kasa HS200 Smart Wi-Fi Single Pole Light Switch (Neutral Wire Required, White) on sale for $12.49 - $2 off when you redeem the coupon
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About this product:
- Neutral wire is required, standard wall plate size. No need to understand complex switch wiring or master vs auxiliary switch configurations; The Kasa app guides you through easy step by step installation. Need 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection
- Monitor your light status. Turn electronics on and off from anywhere with your smartphone using the Kasa app, whether you are at home, in the office or on vacation
- Use timer or countdown schedules to set your smart switch to automatically turn on and off while you're home or away. Enable 'away mode' to randomly switch on and off to trick potential intruders
- Dimensions without panel 4.13*1.71*1.74 in. (105*43.5*44.21 mm)
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App is clean, simple, and easy to use. Convenient Sun-Sat scheduling system with time and sunrise/sunset (location based, up to 59min pre or post) based events. Widgets (iOS/iPadOS) are clean, customizable, and just work.
My only complaint with the app is no way of granting access to a secondary/guest user. Recommend setting up with a spare email address and unique password for easy family/household member log in and use.
I bought one last week, expecting it to be able to use with my existing system (HomeBridge and some custom python/shell scripts).
This '3rd party' support has been confirmed removed by TP-Link.
if you intend to use their app or integrate with Alexa/Google etc. you should still be fine.
I've been in the Kasa ecosystem for around a decade, and am up to around 25 devices + switches. I've not yet had a single one fail.
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App is clean, simple, and easy to use. Convenient Sun-Sat scheduling system with time and sunrise/sunset (location based, up to 59min pre or post) based events. Widgets (iOS/iPadOS) are clean, customizable, and just work.
My only complaint with the app is no way of granting access to a secondary/guest user. Recommend setting up with a spare email address and unique password for easy family/household member log in and use.
App is clean, simple, and easy to use. Convenient Sun-Sat scheduling system with time and sunrise/sunset (location based, up to 59min pre or post) based events. Widgets (iOS/iPadOS) are clean, customizable, and just work.
My only complaint with the app is no way of granting access to a secondary/guest user. Recommend setting up with a spare email address and unique password for easy family/household member log in and use.
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I bought one last week, expecting it to be able to use with my existing system (HomeBridge and some custom python/shell scripts).
This '3rd party' support has been confirmed removed by TP-Link.
if you intend to use their app or integrate with Alexa/Google etc. you should still be fine.
For these switches, it would turn itself on and off constantly. That's how you know it's defective now. The first time it happened, it was my master bath, in the middle of the night, and I tried every which way to "fix it". There was no fix or even a way to stop it without turning off the breaker. This switch makes a loud artificial clicking sound. Not a bad thing normally... but constantly is a different story. From then on, the 4 others that went bad too, I knew to skip troubleshooting and replace the switch.
For my smart plug, it had no response. I took it apart and saw that the capacitor was defective. So, I suspect similar with the light switches. They're cheap enough to keep replacing... and again, it was several switches, not all. The rest that did not go bad are still going strong couple years now. Short term, I replaced the bad switches with the normal switches. Long term, I've been slowly replacing those switches again with Lutron smart switches. I like Lutron's better in every way than the Kasa switches, but it's also significantly more expensive.
Good buy, but expect future problems with defective product. My experience across Kasa products, 40% died around the year mark. After that, you've weeded out the weak ones. Not even worth the time to go through warranty if it breaks within a year (and after return period). Works great with Google Home app. I only have issues with Google Home app when there's a power or internet outage. It will take quite a while for the apps to sync up. Automations are reliable, I use it to automate my outdoor lights.
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Highly recommended.
Also great are their dimmer and three-way switches.
Your 125 year old home likely has knob and tube wiring if it is original. There is no ground wire with that 2 wire set up.
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For these switches, it would turn itself on and off constantly. That's how you know it's defective now. The first time it happened, it was my master bath, in the middle of the night, and I tried every which way to "fix it". There was no fix or even a way to stop it without turning off the breaker. This switch makes a loud artificial clicking sound. Not a bad thing normally... but constantly is a different story. From then on, the 4 others that went bad too, I knew to skip troubleshooting and replace the switch.
For my smart plug, it had no response. I took it apart and saw that the capacitor was defective. So, I suspect similar with the light switches. They're cheap enough to keep replacing... and again, it was several switches, not all. The rest that did not go bad are still going strong couple years now. Short term, I replaced the bad switches with the normal switches. Long term, I've been slowly replacing those switches again with Lutron smart switches. I like Lutron's better in every way than the Kasa switches, but it's also significantly more expensive.
Good buy, but expect future problems with defective product. My experience across Kasa products, 40% died around the year mark. After that, you've weeded out the weak ones. Not even worth the time to go through warranty if it breaks within a year (and after return period). Works great with Google Home app. I only have issues with Google Home app when there's a power or internet outage. It will take quite a while for the apps to sync up. Automations are reliable, I use it to automate my outdoor lights.
I've been in the Kasa ecosystem for around a decade, and am up to around 25 devices + switches. I've not yet had a single one fail.
I've been in the Kasa ecosystem for around a decade, and am up to around 25 devices + switches. I've not yet had a single one fail.
All my Kasa items, about 15+ total now, are up to couple years. I guess you could say it's one of those, "they don't make it like they used to" situations?
Or it could be just bad batches. I purchased these as a pack of 4~. Only a few I purchased as a single pack (outdoor plug, extended plug, and couple of 3 way switches). The single pack purchases haven't had an issue, but the multi-pack ones all have had at least 1 that went bad around the year mark.
Or even might just be outside environmental (i.e out of our control) causes. Past couple years, there have been more power outages, so that may be why the capacitors blew. Again, still a good brand, just food for thought.
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