Kasa Outdoor Smart Plug, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Timer, Max Load 15A/1875W, IP64 Weather Resistance, Compatible with Alexa, Google Home & SmartThings, No Hub Required, ETL Certified(KP401)

This timer is really easy to program, which I prefer over the older-style timers that look like clocks and require you to manually press down all the tabs to set the time. Those can be a hassle, especially since you have to constantly adjust them as sunrise and sunset times change throughout the year. What I love most is that I can program it to turn on at specific times and set different schedules for different days of the week. Plus, it automatically adjusts for sunrise, sunset, and daylight savings time, eliminating the need for manual resets every season.I mainly use it for outdoor fountains and lights, and it works perfectly—making life so much easier. I also use Kasa light switches as well, so it is nice to have everything on the same app.

I originally bought this wifi enabled switch to turn my outdoor holiday lights on and off within my google home network. I didn't realize until a few days after the setup, that this is more than a wifi switch, but a dimmer, goess I should have read the instructions manual. Anyhow, the dimmer function is really what makes this product special. Just tell Google or Alexa do dim the switch to your preferred setting percentage wise once it's set up, and voila! It works really well with incandescent holiday lights and dimmable LED lights. I have not had any issues with it so far, but am not sure if older LED holiday lights might flicker when used with the dimmer in low output settings. I am actually using it indoors most of the time with some floor standing lamps that had only a simple on/off switch, allowing me now to control and dim them via my Google speakers.

This is perfect for our backyard string lights! I bought 5 boxes of Costco FEIT string lights and though they are absolutely beautiful in our yard, they are also quite bright. To make it perfect, I wanted to dim it to about half its strength. The bulbs indicated non-dimmable so I didn’t have high hopes for this Kasa dimmer outlet, but it did exactly what I wanted it to! I set the lights to automatically turn on at 50% every night and it works well so far!

Paid well with Alexa, easy to set up. Reconnects automatically when I unplug it from the outlet and plug back in. I use this for my portable swamp cooler with a manual switch to come in as my house heats up in the afternoons to keep my kitties cool and save money by not having to use the AC.

Product: Kasa / TP-Link Outdoor Smart Plug, single outlet, model KP401Gist: overall I like it and would get it again although I'd actually get the one with 2 plugs insteadGood: Kasa Smart app works good, the Kasa/TP-Link products are good quality and good function with the Kasa App or the Alexa App and Echo devices, actual setup of the plug was very simple and easy - just select it in the Kasa app and then go into Alexa and it already has it ready to go without even doing anything.Not so good: you have to have the Kasa Smart App on your phone, you need a username and password, the unit is not waterproof - it is weather proof - that means no direct water contact I'm pretty sure. It is designed to be plugged into the outlet and for the unit to hang down by the cord about 7 inches with the actual socket facing the bottom. That way rain will not enter, just run off the sides. Just keep that in mind when determining if this style plug will fit into your scenario.Details: My first smart plug was a Kasa/TP-Link product that I purchased off Amazon in 2017 and in 2024 it is still operating perfectly with Alexa/Echo so I expect this item will also last a few years.Since I already had a Kasa account setup in 2017 all I had to do was login and add this new device. Well, I haven't accessed that account since 2017 and haven't had the Kasa app on my phones since then either. I've just been using the Echo devices to control my Kasa devices ever since initial setup years ago. So here is the process for me to setup this device:First: Like most smart devices you need the 2.4 GHZ band of your internet router to be active along with the 5 GHZ all the time.1. download the Kasa Smart App onto my phone (I ditched Apple so I use the Android version now)2. open the Kasa App - it will want a login before anything else can be done. If you have an existing account and don't know your username or password then just click recover option and it will send a link to your email it has on file. Use the link to reset the password. I actually had my password written down but I think since its been years since I logged in it was disabled and that's why I had to do the reset.3. After you login to the app, just click the plus sign for add device and scroll through the types to select your Outdoor Plug and then the KP401.4. Assign a group or routine in the Kasa App if you want5. Once you're done with the Kasa app if you go into the Alexa app it should be already setup and ready to use.I didn't give it 5 stars because everything can always be better and I think the amount of cord this hangs by should be shorter. For some reason they didn't think so. It works well but looks a little clunky in my patio scenario.

These things are great to have around the house. Perfect for outside use. Download the app and you can turn on the plug from sitting on the couch. I use this for my Diesel truck as I set it on a timer for the block heater so that when I go drive my truck in the morning the truck is already warmed up. Must have.

Awesome product. Needed a dimmer for my deck string lights and this works perfectly. The product description was not particularly clear about the timer function, but the device also has a built-in timer and schedule feature, so lights can be turned on an off according to any schedule.

Bought this to control my Brightech LED Edison bulb outdoor lightstrip because the Brightech dimmer was too limiting and without the remote, no way to control the lightstrip.