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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.
Is this the normal or a sale? I realize it says 29.99 now 22.99, but does that really mean anything.
It just means that it's less than $5 per smart plug which is a great deal. I stopped looking at Amazon or even any other "sale" online/in-store. Just a tactic to reel you in. I try to look at past history of prices.
There is a newer version of these smart plugs out that take up less footprint than this model and they cost $13.99 for 2. I would spend the extra $1 and get these instead
Don't forget these also monitor energy flowing through them so you can use a routine to notify you when the electricity flowing drops or spikes. For example, use this on your laundry dryer and be notified once your laundry is finished drying.
Careful on the amp draw limitation (15A max for these, 10A for previous model)
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Careful on the amp draw limitation (15A max for these, 10A for previous model)
Can you clarify your concern please? - is it that dryers can typically draw between 5 and 30 A and hence if the smartplug is only rated for 15A it's going to fry the smartplug if the dryer draws >15Amps?
Looks like these HS103 are not directly flashable with Tasmota, but there is some python scripts to control them locally if you already have Home Assistant setup: https://github.com/python-kasa/python-kasa
Anyone have any experience with this python project?
Don't forget these also monitor energy flowing through them so you can use a routine to notify you when the electricity flowing drops or spikes. For example, use this on your laundry dryer and be notified once your laundry is finished drying.
Not all models do energy monitoring. They will track runtime, but only the specific models do energy monitoring.
And I would NOT plug a dryer into one...need to see what amps your devices draw before using one of these.
I use mine for christmas lights, reading lamps (ones that integrated bulbs), and wax melters.
Can you clarify your concern please? - is it that dryers can typically draw between 5 and 30 A and hence if the smartplug is only rated for 15A it's going to fry the smartplug if the dryer draws >15Amps?
I don't know of any dryer that can connect to these plugs. The dryer plug cannot fit into these and even if it could it would more than likely trip your breaker since it requires between 7.5 to 30A. Most household circuits are rated for 15 to 20 amps. Also, the circuit breakers can only handle 80% of their max load meaning the max amps are now 12 and 16, respectively. This is why dryer plugs are in funky shapes and /or 3 to 4 prongs so that way no one can connect anything else to the outlet.
These smart plugs would be best used for a washing machine
Last edited by FireballJR December 2, 2022 at 08:48 AM.
Not all models do energy monitoring. They will track runtime, but only the specific models do energy monitoring.
And I would NOT plug a dryer into one...need to see what amps your devices draw before using one of these.
I use mine for christmas lights, reading lamps (ones that integrated bulbs), and wax melters.
Yeah - thanks for the reminder. The models in this pack are the HS103 and they are not designed for energy monitoring. For energy monitoring features, check out the KP125 version.
Don't forget these also monitor energy flowing through them so you can use a routine to notify you when the electricity flowing drops or spikes. For example, use this on your laundry dryer and be notified once your laundry is finished drying.
Good luck using it for dryers, which regularly use 240 volt and 30 amps.
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https://github.com/python-kasa/python-kasa
Anyone have any experience with this python project?
And I would NOT plug a dryer into one...need to see what amps your devices draw before using one of these.
I use mine for christmas lights, reading lamps (ones that integrated bulbs), and wax melters.
These smart plugs would be best used for a washing machine
And I would NOT plug a dryer into one...need to see what amps your devices draw before using one of these.
I use mine for christmas lights, reading lamps (ones that integrated bulbs), and wax melters.
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