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ThinksTooMuch

Oct 10, 2023 12:03 PM

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...set your smart plug to automatically turn on and off any home electronic appliances...

While some devices will at least remember their previous state (before they lost power due to these switching off), most electronic devices I've come across will default to the "off" state when their power gets restored, making these pointless if your goal is to turn things on. Usually works fine for completely analog devices, but those are getting pretty rare nowadays outside of basic lamps.

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exhurt

Oct 10, 2023 1:21 PM

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exhurtOct 10, 2023 1:21 PM

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I use one for my noise machine, lamp with digital switch, and phone charger

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greggproops

Oct 10, 2023 1:35 PM

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greggproopsOct 10, 2023 1:35 PM

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I have about 30 of these around the house for various devices. They work great and are very reliable. Also they can tie into Home Assistant for automations. Recommended.

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TMA-1

Oct 10, 2023 3:22 PM

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TMA-1Oct 10, 2023 3:22 PM

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I use these to automatically turn off the super noisy fridge in my apt between 20:00 - 01:00 so I don't have to hear it when I'm reading or watching TV (fridge and freezer hold temp for the 5 hours, only downside is the light doesn't come on when you open the door)

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GillespieDr

Oct 10, 2023 3:50 PM

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GillespieDrOct 10, 2023 3:50 PM

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Does anybody use these for hot water re circulation pump? Can I turn it on demand for a short time and schedule it to turn off within few minutes?

MugiwaraJD

Oct 10, 2023 4:06 PM

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MugiwaraJDOct 10, 2023 4:06 PM

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Apple HomeKit?

I have 1 WeMo in my house and it works well with Apple. I'm looking for cheaper alternatives. Otherwise I will stick with WeMo

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MelS1008

Oct 10, 2023 4:24 PM

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MelS1008Oct 10, 2023 4:24 PM

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Quote from GillespieDr

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Does anybody use these for hot water re circulation pump? Can I turn it on demand for a short time and schedule it to turn off within few minutes?

water recirculation pump itself has a timer.

DrSeuss

Oct 10, 2023 4:26 PM

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DrSeussOct 10, 2023 4:26 PM

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Have been using Kasa for almost 3 years now and can't recommend it enough, especially for Christmas lights around the house. Speaking of that, the 2-packs make great gifts. I gave them to all the dads/grandpas one year and one of them went on to get the Kasa security camera line as well.

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ztide

Oct 10, 2023 4:42 PM

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ztideOct 10, 2023 4:42 PM

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Quote from gamemac

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Cool story bro

I use one of these for a soda gun chiller/freezer
Commercial unit makes a racket when on so it's only on during the night which lasts the whole day
Only downside is the kasa plugs even with energy monitoring don't tell you an hourly amount of energy being used. It just says how much used over the day and right now.
Changed to an emporia smart plug. That one graphs it to the minute (or even seconds) so I can see how many times it actually revs up over the night and only have it on that amount of time during the night.

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mrjizzo

Oct 10, 2023 4:46 PM

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mrjizzoOct 10, 2023 4:46 PM

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Quote from mk.list

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This smart plug is junk. I bought a two pack this summer, and the plugs constantly fall out. It's such a stupid design, the inside electrical contacts only clip on the very tip of the prongs. If you slightly bump the wall or lightly brush the power cord that's plugged in, it loses connection.

And to add insult to injury, it seems like one of my plugs also has intermittent wifi issues. Everything fine for a few weeks, then suddenly, it loses wifi and needs to be factory reset and setup again.

I'm not sure how the EP10 compares to other TP-LINK smart plugs, but it's awful compared to another Alexa smart plug i have. I really don't understand how they managed to reinvent an electrical socket with such an obvious design flaw, and why isn't every review complaining about loose plugs.

TL;DR: DO NOT BUY THIS SMART PLUG

Sounds like you need to replace your outlet. The contacts inside the outlet will become lose over time if plugs get bumped while plugged in or if you aren't inserting/unplugging plugs straight.

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TurtlePerson2

Oct 10, 2023 4:54 PM

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Quote from ThinksTooMuch

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While some devices will at least remember their previous state (before they lost power due to these switching off), most electronic devices I've come across will default to the "off" state when their power gets restored, making these pointless if your goal is to turn things on. Usually works fine for completely analog devices, but those are getting pretty rare nowadays outside of basic lamps.

You might be surprised. For work, I need to remotely turn on/off a bunch of electronics and all of it can be set to default power on. Computers, monitors, etc.

But you're right, not everything can be turned on remotely. And some of the things that can might be tricky to set up (e.g. modify BIOS in a computer to power on automatically).

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mk.list

Oct 10, 2023 4:59 PM

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mk.listOct 10, 2023 4:59 PM

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Quote from mrjizzo

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Sounds like you need to replace your outlet. The contacts inside the outlet will become lose over time if plugs get bumped while plugged in or if you aren't inserting/unplugging plugs straight.

Do you have one of these?

And if you read my post, no, that is not the issue. These were bought new less than 3 months ago, and all the EP10 smartplugs I got were like that out of the box. The issue isn't that the contacts became loose, it's because they only connect at the very end of the prongs. Most electrical outlets have spring contacts through most of the insertion length, the EP10 only makes contact at like the last 3mm of insertion.

Last edited by mk.list October 10, 2023 at 10:10 AM.

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funzie

Oct 10, 2023 5:00 PM

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funzieOct 10, 2023 5:00 PM

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Quote from GillespieDr

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Does anybody use these for hot water re circulation pump? Can I turn it on demand for a short time and schedule it to turn off within few minutes?

Yes, usually recirculation pumps are very low energy consumers so it should fall in within the specs of this plug. I have mine to turn on the pump when the light switch is turned on for 5 minutes to charge up the hot water.

Quote from MelS1008

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water recirculation pump itself has a timer.

Not a correct statement. There are some recirculation pumps that do have a built in timer. Plenty of them do not and they trigger from various sources or just run 24/7.

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