Prime Members: Kasa Smart Plug Power Strip w/ 6 Smart Outlets & 3 USB Ports

PromoPanda

Oct 5, 2025 5:53 AM

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PromoPandaOct 5, 2025 5:53 AM

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Quote from littlemaui

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no longer works with Home Assistant

For $5 more buy the Matter version, it will work with any hub. https://a.co/d/aST9uFV

PetSpy

Oct 5, 2025 1:52 PM

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PetSpyOct 5, 2025 1:52 PM

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if you get this for powering off recharging devices, consider searching amazon for "countdown outlet timers" as there are a myriad of options out there. i like the ones with dedicated buttons for time intervals for reasons. i'm hoping to buy a few more cheap with the prime day week about to hit.

netstroller

Oct 5, 2025 2:03 PM

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netstrollerOct 5, 2025 2:03 PM

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Quote from Hank5150

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Is it actually documented that this is a bad practice?

It's typical standard procedure in manufacturers' owners manuals.

tumengio

Oct 5, 2025 2:23 PM

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tumengioOct 5, 2025 2:23 PM

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I'm so done with TP-Link. The only "smart home" thing I own that they haven't knee capped post-sale are a few plugs. Cameras, switches. I'm slowly replacing everything with Z-wave, like I had in my last house. It's not perfect, but it's better than this.

oztrich

Oct 5, 2025 2:35 PM

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oztrichOct 5, 2025 2:35 PM

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Quote from oldcat87

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USB A! Pass

If you ever want to change anything with a USB cable, you're most likely going to be using a USB-A connector. That's the flat end you plug into a power source. Thus, this power strip has USB-A ports. The newer USB-C cables will also allow you to plug in to a power source, but the other end will be a USB-C, also, unless it's something like a power brick. I have one USB-C charging port in my car, but I''ve never seen a USB-C port on a power strip.

LivelyStraw9917

Oct 5, 2025 4:30 PM

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LivelyStraw9917Oct 5, 2025 4:30 PM

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I need something like this, or even just a USB ports wall wart AC plug with alexa control.
I have a OPEN store faux neon sign that is USB powered. Would like it to turn on and off automatically at 9a and 5p store hours.
TIA

Eureeka

Oct 5, 2025 6:50 PM

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EureekaOct 5, 2025 6:50 PM

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Quote from oztrich

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If you ever want to change anything with a USB cable, you're most likely going to be using a USB-A connector. That's the flat end you plug into a power source. Thus, this power strip has USB-A ports. The newer USB-C cables will also allow you to plug in to a power source, but the other end will be a USB-C, also, unless it's something like a power brick. I have one USB-C charging port in my car, but I''ve never seen a USB-C port on a power strip.

interesting take since all the new(er) tech is almost exclusively usbc. I wouldn't buy a power strip for myself unless it had usbc, and I have either 'pre usb revolution' (no usb at all) or post-revolution with at least 1 usbc on them. some 5ish years old.

brownedpants

Oct 5, 2025 10:47 PM

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brownedpantsOct 5, 2025 10:47 PM

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How long does the Kasa app keep energy monitoring data? Is there monthly kWh used ongoing forever?

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sauerkrrraut

Oct 6, 2025 4:32 AM

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sauerkrrrautOct 6, 2025 4:32 AM

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Quote from sandr8

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I heard these don't need to talk to the cloud. Is there any truth to it?
If used as provided it does need the cloud. And used it for years that way. But a year ago I got a Green controller that has Home Assistant installed. The device costs around $100. Home Assistant can control a rather broad list of smart home systems purely on your LAN. Beyond Kasa. My Yamaha receiver, my Synology storage systems.

https://www.home-assistant.io/green/

Home Assistant by itself cannot prevent your smart devices from "phoning home", as it does not have a built-in firewall.

In order to do that, you have to prevent the smart device itself from connecting to any servers outside your local network, aka LAN (home, office, whatever). (Virtually) All modern routers have built-in traffic control mechanisms with which you can control what kinds of networks the devices using them can access.

At its simplest, you can set up a mechanism called MAC-filtering with which the router then, for example, lets your smart devices connect to other local devices (e.g. your machine running Home Assistant, on a mini PC, Raspberry Pi or similar) but it will not let them connect to any remote servers that are not part of your LAN.

So, you'll most likely have to let the smart device connect to its manufacturer's servers once during setup, but after that can run them in local-/LAN-only mode. I've got well over two dozen Kasa devices in our house, and not a single one of them has ever connected to TP-Link's servers after their initial setup. As long as your smart device is supported by your smart home management software (e.g. Home Assistant), I don't see why this one would be different.

Also, once you're going down that networking rabbit hole, start looking into VLANs, as those really are a better way of controlling your smart devices, especially when the number of devices on your network gets bigger and bigger over time.

gqukyo

Oct 6, 2025 10:59 PM

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gqukyoOct 6, 2025 10:59 PM

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Quote from lagvoid

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Quote from sloepoke

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Quote from lagvoid

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my exact use case.
Sorry to be dense, but how is this useful for tool batteries? Why wouldn't you just plug your chargers into a standard power strip?
I don't like leaving chargers on when they aren't actually charging a battery. I also got tired of plugging and unplugging each charger for the various brands Slickdeals made me buy. With this charger, I can press the button to turn on and off each individual charger I'm using. I can also do it through the app on my phone and schedule when to turn it off after x number of hours.

'slickdeals MADE me buy' lol that's definitely something I would say cuz it's true lol

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ThatTallGuy21

Oct 7, 2025 1:11 AM

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ThatTallGuy21Oct 7, 2025 1:11 AM

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For those that use Home Assistant, I use this to charge my tool batteries. I have 5 different chargers plugged into this. The power strip itself is mounted with double sided 3m tape on the back to one of those steel tool organizing peg boards. When I want to charge something I lay the battery in the charger, which is also wall mounted next to it and turn it on from the power strip. In Home Assistant, I'm able to see from my dashboard which devices are charging. Then when HA notices that the amps/watts of the battery charging is low enough, it kills power to the charger. Then sends a notification letting me know it's ready and how long it took to charge, along with the session cost.

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tayninh

Oct 7, 2025 7:13 PM

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tayninhOct 7, 2025 7:13 PM

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So this Kasa strip or Tapo one for $5 more?
I just got a bunch of Kasa light switches and individual outlets today. Been using Smartthings all these years with other brand of light switches but will replace them with the Kasa ones. Will keep Smartthings hub for now.

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