11/2/2023 0 Comments Dual smart wall outlet power usage![]() Kasa Smart Plug KP200, In-Wall Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa, Google. Kasa has a WiFi model, KP200, ETL certified, that should work through their SmartThings integration, although you won’t get energy consumption. There is one possibility which does seem to be working pretty well and is not affected by the edge driver issues. The following community FAQ has more details on the new architecture:įAQ: I have no idea what Edge is. So I just don’t feel comfortable discussing this device class for Z wave or zigbee right now. ![]() For example, only one endpoint is exposed to the voice assistants. It’s really hard to make device recommendations right now, because smartthings is in the middle of a huge transition to a completely new architecture, and unfortunately, at the present time it’s not working very well with multi endpoint devices. Most people with a smartthings hub just use the plug-in modules, but I understand that doesn’t match your requirements. But that’s obviously an individual choice. Many of those are Chinese and do not have US safety certifications, though, so I personally wouldn’t use them for in wall receptacles. There are some ewelink Wi-Fi outlets at Amazon that work with Alexa, so you should be able to find at least one. If you already use Apple devices, this can be a good choice, but if you only have android phones and tablets then it’s probably not worth it. You don’t need a special hub for those, but you do need either one Apple TV or one iPad or one HomePod so you can set up the automations. ![]() There are several HomeKit models now available with the features you’re looking for. But that has a limited set of devices.Īs far as other platforms, as mentioned above Insteon makes a model that would work, but that would require their hub. So you could look at that one with its own hub. It’s a bit risky as the platform itself is changing and I’m not sure if it will be supported in the future. Zigbee in wall dual micro from smartenIT that I mentioned might work with SmartThings, as it did at one time, but there have been a lot of changes since then and I don’t know of anyone currently using it. So they can work well for a light switch, but not the in wall receptacle. There are some dual zwave micros, but they don’t meet US specs for an outlet as they typically only support up to 10 A and US code almost everywhere requires at least 15A for an outlet. So the short answer is there isn’t anything that works easily with smartthings in the US at the present time that can control both receptacles in an in wall outlet. The smart plugs connect directly to your WiFi (2.4Ghz) and are compatible with G plug sockets (UK/IRE).I’m assuming you don’t want one of the plug-in modules because the kids could just remove it and then plug the entertainment devices into the wall socket…
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