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If the internet is out it will work as regular switches. They will have a blinking red wifi sign to show you the internet is down, but they will work normally. If I'm not wrong, they will keep the present state when the power cycle, or maybe off, I had some power outages and didn't have to walk around the house turning them off, but I'm not sure if the lights that was on remained on. But it will not wake you up in the middle of the night in case of outage.
Tp-Link is staying in business as far as I've read. Matter compliant devices should come out by the end of the year. I don't think they've announced if they're going to release their new products under Kasa or Tapo branding.
I think prices are the same or maybe slightly better at bhphoto (though SD doesn't like to promote them as much.)
I got the 3 pack regular switches for $32 and 3 pack dimmers for $45, which seems like the regular sale price. Best buy had the dimmable motion activated for a good price earlier today too.
I have a house full of these TP-Link switches and find them a good value even at regular price. The dimmers are LED compatible and at $15 per switch, are a better deal than LED compatible "dumb" dimmers from Lutron at ~$22 - might as well have the smart capability if you need to swap out to LED compatible switches which I needed to do when going "all LED" in a number of can lights in our kitchen.
Some of the best deals I've gotten on these switches is when Discover has an Amazon promotion like 30% off if paying with Discover and applying Discover Cashback.
I have a house full of these TP-Link switches and find them a good value even at regular price. The dimmers are LED compatible and at $15 per switch, are a better deal than LED compatible "dumb" dimmers from Lutron at ~$22 - might as well have the smart capability if you need to swap out to LED compatible switches which I needed to do when going "all LED" in a number of can lights in our kitchen.
Some of the best deals I've gotten on these switches is when Discover has an Amazon promotion like 30% off if paying with Discover and applying Discover Cashback.
Yes, 2 of the 3-pack will be replacing Lutrons that I paid full price at Lowe's in the spring. Even if the smart function gets turned off one day I still prefer the style to the Lutrons.
Hmmm anyone know if I can use this fro my 'on/off' switch to turn on my gas fireplace???? Not sure it that would be 'code' etc
Yes you can. It replaces the wall switch to simply provide voltage for the on/off valve. As long as you originally had a wall switch to control your fireplace you are good to go. Most have ir remotes. Ir remotes usually use battery voltage to control the valve so it would require a lot more wiring. App control would be nice to make sure fire place is off when going to be or set a schedule to always turn it off at a certain time. Go for it!
Last edited by jdshumate November 25, 2022 at 08:58 PM.
Does anyone know how these compare with Feit smart dimmers? Those have been giving me nothing but problems for switches on the same circuit.
I tried Feit. Absolute trash. Only hiccup on Kasa (6 plugs) that I had is one day three disconnected from Wi-Fi. Had to unplug them and plug back in. Not sure what caused it (power blip maybe?)
All in all as a way to easily control a lamps and fans they are great.
I did the same by install kasa on pretty much all of the house and used Feit for the 3-ways since Kasa didn't have the 3 ways dimmer back then. Once a while, my router reboot and cause a massive reconnect. It's like a wifi storm and made the router almost unusable for the 2.4 GHZ. My router is Netgear pro. Have you experience the same 2.4 Ghz router storm? What's your router to handle this massives 2.4 Ghz IOT? My router can barely keep up at 80s devices.
Thank you for your feedback. I use prosumer WiFi equipment made by Ubiquiti. It can handle a lot of connected devices.
I'll remove and reinstall the Alexa skill for kasa products and see if that helps, but this may be a moot point now as I am already on a path to replace WiFi products with zwave. The issue happens at random which makes it really annoying. I find myself raising my voice to Alexa when having to say the commands if they don't work the first couple of times 🤣
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Why only 2.4g? Any deals with multiple bandwidths?
A couple of thinks I can think of -
1. 2.4 Ghz radios are cheaper, keeping smart device prices lower.
2, WiFi smart devices don't need a whole lot of bandwidth/speed to perform relatively mundane tasks like clicking lights on and off on a schedule or when motion is sensed.
I have a dual band access point and the 2.4 Ghz band is exclusively for IoT devices with its own SSID and VLAN, isolated from my home network.
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Kasa Smart Plug HS103P2
Kasa Smart Plug Ultra EP10P2
Edit: is it just size difference?
I got the 3 pack regular switches for $32 and 3 pack dimmers for $45, which seems like the regular sale price. Best buy had the dimmable motion activated for a good price earlier today too.
Some of the best deals I've gotten on these switches is when Discover has an Amazon promotion like 30% off if paying with Discover and applying Discover Cashback.
Some of the best deals I've gotten on these switches is when Discover has an Amazon promotion like 30% off if paying with Discover and applying Discover Cashback.
All in all as a way to easily control a lamps and fans they are great.
Kasa Smart Plug HS103P2
Kasa Smart Plug Ultra EP10P2
Edit: is it just size difference?
I'll remove and reinstall the Alexa skill for kasa products and see if that helps, but this may be a moot point now as I am already on a path to replace WiFi products with zwave. The issue happens at random which makes it really annoying. I find myself raising my voice to Alexa when having to say the commands if they don't work the first couple of times 🤣
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They're quite helpful in keeping my power use down and being able to track the power use of every device individually.
I just bought another 6 outlet strip on this "sale" but it's still close to their regular price.
They've discontinued the filament bulbs, no longer on their US website.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TPLinkKa...ean_
https://www.reddit.com/r/TPLinkKa...cing
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Your exclusive Prime Card offers
Limited time offers for Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card, Prime Store Card and Amazon Prime Secured Card members with an eligible Prime membership. Terms & Conditions
15% back on select Kasa Smart Products
Kasa Smart Plug HS103P4, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa, Echo, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, Remote Control, 15 Amp, UL Certified, 4-Pack, White $22.76 or $19.35 when using prime card
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RCNB2L3
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 $22.99 or $19.54 when using prime card
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091FXLMS8
1. 2.4 Ghz radios are cheaper, keeping smart device prices lower.
2, WiFi smart devices don't need a whole lot of bandwidth/speed to perform relatively mundane tasks like clicking lights on and off on a schedule or when motion is sensed.
I have a dual band access point and the 2.4 Ghz band is exclusively for IoT devices with its own SSID and VLAN, isolated from my home network.
They've discontinued the filament bulbs, no longer on their US website.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TPLinkKa...ean_
https://www.reddit.com/r/TPLinkKa...cing
https://www.tp-link.com/us/technology/matter/
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